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To Stop a Warlord
- My Story of Justice, Grace, and the Fight for Peace
- ナレーター： Shannon Sedgwick Davis, Kevin R. Free
- 再生時間： 9 時間 59 分
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To Stop a Warlord
批評家のレビュー
“In this remarkable book, Shannon Sedgwick Davis proves what can be achieved when you have the courage and determination to end suffering. Her story reminds us that we have more in common than we suspect, and more power than we believe.” (President Jimmy Carter)
“Shannon Sedgwick Davis is a mom, a lawyer, and the leader of a powerful foundation, but most of all she is someone deeply committed to justice for all. Her captivating story takes the reader on an adventure like no other, one that challenges us to rethink how we make change in the world.” (Sir Richard Branson, philanthropist and chairman of the Virgin Group)
“I’d always admired Shannon Sedgwick Davis’s deep compassion, relentless determination, motherly protective instinct, and steadfast courage. And then I read To Stop a Warlord, a beautifully written memoir, and smiled knowing that her story will inspire so many more to follow in her footsteps.” (Blake Mycoskie, founder and chief shoe giver, TOMS)
あらすじ・解説
One woman’s inspiring true story of an unlikely alliance to stop the atrocities of a warlord, proving that there is no limit to what we can do, even in the face of unspeakable injustice and impossible odds.
“This compelling and inspiring book beautifully moves each of us to take action to help the most vulnerable among us.” (Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu)
Late one night in the summer of 2010, Shannon Sedgwick Davis, a lawyer, human rights advocate, and Texas mom to two young boys, first met a Ugandan general to discuss an unconventional plan to stop Joseph Kony, a murderous warlord who’d terrorized communities in four countries across Central and East Africa.
For 25 years, Kony and his Lord’s Resistance Army had killed more than 100,000 people, displaced millions, and abducted tens of thousands of children, forcing them to become child soldiers. After Sedgwick Davis met with survivors and community leaders, aid workers and lawmakers, it was clear that the current international systems were failing to protect the most vulnerable. Guided by the strength of her beliefs and convictions, Sedgwick Davis knew she had to help other parents to have the same right she had - to go to sleep each night knowing that their children were safe.
But Sedgwick Davis had no road map for how to stop a violent armed group. She would soon step far outside the bounds of traditional philanthropy and activism and partner her human rights organization, the Bridgeway Foundation, with a South African private military contractor and a specialized unit within the Ugandan army. The experience would bring her to question everything she had previously believed about her role as a humanitarian, about the meaning of justice, and about the very nature of good and evil.
In To Stop a Warlord, Shannon Sedgwick Davis tells the story, for the first time, of the unprecedented collaboration she helped build with the aim of finally ending Joseph Kony’s war - and the unforgettable journey on an unexpected path to peace. A powerful memoir that comes across like a thriller, this is a story that asks us just how hard we would fight for what we believe in.
One hundred percent of the author’s net proceeds from this book will go to organizations seeking justice and protection for civilians in conflict zones.