A Conversation With Lisa Shannon

Lisa Shannon visited Abilene Christian University in March 2014. Shannon, founder of Run for Congo Women, was the first national grassroots activist in the United States working to raise awareness of the forgotten humanitarian crisis in Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Lisa Shannon visited Abilene Christian University on March 3, 2014, to speak at the ACU Peace Conference sponsored by the Duncum Center for Conflict Resolution. Shannon, founder of Run for Congo Women, was the first national grassroots activist in the United States working to raise awareness of the forgotten humanitarian crisis in Democratic Republic of the Congo. Since her lone 30-mile trail run in 2005, thousands have joined Run for Congo Women, now an international movement which has sponsored more than 1,400 war-affected Congolese women through Women for Women International. Shannon’s first book, A Thousand Sisters, targets mainstream audiences, detailing her journeys into war-affected eastern Congo in January through February 2007 and in May 2008.