Director Virginia Reticker's documentary tells the story of the thousands of Liberian women who helped end the bloody late-1990s civil war that killed 250,000 people, allegedly supported in secret by then-President Charles Taylor. Through nonviolent protests, the Christian Women's Peace Initiative forced a resolution in the peace talks, and their efforts led to the election of Africa's first female head of state, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf.
http://www.praythedevilbacktohell.com/v3/
Here is an interesting interview with the leader of that movement on Bill Moyers program:
Women Fight for Peace:
http://www.pbs.org/video/video/1157137218/program/1113570149
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