{"id":13552,"date":"2012-07-31T09:49:38","date_gmt":"2012-07-31T13:49:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/?p=13552"},"modified":"2012-08-13T13:51:54","modified_gmt":"2012-08-13T17:51:54","slug":"gbowee-carries-olympic-flag-at-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2012\/gbowee-carries-olympic-flag-at-ceremony\/","title":{"rendered":"Gbowee Carries Olympic Flag at Ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.emu.edu\/peacebuilding\/leymah-gbowee\/\">Leymah Gbowee<\/a>, one of three recipients jointly awarded the <a href=\"http:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2011\/10\/emu-alum-wins-nobel-peace-prize\/\">2011 Nobel Peace Prize<\/a>, carried in the Olympic flag with seven other humanitarians during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was an amazing experience and honor to join athletes, humanitarians, families, and supporters to highlight our collective talents and strengths,&#8221; said Gbowee in a post on her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/leymahgbowee\">Facebook account<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Gbowee received the Nobel Prize for her work in organizing a peace movement to end the Second Liberian Civil War. 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