Because the board wont act in a expeditious manner. The process that we are discussing here gets a little frustrating to me because we cannot seem to have results that were trying to get at here. 3,032,000 claims were lost and found in january. Where were they found. We will leave this program you can finish watching it if you go to our website stand. Work. We take you down to the Georgetown Institute for women, peace and security former secretary of state Hillary Clinton will honor several women for their efforts in prodemocracy efforts. Live coverage on span two. [background noises] [background noises] [background noises] [background noises] [inaudible] [inaudible] please welcome to the stage Georgetown Institute for women, peace and security for the land. Good morning and welcome to the 2023 Award Ceremony to honor women who have played an exceptional role of busy fluid peace and security. The words showcasing the difference womens peace building can make particularly at the local level, the aspect or route is to we are proud to mark the anniversary this year. You can find a great deal about the institute on our website. We are thrilled to have his secretary, former secretary state of the clinton with us. We are so grateful for her continuing support of the institute as honorary pounding chair. We are leaving with the Rockefeller Foundation coming up high level leaders. [applause] a special welcome to this core who has joined us from yemen, ireland, germany, norway, sweden, taiwan and the united arab emmett. Welcome. [applause] i also want to welcome the u. S. Government officials from the White House State Department and usaid leadership. Especially to acknowledge recently confirmed, finally confirmed u. S. Ambassador for limits issues. [applause] are always happy to have school of Foreign Service with us and would like to welcome the dean of the georgetown campus in cardiff this morning. [applause] a very warm welcome across United States and the seas to be here. Lastly, i want to thank the bank of America Charitable foundation, generous support for our program. You make much possible and we are very grateful. Now its a great personal pleasure for me to introduce president join us whose love this university for more than two decades with great distinction. As exemplified in the women and men for others. We remain grateful for the support of the work of the institute and so much more. [applause] are preservation of the river clinton awards for advancing Hillary ClintonUnited States secretary of state in hungary pounding chair of the georgetown security and reflections and to help us present this years the words and extraordinary global leaders. We are always honored. We are grateful for your that must presume the world. We are honored to acknowledge four awardees that i wish to offer sincere appreciation to each of them leading international journalists. You should use the cofounder of Women Solidarity Network and descend security leader and executive record of the Womens Development and human rights advocates. We are deeply grateful to recognize each of you at this ceremony entitled peace, celebrating courageous women and and peace. I want to thank you for your leadership in the inclusion of womens voices around the world. Each year we present this in her Critical Role in the promotion of womens leadership. 2012, women in the world summit secretary clinton describe the importance of this thing our most important goals for the country extremism for prosperity and advancing democracy to attend to a large degree and partnership of women. All over the world weve seen what women do when they get involved in helping with peace. Luke honored to present these words to honor her engagement for women peace and security which was established under investors leadership 2011. Our institute has leaders across the globe. The institute pursues or promotes teaching and education and understanding of the cultural, political and economical issues from Economic Empowerment to relationships between womens democracy. Each year we have the opportunity to celebrate those who have championed the role in the world. Honored to come together and recognition of this important work with this years awardees. Please join me in welcoming secretary clinton to the stage to share with us. [applause] its a great pleasure to be back here at georgetown to have a chance to end my voice to the important work being done by the georgetown peace and security and to honor for remarkable women. I want to start by thanking doctor for his leadership in business significant away georgetown has stepped up to make a commitment to never forget and to new to work on the overall goal helping to achieve full participation of keeping and diplomacy and it is incredibly important georgetown does this because the institute is the premier institute in the world 2011 made the case and gather the data and put together the analyses when women are fully scheming and and diplomacy. National security and of course it is possible because of the extraordinary leadership and as you probably know has established the whole idea of women hes and security so firmly here at georgetown other universities and institutions around the world are looking for leadership and inspiration. The last time we were together it was to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the agreement and honor much too late but to our the contribution women played in bringing about problems in northern ireland. We gather again to keep up the momentum, to recognize the roles women play peace and security and keep urging more government and Multilateral Institution do more to include womens voices but i think its fair to say as we gather together, there are incredibly powerful forces that work around the world, some like im a change seen unfold in real time before our eyes, some like unimaginable technological advances as pluses and minuses we have no real understanding. New changes in the geopolitical environment, the return to great power and competition, some of the conflicts that are not just bringing up ukraine but continue to haunt the world. These forces impact every one of us but they do disproportionately impact women. No surprise the drive to diminish womens rights for political power. Many leaders use women as a reason for pulling back on rights. Use aspirations as a challenge rather than an opportunity to existing power structures and these forces at work around the world have created perilous times for everything we have held dear and will even to make a better world for everybody what women and men. People from all walks of life are mounting massive resistance the oppression of women and girls. Sexism and file a tax limit and children so we are trying to tell a different story, a different narrative by not only standing up for democracy, human rights and will hear from this in a minute. The National Security and diplomacy. We need to stories about what is happening in peoples real lives and here what happens to women in pleasant places whose rights are totally denied or we need to hear the stories sometimes hard to listen to a women in ukraine or russia is using tactics of work. We need to hear the stories in the United States were mortality is higher than any advanced country in the world. We dont take care of mothers, we do not take care of children the way we should. It is important to recognize women should not be characterized as victims. I reject that at every turn. Women are agents of change in is a powerful reminder of what is possible. More than ten years ago i stood on stage and announced the administrations executive order establishing National Action plan womens peace and security. Its a necessary step. We think progress but still have a long ways to go which is why the Research Done here is important. Im excited to be back in the classroom for the first time in many years where launched a woman led to local and global which is critical and continue the hard work of advancing dissipation of women and girls in Unfinished Business of the 21st century. And your agency and activism stand up for women and pushed to the sideline. Award winners. Personally, i admired for a long time before i have a chance to be interviewed by her. I saw her reporting a crisis, only woman wearing a helmet or jacket of conflict to try to tell hospitals what she was seeing and hearing. She has received every Journalism Award at least once but hes being awarded today not only a trailblazer for women and journalism and truth teller but as someone who has worked hard to make sure womens voices on the ground where shes reporting from our included. The photo of her standing on a car leading protests chance and went viral in 2019. I have to say i saw the video i was so moved by what youre doing. Particularly women and girls. She emerged as an important voice for the transformation of the country. After the revolution came along work of rebuilding. Why do they sell . Often times it is really hard to turn the country around and build government coming. Women and activists and even to despite the conflict current underway, she is working to figure out what to be done in finally stopped a cofounder of the womens Solidarity Network culture person of the food for humanity and member of the Womens Alliance for security leadership to the peacekeeping. Our companies together to physical after the start of the war in ukraine and the working on supplies particularly food and wonderful Organization World center. On the ground in ukraine and they were telling us we need to move when they were giving the food out, they need a different setting move it over here and they started telling people, we are hearing it from the women collecting the food and feeding people and here is what you need to do so i know you are on the ground, you are doing that work and the only a voice for yemeni women in peace but a worldwide advocate for peace frequently involved in the Security Council and members of congress here in the United States and u. S. The founder and executive director, and organization for empowering women and a member of the Political Movement. Lets not ever forget syria, they have been under brutal attack for a decade and she is someone in defiance of personal debt and talk of the assassination of her son, it journalist has been working to energize the movement. In 2013 amid the war, she converted her beauty salon provide education and first aid women. Now a network of eight Women Centers five spoke. And publishes a magazine that makes the case for education and empowerment for women and girls. Before i asked by congratulating once again all of our 40s, let me ask all of us, myself included, what is it we need to do to protect democracy here at home . What is it we need to do to make sure womens voices are heard . They are drawn out by the attacks on social media that are frightening to many women . What is it we are to do for the Great University like georgetown to the more women are at home and around the world . There is a role for all of us but as we celebrate these awardees and thank them for their courage, determination to build a better world, ourselves everything we can make sure we never lose our democracy and rights and opportunities. Thank you all very much. [applause] this amazing phenomenon . Change the world. Theres another large tried to to the rise of those who have been hollow in all of this. I constantly ways when journalists are stories, it does make a difference. With womens rights across the in their many wars on women. We need to prepare our world to justice and only gender equality will get us there. We cannot continue the old paradigms. I pledge to keep up the struggle. [applause] as you know and as you have seen, 80 courageous war correspondent who sheds light on the darkest corners of the globe. One of the most prominent reporters in the world, shes known especially for her courageous suffrage. From covering wars to ukraine to afghanistan and so many places in between she has put her life in danger, she gives voice to those in the consequences of what she is covering. Caught in the crossfire and all too often are the women and children. Shes said one of the most transformative experience of her career has been covering wars perpetrated by serbia and bosnia. Tolerance under moral threat in bosnia. She witnessed the millions killed under bombardment she was witnessed to thousands the raising of women and girls. A Terrific Campaign of ethnic cleansing, genocide. She learned one cannot be neutral in the face of has a duty to call it for what it is. Covering the war almost daily for two years her reports forced the world to see atrocities being committed and forced. War crimes and genesis continue to hurt harm the world. This is true today and ukraine where he continues to do courage. She reports with devastating consequences of the full scale unprovoked attack but also captures the spirit of resilience defending ukraines freedom, democracy and its existence. Shes been covering afghanistan since 1996 and returned the taliban take over. She the week reporting on the humanitarian crisis, womens rights and pressed a telegram later on the acromion restrictions on women and girls. Growing up in iran she witnessed the revolution. What she saw firsthand inspired her career as a reporter. Shes gone on to break new ground and enabled other women to all her leave. Today shes International Anchor for cnn and the host of cnns ship Covid Affairs and United States also known for holding the worlds most powerful, accountable, she interviewed and when and insisted she where a head start and the focus of major protest and the treatment of women and iran. And before an empty chair. Billy this is not just a position for her, it is a mission she does very well. Her powerful reporting from war zones around the world in real time women and children, many stories like the otherwise would remain untold. It is critical to understanding. Recognizing that can be no neutrality in the face of genocide and consistently breaking barriers shattering glass ceilings and leading the way for other women in journalism. Georgetown is proud to present 2023 Hillary Clinton award for advancing women peace and security. [applause] [applause] our families are displaced everyday. Women are leaving impacting. There is no excuse any longer. [applause] from an arranged marriage syria to becoming a transformative leader in peace advocacy, exemplifies remarkable impact an individual can have shaping a more just society. Involved in his hearing revolution was a testament to her longing and freedom and justice and an end to the oppression of the asad regime at the outset, she engaged in courting efforts to bring essential medicines to cities ravished by conflict even as it became more difficult she found ways to avoid the bears to deliver vital aid. Earlier to gain, she opened a hair salon it quickly became a Meeting Place for women in the community and the womens conversation turned to politics and what was going to happen to them, their children and their country with deep conviction womens empowerment linked to the success of any society it was the first womens Empowerment Organization in time to stop need to expanded thereby empowering more women. At the same time her daily life was with harassment and abuse, her critics and her own unity and didnt approve of her centers armed groups, the head office was burned and barely arrived in assassination attempt and a year later son was lost to a bullet as the situation grew worse after bombardment by the regime and Russian Forces that destroyed much of her town, many were forced to leave and she worked to continue to support the women predation access to standing the hope initially until realized Political Action dialogue women are not able to raise their voices and thing right after years of violence, for instruction women paid the highest price she felt both reeking to keep women out of political space and found the Political Movement to provide women with Political Awareness and tools to engage in peace talks over the countrys future and strengthen their representation and negotiations to end the war. Dedication to womens empowerment breaking down barriers, her commitment to womens political participation these negotiations and decisionmaking and tireless advocacy for the future peace and security were syria. Proud to present 2023 Hillary Clinton award for women in peace and security. [applause] unable to travel but she sent this video message. In native language. [speaking in native language] being in native language. [speaking in native language] [speaking in native language] [speaking in native language] [speaking in native language] [applause] [applause] im sure if she were here, she would remind us of what secretary clinton already said. Lets not forget. [applause] gavin continues to suffer from eight years of devastating war and one of the most difficult humanitarian crisis in the world although the ceasefire brokered by the united nations, his Current Situation has been will know more but no real peace. Humans challenges are a mess. One of the leading peace shoulders and yemen is at the forefront of critical multifaceted lifesaving efforts Building Mutual aid networks, mobilizing communities for peace, resolving conflict between warring parties negotiating with armed groups over held hostages, advocating for womens inclusion and peace. Addressing will facilitating local mediation over natural resources. The founder of good for humanity, established water projects that benefit more than 100,000 families putting girls in school and reducing child marriage. A longtime advocate for womens participation. She noticed women are doing all the work at the front line trying to balance billing peace, silencing and reading social adhesion. Unfortunately only the voices in the south of because i heard and appreciated. As she said, those are the ones always at the table. Testifying before the un Security Council, she observed no excuse anymore for continuing to exclude women except it really poorly designed process. Shes good for you many women in their leadership and participation of humanity to everyone like have always been at the Grassroots Level and yemen and people trust us. We recognize her as true laser maker. Tireless efforts, justice and, connecting unitarian assistance, peace and development to address multi crisis Climate Change and holistic demonstrating the power of womens leadership First Responders and for their inclusion and operations. On august 2023 Hillary Clinton award a student of engineering and architecture Sudan University emerged as an emblem on your during the antigovernment protest that ignited 2018. The purpose of the growing and womens comprised over 60 of the probe democracy testers. April 8, 2019 is a test dramatically group, stood draped in a white robe and captivated the worlds attention with powerful presence. She came to be known as lady liberty revolution. Iconic photograph depicted allah as the beacon of hope we a crowd in the attic protest training the dictator. She embodies a nation seeking justice and information. April 9 after 30 and power, what is was overthrown and turned genocide, war crime and courage and determination, all galvanized not only own citizens but the global community, her influence extended beyond her own generation inspiring countless individuals especially needs women to ranch to their rightful place shaping their nation. Victory would not have been possible without courageous citizens of sudan, especially the women. Sadly today sudan is involved in arranging war torn the country apart and they are being committed genocide happening. Millions have been forced to flee homes and untold death destruction and starvation. At the heart of resurgence of violence to warring generals and forces the power and battling one another for control. Promise of power with Civil Society and womens full participation has been pushed is set out sudan strong Civil Society and countless peace activists are working today to keep alive the hope during the countrys 2019 revolution. In recognizing her unwavering courage spirit advancing peace and justice in sudan, reminding us of the transformational power and strength of society, georgetown is proud to present thousand three Hillary Clinton award for advancing women and peace and security to follow. [applause] we are now going to have a brief discussion with our honorees and take a few missions from students as well. You interview everybody and i asked the question. Tremendous interest in afghanistan there should be, many have been involved in more than two decades and we work with secretary clinton evacuating 1500 families from you, what is going on out there . What is the situation like . How the taliban person establishing their headline policies . It does break my heart, he say in 1996 i began on people for their and one point oh integration and i asked the same question, the same with empty promises. It is true for 20 years of International Intervention there, women and girls were among the main beneficiaries because there were so oppressed before and had so many more rights. No perfect but so much more so a true sense of waste and shame and retrenchment. I did end up the leader i interviewed was the most powerful leader, the biggest military, he could if you wanted to challenge. He says he wants to empower women to get on with the world but has women in his ministry and the school and all of us but michael the headbangers and those in refuse to allow it so systematic ratio of women and girls in the public space and their own human rights and their own chance at life, it is a tragedy so what i found is likely found the game of trying to get them educated and that their needs met, the same is happening now only women are much more used to using the voice and fighting for themselves so they are still doing it but its a real tragedy was happening so i do try in my reporting, to talk about women and children as it does provide a template and sorry for what is going on society. Its your so many women have great aspirations. They just have to figure out how to achieve them and hope beyond hope that something happens to change the regime. And hope have been open so many different ways to do the work that you do, what are some of the greatest challenges you are still encountering . What gives you hope to keep doing your work and how serious is the humanitarian crisis . Thank you i would like to thank you all for this amazing recognition they are desperate need for this highlighting and as i accept this award, its not only, i came here to seek justice and peace so for the military confrontation and economic collapse, currently what we are seeing on the ground is immense, i like to maybe mention a few for the humanitarian side, we are seeing aid and that is in issue because it is divorcing aid. That is the women and the children. Another major issue is freedom of movement and we have cities that are for nearly eight years. I witnessed what was going on so are seeing an issue with freedom of movement in the private sector facing so many issues. 90 of our food, this is another issue and unfortunately the un is only focusing on some parts and not just the un, even the mainstream media. I am really inspired today because she focused a lot on yemen but its not enough and one of the major challenges is that protection of human rights defenders and people really trying to bring the narrative and people on the ground and that is a major issue. Last week we had thousands of people in prison just because they help the yemeni flag on the National Stage and it is really important. We have at least 1000 we know of and this is a moment that supposed to be so you can imagine what its like. There are major challenges right now but are seen women, its not only womens issues and i want to focus on this. We are not speaking about women in human rights although that is important. We are speaking about women, security, security on the ground, safety of women and children, young men and boys so this is really important for us define this. What brings we hope, i know we have heritage in any travel structure as well. As much as it is a problem there, its also a solution. I have hope over the years we have many civilizations and it can happen but we need to restructure in a way that focuses on community and the real voices on the ground. Not bringing peace to our community. [applause] seeing young girls and boys wanting to play and go to study. At the school of 500 and i really want to thank you and i cant. I am happy network of 40 countries spearheaded by my own personal mentor and i think this has given the support and recognition and i want to make it here today so kind of network is important and they need to be supported and highlighted even more. I really want to make the work of this initiative. We created a roadmap for peace in yemen and the transition phase and we were not taken seriously. Recommendations they now incorporate into the un. We are not getting the credit for it so it is really important to go back and restructure humanitarian programs because they are contributing to the violence because we need to redirect into the grassroots. [applause] thank you for those profound points, the socalled policymakers. Have had highs working with this Extraordinary Group of women and citizens citing activists bringing down a dictator who did so much damage to your country and bring the country back in a terrible war, how response to this . Hope do you see for getting past where sudan is today and what should the International Community be doing . Sudan is a big issue at this moment in terms of what is happening. I like to thank you. This means a lot to me especially at a time where women in my country are deprived of any sense of peace or security. [speaking security. [speaking in native tongue] translator over the past 35 years the women in my country have suffered on the hands of dictatorships who have put in laws and policies that limit their participation in government and silence their voices. [speaking in native tongue] translator we were elated when the government or the dictatorship was toppled but those not our ultimate goal. It was a step in achieving our government of justice, of law and accountability and democracy in sudan. [speaking in native tongue] translator and we still aspire to forming a government, democratic government in sudan, one that respects and honors women, children, and human rights. [speaking in native tongue] translator today, theres a devastating war raging in my country, and the atrocities are being committed on the hands of the Rapid Support forces who have committed horrific crimes over the past 20 years in various regions prevent sudan such as the mountains, and in darfur. [speaking in native tongue] translator the Rapid Support forces were formed during the amphib committed crimes such as genocide, ethnic cleansing, looting, Sexual Violence in various areas for resident and today theyre committing the same crimes in other regions. [speaking in native tongue] translator millions of citizens in saddam have lost their homes, their families, their possessions and peace and security, which are some of the basic human rights. [speaking in native tongue] translator and the rsf continues to commit these crimes against humanity. Well, we can hope for better days, but the secretary and i were at a meeting recently in which there were other highlevel women leaders, and there was the suggestion that it would be very useful to have network of influential people who could be much more outspoken and move into places where decisions are being made or not being made on sedan. Would Something Like this help . [speaking in native tongue] translator feminist groups of that bigger influence in sudan. They have been able to influence the position of women in the government and also women in Civil Society. So they that mr prominent role to play in sudan. [speaking in native tongue] translator a lot of effort was put into supporting of prominent role for women during the Transitional Government following the revolution. [speaking in native tongue] translator so women are capable of having prominent role in government. We want to enable them by giving them opportunity. [speaking in native tongue] translator however, on the negotiating table today are the very reasons behind the war, such as the rsf. And we cannot accept being with them at the same table. We do not that old sympathy do not wish for them to be part of the future government of sudan. Secretary clinton, im going to give you the First Student question. This is from a master of science in Foreign Service program student. What do you see as the biggest challenge for women, peace, and security of the next ten years . What is the next milestone we are all in and for . Well, think the biggest challenge is men starting wars. [laughing] [applause] you know, i dont think they have enough to do. [laughing] and it is really troubling that here we are in 2023 and, you know, theres war breaking out everywhere. Some of it is already been spoken to, like whats happening in yemen and whats happening in sudan, but theres so many other places. And all of our efforts, especially on the multilateral level, to end wars are, you know, not as successful as we would like because theres diplomatic efforts going on as we heard from muna. She wants it changed so it is more effective but its happening. I know that the African Union and others have been trying in sudan and syria. Even when i was secretary of state trying to in that conflict. But the mechanisms for trying to do that are not sufficient any longer and were going to have to rethink that at the international level. I do believe that one of our big challenges, and it was something christiane refer to that afghanistan, when wars are waged and one, groups take over government, theres often a lot of confusion about what theyre supposed to do. And so as christiane said, the Haqqani Network has been around forever. One of the ancestors of the haqqani, theres a picture of him with president reagan in the white house because the haqqani is where major fighters in the war against the soviet union. So when men fight for a long time, its what they know to do. Governing is really hard. Making decisions about how youre going to get through to people, get agriculture going, get Health Care Provider opening up schools, that takes a lot of work. And maybe there is more ways that the interNational Security could intervene more quickly, both to prevent wars and then to try to end wars, then to try to help with transition so that services can start up again, and elections can be held and leaders can start to meet on a broad social basis. First we have got to stop the worst from starting. [applause] the wars. This question is from ava. She says you all have been so inspiring, worked in difficult circumstances to tell stories that were not being told, standing up against dictatorships, advocating to d senseless violence. What advice would you give to students who would like to follow in your footsteps to be human rights activists, to be journalists . Ill take the journalist bit. Please. Well, first, i think you have to learn to recognize what you are actually seeing. So you have to know what you were doing. And i say that because i developed my mantra be truthful not neutral in bosnia where there was a clear war of aggression against a fugitive democratic westward leaning multiethnic multitolerant situation going on in bosnia, and the serbs did not want that to happen. So i had to figure out what actually i was telling, what story i was telling, and it was a story of a aggressor and effective. It was clear there was no both sides can no on one hand on the other hand, but the International Community at the time wanted to create that because it meant they didnt have to intervene. So i learned a lot in bosnia. And most specifically, all journalists had to figure out what it is they are watching, what it is theyre witnessing. I believe the truth not neutral mantra existing Climate Change. How many decades have journalists also been at fault for holding deniers in the same, you know, equal, equally with the actual sites. Its a terrible thing. Weve been held, weve been influenced by the fossil fuel companies and by this fake news idea of what objectivity is. So we see the results. What about politics . We have to be truthful not mutual. Whats happening on one side of an aisle whatever it might be a say to destroy democracy is exactly not whats happening and not equal to those who are trying to defend it. Its not on the one hand, on the other hand. So my advice to generals, Young Journalist is get up and go out there. I realize that the risky statement to make, but it do say that to all Young Journalist who asked me for advice. Do not sit around, dont be an anchor first. Dont be an opinion monger, dopey and social media. [applause] dont be you have to go where you can be actual eyes and ears whether its in your local communities in your own home country whether it is a broad whatever you choose to go. And from there you will educate yourself on exactly whats happening and i you must report it. So thats really the only advice i would give, go there, wherever it is come local, national, international. Excellent advice. [applause] muna. Was if its up to me speeders why do people want to be like you out there . I feel so [laughing] i think during, during the season when i was in town, and we were facing airstrike. We were facing streetfighting. Streetfighting. Were facing everything. The city was completely ceased and we couldnt go out. People recalling the because i was known for helping people from before the war. And i just chose to really just believe in what i knew i need to do. And i went out. Im not saying this is a courageous thing to do. I wasnt the best thing. It was really difficult. I had bullets many times shooting right next to me. Part of a house is also by one of the airstrikes, but at the same time i knew that i had to do something. And then you that there will be a way. I dont know how but this is my advice is believed that instinct because its very strong. And at that time everybody was mobilized to be with one side or the other. I think that was the most difficult challenge i have ever faced, is how do you position yourself . And i chose to be the voice of the voiceless, and the voice of those who couldnt get out in the crossfire. Im glad they did because they needed at that time. And i led the role work others started to i remember very wise lady told me, like a Snowball Effect but its a thing in arabic that the eagle start really big and then it becomes smaller, the same way with peace. I remember that. He was always with me for very long time. I was just waiting for that to start slowing down. I think at the time i started the bakery and it was for the idp as the cult of the u. N. But there were people, families in need thats what i call them. I think is really important for us to start that because we had, people were in line and it was people like him houthis, all the factions, did matter to me at that time. I just wanted the people to stand in that line together. I just had this feeling and this is good because then the Snowball Effect game and then started opening more bakeries and more bakeries, those bakeries were catalysts for peace. I believe that. Water, bread or a catalyst for peace and i think my major advice would be believe that instinct, here and also i think mutuality is really important but also be a voice for those who are facing those violations. At that time many people were trying to sideline me. I was not funded, i was not highlighted. Even in the media or anything. But because i believe in so much here i am today secretary clinton and all of you. [laughing] [applause] [speaking in native tongue] translator i think the first step and the first tool that they need to prepare themselves with is to have conviction and belief in that cause. [speaking in native tongue] translator for me personally, my experience was prior to the revolution. We were able to have a voice after the revolution because we believe in our cause. We believed that we want to change. We believed that we can achieve justice, freedom, and peace. [speaking in native tongue] translator we each have our own causes that we believe in, and you will face obstacles on your way, on your path towards achieving your objectives. But if you have that conviction and that belief in your cause you will be able to overcome any obstacle that you might face. [applause] well, that regrettably brings us to the end of our conversation, but lets give these extraordinary women our awardees and our leader here a round of applause for what they of all done. [applause] just be seated for one minute. There is a saying it a village to make anything happen. This has taken a city. It really does require a lot of work. And it just quickly want to thank mike brand and helen, sarah rutherford, colleen, and lexi as well as mary haines and jackson for their extraordinary leadership on this. And there were hundreds more volunteers and institute staff. So thanks to each and every one of you for helping with this. [applause] please stay in your seats so that the awardees can leave. And yes, a program has ended but i work has just begun. Thank you all. [applause] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] monday watch cspan series in partnership with the library of Congress Books that shape america. We will feature narratives of the life of Frederick Douglass written in 1845. It was it was the first of three autobiographies by Frederick Douglass. In deeply personal and sometimes graphic language he describes his childhood years on the Eastern Shore of maryland, his time as a slave in baltimore, and his escape north in 1838. 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