To Stop A Warlord
To Stop A Warlord
 
 
 

TO STOP A WARLORD

My Story of Justice, Grace,

and the Fight for Peace

 
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“This compelling and inspiring book beautifully moves each of us to take action to help the most vulnerable among us.”

—Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu

“Her story reminds us that we have more in common than we suspect, and more power than we believe.”

—President Jimmy Carter

“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

 
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How a Texas Philanthropist Helped Fund the Hunt for Joseph Kony

By Elizabeth Rubin

One night in July, 2010, Shannon Sedgwick Davis, a lawyer and activist from San Antonio, Texas, and the mother of two young boys, found herself seated across from the chief of the Ugandan Army, General Aronda Nyakairima, at his hilltop headquarters, in Kampala. “It was one of those out-of-body experiences,” Davis told me. Davis was on the verge of becoming deeply involved in the campaign to capture Joseph Kony. In the course of a quarter century, Kony abducted tens of thousands of people, mostly children, and conscripted them into the Lord’s Resistance Army (L.R.A.), which was conceived as a Ugandan rebel force but whose primary target has been civilians in several African nations. “I am a full-blown mom, sitting here with this Ugandan general,” Davis said. “And I can’t believe I have an audience with this man, and that he didn’t write me off as crazy.” READ MORE

 
 
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Kristen Bell on one mom’s mission ‘To Stop a Warlord’

“Kristen Bell is best known for comedy, but she’s also a strong advocate for women and children around the globe. Bell introduces us to Shannon Sedgwick Davis, a mother on a mission to stop a murderous warlord in Africa.”