Lisa Shannon Writer
Lisa J. Shannon is an American author, human rights activist, and speaker known for her work in the international women’s movement, including founding Run for Congo Women and co-founding Sister Somalia with Fartun Adan Abdisalan. She is author of A Thousand Sisters: My Journey Into the Worst Place on Earth to Be a Woman (Seal Press, 2010). Her second book, Mama Koko and the Hundred Gunmen: An Ordinary Family’s Extraordinary Tale of Love, Loss, and Survival in Congo (Public Affairs, 2015), follows one family’s struggle for survival in the shadow of Joseph Kony’s Lord’s Resistance Army.
Personal facts
| Alias (AKA) | Shannon Lisa Jeanne |
|---|---|
| Birth date | February 06, 1975 |
| Birth name | United States Lisa Jeanne Shannon |
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External resources
- http://athousandsisters.com
- http://www.athousandsisters.org
- http://www.runforcongowomen.org
- http://www.sistersomalia.org