Adolfo Pérez Esquivel is an Argentine pacifist, community organizer, and nonviolent activist. He boldy protested the Dirty War in Argentina in the 1970s.
Category: Christianity
Gustavo Gutiérrez (b. 1928)
Gustavo Gutiérrez is a Peruvian theologian and originator of liberation theology, which opposes unjust social and political structures on a biblical basis.
Paulo Freire (1921-1997)
Paulo Freire was the influential Brazilian eduction theorist who developed critical pedagogy, a philosophy that combines education with critical theory.
Th. Sumartana (d. 2002)
Th. Sumartana was an Indonesian Protestant leader who helped found the first interfaith organizaiton in Indonesia, focusing efforts on peace and democracy.
Wati Aier (b. 1948)
Wati Aier is mediator of peace talks between insurgent factions in Nagaland, a state northeast of India. He has worked to unify the Nagas for over a decade.