A Voice For the Voiceless
The Advocacy Project helps marginalized communities to tell their story, claim their rights and produce social change. We recruit graduate students to volunteer as Peace Fellows with partners.
- Abisola Adekoya and Vital Voices – Nigeria
- Adrienne Henck and BASE
- Annika Allman and Vital Voices – Uganda
- Brooke Blanchard and The Undugu Society of Kenya
- Christine Marie Carlson and the Gulu Disabled Persons Union
- Christy Gillmore and Hakijamii
- Dara Lipton and Vital Voices – Kenya
- Josanna Lewin and Vital Voices – Ghana
- Joya Taft-Dick and Vital Voices – Cameroon
- Karin Orr and the Peruvian Forensic Anthropology Team (EPAF)
- Kate Bollinger and the Women's Reproductive Rights Program
- Laila Zulkaphil and BOSFAM
- Louis Rezac and Hakijamii
- Oscar Alvarado and The Coalition for Gun Control
- Peju Solarin and the Association for the Defense of Azerbaijani Political Prisoners in Iran (ADAPP)
- Simon Kläntschi and Landmine Survivor's Network - Vietnam
- Sylvie Bisangwa and SOS Femmes en Danger
- Tereza Bottman and the Dzeno Association
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Christine Marie Carlson and the Gulu Disabled Persons Union
Monterey Institute of International Studies (MIIS)
Christine Carlson will serve as a 2010 Peace Fellow in Uganda for the Gulu Disabled Persons Union (GDPU). She will assist them in their campaign to advocate for rights for disabled persons in the Gulu and Amuru districts. The uprising of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) in northern Uganda caused terrible suffering leaving over fourteen percent of the population with a disability. GDPU, a collaboration of five advocacy organizations, works to increase accessibility to public buildings and crucial services.
Christine is pursuing a Masters in International Public Administration at the Monterey Institute of International Studies (MIIS). After she finishes her degree, she plans to be an advocate for public health solutions in developing countries.
Christine has demonstrated a lifelong commitment to social justice through a variety of accomplishments. Her degree is rooted in a foundation of several years in community organizing, lobbying and producing educational programs for public television. For the majority of her career she worked for Planned Parenthood in Seattle advocating for a wide range of local and global reproductive health strategies. She co-managed a Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation funded project with PATH called the Northwest Microbicides Campaign, which advocated for female initiated HIV prevention methods. She also worked as Political Director for the Young Democrats and volunteered extensively for East African refugees in the Seattle area. She brings the abilities she developed earlier in her career when she was associate producer for Bill Nye’s series “The Eyes of Nye,” which was dedicated to educating voters on crucial social issues.
Christine received her BA from The Evergreen State College where she focused on French, Film and Dance. She credits much of her success in advocacy to her lifelong passion for theatre and dance. This aspect of her life has opened doors to understanding other cultures and enabled her to create meaningful relationships with African people.
She feels extremely honored to be able assist GDPU with its crucial work. She hopes to employ her management skills, compassionate heart and creative energy to make a difference in the lives of disabled people in northern Uganda.
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