TED Talks: Jody Williams on a Realistic Vision for World Peace

Nov. 1, 2011

PHOTO: Jody Williams speaks during Session 5: Harmony and Discord in this Dec. 8, 2010 file photo at TEDWomen in Washington, DC.

Jody Williams speaks during Session 5: Harmony and Discord in this Dec. 8, 2010 file photo at TEDWomen in Washington, DC. (James Duncan Davidson/TED/Flickr)

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Jody Williams speaks during Session 5: Harmony and Discord in this Dec. 8, 2010 file photo at TEDWomen in Washington, DC.

Nobel Peace laureate Jody Williams brings tough love to the dream of world peace, with her razor-sharp take on what "peace" really means, and a set of profound stories that zero in on the creative struggle -- and sacrifice -- of those who work for it.

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