Ruthie Ackerman is a reporter based in Brooklyn, NY. Over the last several years, she has lived and worked around the world, including Africa, Argentina and Russia. Her most recent work was in Liberia reporting on Liberian youth after the war. She is in the process of writing a book on Liberian refugees living in Park Hill, Staten Island – one of the largest communities of Liberians outside of the country. Her work has been featured in many outlets, including The Nation, CSIS Policy Forum, The Christian Science Monitor, Salon, Forbes, Fast Company, The New York Times, The San Francisco Chronicle, The Hartford Courant and Women’s E-news.

Email: ceasefire@ceasefireliberia.com