Books by John Prendergast
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Start: Jan 26 2009 3:00 pm
End: Feb 22 2009 3:59 pm
"The Greatest Silence: Rape in the Congo" on HBO on demand Jan. 26, 2009 - Feb. 22, 2009 If you haven't yet had a chance to see this powerful documentary or if you would like to share it with your family and friends don't miss this special broadcast on HBO On Demand. | 23
Start: Feb 23 2009 7:00 pm
End: Feb 23 2009 8:00 pm
The Mark L. Rosen Lecture SeriesPresents a Public Lecture byJohn Prendergast“The Darfur Genocide: What You Can Do To Help End It”John Prendergast, co-author of Not On Our Watch: The Mission to End Genocide in Darfur and Beyond, will speak at the University of Vermont on Monday, Feb. 23 at 7 p.m. in the Grand Maple Ballroom of the Dudley H. Davis Center. His presentation is titled "The Darfur Genocide: What You Can Do to Help End It." Prendergast is co-chair of the Enough Project, an initiative to end genocide and crimes against humanity. He is an internationally renowned activist, former government official, and the author of eight books on Africa, including the above New York Times bestseller that he co-wrote with actor Don Cheadle, who was nominated for an Academy Award for his work in Hotel Rwanda. While on campus Prendergast will address classes, meet with UVM STAND (Students Taking Action Now: Darfur), and other individuals and groups seeking to help find a solution to international conflicts, especially those in Darfur and the Congo. He will also be available to speak to the media from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. in Old Mill, Room 523. During the Clinton administration Prendergast served as the National Security Council's director of African affairs and was special advisor at the Department of State. With NBA stars Tracy McGrady and Derek Fisher, he co-founded the Darfur Dream Team Sister Schools Program, which connects schools in the United States with schools in the Darfur refugee camps. Prendergast's op-eds have appeared in The New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and USA Today, and he has been profiled in Vanity Fair, Men's Vogue, the Washington Post, and Philadelphia Inquirer. Prendergast is a visiting professor at the University of San Diego and the American University in Cairo. Book signing immediately following Start: Feb 23 2009 8:00 pm
Dr. Denis Mukwege In Conversation with Eve Ensler, introduced by Pat Mitchell, V-Day Board Member and President and CEO, the Paley Center for Media Location: The Carter Center Tickets: Starting at $35, on sale now. | 24
Start: Feb 24 2009 7:00 pm
End: Feb 24 2009 9:00 pm
About this event: Speakers’ Tour The Enough Project, in partnership with STAND, hosts a speakers’ tour on college campuses to educate students about the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the resulting epidemic of sexual violence against women and girls. William and Mary will host the next stop of the speakers’ tour. The event will include video clips of interviews from the field and messages from celebrities and other spokespeople. A question and answer session and reception will follow.
Speakers: Sarina Virk, Congo Campaign Assistant, Enough Project David Sullivan, Research Associate, Enough Project Sylvie Maunga, an internationally renowned Congolese lawyer and advocate
Location: Building: Andrews 101 College of William and Mary Williamsburg, VA For more information about RAISE Hope for Congo, continue here. Start: Feb 24 2009 8:00 pm
RAISE Hope for Congo...On the ROAD Speakers' Tour at William and Mary (details TBD) | 25
Start: Feb 25 2009 8:00 pm
Location: Howard University, Cramton Auditorium, 2455 6th Street NW, Washington DC 20059 Time: 8pm Tickets: to be announced | 26
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Start: Feb 27 2009 6:30 pm
What: Networking Event celebrating Black History Month under the theme "What Africans can Learn from, or Contribute to the American Civil Rights movement?" Who: YAP in collaboration with African PAC When: Friday, February 27, 2009, 6:30 pm Speaker: Ms. Jeanning B. Scott, Senior Vice President, Africare Where: Indulj Restaurant & Lounge, 1208 U Street, NW | 28
Start: Feb 28 2009 2:00 pm
Many of us are familiar with the trans-Atlantic slave trade, but did you know that between 1800-1860, the domestic slave trade in the United States was responsible for the forced migration of more than 750,000 enslaved men, women and children from the Upper South to the Lower South? This number is larger than the number of slaves transported via the trans-Atlantic slave trade to North America. Join African Diaspora for Change for an important lesson in history as we celebrate Black History Month with scheduled tours of the Freedom House Museum on Saturday, February 28 @ 2 pm. Below: Migration Exhibit panel from Freedom House Museum
The Franklin and Armfield Company was largest and most successful domestic slave trading firm in America. Beginning in 1828, the firm purchased local slaves and sent them to the Deep South for sale. In a spin of poetic justice, the Northern Virginia Urban League-an organization dedicated to empowering communities and changing lives-moved into Freedom House in 1996. Experience the fascinating story of 1315 Duke Street-a legacy of triumph and foundation for the future. The tour is FREE but you need to RSVP to info@ad4change.org to reserve your space. Northern Virginia Urban League |
