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For details about the festival\, visit http\://www.humanrightsartfestival.com/
IN DARFUR \; \; \;
March 31&ndash\;April 18\, 2010 \;
By Winter Miller \;
Directed by Derek Goldman
Based on true events\, this impeccably researched chronicle of the unfolding genocide in Sudan is a searing story of humanitarian urgency and compromised journalistic ethics. \; Can one woman's story stand for the plight of a nation? \; And what are the costs of mobilizing world opinion?
Click here for more information or to buy tickets. \;
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120523T110049Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100401T230000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100402T013000Z UID:http://www.enoughproject.com/events/john-prendergast-new-york-university URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.enoughproject.com/events/john-prendergast-new-york-university SUMMARY:John Prendergast at New York University DESCRIPTION:NYU Undergraduate Law Society\, Selma Ruben Distinguished Lecture Series and Edgar M. Brofman Center for Jewish Student Life present
A Conversation on Darfur
with John Prendergast
and Mark Hanis of the Genocide Intervention Network
Opening Address by Christopher Hitchens
Thursday\, April 1\, 2010
7\:00pm
NYU Skirball Center for Performing Arts
\;
www.takeactionnyu.com
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120523T110049Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100402T220000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100403T000000Z UID:http://www.enoughproject.com/events/raise-hope-congo-speakers-tour-norfolk-state-university URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.enoughproject.com/events/raise-hope-congo-speakers-tour-norfolk-state-university SUMMARY:RAISE Hope for Congo Speakers' Tour at Norfolk State University DESCRIPTION:\;Hear Omekongo Dibinga speak and perform on the crisis in eastern Congo at Norfolk State University. The event will take place in the Student Union Building in Room 138.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120523T110049Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100402T230000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100403T010000Z UID:http://www.enoughproject.com/events/omekongo-dibinga-speaks-norfolk-state-university URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.enoughproject.com/events/omekongo-dibinga-speaks-norfolk-state-university SUMMARY:Omekongo Dibinga speaks at Norfolk State University DESCRIPTION:\;
Omekongo Dibinga will be speaking at Norfolk State University in Norfolk\, VA\, on Friday\, April 2 at 7\:00pm. \;
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120523T110049Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100406T230000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100407T010000Z UID:http://www.enoughproject.com/events/john-prendergast-university-pittsburgh URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.enoughproject.com/events/john-prendergast-university-pittsburgh SUMMARY:John Prendergast at the University of Pittsburgh DESCRIPTION:The Ford Institute for Human Security presents
\;
John Prendergast
"\;African Stories of Hope and Why They Matter for Sudan and Congo"\;
7\:00pm
1700 Posvar Hall
www.fordinstitute.pitt.edu \; \; \; \; \; \; 412-648-7434
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120523T110049Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100407T220000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100408T010000Z UID:http://www.enoughproject.com/events/raise-hope-congo-columbia-university URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.enoughproject.com/events/raise-hope-congo-columbia-university SUMMARY:RAISE Hope for Congo at Columbia University DESCRIPTION:Location\: 1501\, International Affairs Building\, Columbia University. \;
\;
Omekongo Dibinga will be speaking at Wilmington College of Ohio in Wilmington\, OH\, on Thursday\, April 8 at 7\:00pm.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120523T110049Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100409T230000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100410T013000Z UID:http://www.enoughproject.com/events/john-prendergast-florida-international-university URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.enoughproject.com/events/john-prendergast-florida-international-university SUMMARY:John Prendergast at Florida International University DESCRIPTION:Jewish Community Relations Council\, Theta Alpha Kappa\, the School of Religious Studies and the School of International and Public Affairs present
\;
RBD 11000 (Law School Building)
Florida International University\, Modesto A. Maidique Campus
11200 SW 8th Street\, Miami\, FL 33199
The Penn State Altoona Teaching and Learning Consortium will bring the atrocities occurring in the DRC to light during its Free University Series with Dr. Lee Ann De Reus. \;
The event will take place in the Devorris Downtown Center on April 9 at 7PM.
To learn more\, click here. \;
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120523T110049Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100412T220000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100413T000000Z UID:http://www.enoughproject.com/events/john-prendergast-university-central-florida URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.enoughproject.com/events/john-prendergast-university-central-florida SUMMARY:John Prendergast at the University of Central Florida DESCRIPTION:STAND\, A Student Anti-Genocide Coalition\, at UCF present
4000 Central Florida Blvd.\, Orlando\, FL 32816
Student Union\, Key West Ballroom 218 AB
6PM-8PM
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120523T110049Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100412T223000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100413T010000Z UID:http://www.enoughproject.com/events/2nd-annual-stand-gala-benefit-congo-michigan-league URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.enoughproject.com/events/2nd-annual-stand-gala-benefit-congo-michigan-league SUMMARY:2nd Annual STAND Gala\: A Benefit for the Congo at the Michigan League DESCRIPTION:2nd Annual STAND Gala\: A Benefit for the Congo at \;the Michigan League\, Koessler Room (3rd Floor)
\;
Omekongo Dibinga will be speaking at the Michigan League\, Koessler room at an event hosted by Community High School STAND Chapter. Silent auction begins at 6\:30PM\, Congo presentation at 8\:00PM.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120523T110049Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100413T220000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100413T233000Z UID:http://www.enoughproject.com/events/sudan-path-peace-or-crisis-washington-dc-panel-john-prendergast URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.enoughproject.com/events/sudan-path-peace-or-crisis-washington-dc-panel-john-prendergast SUMMARY:Sudan\: On the Path to Peace or Crisis? Washington\, DC Panel with John Prendergast DESCRIPTION:Foreign Policy Initiative and ASMEA present
Sudan\: On the Path to Peace or Crisis?
A panel discussion featuring\:
John Prendergast\, Co-Founder\, The Enough Project
Dr. J. Peter Pham\, Senior Fellow and Africa Project Director\, National Committee on American Foreign Policy\, and Vice President\, Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa (ASMEA)
Ambassador Herman J. Cohen\, Former Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs
Dr. Gé\;rard Prunier\, Senior Researcher Emeritus\, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique\, and Member of the Academic Council\, ASMEA
Ambassador David Shinn (moderator)\, Former Ambassador to Ethiopia and Burkina Faso
The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Conference Center
1779 Massachusetts Avenue NW
Washington\, DC
The panel will address the complicated dynamics at play in Sudan\, discuss U.S. policy options\, and analyze regional implications as well as the influence of foreign actors\, including Egypt\, China\, and Iran.
\;
Telephone\: (202) 429-8860
P.O. Box 33699 Email\: info@asmeascholars.org
Washington\, DC 20033
Join Host Committee Honorary Co-chairs Senator Robert Menendez and Congressman Jim McDermott\, along with poker pros Annie Duke\, Andy Bloch\, Howard Lederer\, and Greg Raymer\, for the 2010 Ante Up for Africa D.C. Poker Tournament. Additional members of Congress are expected to attend.
Where\: Hyatt Regency Washington
\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; 400 New Jersey Avenue NW\, Washington\, D.C. 20001
When\: April 14\, 2010 at 6\:30 pm
REGISTER HERE.
Please contact Rebekah Seder at rseder@enoughproject.org for more information.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120523T110049Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100415T010000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100415T030000Z UID:http://www.enoughproject.com/events/pbs-premier-worse-war-documentary URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.enoughproject.com/events/pbs-premier-worse-war-documentary SUMMARY:PBS premier of Worse Than War documentary DESCRIPTION:Premiering on PBS during National Holocaust Remembrance Week on April 14 at 9 p.m. (check local listings)\, WORSE THAN WAR documents Goldhagen&rsquo\;s travels\, teachings\, and interviews in nine countries around the world\, bringing viewers on an unprecedented journey of insight and analysis. After the premiere\, come back to this page to watch the full program online anytime.
For more information on the film\, visit http\://www.pbs.org/wnet/worse-than-war/. \;
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120523T110049Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100421T230000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100422T010000Z UID:http://www.enoughproject.com/events/raise-hope-congo-presents-omekongo-dibinga-university-west-georgia-0 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.enoughproject.com/events/raise-hope-congo-presents-omekongo-dibinga-university-west-georgia-0 SUMMARY:RAISE Hope for Congo presents\: Omekongo Dibinga at the University of West Georgia DESCRIPTION:Are you a student of the University of West Georgia or live in the area? \; Join Omekongo on April 21!
Time\: 7\:00 PM
Venue\: Bonner Lecture Hall
University of West Georgia\, Carrollton\, Georgia
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120523T110049Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100422T203000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100422T223000Z UID:http://www.enoughproject.com/events/raise-hope-congo-presents-lee-ann-de-reus-and-laura-heaton-lafayette-college URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.enoughproject.com/events/raise-hope-congo-presents-lee-ann-de-reus-and-laura-heaton-lafayette-college SUMMARY:RAISE Hope for Congo presents\: Dr. Lee Ann De Reus and Laura Heaton at Lafayette College DESCRIPTION:Are you a student of Lafayette College or live in the area? \;Join Dr. Lee Ann De Reus and Laura Heaton on April 22!
Time\: 4\:30 PM
Venue\: Kirby Hall of Civil Rights\, Room 104
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120523T110049Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100423T050000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100425T055900Z UID:http://www.enoughproject.com/events/amnesty-internationals-human-rights-art-festival-silver-spring-md URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.enoughproject.com/events/amnesty-internationals-human-rights-art-festival-silver-spring-md SUMMARY:Amnesty International's Human Rights Art Festival in Silver Spring\, MD DESCRIPTION:\;
For details about the festival\, visit http\://www.humanrightsartfestival.com/
About the Festival
The first ever Amnesty International Human Rights Art Festival will be held in Silver Spring\, MD (just outside of Washington D.C.) from April 23-25\, 2010. This multi-venue\, multi-media event will bring together artists\, local businesses and politicians to use socially transformative art to raise awareness of human rights and justice issues\, as well as the important work of Amnesty International.
The festival will run from 4 pm to late night Friday\, and then 10 am to late night Saturday and Sunday. Amnesty International will have a presence at all of the events\, and the art festival will be a manner in which to raise awareness of the important work that Amnesty undertakes\, as well as the quintessentially American values that they espouse.
Each day will include a variety of events including visual art shows\, new media events\, performance art\, spoken word\, theater\, book readings\, panel discussions\, film\, music\, hands-on workshops\, art walks from exhibit to exhibit\, participatory parades\, international foods etc. throughout the Arts and Entertainment District of Silver Spring\, all centered on raising awareness of human rights issues. Venues will include local restaurants\, art spaces\, theaters and community spaces.
\;
Amnesty International is a worldwide movement of people who campaign for internationally recognized human rights for all. Amnesty International has more than 2.2 million members and subscribers in more than 150 countries and regions. They coordinate this support to act for justice on a wide range of issues.
SPECIAL EVENT OF NOTE\:
Caryn West will be displaying her vibrant portraits of children from around the globe at Bombay Gaylord restaurant (8401 Georgia Ave.) during the festival and will be giving two talks about her project Teaching the World through Art and signing her book The Trouble with the Alphabet at 2\:00 PM on both Sat. and Sun.
Included in her book are the following local organizations\: ADRA International\, Women for Women International\, Shared Hope International\, SOS Children&rsquo\;s Villages\, U.S. Campaign for Burma\, ENOUGH Project\, International Campaigfor Tibet\, and American&rsquo\;s for Informed Democracy. Review the book at\: www.ttwta.com
\;
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120523T110049Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100423T190000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100423T230000Z UID:http://www.enoughproject.com/events/john-prendergast-yale-university URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.enoughproject.com/events/john-prendergast-yale-university SUMMARY:John Prendergast at Yale University DESCRIPTION:\;
Yale STAND presents
A Conversation with
John Prendergast\, Co-Founder of the Enough Project
Moderated by Lea Brilmayer\, Howard M. Holzmann Professor of International Law at Yale Law School
Please join us this Friday at 3PM for a discussion of violence in Darfur\, the Sudanese elections\, and efforts to create peace in Sudan.
Co-sponsored by the Schell Center for International Human Rights\, Amnesty International\, Yale African Student Alliance\, Social Justice Network\, and the Yale Law School Africa Law and Policy Association.
\; \; \; \; William L Harkness Hall\, Room 208
100 Wall St\, New Haven\, CT 06511
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Master's Tea\: Saybrook College and STAND present a conversation with John Prendergast
Friday\, April 23\, 5pm (doors open at 4\:45pm)
Saybrook College Master&rsquo\;s House
90 High St (or Entryway N)
http\://www.yaledailynews.com/events/2010/04/23/saybrook-college-and-stand-present-conversation-jo/
Additional Info/Contact\: jeremy.poindexter@yale.edu
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120523T110049Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100425T180000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100425T200000Z UID:http://www.enoughproject.com/events/sudan-countrys-present-and-future-illinois-holocaust-museum URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.enoughproject.com/events/sudan-countrys-present-and-future-illinois-holocaust-museum SUMMARY:Sudan\: A Country's Present and Future - Illinois Holocaust Museum DESCRIPTION:![\\"\\"](\\"file\:///C\:/Documents%20and%20Settings/jbagwell/My%20Documents/My%20Pictures/untitled.JPG\\")
Sunday\, April 25th | 2\:00 - 4\:00 PM
Goodman Auditorium\, IL Holocaust Museum
Featured Speaker\: Dr. Isaiah Majok Dau
Currently on sabbatical at Trinity School for Ministry (Ambridge\, PA)\, Dr. Dau is the Bishop of Pentecostal Evangelistic Fellowship of Africa (PEFA) in Nairobi\, Kenya\; and Principal at Nairobi Pentecostal Bible College. Dr. Dau directs \; Mobile Leadership Training seminars in war affected areas of Southern Sudan and Sudanese Refugee camps in Kenya and Uganda\, and for 19 years served as principal\, senior
lecturer and research fellow of theology and public life. \; In October 2005\, he was appointed Professor of Theology at Global University\, USA and worldwide. \; \; Dr. Dau is the author of &ldquo\;Suffering and God\: A Theological Study of the War in Sudan.&rdquo\;
Followed by a Panel Discussion and Q&\;A with\:
Malual Awak\, President\, Sudanese Community Association of Illinois
Gabriel Dut Atem\, Chicago Association for the Lost Boys of Sudan
Luol Deng\, Chicago Bulls Forward and Board Chair\, Sudanese Community Association of Illinois (Tenative)
Reservations Requested&mdash\;Free Program
To RSVP call 847-967-4844 or email Kelley.Szany@ilhmec.org
Co-Sponsored by the Sudanese Community Center and the Chicago Association for the Lost Boys of Sudan
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120523T110049Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100428T000000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100428T013000Z UID:http://www.enoughproject.com/events/john-prendergast-st-marys-college-maryland-0 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.enoughproject.com/events/john-prendergast-st-marys-college-maryland-0 SUMMARY:John Prendergast at St. Mary's College of Maryland DESCRIPTION:St. Mary's Public Honors College presents
\;
A Conversation with
8\:00pm
Daugherty-Palmer Commons
\;
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120523T110049Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100428T163000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100428T183000Z UID:http://www.enoughproject.com/events/luncheon-panel-discussion-combating-gender-based-violence-eastern-democratic-republic-congo-d URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.enoughproject.com/events/luncheon-panel-discussion-combating-gender-based-violence-eastern-democratic-republic-congo-d SUMMARY:Luncheon Panel Discussion on Combating Gender-Based Violence in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) DESCRIPTION:The ABA Rule of Law Initiative (ABA ROLI) and the Enough Project invite you to a\: \;Luncheon Panel Discussion on Combating Gender-Based Violence in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)