مؤتمر لثلاثة ايام عن دارفور بجامعة هارفارد

http://www.standnow.org/news/2005/11/darfur-december-conference.html



Sunday, November 20, 2005
Darfur December Conference
STAND is pleased to invite you to the December Darfur Conference, December 2 - 4 at Harvard University in Cambridge, MA. Highlights include speeches and workshops from Eric Reeves, Brian Steidle, Mark Bixler, Jerry Fowler, and John Prendergast. There will also be workshops run by Americans for Informed Democracy, Ben Brandzel of MoveOn, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, and Ryan Spencer-Reed. It will also feature the official launch of the Genocide Intervention Network and Alex de Waal's newest book. The focus of this conference will be to further educate activists in Darfur, the issues, and what else can be done to end the genocide.


In addition to college students, STAND welcomes and encourages students from all educational backgrounds.

Visit http://www.standnow.org/conference/ for more details and to register. We look forward to seeing you at the conference.

If you have any questions, please email [email protected].
posted by Beau on Sunday, November 20, 2005

Thanks

thanks Amna



CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
Note: All locations on the campus of Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

Friday 12/2/2005

Book Signing and Reception
3:30 – 5:00
Alex de Waal, author of Darfur: A Short History of a Long War
Location: Ticknor Lounge, Boylston Hall

Welcome from Student Leaders
5:00 – 5:30
Location: Ticknor Lounge, Boylston Hall

Dinner and Ice Breakers
5:30 – 6:30
Location: Ticknor Lounge, Boylston Hall

Religious Panel
6:30 – 7:30
Dr. Michael Berenbaum
Atema Eclai, Unitarian Universalist Service Committee
Location: Ticknor Lounge, Boylston Hall

News and History
7:30 – 9:00
Eric Reeves, Smith University
John Prendergast, International Crisis Group
Andrew Loewenstein, Human Rights Lawyer
Location: Fong Auditorium, Boylston Hall

Saturday 12/3/2005

Breakfast
9:00 – 9:30
Location: Fong Auditorium, Boylston Hall

State Government and Sudan
9:30 – 9: 45
Massachusetts State Representative Barry Finegold
Location: Fong Auditorium, Boylston Hall

Panel: What Can Be Done for Darfur?
9:45 – 11:15
Susannah Sirkin, Physicians for Human Rights
Ricken Patel, Res Publica
Jennifer Haefeli, Friends of the World Food Program
Location: Fong Auditorium, Boylston Hall

Jamele Adams, Brandeis University
11:15 – 11:30
Location: Fong Auditorium, Boylston Hall

Lunch
11:30 – 12:30

Workshop Set A
12:40 – 1:30

Workshop Set B
1:40 – 2:30

Workshop Set C
2:40 – 3:30

Workshop Set D
3:40 – 4:30

Workshop Set E
4:40 – 5:30

(see below for the information on workshops)

Dinner on your own
5:30 – 7:30

Book Speaker and Signing
7:30 – 8:00
Mark Bixler: The Lost Boys of Sudan
Location: Fong Auditorium, Boylston Hall

Keynote Address
8:00 – 9:00
Dr. Michael Berenbaum
Location: Fong Auditorium, Boylston Hall

Genocide Intervention Network Launch Party
10:00 – 2:00
Location: Leverett Dining Hall

Sunday 12/4/2005

Breakfast
9:00 – 9:30
Location: Ticknor Lounge

Activist Town Hall Meeting
9:30 – 10:30
Location: Science Center B

What is Life Like for an Individual in Darfur?
10:30 – 12:00
Mohamed Yahya, Damanga Coalition for Freedom and Democracy
Akenji Ndumo, Africa Action
Abelbagy Abushanab, Darfur Rehabiliation Project
Location: Science Center B

Lunch on your own
12:00 – 1:00

The Necessity of an Effective Response
1:00 – 2:30
Jerry Fowler, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Ryan Spencer Reed, Photojournalist
John Prendergast, International Crisis Group
Location: Science Center B

National Organizing Town Hall Meeting
2:30 – 4:00
Location: Science Center B

Keynote Address
4:00 – 5:00
Brian Steidle
Location: Science Center B


Workshops

LOCATION PRESENTER NAME OF WORKSHOP

SET A
Sever 101 Allynn Lodge, AID 1 How to Organize Town Halls that Educate and Activate Your Community
Sever 102 Ben Brandzel Grassroots Strategic Campaign Organizing
Sever 103 Sarah Bush, AID 2 Messaging 101: How to Talk Global Issues with Americans
Sever 104 Martha Heinemann - Save Darfur Coalition Students and Faith Organizing

SET B
Sever 101 Laura Prichard Dobrin The Propaganda of Genocidal Regimes
Sever 102 Mark Bixler Telling the Story: The Media and Darfur
Sever 103 Mark Hanis GI-Net: Lobbying for Civilian Protection
Sever 104 Ryan Spencer Reed Genocide in Modern Media

SET C
Sever 101 Allynn Lodge, AID 1 How to Organize Town Halls that Educate and Activate Your Community
Sever 102 Brian Steidle Meet an Expert: Brain Steidle
Sever 103 Ben Brandzel Grassroots Strategic Campaign Organizing
Sever 104 Ben Elberger, Dan Millenson,
Niral Shah, and Chad Hazlett Divestment

SET D
Sever 101 Ricken Patel, Res Publica
Sever 102 Brian Steidle Meet an Expert: Brain Steidle
Sever 103 Mark Hanis GI-Net: Lobbying for Civilian Protection
Sever 104 Sarah Bush, AID 2 Messaging 101: How to Talk Global Issues with Americans

SET E
Sever 101 Ben Elberger, Dan Millenson,
Niral Shah, and Chad Hazlett Divestment
Sever 102 Matthew Emry - American Jewish World Service Concerns and Needs of Women and Children in Conflict Areas
Sever 103 Liz Linos High School
Sever 104 Akenji Ndumu – Africa Action

Sunday 12/4/2005

Breakfast
9:00 – 9:30
Location: Ticknor Lounge

Activist Town Hall Meeting
9:30 – 10:30
Location: Science Center B

What is Life Like for an Individual in Darfur?
10:30 – 12:00
Mohamed Yahya, Damanga Coalition for Freedom and Democracy
Akenji Ndumo, Africa Action
Abelbagy Abushanab, Darfur Rehabiliation Project
Location: Science Center B

Lunch on your own
12:00 – 1:00

The Necessity of an Effective Response
1:00 – 2:30
Jerry Fowler, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Ryan Spencer Reed, Photojournalist
John Prendergast, International Crisis Group
Location: Science Center B

National Organizing Town Hall Meeting
2:30 – 4:00
Location: Science Center B

Keynote Address
4:00 – 5:00
Brian Steidle
Location: Science Center B












infos will be out soon

التحية وجل الأحترام أستاذخالد،
وشكرا لجهودك الرامية.




لك الود.








دنقس

الأخ العزيز خالد كودي
لك التحية و الإحترام
أرجو أن توافينا بملخص هذا النشاط
و لك الشكر

Dear Dongos and Mohamed,
salam
It was a great confrance,
many students, leaders and activists,
I have some notes, however I do not have Arabic now,
I will post some remarks in the next few days…