Events
Community Resilience: Stories from the Ground
December 09, 2008 // 1:00pm — 3:30pm
What is the underlying meaning of a community? Challenges have risen globally on the surrounding focus of how communities can nurture meaning and opportunities around the world.
The Responsibility to Protect: Ending Mass Atrocity Crimes Once and for All
October 28, 2008 // 10:00am — 11:30am
The international community's has habitually failed to react quickly, appropriately, or at all to mass atrocity crimes and humanitarian crises practically since the concept of state sovereignty was formed, and that indifference to the plight of far-off countries is now institutionalized.
For A Safer Tomorrow: Protecting Civilians in a Multipolar World
September 29, 2008 // 2:00pm — 3:30pm
The principle of protecting civilians in conflict is enshrined in the Geneva Convention of 1949, but after 60 years in practice, it has been either ignored or seriously violated in times of war, interstate and intrastate alike.
Key Findings from the Liberia Demographic and Health Survey (DHS)
September 17, 2008 // 10:00am — 12:00pm
Representatives from Macro International offered data collected during a 4-month survey regarding Fertility, Family Planning, Nutrition, HIV/AIDS, Women's Empowerment, Domestic Violence, and Maternal and Child Health and Mortality in Liberia.
An Update on Progress and Democracy in Liberia
September 11, 2008 // 10:00am — 11:30am
A discussion on Liberia with Special Representative of the Secretary General for Liberia, Ellen Løj.
Understanding Nepal's Transition: From Constitution Writing to Nation Building
September 04, 2008 // 10:00am — 11:30am
The end of Nepal's recent civil war between the government and a violent Maoist insurgency, lasting from 1996 to 2006, has heralded a rapid political shift towards democracy.
From Victim to Citizen: Exploring the Social Role of Young People in Post-Conflict Settings
August 04, 2008 // 10:00am — 11:30am
Ms. Julie Guyot, an Africanist Doctoral Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and a doctoral candidate at the Howard University School of Social Work, presents her research on the role of ex-combatants in post-conflict settings in Africa.
South African Film Festival
July 01, 2008 // 3:00pm — 5:00pm
The Africa Program and the Embassy of South Africa present South African Film Festival, a three-part summer film series.
Township Opera
July 01, 2008 // 3:00pm — 4:00pm
The documentary, Township Opera, directed by Anthony Fabian, explores the Spier Music Festival in Cape Town, South Africa. Established in summer 1996, the Spier Arts Festivals are a celebration of African excellence in the performing arts.
Amandla! A Revolution in Four Part Harmony
June 18, 2008 // 3:00pm — 5:00pm
This documentary highlights the use of music in the South African liberation struggle against Apartheid, featuring interviews conducted with and songs sung by prominent South African musicians, singers, poets, and political activists, as well as scenes from videos taken during Apartheid.
