TODAY:
Join us for a brownbag discussion:
(FYI, I saw Adam Shapiro's movie "About Baghdad" this summer and it
was incredible. I can't imagine how this new one on Darfur will turn
out)

REPORTING BACK FROM DARFUR


Thursday, December 9th
12:00-1:15 pm
 Institute for Policy Studies
733 15th St. NW, #1020 (15th and H Streets)


The Institute for Policy Studies will host Aisha Bain and Adam
Shapiro who just returned from eastern Chad and Darfur with over 45
hours of footage from the refugees in Chad, and the internally
displaced populations in Darfur.

They are currently working on a film that aims to:

1. Tell the story of the ethnic cleansing and genocide of the
Darfurian people from the perspective of children.

2. Show how the Darfurian people have a history, culture, and
heritage that has been destroyed by the genocide, and that these
identities pre-exist their "appearance" on the world stage as victims
and refugees.

In addition to telling us about their project, Aisha Bain and Adam
Shapiro will answer questions about the refugee situation in Darfur,
the challenges of the NGO community in the area, and what we can do to
help.



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For more information, contact:  Daniela Ponce, Institute for Policy
Studies,
Tel:  (202) 234-9382, email:  daniela@...

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Aisha is a Master's student in the International Peace and Conflict
Resolution Program in the School of International Service with a
concentration in Human Rights. Before arriving at AU, she served as a
Peace Corps volunteer in Madagascar and traveled throughout much of
the Horn of Africa.  She served as Deputy Director at the Center for
the Prevention of Genocide where she worked extensively investigating
and reporting the massacres in Darfur, and lobbying for international
action.  She has also conducted extensive field research in human
trafficking in South East Asia this past summer.

Adam is a Ph.D. candidate in International Relations, and holds an MA
in Politics from New York University and an MA in Arab Studies from
Georgetown University.  Adam is a founding member of InCounter
Productions which is currently finishing work on the upcoming
documentary film, About Baghdad (Spring 2004 - www.aboutbaghdad.com),
based on filming in Baghdad, Iraq in 2003. Adam is also a co-founder
of the International Solidarity Movement (www.palsolidarity.org) in
Palestine and lived and worked in the Occupied Palestinian Territories
for three years.  He has also lived and worked throughout the Arab
world and speaks Arabic.

TONIGHT:
Volunteer to help or stop by our booth at the Hanukkah Hoopla! We will
have information, sign up sheets for the green bracelets, and green
beadmaking projects.

7-9 pm in Columbia Square
(6 pm to help set up--We need volunteers so please come!)

******You do not have to be Jewish to come. We want to spread or name
on campus and will participate in events put on by any student
organizations.******

FRIDAY:
There are stil tickets left for Friday's event, dress code is business
casual/business dress. In case you forgot what it is, here's the email
again:

We are delighted to be able to offer seats for 10 students from your
school to attend this compelling event, for free, this Friday. 
Interested students should send an email to Jeffreyh@...,
mentioning this opportunity.  The tickets will be given on a
first-come, first-served basis.

Thank you!
Amy Freeman

Will you be in Washington, DC on December 10th? Have you bought your
tickets yet? Don't miss Global Rights' International Human Rights Day
Commemoration! 


Hear Jean-Marie Mbarushimana from Kigali, Rwanda, Eiman Abulgasim
Seifeldin from Darfur, Sudan, and Professor Mahmoud Musa Mahmoud from
Darfur, Sudan speak out on the severe human rights abuses in their
countries, in a compelling discussion moderated by Zain Verjee of CNN
International, and with special guest Ray Suarez, Senior Correspondent
for PBS' NewsHour with Jim Lehrer.  Taste international cuisine, and
hear the uplifting voices of the Washington Performing Arts Society's
Men and Women of the Gospel Choir.


When: 
December 10, 2004 (International Human Rights Day)
11:30 am to 2:00 pm

Where:
The Capital Hilton
1001 16th Street, NW
Washington, DC
(metro stops Farragut North or McPherson Square)

I am looking forward to seeing you there.


Gay McDougall
Executive Director
Global Rights


 


--
Julia Kramer
The George Washington University
Vice President of External Affairs, Books for Africa
President, GW STAND (Students Taking Action Now: Darfur)
jhkramer@...