The 6-day free event will feature panels, lectures and art exhibits.
02/01/2008
By Kevin Butler, Staff writer
Long Beach Press Telegram (California, USA)
LONG BEACH - Experts, authors, artists and survivors of mass killings will appear at Cal State Long Beach Friday through Feb. 13 for a forum on "Modern Genocides and Global Responsibility."
Part of the college's "President's Forum on International Human Rights," the event consists of a series of lectures, art exhibits, panel discussions and film screenings exploring topics such as the meaning of genocide and the role of governments in preventing atrocities.
The events, which are free and open to the public, include a keynote address by Francis M. Deng, the United Nations' special representative of the secretary-general on the prevention of genocide and mass atrocities.
Deng, who will be speaking Friday at 7 p.m. in the Carpenter Performing Arts Center, formerly was the UN secretary-general's representative on internally displaced persons and has served as a senior fellow at the the United States Institute of Peace.
Other speakers include Ishmael Beah, who recalled his harrowing experiences as a child soldier in Sierra Lone in his book, "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier."
Also scheduled to appear is Immacule Ilibagiza, a Rwandan genocide survivor who recounted her ordeals and her religious awakening in her autobiography, "Left to Tell."
Among the films to be screened is "New Year Baby." Directed by Socheata Poeuv, the personal documentary explores her family members' survival in Cambodia during the Khmer Rouge genocide and their journey to becoming Americans.
Poeuv, a television journalist, will be featured at the screening.
On Feb. 13, the final day of the event, a career fair will be held to offer students an opportunity to talk with representatives of human rights organizations.
The forum is sponsored by the CSULB Foundation, the Shoah Foundation Institute for Visual History and Education at the University of Southern California, the Port of Long Beach, the Simon Wiesenthal Center, the California Conference for Equity and Justice, Behr Paints and Lowe's of Central Long Beach.
Although no registration is required for the free events, seating is limited and will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis.
For a complete schedule or for more information on parking and other issues, visit www.csulb.edu/humanrights.
kevin.butler@presstelegram.com, 562-499-1308
02/01/2008
By Kevin Butler, Staff writer
Long Beach Press Telegram (California, USA)
LONG BEACH - Experts, authors, artists and survivors of mass killings will appear at Cal State Long Beach Friday through Feb. 13 for a forum on "Modern Genocides and Global Responsibility."
Part of the college's "President's Forum on International Human Rights," the event consists of a series of lectures, art exhibits, panel discussions and film screenings exploring topics such as the meaning of genocide and the role of governments in preventing atrocities.
The events, which are free and open to the public, include a keynote address by Francis M. Deng, the United Nations' special representative of the secretary-general on the prevention of genocide and mass atrocities.
Deng, who will be speaking Friday at 7 p.m. in the Carpenter Performing Arts Center, formerly was the UN secretary-general's representative on internally displaced persons and has served as a senior fellow at the the United States Institute of Peace.
Other speakers include Ishmael Beah, who recalled his harrowing experiences as a child soldier in Sierra Lone in his book, "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier."
Also scheduled to appear is Immacule Ilibagiza, a Rwandan genocide survivor who recounted her ordeals and her religious awakening in her autobiography, "Left to Tell."
Among the films to be screened is "New Year Baby." Directed by Socheata Poeuv, the personal documentary explores her family members' survival in Cambodia during the Khmer Rouge genocide and their journey to becoming Americans.
Poeuv, a television journalist, will be featured at the screening.
On Feb. 13, the final day of the event, a career fair will be held to offer students an opportunity to talk with representatives of human rights organizations.
The forum is sponsored by the CSULB Foundation, the Shoah Foundation Institute for Visual History and Education at the University of Southern California, the Port of Long Beach, the Simon Wiesenthal Center, the California Conference for Equity and Justice, Behr Paints and Lowe's of Central Long Beach.
Although no registration is required for the free events, seating is limited and will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis.
For a complete schedule or for more information on parking and other issues, visit www.csulb.edu/humanrights.
kevin.butler@presstelegram.com, 562-499-1308
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