Mary Kay Jou, Rutgers University — School of Social Work
Both Cambodia and Rwanda suffered genocide in the last part of the 20th century. Today, both countries are dealing with the effects of genocide in different ways.
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Wednesday, April 9, 2008
9 — 10 a.m.
Wilson Hall Auditorium
Healing from Genocide: Stories from Cambodia and Rwanda
10 — 11:15 a.m.
Wilson Hall Auditorium
Understanding the Middle East — Panel Discussion
Introduction by Dean Stanton Green
Moderator: Saliba Sarsar
Panelists: Eric Davis, Rutgers University; Daoud Kuttab, Princeton University; Patrick McGreevey, American University of Beirut; and U.S. Ambassador Quincey Lumsden
This panel will examine the changing Middle East, with a focus on Iraq’s reconstruction, American relations with the Gulf States, and the Arab media.
10 — 11:15 a.m.
Magill Commons Club 108
Development Challenges in Argentina
Kenneth Mitchell — PS 101 01/PS 398 02
During the winter break, 12 Monmouth University students visited Buenos Aires, Argentina. They worked on projects regarding human rights, the environment, and political/economic development.
11:30 a.m. — 12:45 p.m.
Magill Commons Club 107
Peak Oil: Analyzing Diminishing Global Energy Supplies — Lecture
Robert Scott
The latest world energy reserve shortages are affecting South Africa, previously one of the world’s most energy-rich countries. Johannesburg, South Africa’s largest city, has a population of eight million people, and will be experiencing frequent “load shedding” (blackouts) for at least five years. Forward thinking and quick action is required to avert future disaster by stabilizing the world's energy markets.
11:30 a.m. — 12:45 p.m.
Wilson Hall Auditorium
Hispanism, the Historian and Ethical Responsibility — Panel Discussion
Moderator: Alison Maginn
Panelists: Simon Doubleday, Hofstra University; and Mark Cohen, Princeton University
Simon Doubleday, a historian of Medieval Spain, and Mark Cohen, an expert on Jews in the Muslim World of Medieval Europe, will discuss the so-called Golden Age of “convivencia” in Medieval Spain among Jews, Christians, and Muslims, and the implications of the multicultural society for our ethical responsibilities toward Middle Eastern politics today.
11:30 a.m. — 12:45 p.m.
Student Center
Anacon A
Anacon A
Hunger Banquet
Rekha Datta — PS 377 01
The Hunger Banquet is modeled after the UNICEF event by the same name. Students will be organizing and participating in the banquet to focus on the gendered impact on poverty, health, and hunger in different parts of the world. The goal of the Hunger Banquet is to demonstrate inequality in the distribution of food in the world, and the value of sharing resources beyond borders. Free International Luncheon will be served to all attendees of the Hunger Banquet. To attend the luncheon banquet, please RSVP to Rekha Datta at rdatta@monmouth.edu by April 2.
12 — 1 p.m.
Bey Hall Turrell Board Room
International Outreach in Times of Disaster – Panel Discussion
Moderator: William Tepfenhart
Panelists: Golam Mathbor and Barbara Reagor
An often overlooked aspect of U.S. international relations is the nation's response to natural disasters within other countries. Food, medicine, money, and assistance are offered to friend and foe alike regardless of religion or race.
12 — 4 p.m.
Student Center Patio
Break Out of the Silence: Structural Inequality Within the Prison System
In case of inclement weather, activities will be located in Anacon Hall. See Exhibit Schedule for complete list of events.
1 — 2:15 p.m.
Magill Commons Club 108
Home Sweet Home: Discovering La Pincoya, Chile
Emel Senman, Molly Greenburg, and Elizabeth Purdy — Round Table
This session will discuss the history of La Pincoya in Santiago, Chile using photos, video, and PowerPoint from a recent trip to Chile.
2:30 — 5 p.m.
Pollak Theatre
Film: The Camden 28 — Panel Discussion
William Mitchell and Susan Douglass — HS 102
Panelists: Father Michael Doyle, Eugene Dixon and Father Edward Murphy, members of the Camden 28; Producer/Director Anthony Giacchino; and Howard Gillette, Professor of History at Rutgers-Camden and author of Camden After the Fall: Decline and Renewal in a Post-Industrial City
The film is a documentary that tells the story of a group of anti-Vietnam war activists who broke into the Camden, NJ Selective Service Office.
This event is a collaboration with P.O.V., the acclaimed independent non-fiction film series on PBS.
For more information, visit: www.pbs.org/pov/pov2007/camden28.
2:30 —
3:45 p.m.
3:45 p.m.
Bey Hall, Turrell Board Room
The Impact of Micro-Credit on Development – Panel Discussion
Panelists: Nahid Aslanbeigui, John Buzza, Guy Oakes, and Nancy Uddin
Panelists will discuss the Monmouth University Center of Entrepreneurship’s mission, the work of other micro-credit programs in the United States, and research recently conducted by Monmouth University faculty in Bangladesh on Micro-Credit and Life Chances.
2:30 — 4 p.m.
Wilson Auditorium
2008 Olympics — A Crossroads for China — Panel Discussion
Panelists: Peter Liu, Ma Lei Hsieh, and Ginny Huang
The 2008 Summer Olympics will be held in Beijing and the country will be in the world spotlight. The panel will discuss the 2008 Olympics and its impact on China.
4:30 — 6 p.m.
Plangere, Room 235
No One Is Illegal: Narratives of Undocumented Immigrants and Migrants in the United States — Performance
Jennifer Shamrock and Claude Taylor
— CO 226
— CO 226
Interspersed with their first person accounts will be excerpts from political speeches and organizations that represent both positive and negative views.
2:30 — 4 p.m.
Wilson Hall Auditorium
Film: Two Women — Panel Discussion
Panelists: Katherine Parkin and Saliba Sarsar — PS 376
Two architectural students find their public and private lives turned upside down by the Iranian Revolution, as the new Islamic Republic ushers in drastic changes in the status of women.
7:30 —
8:30 p.m.
8:30 p.m.
Bey Hall, BH 228
Y.O.U.T.H. Beyond Borders
Kevin Dooley — PS 566
Two students who have done work in the international community will present their experiences in India and Morocco.
