Joan B. Kroc Peace Scholar John Prendergast Returns to USD

 

The Joan B Kroc School of Peace Studies welcomes back visiting Peace Scholar, John Prendergast. This is John’s third visit to the University of San Diego over the last three years. John is Co-founder of the Enough Project, an initiative to end genocide and crimes against humanity. During the Clinton administration, he was involved in a number of peace processes in Africa while he was director of African Affairs at the National Security Council and special advisor at the Department of State. John has also worked for members of Congress, the United Nations, humanitarian aid agencies, human rights organizations, and think tanks, as well as having been a youth counselor and basketball coach.

Over the next two weeks, John will be conducting public lectures and seminars that focus on ending child solider recruitment in northern Uganda, genocide in Darfur and beyond, and sexual violence as a weapon of war in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

John will also be having a number of available office hours over the course of the next two weeks, appointments are recommended.

The following is a schedule of John’s public events:

3 Points – Film Presentation with John Prendergast (program change from public lecture)
Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at6:30 p.m.
Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice Theatre
Reception and book signing to follow.
RSVP to peacestudies@sandiego.edu by Tuesday, November 10

When Tracy McGrady of the Houston Rockets heard about the massive challenges children from Darfur were facing in the refugee camps in Chad, he decided to see for himself. After spending days listening to the harrowing stories of young Darfuris in the refugee camps and their incredible thirst for a better education, he decided to act. When Tracy and his traveling companions from the Enough Project returned, they hatched the idea for the Darfur Dream Team's Sister Schools program linking American middle schools, high schools, colleges, and universities with schools in the Darfuri refugee camps. Tracy’s Journey to the refugee camps in eastern Chad is chronicled in the movie 3 Points.

John Prendergast Seminars – Open to the public

• Stopping Child Soldier Recruitment: Northern Uganda and Beyond Thursday, November 12 at 12:15-2:15 p.m.
  Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice H-I
• Stopping Genocide: Darfur and Beyond
  Monday, November 16 at2:30-3:50 p.m.
  Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice H-I
• Thursday, November 19 at12:15-2:15 p.m.
  Stopping Rape as a War Weapon: Congo and Beyond
  Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice 215

John Prendergast Office Hours in KIPJ Suite 113

E-mail peacestudies@sandiego.edu or call (619) 260-7919 for times and appointments.