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Nobel Peace Laureate Rigoberta Menchu

Event Start DateMonday, November 16, 2009
Shiley Theatre, Camino Hall
Event Start Time5:00 pm - 6:15 pm
CostCost: Free
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"Guatemala Today: Challenges to Lasting Peace"  by Rigoberta Menchu   Watch lecture


Rigoberta Menchu, Nobel Peace Laureate and leading advocate of Indian rights and ethno-cultural reconciliation, spoke about the issues Guatemala faces today in the peacemaking and peacekeeping process. Read more about the IPJ's work in Guatemala

Read more about International Education Week 2009.

This event was sponsored by USD International Center, Office of Student Affairs, Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice, Ahlers Center for International Business, College of Arts and Sciences, Latin American Studies, Ethnic Studies, Social Issues Conference, and School of Leadership and Education Sciences.

*The English translation of the lecture transcript by Rigoberta Menchu (see link below) in intended to be a resource for students and community members, provided by Ellen W. Gorsevski, Ph.D., Bowling Green State University.  The Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice did not produce the transcript.

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