Distinguished Lecture Series

Joan B. Kroc Distinguished Lecture Series Booklets

DLS Booklets(Booklets include biographies, interviews, lecture transcripts, question and answer segments and a list of related resources.)

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2008-2009 Lectures - "Protecting Fundamental Freedoms"

"Integrating Security, Development and Human Rights"

Louise Arbour

 

The Honorable Louise Arbour

Former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

Biography


"Armed Conflict: The Cost to Civilians"
Ambassador Jan Eliasson

 

Ambassador Jan Eliasson

Former Special Envoy of the U.N. Secretary-General for Darfur and Former Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs

Biography

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2007-2008 Lectures - “The Nexus of Environment and Conflict"


"War, Peace and Climate Change: A Billion Lives in the Balance"
Jan EgelandJan Egeland
Former Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs
Emergency Relief Coordinator for the U.N.
Biography


"The Dynamics of Human Rights and the Environment"

Kenneth RothKenneth Roth
Executive Director of Human Rights Watch
Biography


"Reason for Hope"

Jane GoodallJane Goodall
Founder of Jane Goodall Institute
U.N. Messenger of Peace
Biography

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2006-2007 Lectures - "Global Security Through Human Dignity"


"Iran Awakening: Human Rights, Women and Islam"

Shirin EbadiShirin Ebadi
2003 Nobel Peace Laureate
Biography


"Preventing Mass Atrocities: Making 'Never Again' a Reality"

Gareth EvansThe Honorable Gareth Evans
President and CEO of the International Crisis Group
Former Minister for Foreign Affairs of Australia  
Biography


"Women, War, Peace: Politics in Peacebuilding"

Miria Matembe Miria Matembe
Co-founder of Action for Development
Biography


Alma Viviana PerezAlma Viviana Pérez
Consultant to the Colombian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Biography


Irene SantiagoIrene Santiago
Chair and Chief Executive Officer of the Mindanao Commission on Women
Co-founder of the Mothers for Peace Movement in the Philippines
Biography

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2005-2006 Lectures -“Securing Justice in the Pursuit of Peace”


"U.S. Policy in East Asia and the Pacific"

Christopher R. HillAmbassador Christopher R. Hill
Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs
Biography


"Perspectives into the Conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and
Contemporary Peacebuilding Efforts"

Ketmile MasireHis Excellency Ketmile Masire
Former President of the Republic of Botswana
Biography


"Tainted Legacy: 9/11 and the Ruin of Human Rights"

William F. SchulzWilliam F. Schulz
Executive Director of Amnesty International USA
Biography

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2004-2005 Lectures - "Human Rights Under Pressure"


"Concept, Context, and Process in Peacemaking: The Palestinian-Israeli Experience"
Hanan Ashrawi
Hanan Ashrawi
Secretary General - Palestinian Initiative for Global Dialogue and Democracy
Biography


"The Responsibility to Protect: Prescription for a Global Public Domain"
Lloyd Axworthy
The Honorable Lloyd Axworthy
President of University of Winnipeg
Former Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs
Biography


"Women, War, and Peace: Mobilizing for Security and Justice in the 21st Century"

Noeleen HeyzerNoeleen Heyzer
Executive Director of U.N. Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM)
Biography


"Human Rights and Ethical Globalization"

Mary RobinsonMary Robinson
Former President of Ireland and U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights
Biography

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2003-2004 Lectures - "Preventing Deadly Conflict"


"Preventing Deadly Conflict"

Richard GoldstoneJustice Richard Goldstone
Former Chief Prosecutor for the International Criminal Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia & Rwanda
Biography


"Conflict, Gender and Human Rights: Lessons from the Field"

Donald K. SteinbergAmbassador Donald K. Steinberg
Director of the Joint Policy Council of the U.S. Department of State
Biography


"From the Battlefield to the Negotiating Table: Preventing Deadly Conflict"

Anthony C. ZinniGeneral Anthony C. Zinni
United States Marine Corps (retired)
Biography