Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies Announces First Joan B. Kroc Peace Scholar

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John Prendergast

Returning and in residence November 10 to 21, 2008

Public Events at the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice
Lecture and Panel Discussion: “RAISE HOPE FOR CONGO”
Book signing to follow: NY Times bestseller, “Not on Our Watch”
Thursday, November 19, 2008 – 6:30pm – KIPJ Peace & Justice Theatre
            John Prendergast, Co-Chair of the ENOUGH Project
            Lisa Shannon, Creator of Run For Congo Women
Jimmie Briggs, Author of Innocents Lost: When Child Soldiers Go to War
and goodwill ambassador for the United Nations
            Emmanuelle Chriqui, Actress
            Candice Knezevic, Congo campaign manager

The presentations will focus on the atrocities against women and girls in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Learn more and take action to call for an end to the conflict and sexual violence epidemic. Raise the public profile of the Congo conflict and its impact, help protect and empower Congo’s women and girls, and bring lasting peace.  

Panelists and special guests include John Prendergast (co-chair of the Enough Project and Joan B. Kroc Peace Scholar), Jimmie Briggs (author of Innocents Lost: When Child Soldiers Go to War and goodwill ambassador for the UN), Lisa Shannon (creator of Run for Congo Women), and Emmanuelle Chriqui (Actress), Candice Knezevic (Congo campaign manager).

Following the presentation, John Prendergast will sign copies of Not On Our Watch that he co-wrote with actor and activist, Don Cheadle.  Copies of the book will be available for purchase at the event.

Seminar Topics and Reading List
Open to the Public.
Students and friends are invited to attend one or all of the following events.
Please complete the background readings prior to each seminar to facilitate the discussion.
All events held at the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice (KIPJ)

Tuesday, Nov. 11 – 12:15-2:15 pm (KIPJ Conference Room 218)
I.       Peacemaking: how conflicts are resolved in Africa

1. Prendergast, John. “U.S. Leadership in Resolving African Conflict: The Case of Ethiopia-Eritrea.” United States Institute of Peace. September 2001.
   
   
2. Prendergast, John and Colin Thomas-Jensen. “Averting the Nightmare Scenario in Eastern Congo” Enough Project report. September 2007.
   
   
3. Prendergast, John and Colin Thomas-Jensen. “Sudan: Opportunity in the Midst of Crisis.” Enough Project report. September 2008.
   
   
4. Prendergast, John and Julia Spiegel. “A New Peace Strategy for Northern Uganda and the LRA.” Enough Project report. May 2008.
   

Wednesday, Nov. 12 – 2:30-4:30 pm (KIPJ Conference Room A)
II.       Peacekeeping: how the big peacekeeping missions in Africa are failing to protect people

1. Holt, Victoria. “The Military and Civilian Protection: Developing Roles and Capacities.” Stimson Center Research Briefing No.22. March 2006.
   
   
2. “Putting People First: The Protection Challenge Facing UNAMID in Darfur.” Darfur Consortium report. July 2008.
   
   
3. Fowler, Jerry and John Prendergast. “Keeping Our Word: Fulfilling the Mandate to
   Protect Civilians in Darfur.” Enough Project report. June 2008.    

Monday, Nov. 17 – 6:00-8:00 pm (KIPJ Conference Room A)
III. Peace with justice: how the International Criminal Court helps or hurts the cause of peace in Africa 

1. "Darfur, War Crimes, the International Criminal Court, and the Quest for Justice," Brookings Briefing and event transcript, February 2005.
   
   
2. Seils, Paul and Mariek Wierda. "The International Criminal Court and Conflict
   Mediation." International Center for Transitional Justice. June 2004.
   
   
3. Norris, John, David Sullivan, and John Prendergast. “The Merits of Justice.” Enough Project report. July 2008.
   
   
4. Prendergast, John and Lisa Rogoff. “R2P, the ICC, and Stopping Atrocities in the Real World.” Enough Project report. February 2008.
   

Wednesday, Nov. 19 – 5:00-7:00 pm (KIPJ Conference Room D)
IV. Building a Peace Movement: how students can help stop genocide and build peace in Africa

1. Power, Samantha. "Bystanders to Genocide," Atlantic Monthly, September 2001, pp. 84-108.
      
2. Thomas-Jensen, Colin and Julia Spiegel. “Activism and Darfur: Slowly Driving Policy Change.” Fordham International Law Journal.  pp.843-858
   
   
3. Cheadle, Don and John Prendergast. “Not on Our Watch: The Mission to End Genocide in Darfur and Beyond.” Hyperion Books. May 2007.

Chapter 1: "Challenges and Choices"
Chapter 6: "Activist Beginnings and Success Stories"
Chapter 7: "The Upstanders"
Chapter 8: "Strategies for Effective Change"
Chapter 9: "Stop Mass Atrocities Now: An Agenda for Change"

 John Prendergast is Co-Chair of the ENOUGH Project, an initiative to end genocide and crimes against humanity. During the Clinton administration, John 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, human rights organizations, and think tanks, as well as having been a youth counselor and basketball coach in the U.S. He has authored eight books on Africa, including Not on Our Watch, a New York Times bestseller he co-authored with Don Cheadle. John is working on a new book which focuses on his 20 years in the Big Brother program. John has helped produce two documentaries on Northern Uganda and been involved in three documentaries on Sudan. He has been part of three episodes of CBS' 60 Minutes which earned an Emmy Award for Best Continuing News Coverage and is helping to develop two additional episodes. He is helping to spearhead a campaign involving the NBA and Participant Productions to widen awareness on Darfur, as well as a campaign to end the violence against women and girls in the Congo. John travels regularly to Africa's war zones on fact-finding missions, peace-making initiatives, and awareness-raising trips. He is a visiting professor at the University of San Diego and the American University in Cairo.

John Prendergast Office Hours - KIPJ Suite 113
Appointments recommended: Call (619) 260-7919

Tuesday	November 11	2:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Thursday	November 13	10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Tuesday	November 18	2:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Thursday	November 20	12:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Friday	November 21	10:00 am – 12:00 pm