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  • LIVE panel with Ruth McDonough ’08, Sultana Khaya, and co. engaged in unarmed civilian protection and nonviolent struggle in Western Sahara

    Ruth McDonough ’08 (Religion; Peace and Conflict Studies; Linguistics) is currently engaged in unarmed civilian protection in the home of the Khaya sisters, Saharawi nonviolent activists calling for an independent Western Sahara, who have been under de facto house arrest for more than 500 days.. Learn more. On Wednesday April 20, we are hosting a…

  • Meet Tiffany Easthom, Nonviolent Peaceforce Executive Director

    Meet and greet Tiffany Easthom Nonviolent Peaceforce Executive Director When: Friday, October 12, between 4:30 and 6:00 PM Where: The Lang Center for Civic and Social Responsibility Ms. Easthom directed NP’s work in South Sudan before becoming Executive Director. She has made presentations on unarmed civilian protection at the United Nations. Contact: Clarkson Palmer ctpalmer…

  • Quakers, African Americans and the Myth of Racial Justice

    Quakers, African Americans and the Myth of Racial Justice

    Fit for Freedom, Not for Friendship: Quakers, African Americans and the Myth of Racial Justice Please join us for a lecture by Vanessa Julye Monday, February 26th at 4:15 pm Black Cultural Center Ms. Julye is a member of Central Philadelphia Monthly Meeting and she is Friends General Conference’s Coordinator for the Committee for Nurturing Ministries…

  • Political Homophobia in Africa

    “Political Homophobia in Africa” A Talk by Professor Kim Yi Dionne Thursday, March 26th, 7:30 PM Kohlberg Hall 116 Swarthmore College (directions) Sponsored by STAND, Forum for Free Speech, and the Political Science Department The last few years have seen significant state-led homophobic actions in Nigeria, Zimbabwe, and a number of other African countries, with…

  • Why is the Conflict So Intractable?: 20 Years of Crisis in the DR Congo

    Why is the Conflict So Intractable?: 20 Years of Crisis in the DR Congo A lecture by Prof. Laura Seay, Colby College Wednesday, April 9th 4:30 PM Science Center Room 199 Swarthmore College STAND (formerly known as “Students Taking Action Now: Darfur,”) is bringing Laura Seay to discuss the conflict in the DR Congo. She will…

  • Carl Wilkens on The Future of U.S. Policy Toward Africa

    Carl Wilkens was the only American to remain in Rwanda during the 1994 genocide. Venturing out each day into streets crackling with mortars and gunfire, he worked his way through roadblocks of angry, bloodstained soldiers and civilians armed with machetes and assault rifles to bring food, water and medicine to groups of orphans trapped around…

  • Women in War Zones: Sexual Violence in the Congo

    Women in War Zones: Sexual Violence in the Congo Thursday, November 10, 2011 7:00 p.m. Scheuer Room at Swarthmore College (maps and directions) photo by Julien Harneis (CC license via flickr) Women in War Zones International is a group of women dedicated to telling personal stories of women in areas of conflict around the world…