September 8, 9, 10 & 12, 2009
Nova Southeastern University
Main Campus: Knight Auditorium, Carl DeSantis Building
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The Department of Conflict Analysis & Resolution focuses on pragmatic approaches to solving problems inherent in human social relations. Its degree and certificate programs train reflective professionals in practice, design, and evaluation of a variety of conflict resolution applications. |
Created in 1996, the IACHR is a non-profit organization committed to furthering the civil and human rights of communities in the United States and abroad through student-run research, outreach and advocacy projects. The IACHR board includes law professors and human rights professionals. |
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SYMPOSIUM SCHEDULE
Knight Auditorium, Carl DeSantis Building, NSU
TUESDAY, September 8, 2009
6:00-9:00pm WHY DARFUR IS CALLING
Panel discussion on the history of Darfur, the current situation and the challenges involved in humanitarian aid in the region
Panelists:
Abubakr Elnoor, DCAR doctoral student
- Personal experiences with the conflict in Darfur and current status.
Mark Davidheiser, Ph.D., DCAR Assistant Professor
- History of the conflict in Darfur
Dustin Berna, Ph.D., DCAR Assistant Professor
- Not all Sudanese Muslims are the same: Institutionalized genocide committed by Arab Muslims against the African Muslim population
Moderator: Careen Hutchinson, DCAR doctoral student
WEDNESDAY, September 9, 2009
6:00- 8:30pm THE STORIES OF DARFUR
Movie excerpt screenings, discussion and audience interaction
| 6:00 - 7:00pm | The Devil Came on Horseback |
| 7:00-7:30pm | Darfur Diaries |
| 7:30-8:30pm | Discussion, question and answer |
Moderator: Cristen Mercer, IACHR, J.D. candidate 2010
Commentator: Abubakr Elnoor, DCAR doctoral student
The Devil Came on Horseback: Adocumentary film by Ricki Stern and Anne Sundberg illustrates the continuing Darfur conflict in Sudan. Based on the book by former U.S. Marine Captain Brian Steidle and his experiences while working as an unarmed military observer for the African Union, the film version premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2007 and won the Working Films Award at the 2007 Full Frame Documentary Festival. The film asks viewers to become educated about the on-going genocide in Darfur and laments the failure to end this crisis.
Darfur Diaries: Message from Home:A documentary film by Adam Shapiro, Jen Marlow and Aisha Bain that takes a brutally honest look inside the current crisis befalling the Darfur region. This film documents the personal stories of those affected by the horrors in the Darfur region. It serves not only to educate the world about the genocide being committed on a daily basis, but also as a message that we as a global society must come together to make a difference.
THURSDAY, September 10, 2009
6:00-9:00pm THE WORLD ANSWERING
A legal analysis of human rights violations from slavery to genocide directed towards educating attendees on international law, conflict resolution and humanitarian issues pertaining to the crisis in Darfur.
Panelists:
Douglas Donoho, IACHR Vice Chair, Professor of Law
- Legal definition of genocide
Jason Campbell, Ph.D., DCAR Assistant Professor
- Legal status of genocidal intent
Jim Wilets, IACHR Chair, Professor of Law
- Legal definitions surrounding slavery and other human rights violations
Moderator: Stephen Leigh, Adjunct Professor, Shepard Broad Law Center
SATURDAY, September 12, 2009
10:00am-12:00pm HOW YOU CAN ANSWER THE CALL
A presentation and discussion prepared by IACHR as an educational outreach program for high school students and community members. The presentation discusses the history of Sudan, the current crisis in Darfur, and the legal definitions of that pertain to human rights violations. This presentation will actively engage students and community members while addressing questions on the topics.
Moderator: Stacy Roberts, IACHR, J.D. candidate 2010
2:00pm-4:00pm MOVING FORWARD
A film screening of Familiar Voices and discussion with filmmaker Danny Mendoza
Familiar Voices: This documentary aims to empower audiences by arguing that - like the wide range of captivating and inspiring figures interviewed for this film - they can do something to end genocide once and for all. The documentary gives a brief overview of the crisis in Darfur, the audience's relationship with it, and what the audience can do to help. It offers viewers resources and concrete actions through which they can directly effect change.
Speaker: DANNY MENDOZA, Director, Producer and Filmmaker
Moderator: Lauren Speno, IACHR, J.D. candidate 2011
PANELIST PROFILES
DUSTIN BERNA: Dr. Dustin Berna is an Assistant Professor of Conflict Analysis and Resolution at Nova Southeastern University. Dr. Berna earned his Ph.D. from the University of New Orleans with a concentration on the politics of the Middle East and international relations. Prior to joining the NSU faculty, Dr. Berna taught at Northern Illinois University. He has taught classes on the Iraq War, Islamic politics, Middle Eastern politics, political violence, terrorism, and international relations. Dr. Berna's research deals mainly with sociopolitical significance and causes of Islamic fundamentalism.
JASON CAMPBELL: Dr. Jason J. Campbell completed his Ph.D. in 2009 and his M.A. in 2005, receiving both degrees from the University of South Florida. He graduated magna cum laude from Florida International University in 2002. His
research specializations include genocide and international terrorism. He is currently an Assistant Professor at Nova Southeastern University's Department of Conflict Analysis and Resolution.
MARK DAVIDHEISER: Dr. Mark Davidheiser is Assistant Professor of Conflict Resolution and Cultural Anthropology at Nova Southeastern University and Director of the Africa Peace and Conflict Network, africapeace.org. Much of his work focuses on peacebuilding and human social responses to crisis, change, and conflict. His numerous research interests also include inter-group relations and reconciliation, race and ethnicity, migration and displacement, development and assistance, farmer-herder conflict, rural lifeways, governance, legal anthropology and legal reform, and Islam.
DOUGLAS DONOHO: Professor Donoho teaches a wide variety of courses at the law center including constitutional law, international human rights, public international law, international business transactions, international practice clinic, and torts. His scholarship focuses on international human rights and includes articles published in the Stanford, Michigan, Cornell, Emory, Wisconsin and Georgia International Law Journals. As vice chair of IACHR Professor Donoho represented Venezuela's 2 million member labor union confederation, CTV, and two prominent political figures in actions brought before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights against the Government of Venezuela. Professor Donoho is an advisor for the ILSA Journal of International and Comparative Law and the International Law Society at NSU.
ABUBAKR ELNOOR: Abubakr Elnoor is a DCAR doctoral student from Darfur in Sudan whose parents have been displaced to a refugee camp in Chad. He has achieved bachelor and master's degrees from Khartoum University School of Law as well as a master's degree in International Business Transaction from Denver University School of Law. An attorney and human rights activist, he is also Lecturer at Dongola University, Sudan.
DANNY MENDOZA: Danny completed his first feature-length film, Familiar Voices, while still an undergraduate at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. The film provides information to help audiences convert concern into effective action. The film incorporates interviews with scholars, national and international anti-genocide activists, Darfuri refugees, U.S and Canadian legislators, Nobel Peace Prize winners, a humanitarian aid worker, an RFK Memorial Humanitarian Award winner, a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, community leaders, university and grade school student activists. Go to www.familiarvoicesmovie.com, for additional information on the crisis. Danny is also the founder of Child's Play, a non-profit community service center that promotes arts education for elementary, middle and high school students.
JIM WILETS: Jim Wilets is a Professor of Law at Nova Southeastern University and Chair of the Inter-American Center for Human Rights. He received his M.A. in International Relations from Yale University in 1994, his J.D. from Columbia Law School in 1987, and received his B.A. from the University of Washington in 1982. Professor Wilets prepared, at the request of the UN Secretary-General, the first two drafts of a proposal for reforming the human rights functions of the United Nations, which was subsequently incorporated into the U.N.'s Agenda for Peace. He worked as an attorney for the International Human Rights Law Group's Rule of Law Project in Romania and led a joint mission to Liberia by the National Democratic Institute and the Carter Center. Professor Wilets worked in Paris on some of the first negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians for a two-state solution. Professor Wilets writes extensively on international and comparative law with a particular focus on international law, comparative law and human rights.
DARFUR CALLING COMMITEE
Department of Conflict Analysis and Resolution
Inter-American Center for Human Rights .Marcia Sweedler, Ph. D., DCAR Assistant Professor
Jason Campbell, Ph.D., DCAR Assistant Professor
Dustin Berna, Ph.D, DCAR Assistant Professor
Abubakr Elnoor, DCAR doctoral student
Careen Hutchinson, DCAR doctoral student
Consuelo Kelley, J.D., DCAR doctoral student
Cristen Mercer, Legal Communications Director IACHR, J.D. candidate 2010
Lauren Speno, IACHR, J.D. candidate 2011
Stacy Roberts, Legal Director IACHR, J.D. candidate 2010
London Ott, Executive Director IACHR, J.D. Candidate 2011
Charlene Smith, Shepard Broad Law Center Professor of Law, Co-Director of IACHR
Jane Cross, Shepard Broad Law Center Associate Professor of Law, Co-Director of IACHR
RESOURCES FOR INFORMATION AND GETTING INVOLVED
- Darfur Sources
- What to talk about with Congress
- Spread the Word
- Save Darfur
- Open Letter to Pres. Obama
- Genocide Information
- http://www.eyesondarfur.org
- Call your Senator
- Stand
ORGANIZATIONS CURRENTLY EXPELLED FROM DARFUR:
Oxfam GB (UK) |
Solidarites (France) |
Medecins Sans Frontieres |
CHF International |
PADCO (US) |
Save the Children Fund |
CARE International |
Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) |
Mercy Corps (US) |
International Rescue Committee (IRC) |
Action Against Hunger
http://www.actionagainsthunger.org/
Program Image Sources:
- Cover photograph
- Child running: Finbarr O'Reilly, Reuters
- Child & barbed wire: AMIS/Stuart Price
DCAR and IACHR thank The Office of Student Leadership and Civic Engagement,Division of Student Affairs at Nova Southeastern University for its sponsorship