Community Conversation with John Prendergast
On October 16, 2007 John
Prendergast spoke to over 500 community members at Northwestern Law
School's Thorne Auditorium. John is co-author of the highly acclaimed
book, Not on Our Watch,
with actor Don Cheadle. He is also Co-Chair of the ENOUGH Campaign,
which works to put an end to genocide. John spoke passionately about
the current genocide in Darfur and how Americans can get involved to
end the genocide. He spoke about the necessity to end genocides and
mass conflict through peace, punishment and prevention.
After John's main speech, three students from the Facing History
Student Leadership Team in Chicago joined John on stage to ask him
questions about his experiences dealing with human rights and African
issues. John advised the students on how to be young activists and
continue to be optimistic and persistent in the face of great
challenges.
The event was part of a national series of community conversations
sponsored by The Allstate Foundation and Facing History which feature
prominent scholars, authors, filmmakers and policy leaders addressing
issues of tolerance, civic engagement, and individual and collective
responsibility.
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