J. Barron Boyd, professor of political science and director of the Center for Peace and Global Studies at Le Moyne, and Robert McClure, Chapple family professor at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and the College of Arts and Sciences, Syracuse University, will discuss “The U.S., the World, and the Citizen.”

The globalization of economics and politics raises difficult questions. What are America’s interests and capabilities in this changing world? Does the U.S. have a moral or ethical responsibility to others in the world, and visa versa? What is the correct balance between American sovereignty and the claims on America by the rest of the world? For instance, should America agree to treaties, such as the Kyoto Protocol? Does the rest of the world constitute a community? Is there a global community? Are we global citizens? Should we educate students to be global citizens?

The event is free and open to the public.

Searching for Cancer's Secrets in Kenya
Thursday, March 27, 6 p.m. Grewen Auditorium

Rosemary Rochford PhD is no ordinary microbiologist playing with her mice, juggling her test tubes and poring over her data. The Upstate Medical University professor has journeyed to Kisumu on the shores of Lake Victoria in Kenya trying to unlock one of nature's mysteries afflicting children. There, working in a children's hospital she has helped to fund through a foundation, Dr. Rochford is on the trail of Endemic Burkitt's lymphoma, the most common childhood cancer in sub-Saharan Africa. This B cell malignancy often shows up in the jaw and the rapid rate of growth leads to large tumors that are ultimately fatal if untreated. The question of why Burkitt's lymphoma occurs in equatorial Africa has intrigued scientists since the first clinical description of this cancer by Denis Burkitt in 1958. In her talk, the Upstate biological explorer will give a brief history of the research on Burkitt's lymphoma and then describe the research being done in Kenya to uncover why this cancer occurs in African children. The Syracuse based scientist has risked life & limb in her globalized pursuit of this particular secret that still eludes discovery. Come and hear a courageous story from a person working on the edge where basic science and humanitarianism meet.

Human Rights Activist and Best-selling Author John Prendergast to Speak at Le Moyne College
April 9, at 7 p.m. Grewen Auditorium

Human rights activist and author John Prendergast, who regularly travels to Africa’s war zones on missions of peace, will discuss his work at Le Moyne College on Wednesday, April 9, at 7 p.m. in Grewen Auditorium. The title of his talk is “Stopping Genocide in Darfur: What You Can Do.”

Prendergast is co-chair of the ENOUGH Project, which is dedicated to ending genocide and crimes against humanity. As a diplomat during the Clinton administration, he was directly involved in a number of peace processes throughout Africa, including the peace deal between Ethiopia and Eritrea. Prendergast has also worked for the U.S. Department of State, members of Congress and the United Nations. He is a visiting professor at the University of San Diego and the American University in Cairo.

Prendergast has authored eight books on Africa, the latest of which he co-authored with actor/activist Don Cheadle, titled "Not on Our Watch: The Mission to End Genocide in Darfur and Beyond," a New York Times bestseller. A book-signing will follow the talk.

This event is free and open to the public. It is sponsored by the Center for Peace and Global Studies at Le Moyne College. For more information, contact (315) 445-4294.

Le Moyne College to Host Screening of Documentary about Southern Sudan
Thursday, April 10, at 7 p.m., Grewen Auditorium

Le Moyne College will host a screening of “Rebuilding Hope,” a documentary film about southern Sudan, on Thursday, April 10, at 7 p.m. in Grewen Auditorium. The film maker, Jen Marlowe, will introduce the film and share her reflections.

"Rebuilding Hope" features the homecoming to South Sudan of Gabriel Bol Deng, who graduated from Le Moyne in 2007, along with Garang Mayuol and Koor Garang, and their efforts to develop health and education in their villages.

All three young men were forced to flee their homes twenty years ago, as young children, when militiamen led violent attacks on their villages. They crossed Southern Sudan on foot, surviving disease and paralyzing hunger to reach safety in a refugee camp in Ethiopia and then Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya, before coming to the U.S. in 2001 as part of the group of refugees known as the “Lost Boys” of Sudan.

The film documents their quest to find surviving family members and rediscover and contribute to their homeland; it also sheds light on what the future holds for South Sudan in its struggle for peace, development and stability.

Jen Marlowe is a Seattle-based activist, author and filmmaker. Together with Aisha Bain and Adam Shapiro, she is the author of “Darfur Diaries: Stories of Survival” (Nation Books, 2006). The three visited Darfur in 2004, shooting footage that they made into a 2005 documentary film, “Darfur Diaries: Message From Home.”

The event is free and open to the public. It is sponsored by the Center for Peace and Global Studies and Hope for Sudan. Call 445-4294 for more information or visit the Web site listed below.

Syracuse International Film and Video Festival Education Forum
Grewen Auditorium, Time TBA
http://www.syrfilmfest.com/

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