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- Upcoming speakers include:
- George Piwang-Jalobo, Founder & Director of the Center for Conflict Management and Peace Studies in Gulu University, Uganda (February 8th evening) and
- Deependra Thapa, a government official from Nepal (March 16th lunch).
- We will also be having a program to review the recommendations for UN reform put forth by the Secretary-General's High Level Panel on Threats, Challenges and Change.
- We're also considering starting a Great Decisions group — anyone interested should contact Jim L. Roush at jlroush@aol.com
The Wake County Chapter
of the United Nations Association
invites you to our
February 8th,
2005 Program Meeting:
Tuesday the 8th — at 6:00pm
Topic:
Women as Perpetrators, Victims of Violence, & Peace Builders: A Critique of religion, culture, & gender vis-a-vis spiritualized violence in the Northern Ugandan conflict
Speaker:
George Piwang-Jalobo, Founder & Director of the Center for Conflict Management and Peace Studies, Gulu University, Uganda (East Africa)
The 18-year old insurgency led by the so-called Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) has wreaked untold suffering in Northern Uganda. Estimates suggest that over 20,000 children have been abducted by the LRA, tortured and abused. The girls are forcibly turned into sex slaves as "wives" of rebel commanders, with many becoming scarred child mothers and/or infected with HIV/AIDS. Over 1.6 million people have fled from their homes and hundreds have been killed.
George brings us a personal experience with the tragedy in Northern Uganda, which has been described as the "world's most forgotten tragedy" by international humanitarian agencies, through his involvement: (1) in development and poverty work among the poor in Northern Uganda, including promotion of education, especially girls' education; and (2) with an inter-faith religious leaders' peace initiative seeking a peaceful end to the Northern Uganda conflict.
George will also briefly describe the activity of the UN Associations in the United Kingdom and Uganda in publicizing the problems in Northern Uganda.
The Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE) publication "FAWE (Uganda) Profile 2003" contains several related publications authored by George Piwang-Jalobo and others.
Date and Time
Tuesday evening, February 8th at 6:00 p.m.
Menu:
Hummus with pita bread, Lebanese chicken dish, lentils and rice, an outstanding Greek salad with olives and feta cheese, topped off by traditional Baklava for dessert.
Place:
The Unity Church of Raleigh,
9225 Leesville Rd.
Our meal is being provided by a Lebanese friend of George's as a contribution. Marina is a caterer in the area, and she is doing this to help bring awareness to the tragedy in North Uganda.
[Directions]
[Map]
The Unity Church of Raleigh can be reached easily from I-540 (exit at Leesville and head south), from Route 70 via I-540 or Westgate Road, from Hwy 50 (Creedmoor Road) via Strickland Road west to Leesville and then south; the church will be on the right just after the animal hospital. You can also come north on Leesville from Lynn Road; in that case, the church will be on the left just past the little shopping center (after the Leesville school complex -- all on the left).
Price:
None
Marina hopes that the delicious meal she donates will inspire you to contribute generously to "God's Forgotten Children" through Gulu University's project: Northern Uganda Girls' Science Academy. Our Chapter will collect the donations and transmit them all to Gulu University.
Reservations and Information:
To reserve or for information, send an e-mail to JLRoush@aol.com or call him at 850-9696. Sally Cook [467-3642] will also be taking reservations. We need to hear from you by Friday morning February 4 so we can give a number to the cook. Repeat: RESERVATION DEADLINE IS FEBRUARY 4 BEFORE NOON!!!
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