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Genocide in Africa:
Personal Reflections from Rwanda, Congo and Darfur
On March 3rd, 2009, Rebecca Tinsley spoke to community members at St. John's Episcopal Church on her personal experiences in Africa involving genocide and systematic human rights abuses, particularly in Rwanda, Congo and Darfur.
Rebecca Tinsley is a human rights campaigner and former BBC journalist. She started the humanitarian group Network For Africa to help people rebuild their lives in post-genocide societies. She also started the human rights group Waging Peace after visiting Darfur in 2004. She was involved in getting aid to Bosnia and Kosovo during the Yugoslav wars in the 1990s, as well as pressuring Western governments to act.
In her presentation, Rebecca urged those present to understand that "genocide isn't inevitable, and it doesn't just happen in Africa. It is part of the human condition, but if we can be bothered, we can prevent genocide, and it doesn't involve spending huge amounts of overseas aid."
Foreign Affairs Presentations
by University of Wyoming Professors
Marianne Kamp is an Associate Professor of History at the University of Wyoming, specializing in the politics of Russia, the Middle East and Central Asia. On February 27th, 2009 she spoke to students and teachers from the Jackson Hole Community School, the Jackson Hole High School and Summit High School on the "Current Situation in the Middle East." Among topics discussed were the difference between Sunni and Shia ideologies, the Israel-Palestine Conflict, US-Saudi and US-Iranian relations, and the radicalism that has erupted in the Middle East.
Dr. Jean Garrison teaches American Foreign Relations, International Relations, and Comparative Foreign Policy at the University of Wyoming and is the Director of the International Studies Program as of Fall 2008. On February 27th, Jean spoke to students and teachers from the Jackson Hole High School on "US Foreign Policy and the Current Challenges Faced by the New Administration."
The Effects of Climate Change on Antarctica's Interior
Molly Loomis is an experienced climber and mountain guide, leading expeditions around the world. She is also a freelance writer with her work appearing in a number of publications, including Backpacker, Climbing, Outside and Natural Home magazines. On January 26th, Molly Loomis spoke to students and community members at the Jackson Hole High School on the effects of climate change on Antarctic's interior that she had personally witnessed from her mountaineering and guiding trips in Antarctica. Molly also spoke of 350.org, the international campaign to raise awareness of the need to decrease atmospheric carbon dioxide to 350 parts per million. Accompanying her talk was a slideshow of Molly's personal pictures from her trip, including a photo of her husband atop Mount Vinson holding a 350.org banner that students from the local club, Alliance Against Climate Change, had made.