Post-Conflict Recovery Week April 2-5, 2012


Wilson HallAs part of our goal to raise awareness and offer insights into landmine action, humanitarian assistance and post-conflict reconstruction, CISR will be hosting its annual Post-Conflict Recovery Week on the James Madison University campus from April 2-April 5, 2012. 

This year, the week will offer six events pertaining to international affairs, current U.S. foreign policy and nongovernmental organizations. CISR is honored to host guest lecturers from the U.S. Department of State, Mines Advisory Group and Marshall Legacy Institute, including a demonstration from Mine Detection Dog Utsi!

All events are free and open to the public. Click here to see a map parking lots at JMU. Parking is indicated in the schedule below.

Special thanks to the Ghandi Center at JMU and the Department of Political Science for their support of Post-Conflict Recovery Week!

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Monday, April 2:
Guest Event Location Time
Marshall Legacy Institute
Mine Detection Dog Demonstration
 
Festival Lawn
(Contact CISR staff member to obtain public parking pass)
1-4 p.m.
Marshall Legacy Institute
Lecture: Mine Detection Dogs & Victim Assistance
 
Miller 1101
(Free public parking at Warsaw Ave. Deck)
7-8:30 p.m.
The Marshall Legacy Institute is a Virginia-based non-profit organization committed to helping war-torn countries eliminate the humanitarian and destabilizing effects of landmines through survivor assistance programs, educational programs, and the training and use of Mine Detection Dogs. To help show more about these activities, MLI’s Vice President of Children’s Programs and Victims Assistance, Kimberly McCasland, will be coming to the JMU campus with Mine Detection Dog Utsi to raise awareness about the humanitarian threat of landmines and to demonstrate how dogs like Utsi can help save lives.

 

Tuesday, April 3:
Guest Event Location Time
CISR
CISR Post-Conflict Recovery Week Info Table
Commons
11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Have questions? Comments? Want to work for CISR? Stop by our information table on the Commons to learn more! We’d be happy to talk to you.
U.S. Department of State
Lecture: Conventional Weapons Destruction in Libya
Miller 1101
(Free public parking at Warsaw Ave. Deck)
7-8:30 p.m.
U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement (PM/WRA) Deputy Director for Mine Action Programs, Col. Nick Spignesi will speak about Conventional Weapons Destruction in Libya.

 

Wednesday, April 4:
Guest Event Location Time
Mines Advisory Group
Film Screening "Surviving the Peace"
Miller 1101
(Free public parking at Warsaw Ave. Deck)
7-8:30 p.m.
Mines Advisory Group is an international organization that saves lives through the destruction of weapons in conflict-affected countries. Since its inception, Mines Advisory Group has gone on to work in over 35 countries. In 1997, their work was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. JMU alumna, Jennifer Lachman, MAG America’s Executive Director will be coming to JMU to show the short film “Surviving the Peace” and give a question and answer session on the organization’s work. 

 

Thursday, April 5:

Guest Event Location Time
U.S. Department of State
Lecture: Sudan & South Sudan
Harrison 1261
(Free public parking at Warsaw Ave. Deck)
7-8:30 p.m.
Fresh off a trip to South Sudan, former and current PM/WRA Frasure-Kruzel-Drew Humanitarian Demining Fellows and JMU alumae Emma Smith Atkinson and Katie Smith will discuss the year-long U.S. Department of State Fellowship, their experiences working with the U.S. Government, and how the U.S. Government is responding to the ever-evolving humanitarian situation in the newly independent Republic of South Sudan

Co-sponsored by the Department of Political Science.

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