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NSU to Host Invisible Children Screening with Ugandan Student Speakers, Oct. 7
Invisible Children, a media-based non-profit dedicated to ending Africa’s longest-running war, will be screening GO at NSU on Oct. 7. Invisible Children exists to raise awareness about children who are abducted and forced to fight as soldiers in the Lord’s Resistance Army, a rebel group currently terrorizing central east Africa….
NSU Students Campaign On Behalf of the Conflict Minerals Fair Trade Act
Students from the Center for Psychological Studies and the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, along with John Prendergast, co-founder of the “Enough Project” – an initiative to end genocide and crimes against humanity – visited with Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen recently to advocate on behalf of the Conflict Minerals…
Conflict in Darfur Topic of Symposium at NSU
A Darfur native whose parents have been displaced to a refugee camp, along with several experts on the region, will be among the speakers examining the crisis and conflict in Darfur at a symposium at Nova Southeastern University (NSU).
The four-day symposium, titled “Darfur Calling” and featuring presentations, panel discussions and movie screenings, will be held Sept. 8, 9 10, and 12 at the Knight Auditorium in the Carl DeSantis Building on NSU’s main campus (3301 College Ave.). The event is free and open to the public.