July 26, 4:00 - 7:00 PM.

"Join us at Sankofa Cafe as we seek to understand the pressing issues facing thee nation of Sudan through an afternoon filled with personal testimonies, poetry, music and enlightening conversation. See Darfur in the eyes of the youngest witnesses to genocide as we relaunch our “Children of Darfur: Picturing Genocide” exhibition – a collection of vivid drawings by Darfuri children leaving in internally displaced persons camps. We all have the power to protect!

Co-sponsors include: Sudanese American Young Adult Professionals (SAYAP), Sudan Hope Initiative, Rescue Nubia, PanAfrican Youth Empowerment Network, and African United DJs.

July 8, 2008, 2:00pm to 3:30pm

This presentation explores the role of ethnicity and government performance in determining Kenyans' vote choices in the December 2007 elections. Policymakers and scholars typically argue that voting in Africa is simply an ethnic head count. But what happens when no ethnic group is large enough to win outright? What happens when a citizen is confronted with candidates that are not from their ethnic group? Does a government's performance enter into a voter's calculations in Africa? And what does this tell us about the nature of political accountability and democractic participation in Africa? Gibson and Long's results demonstrate that voting in Africa may go beyond ethnicity, and thus argue for a more nuanced understanding of Africa politics.

Speakers will include
• James Long, Departmrnt of Political Science, University of California, San Diego
• Clark Gibson, Professor and Chair, Department of Political Science, Univeristy of California, San Diego
• Joel Barkan, Senior Associate, CSIS Africa Program

When: July 9, 2008 12:00pm – 1:15pm

Please join the Security and Development Workgroup for a somewhat informal conversation on issues within security and development. A number of workgroup members will be making short presentations on their work and recommendations for the field, followed by discussion amongst all present.

Some of the topics to be discussed include:
• Peacekeeping, readiness and stability operations
• Bridging the gap between development and defense
• Development and security in Darfur
• Global efforts to create an arms trade treaty

Wednesday, July 30th, 6:30pm - 8:00pm

H.E. Machivenyika Mapuranga, Zimbabwean ambassador to the United States, will speak about the current situation in his country, US-Zimbabwe relations and the future of Zimbabwe. All attendees are invited to participate in a short Q &A session that will follow his remarks.

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