“Culture, Society and Restorative Justice: Sub-Saharan Africa,” visiting Fulbright Scholar Paul Masamba Sita Nsimba
Tuesday, April 2, 2013 at 6:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall)
– Nsimba teaches restorative justice at North Carolina Central University where he is a Fulbright visiting associate professor-in-residence for the Department of Criminal Justice. From 2002 to 2010, he served as director for the United Nations African Institute for the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders, which is based in Kampala, Uganda.
“International Development for the Real World,” USAID Administrator Dr. Rajiv Shah
Thursday, April 4, 2013 at 6:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall)
– USAID Administrator Dr. Rajiv Shah will give a Clinton School lecture titled “International Development for the Real World,” about the practical impact of international aid and development. Shah serves as the 16th administrator of USAID, leading the efforts of more than 9,600 professionals in 80 missions around the world.
Little Rock Startup Weekend
Sunday, April 7, 2013 at 5:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall)
– Startup Weekend is a global grassroots movement of active and empowered entrepreneurs who are learning the basics of founding startups and launching successful ventures. All Startup Weekend events follow the same basic model: anyone is welcome to pitch their startup idea and receive feedback from their peers. The weekend culminates with presentations in front of local entrepreneurial leaders with another opportunity for critical feedback. For more information about Startup Weekend Little Rock visit littlerock.startupweekend.org
“A Good Plan is Not a Quest for Certainty,” Kristina Ford
Wednesday, April 10, 2013 at 6:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall)
– A professor of professional practice and international public affairs at Columbia University, Ford is the former director of city planning for the City of New Orleans. Winner of the Award for Distinguished Leadership from the Louisiana Chapter of the American Planning Association, Ford was an early voice of reason to mediate the human and civic consequences of Hurricane Katrina on American society. From 2010 to 2011, Ford was chief of staff for New Orleans’ deputy mayor in charge of public facilities, infrastructure and community development.
“A Long Walk Home,” co-founder Salamishah Tillet
Friday, April 12, 2013 at 12:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall) *In partnership with the Arkansas Coalition Against Sexual Assault
– Founded in 2003, A Long Walk Home, Inc. is the only organization in the country that uses art therapy and the visual and performing arts to end violence against girls and women. Through their national and local programs, multimedia performances, summer and afterschool youth institutes, campus trainings and workshops, ALWH has educated over 100,000 survivors and their allies to build safe communities and end gender violence.
United States Senator John McCain
Friday, April 12, 2013 at 6:00 p.m. (Robinson Center, Exhibition Hall)
– Sen. McCain (R-Ariz.) will visit the Clinton School to discuss current affairs in the United States and abroad. Sen. McCain has led a distinguished career in public office, having first been elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1982. Winner of the 2008 Republican nomination for president, McCain is currently serving his fifth term in the U.S. Senate.
“The State of Charitable Giving Today,” Robert Sharpe, president of the Sharpe Group
Monday, April 15, 2013 at 12:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall)
– Sharpe is a leader in the field of nonprofit financial development with more than 30 years of nonprofit fund development and consulting experience. For 50 years, the Sharpe Group has been the leader in helping to ensure the financial security of thousands of America’s educational, healthcare, religious, social service and cultural institutions.
Letter from Birmingham Jail: A Worldwide Celebration
Tuesday, April 16, 2013 at 12:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall)
– On the 50th anniversary of the day that Martin Luther King, Jr. began writing his famous “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” the Clinton School and Clinton Foundation will join participants around the world reading King’s letter in celebration. This event is sponsored by the Birmingham Public Library.
“Energy and Sustainability in the U.S. Army,” Katherine Hammack
Wednesday, April 17, 2013 at 6:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall)
– Hammack was appointed Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy and Environment by President Obama in 2010. She is the primary advisor to the Secretary of the Army and Chief of Staff of the Army on all matters related to installation policy, oversight and coordination of energy security and management. She will visit the Clinton School to discuss the Army’s initiatives related to energy and sustainability.
Nobel Laureate Leymah Gbowee, part of the Frank and Kula Kumpuris Distinguished Lecture Series
Tuesday, April 23, 2013 at 6:00 p.m. (Great Hall) *In partnership with the Clinton Foundation and AT&T
– The 2011 Nobel Peace Laureate, Gbowee is a Liberian peace activist, trained social worker and women’s rights advocate. Her leadership of the Women of Liberia Mass Action for Peace – which brought together Christian and Muslim women in a nonviolent movement that played a pivotal role in ending Liberia’s civil war in 2003 – is chronicled in her memoir, “Mighty Be Our Powers,” and in the documentary, “Pray the Devil Back to Hell.”
“The Kenya General Election 2013: Tallying, Technology and Transparency,” Clinton School assistant professor Warigia Bowman
Wednesday, April 24, 2013 at 12:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall)
– Bowman, who has extensively studied the politics and public policy of North Africa, traveled to Kenya earlier this month to observe the country’s historic presidential elections. Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta was declared the winner of the election and the results are being contested by Prime-Minister Raila Odinga. Bowman will discuss her observations of the election and its significance in shaping the country’s political future.
“GreenFaith – The Growing Religious Environmental Movement,” Rev. Fletcher Harper
Friday, April 26, 2013 at 12:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall)
– Harper is executive director of GreenFaith, a leading national interfaith environmental organization that works with diverse faith communities across the country. An award-winning spiritual writer and nationally-recognized preacher on the environment, he teaches and speaks at houses of worship from a range of denominations in New Jersey and nationwide about the moral, spiritual basis for environmental stewardship and justice.
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