2001
UAS NEWS RELEASE ARCHIVES
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March 30,
2001 A journalist from Zimbabwe who was jailed and tortured for a story he published will be the keynote speaker at the University of Alaska Southeast Humanities Conference April 6 and 7. Ray Choto speaks at 7 p.m. Friday in Egan Library about "The Media, Democracy and Human Rights in Zimbabwe." A discussion will follow his presentation. The conference will focus on human rights. It is open to the public. "Our goal is to bring the community together with our students to discuss issues relevant to human rights," according to Dr. Sue Koester, one of the conference organizers. A human rights panel will be held Saturday, April 7 starting at 9 a.m. in Egan Library. Mario Tafur, Rosalie Walker, Andrew Hope, Dixie Belcher, Ray Choto and Peter Dubois will talk about their work in human rights. "We're going to draw upon the work of these activists and reflect about the work of others," Koester said. The panel discussion will be followed by sessions to consider the writings of international human rights activists. "I see this conference as a consciousness raising," Koester said. "It certainly has been that way for me. We're raising the consciousness of participants, students and the community." The Humanities Conference is sponsored by UAS, Amnesty International and the Juneau World Affairs Council. Related Amnesty International activities April 7 include a workshop at 2 p.m. on the UAS campus and a presentation by Ken Wiwa at 7:30 p.m. in the Scottish Rite Temple. He will discuss and read from his book, "In the Shadow of A Saint: A Son's Journey to Understand the Legacy of His Father." -30-
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