BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Lewis & Clark//NONSGML v1.0//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20040404T100000 RDATE:20040404T100000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20041031T090000 RDATE:20041031T090000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20041118 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20041119 SUMMARY:Lt. General Romeo Dallaire DESCRIPTION:Children and War General Dallaire with Reverend Carl Wilkens November 18\, 3:30 p.m. Agnes Flanagan Chapel Shake Hands with the De vil: The Failure of Humanity in Rwanda November 18\, 7 p.m. Agnes Flana gan Chapel Lieutenant General Roméo A. Dallaire's courageous and humani tarian actions saved the lives of thousands of Rwandans in 1994\, when he led the United Nations (UN) mission in Rwanda. Although he and his UN tr oops did not have the mandate to intervene in the genocide that occurred there\, he did not freeze in the face of horror. Against political pressu re to take sides in the conflict\, Dallaire remained impartial and his co urage\, compassion and integrity earned him one of Canada's most prestigi ous military honors\, the Meritorius Service Cross. Dallaire has\, over a 34-year career in the military\, combined his exemplary humanitarian vi sion with the highest ethical military principles. He has been honored on numerous occasions for outstanding professionalism\, honor\, altruism\, resourcefulness and bravery. In the spring of 2000\, Dallaire retired ear ly from the military to become special advisor to the Canadian minister f or international cooperation\, tending to the plight of children in war-t orn countries. In January\, 2004\, he received the inaugural Aegis Award from the Beth Shalom Holocaust Centre in Great Britain. Dallaire is fell ow at the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at Harvard and author of Sh ake Hands with the Devil: The Failure of Humanity in Rwanda. General Dal laire's visit to Lewis &\; Clark is sponsored by the Associated Studen ts of Lewis &\; Clark\, the Student Academic Affairs Board\, the Lewis &\; Clark Chapel Program\, the Canadian Consulate in Seattle\, and Ar ts &\; Ideas. Special thanks to Lewis &\; Clark College senior Mich ael Graham who conceived of this residency\, secured funding\, and invite d General Dallaire. Graham traveled to Rwanda in Summer 2004 on a Student Academic Affairs Board grant to create a film commemorating the Rwandan Genocide. General Dallaire will be joined by Reverend Carl Wilkens for t he afternoon panel on Children in War. Wilkens was the only American to s tay in Rwanda during the genocide to assist Rwandans seeking safety. Dal laire's book\, Shake Hands with the Devil: The Failure of Humanity in Rwa nda\, is available for purchase at the College Bookstore and after his le ctures. General Dallaire's presentations are free and open to the public . X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Children and War
General Dallair
e with Reverend Carl Wilkens
November 18\, 3:30 p.m.
Agnes
Flanagan Chapel
Shake Hands with the Devil: The Failure of H
umanity in Rwanda
November 18\, 7 p.m.
Agnes Flanagan Chape
l
Lieutenant General Roméo A. Dallaire's courageous a
nd humanitarian actions saved the lives of thousands of Rwandans in 1994\
, when he led the United Nations (UN) mission in Rwanda. Although he and
his UN troops did not have the mandate to intervene in the genocide that
occurred there\, he did not freeze in the face of horror. Against politic
al pressure to take sides in the conflict\, Dallaire remained impartial a
nd his courage\, compassion and integrity earned him one of Canada's most
prestigious military honors\, the Meritorius Service Cross.
Dallaire has\, over a 34-year career in the military\, combined his exem
plary humanitarian vision with the highest ethical military principles. H
e has been honored on numerous occasions for outstanding professionalism\
, honor\, altruism\, resourcefulness and bravery. In the spring of 2000\,
Dallaire retired early from the military to become special advisor to th
e Canadian minister for international cooperation\, tending to the plight
of children in war-torn countries. In January\, 2004\, he received the i
naugural Aegis Award from the Beth Shalom Holocaust Centre in Great Brita
in.
Dallaire is fellow at the Carr Center for Human Rights P
olicy at Harvard and author of Shake Hands with the Devil: The Failure of
Humanity in Rwanda.
General Dallaire's visit to Lewis &\
; Clark is sponsored by the Associated Students of Lewis &\; Clark\, t
he Student Academic Affairs Board\, the Lewis &\; Clark Chapel Program
\, the Canadian Consulate in Seattle\, and Arts &\; Ideas. Special tha
nks to Lewis &\; Clark College senior Michael Graham who conceived of
this residency\, secured funding\, and invited General Dallaire. Graham t
raveled to Rwanda in Summer 2004 on a Student Academic Affairs Board gran
t to create a film commemorating the Rwandan Genocide.
General Dal
laire will be joined by Reverend Carl Wilkens for the afternoon panel on
Children in War. Wilkens was the only American to stay in Rwanda during t
he genocide to assist Rwandans seeking safety.
Dallaire's bo
ok\, Shake Hands with the Devil: The Failure of Humanity in Rwanda\, is a
vailable for purchase at the College Bookstore and after his lectures.
General Dallaire's presentations are free and open to the publ
ic.