Photographs
Far left: Dorothy Allison (third from left) and students following Allison's Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration keynote address. Photo by Joseph Mehling, College Photographer. Center: Members of AXIS Dance Company, a mixed-ability dance troupe, performing at the Hopkins Center as part of a Hopkins Center campus residency cosponsored by IDE. Photo by Jack Rowell. Right: Discussions at a Diversity Forum hosted by IDE. Photo by The Dartmouth.
Artwork
Detail from mural produced by Ernesto Cuevas and Dartmouth students as part of Encuentro Latino, a Summer Arts Festival coordinated by the Leslie Center for the Humanities.
The Dickey Center is pleased to join with the Tucker Foundation to present the 2009 Rabbi Marshall Meyer Social Justice Lecture:
Monday, February 2
Kul Chandra Gautam '72 has extensive experience in socio-economic development, humanitarian assistance, human rights, and international diplomacy. In his long and distinguished career with the U.N., spanning over three decades, he dealt with the highest levels of policy making, including the General Assembly, Security Council, ECOSOC, and UNICEF Executive Board. He oversaw UNICEF cooperation in more than 150 developing countries.
The highest-ranking Nepali in the U.N. system, he worked hard informally to secure the support of the U.N. and other key players to promote peace and reconciliation in Nepal during the decade-long civil war. He spoke forcefully against violence, impunity, and violation of human rights by all parties in the conflict.
In his address, Gautam will discuss progress made in promoting child survival, development, and protection in recent decaded; the role of the U.N., UNICEF, WHO, and other organizations; and why the survival and well-being of children is the best indicator of human development and the key to national development. He also will speak to how how the movement for child rights has evolved in the context of broader human rights and social justice--for which Rabbi Meyer devoted his life.
Kul Chandra Gautam '72 will receive the Tucker Foundation's Lester B. Granger '18 Award for Lifetime Achievement during Dartmouth's Social Justice Awards ceremony this January.
This lecture is made possible by a gift from Marina and Andrew Lewin '81.
