New England and Afghanistan: Building Paths of Understanding and Collaboration Across Borders
January 27-28, 2007
Rockefeller Hall
Free and Open to the Public
Rockefeller Hall
Free and Open to the Public
| Saturday, January 27, 2007 | |
| 10:30-12:30 | Film Screening Kabul Transit by David Edwards Followed by Discussion with David Edwards and Sally and Don Goodrich Rockefeller Center Room 3 |
| 10:30-11:30 | First They Came for the Judges: The Afghan Women Judges Education Project The Vermont Experience Patricia Whalen, Connie Woodberry, Julie Peterson, and Ann Fielder Rockefeller Center Room 1 |
| 12:30-2:30 | Lunch Break (information and materials on display in Rockefeller Center) |
| 2:30-3:30 | The Welfare Association for the Development of Afghanistan (WADAN) Jean Kissel, Mohammad Nasib, Mohammad Alam, and Ahmad Javid Rockefeller Center, Room 1 |
| 3:30-3:45 | Break |
| 3:45-5:00 | Education and Educators in Afghanistan
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| 5:00-5:15 | Break |
| 5:15-6:00 | Creating Compassionate, Empathetic Learning Environments, which Foster Healthy Relationships between Global Citizens Fred Goldberg and Paul Richmond (The Loft Foundation) Rockefeller Center Room 1 |
| 8:00-9:30 | Performance - Richard "Dobbs" Hartshorne Bach with Verse Location TBA |
| Sunday, January 28, 2007 | |
| 10:30-11:30 | International Development Work, Workers and NGOs in Afghanistan: Roundtable Discussion and workshop Rachel Lehr (Rubia) Jonathan Hoffman (Direct Aid International) Rockefeller Center Room 1 |
| 11:30-11:45 | Break |
| 11:45-12:30 | The Aftermath of 9/11 Sally and Don Goodrich (Peter M. Goodrich Memorial Foundation) Matiullah Amin and Soraya Hazrati Dr. David Edwards, Williams College Rockefeller Center Room 1 |
| 12:45-2:00 | Lunch Break |
| 2:00-3:30 | Mobile Mini Circus for Children (MMCC) in Kabul Ted Lawrence An American's, private citizen's view of Afghanistan Mary Kerr Rockefeller Center Room 1 |
| 3:30-4:00 | Closing Remarks & Departure Jennifer Fluri, Dartmouth College |
Sponsored by:
Dickey Center for International Understanding, Legal Studies Program and Rockefeller Center, Office of the Provost, Fannie and Alan Leslie Center for the Humanities, Geography Department, Women's and Gender Studies Program, Asian and Middle Eastern Studies Program (AMES), Film and Television Studies Department, Building Bridges Middle East-U.S.