Monday, October 23, 2006

Walk For Darfur

Hey Everyone!

I'm definitely going to be participating in the Walk for Darfur which is on November 19 in Balboa Park. This is the first event of its kind in San Diego and I think it would be great to have a good showing from the USD School of Law.

Participating in the San Diego Walk For Darfur is a great way to get actively involved in this cause. This is a family oriented event perfect for everyone -- all age groups and fitness levels. You can choose to run, jog, or walk approximately 3 kilometers in the beautiful setting of San Diego's historical Balboa Park. This great event offers a chance to spend a meaningful morning with friends and family, and the extended San Diego Community as we raise funds for an extremely important cause. There will be refreshments and entertainment along the route; at the finish line we will gather for a rally that shall include a keynote address by Rabbi Lee Bycel, humanitarian and International Medical Corps Senior Advisor for Global Strategy. In addition, awards will be given out to honor the individuals and teams with the most funds raised! More details of Local Celebrities and Entertainment to come. Each registered participant receives a colorful, top-quality commemorative T-shirt.

It is sponsored by the American Jewish World Service. If you're interested, you can register or email me at jemnesia@yahoo.com.

Monday, October 02, 2006

IHRLS FALL SEMESTER SCHEDULE (UPDATED)

Here is a tentative schedule of the speaking events we hope to attend as a club. I will reserve a block of tickets for each event, and hopefully we can meet as a club 30 minutes before outside the law school and attend as a group. Theres quite a few events in October, so dont feel compelled to go to all, but try to attend as many as you can!

Thursday, October 5th, 12:00-12:50pm (Warren Hall 2A) Professor William Aceves, "International Human Rights Litigation in the US" Prof. Aceves is a Professor of Law at California Western School of Law and is the Director of the schools International Legal Studies Program. Among other courses, he teaches Human Rights Law at Cal Western. Prof. Aceves has also wrote extensively for both the ACLU and Amnesty International on the use of international law in domestic courts. He has also represented several human rights organizations in federal courts. Prof. Aceves will be the clubs first ever guest speaker, and will be speaking about intl. human rights litigation, particularly in domestic courts. He will also touch upon studying and practicing intl. human rights law. http://www.cwsl.edu/main/default.asp?nav=faculty.asp&header=faculty.gif&body=aceves/home.asp

Tuesday, October 10th, 12:30-2:00pm (IPJ Theatre) Conversation with Woman PeaceMaker Shukrije Gashi, “Transcending history, pursuing reconciliation for a future Kosovo.” ****Since most 1L's have class during the event, if anyone who doesnt have class wants to meet and walk over as a group, post a comment here that you want to attend, and we will meet in front of the main entrance to the law school at Noon and walk over. http://peace.sandiego.edu/programs/WPM/womenpeacemakers2006.html#ShukrijeGashi

Thursday, October 12th, 12:30pm-2:00pm (IPJ Theatre) Conversation with Woman PeaceMaker Palwasha Kakar, “Mobilizing women and defending human rights under and after the Taliban in Afghanistan.” ****Since most 1L's have class during the event, if anyone who doesnt have class wants to meet and walk over as a group, post a comment here that you want to attend, and we will meet in front of the main entrance to the law school at Noon and walk over. http://peace.sandiego.edu/programs/WPM/womenpeacemakers2006.html#PalwashaKakar

Wednesday, October 18th, 7:00pm (IPJ Theatre) Joan B.Kroc Lecture Series. "Women, War, Peace: Politics in Peacebuilding." Elisabeth Rehn, former Minister of Defense of Finland, and Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Bosnia and Herzegovina, will be addressing the topic of her book. ****We will be attending as a group, meeting in front of the law school at 6:30pm and walking over as a club

Thursday, October 19th, 7:00pm (IPJ Theatre) Women's inroads and blockades to peace with justice in current conflicts." Women from the frontlines in Afghanistan, Lebanon, Northern Uganda, the Philippines, Somalia, and Sudan discuss their work and gender-specific challenges in current policies in a public panel. ****We will be attending as a group, meeting in front of the law school at 6:30pm and walking over as a club

Thursday, October 26th, 7:00pm (IPJ Theatre) “Building cultures of peace with justice” – Annual Women PeaceMakers Panel. This is a perfect opportunity for the 1L's who couldnt attend the women peacemaker events during the day in October to hear them give their final talks as a panel. ****We will be attending as a group, meeting in front of the law school at 6:30pm and walking over as a club

Thursday, November 2, 7:00pm (IPJ Theatre) IPJ Speaker Series presents “Unifying Cyprus: Are the stakes too high?” Dr. Gerald Monk, Professor at the International Security and Conflict Resolution Program (ISCOR) at San Diego State University, will moderate a panel of experts from both the Greek and Turkish Cypriot communities. ****We will be attending as a group, meeting in front of the law school at 6:30pm and walking over as a club

More events will be added for November when we become aware of them.