Friday, November 4, 2011

ERIC REEVES 

Darfur: No Way Forward from a Dangerous
and Unsustainable Situation

Presented by The Salem Award Foundation for Human Rights and Social Justice, The Salem Athenæum, and Grace Church

A lecture by Dr. Eric Reeves, 2007 winner of the Salem Award for Human Rights and Social Justice at The Grace Church, 385 Essex Street, Salem, MA.

Eric Reeves, winner of the 2007 Salem Award for Human Rights and Social Justice, will speak on the continuing tragedy in Sudan. As news coverage of the human suffering and destruction in Darfur diminishes, the world seems to have lost sight of the continued threats to human survival. Humanitarians on the ground in Sudan see no real progress--certainly none that can withstand badly timed rains or a poor harvest and the resulting famine. 

In Reeves own words: “The "Doha Peace Process ended without significant achievement; humanitarian needs remain unassessed and unaddressed; insecurity remains intolerable for most of Darfur; and the threat of forced returns of Internally Displaced Persons grows steadily, as violence and deprivation are directed against IDP camps by Khartoum.”

Dr. Reeves has written and published extensively on Sudan. He has served as a researcher and consultant to numerous human rights and humanitarian organizations in Sudan, and has testified formally on Sudan in a variety of governmental forums, including Congressional hearings. His publications have appeared in The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, The International Herald Tribune, major international newspapers, and such publications as The Nation, Human Rights Review and African Studies Review.

Dr. Reeves, a Smith College professor of English Language and Literature, has committed his life
over the last twelve years to speaking out for Sudan and Darfur.  He serves on the Advisory Board
on the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants; the Board of Advisors for Genocide Watch and
the International Campaign to End Genocide; and the Board of Advisors to the Darfur Peace and
Development Association.