Contact: Shirley Osterhaus, Fairhaven College, (360) 650-2309, shirley.osterhaus@wwu.edu
BELLINGHAM - Western Washington University's Fairhaven College of Interdisciplinary Studies will continue its World Issues Forums this spring with talks on subjects ranging from women waging peace in war-torn Colombia to the conservation of snow leopards in Pakistan.
The World Issues Forums are dedicated to providing educational opportunities to the campus and Bellingham community that support an informed and engaged global citizenry.
All forums are free and open to the public and are from noon to 1:30 p.m. on Wednesdays in the Fairhaven College Auditorium, unless noted otherwise.
- April 16: "The Islamist Movement in Egyptian Politics." Tamir Moustafa, Jarislowsky Chair in Religion and Cultural Change and associate professor of International Studies at Simon Fraser University, will discuss the Muslim Brotherhood's role in Egyptian politics, their political and social reforms and will draw comparisons to other Islamist movements in the region.
- April 16: "Struggle for Constitutional Power: Law, Politics and Economic Development in Egypt," 2:30 p.m. Science Lecture Hall 110. Moustafa will discuss his recent book "The Struggle for Constitutional Power," and will examine the politics of the Egyptian Supreme Constitutional Court, the most important experiment in constitutionalism in the Arab world.
- April 23: "Women Waging Peace in Colombia." Maria Ruth Sanabria, human rights activist of Colombia, will speak on her work to create peace and justice in Colombia and how the areas women are resisting war and waging peace. Sanabria will be joined by Scott Nicholson, a board member of Community Action for Justice in the Americas, who has been living and documenting the situation in Arauca, Colombia since July 2006. She will also present this lecture at 7 p.m., April 23 at the First Congregational Church of Bellingham, 2401 Cornwall Ave.
- April 30: "Post-Genocide Rwanda: A Resilient Society." Lama Mugabo, graduate of the University of British Columbia's School of Community and Regional Planning and founding member of Building Bridges with Rwanda, will present on the rebuilding process in Rwanda in the wake of the 1994 genocide. Mugabo will also present this lecture at 7 p.m., Tuesday April 29 at the Community Food Co-op Connections Building at 1220 N. Forest St.
- May 7: "Protecting the Snow Leopard and Enhancing Farmers' Livelihoods." Shafqat Hussain, a sixth-year doctoral student at Yale University's School of Forestry, Environmental Studies and Department of Anthropology, will present on Project Snow Leopard, a program he designed to conserve the snow leopard in Pakistan and in its home range across the Himalayas.
- May 14: "Energy Policy and Economic Transition: Exploring South America and Central Asia through Personal Interviews." Devin Malone and Michaela Rollins, student recipients of the Fairhaven College Adventure Learning Grant, will present on the interviewing projects they conducted in Bolivia and Tajikistan.
- May 21: "Illiberal Practice of Liberal Regimes: Reflections on the Status of Ethics, Law & Justice After 9/11." Ben Muller, professor of International Relations and Critical Security Studies at Simon Fraser University and current Border Policy Institute Visiting Fellow at WWU, will present on liberal democratic states and their illiberal practices post-Sept. 11.
- May 28: "Fishermen, Housewives, Teachers and Transvestites: Social Movements in Oaxaca, Mexico." Wendy Call, writer-in-residence at Seattle's Richard Hugo House, will speak on the three years she spent in Oaxaca, Mexico writing about the city's social movements.
For more information on the World Issues Forum please contact Shirley Osterhaus, (360) 650-2309, or https://www.piersystem.com/STUDENT/Taylor%20Scaggs/STUDENT/Kaitlyn%20Miner/TEMPLATE~News%20Releases/shirley.osterhaus@wwu.edu.
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