Carl Wilkens, a former director of a relief agency in Rwanda who stayed in the country during the genocide in the mid-‘90s, has been added to the slate of speakers in the World Issues Forum/Paths to Global Justice, a lecture series devoted to international social justice issues held at Western Washington University’s Fairhaven College of Interdisciplinary Studies.

Wilkens, former director of Adventist Development and Relief Agency in Rwanda, was the only American to remain in Rwanda after thousands of expatriates evacuated and the United Nations pulled out most of their troops. His daily forays into the dangerous streets, past roadblocks and civilians armed with machetes and assault rifles, brought food, water and medicine to groups of orphans trapped throughout the city, saving hundreds of lives. His experiences were included in a 2004 PBS Frontline documentary, “The Ghosts of Rwanda.”

Several other speakers are included in the remaining World Issues Forum events this fall, including a talk by Malalai Joya, an Afghan woman elected to that country’s National Assembly. Joya, an outspoken critic of governmental corruption in Afghanistan, will speak Nov. 12 about her book, “A Woman Among Warlords: The Extraordinary Story of the Afghan Woman Who Dares to Speak Out,” an account of the experiences of young Afghans during the violence that has torn the country apart, the troubles in refugee camps and outrage over corruption...