Film Series Spring 2009

Feb 23, 2009 // by Steven // Outside Opportunities // No Comments

Rotary Peace Fellows at Berkeley & International House present

Film Series Spring 2009

7 – 9pm, International House, Homeroom (2299 Piedmont Avenue)

The Rotary Peace Fellows at Berkeley and the International House present their Spring 2009 Film Series. Following the showing of each film will be a presentation and discussion led by a Rotary World Peace Fellow and/or invited guests. The Film Series is open to all students, faculty, staff and the general public.

Tuesday, February 24, 2009

“Perspective from West Africa”

Film: From Dakar to Point Loko-Perspectives from West Africa
Speaker: Nathaniel Cogley (Film Producer and Director)

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

“Afghanistan’s Seven Year Itch: Make or Break”

Film: Osama
Speakers: Daniel Cooney (Rotary Peace Fellow and former Associated Press Correspondent in Afghanistan and Debbie Rodriguez, author of “Kabul Beauty School”, the New York Time bestseller)

Thursday, March 12, 2009

“Development in Mexico: Past and Present”

Film: Los Olvidados
Speaker: Larissa Bosch (Rotary Peace Fellow and former employee of Mexico’s Ministry of Social Development and the Ministry of Education)

Thursday, March 19, 2009

“Colombia: Working for Peace in the Middle of a Conflict “

Film: La Sierra
Speaker: Michelle Arevalo-Carpenter, Domingo Blanco, Veronica Guzman, Alejandra Rueda (All speakers are current Rotary Peace Fellows and are from Latin America–Ecuador, Venezuela, Colombia–with experience in refugees, foreign affairs, international and rural development and biofuels)