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</v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width=203 height=246 src="cid:image001.gif@01CD9BF2.87842DF0" align=right hspace=12 alt=PeaceInAfrica.gif v:shapes="Picture_x0020_0"><![endif]><b><i><span style='font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Candara","sans-serif";color:#592A03'>Peace & Conflict in West Africa</span></i></b><b><span style='font-size:36.0pt;font-family:"Candara","sans-serif";color:#592A03'><br></span></b><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Candara","sans-serif";color:#592A03'>A panel discussion about local peace & conflict resolution efforts in West Africa</span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Candara","sans-serif"'><br><br></span></b><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Candara","sans-serif"'>Panelists</span></b><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Candara","sans-serif"'><br></span></b><b><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Candara","sans-serif";color:#592A03'>• Prof. Wendy Wilson-Fall, Lafayette College <br>• Prof. Abu Bakarr Bah, Northern Illinois University<br>• Janet Johnson, Liberian Journalist</span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Candara","sans-serif"'><br><br></span></b><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Candara","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Thursday, September 27, 2012, 6:00-8:45 PM*<br>Cambridge Public Library, Lecture Hall<br>449 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02138</span></b><span style='font-family:"Candara","sans-serif"'> <i><br></i></span><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif"'><br>The Cambridge Peace Commission is cosponsoring this panel discussion on the histories, struggles, and peace-building efforts of West African nations and peoples. The panel discussion is organized by the West African Peace Initiative of the West African Research Association – a consortium of scholars and institutions with interest in West Africa. WARA promotes peace-building and conflict prevention within the region, and supports research and exchange among scholars and experts in the field. Discussion will focus on current peace-building efforts and the challenges being faced in the region.<br><br>The three featured panelists have extensive experience analyzing conflicts in the region: <b>Prof. Abu Bakarr Bah</b>, professor of sociology at Northern Illinois University, founder and editor-in-chief of the “African Conflict and Peace-Building Review”; <b>Prof. Wendy Wilson-Fall</b>, director of Africana Studies at Lafayette College; and <b>Janet Johnson</b>, a Liberian journalist who covered the civil wars in Liberia for more than 20 years and is featured in the documentary film, “Pray the Devil Back to Hell,” which chronicles the contributions of women in bringing an end to the civil wars in Liberia.<br><br></span><b><i><span style='font-family:"Candara","sans-serif";color:#592A03'>*Refreshments will be served at 6:00 PM, and the panel discussion begins at 6:30<br>This event is free and open to the public</span></i></b><i><span style='font-family:"Candara","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><br></span></i><span style='font-family:"Candara","sans-serif"'><br></span><i><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>For more information regarding this event and to RSVP contact V. Muna Kangsen at <span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="mailto:mkangsen@cambridgema.gov">mkangsen@cambridgema.gov</a> or </span>617<span style='color:#1F497D'>.</span>349<span style='color:#1F497D'>.</span>6155 TTY:617<span style='color:#1F497D'>.</span>492<span style='color:#1F497D'>.</span>0235</span></i><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'><br></span></i><i><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>For more about the West African Peace Initiative visit <a href="http://www.westafricapeace.org">www.westafricapeace.org</a><br><br></span></i><i><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif"'><img border=0 width=732 height=46 id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image002.jpg@01CD9BF2.E86D4AC0" alt=ClothBanner.jpg></span></i><i><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif"'><br></span></i><span style='font-family:"Candara","sans-serif"'><br></span><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Candara","sans-serif"'>Sponsored by<span style='color:#1F497D'> </span>the <span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.westafricapeace.org/">West African Research Association</a> </span>& The Cambridge Peace Commission</span><span style='font-family:"Candara","sans-serif"'><br></span><i><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>The City of Cambridge does not discriminate on the basis of disability. The City may provide auxiliary aids and services, written materials in alternative formats, and reasonable modifications in policies and procedures to qualified individuals with disabilities</span></i><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><br><br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Brian Corr<br>Executive Director, Cambridge Peace Commission<br>City of Cambridge, Massachusetts<br>51 Inman St., Cambridge, MA 02139<br>617.349.4694 voice • 617.349.4766 fax<br><a href="mailto:bcorr@cambridgema.gov">bcorr@cambridgema.gov</a><br><a href="http://www.cambridgema.gov/peace">http://www.cambridgema.gov/peace</a></span><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></body></html>