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March 13-14, 2007
Stopping Mass Atrocities: An International Conference on the Responsibility to Protect
University of California, Berkeley

How can state governments be encouraged to stop genocide and other mass atrocities? Join an international assembly of policymakers, legislators, philanthropists, religious leaders, scholars and activists to discuss the "responsibility to protect" and move the concept from principle to practice.

March 13, 2007, 7 PM to 8:30 PM -- SOLD OUT
Lieutenant General Roméo Dallaire
"The Failure of Humanity in Preventing Genocides"
International House, Chevron Auditorium
Free admission, tickets required.

General Dallaire led the United Nations peacekeeping mission to Rwanda during the 1994 genocide. Featured in the film Hotel Rwanda, he will discuss the tragedy and its personal and professional aftermath.

March 14, 2007, 9 AM to 5 PM
Lipman Room, Barrows Hall
University of California, Berkeley
Free and open to the public.

9 AM Welcome: George Breslauer, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, UC Berkeley

9:15 Opening Remarks: Eric Stover, Human Rights Center, UC Berkeley

9:30 Keynote Address
"The Responsibility to Protect: The Power of an Idea "
Gareth Evans, President, International Crisis Group

10:30 Panel: Introduction to R2P
This panel will explore the political, historical, and legal underpinnings of the responsibility to protect. It will address the promise and potential of the emerging norm, as well as the challenges to its practical implementation. The discussion will consider the perspectives of scholars, policy makers, local and national government officials, UN representatives, and military personnel, among others.

* Jerry Sanders, Peace and Conflict Studies, UC Berkeley, moderator
* Richard Cooper, R2P Coalition
* Steve Crawshaw, Human Rights Watch
* Heidi Hulan, Canadian Mission to the United Nations
* Ramesh Thakur, UN University

1:30 PM Panel: R2P and International vs. National Policy Perspectives
International commitments have occasionally been at odds with U.S. priorities at home. How does R2P fit within current U.S. foreign policy and what are the challenges to embracing its principles? Which organizations, policy makers and politicians have been instrumental in promoting the idea? What theoretical and practical obstacles must be overcome for R2P to become an influential part of U.S. foreign policy? Issues to be discussed include a range of interventions, including use of force.

* Donald Steinberg, International Crisis Group, moderator
* Lee Feinstein, Council on Foreign Relations
* Victoria (Tori) Holt, Henry L. Stimson Center, author of The Impossible Mandate? Military Preparedness, the Responsibility to Protect, and Modern Peacekeeping
* Takahiro Katsumi, Foreign Policy Aide, Diet of Japan
* Hansjörg Strohmeyer, Chief, Policy Development and Studies Branch, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, UN

3:15 Panel: Building a Social Movement: An Examination of Current and Past Campaigns
How can lessons learned from successful campaigns be applied to the anti-genocide and R2P campaign? Models include the anti-slavery campaign, the campaign to ban landmines, and the campaign for the creation of the ICC.

* Anita Sharma, ENOUGH, moderator
* Mark Hanis, Genocide Intervention Network
* William Pace, World Federalist Movement-Institute for Global Policy, Coalition for the International Criminal Court
* Ken Rutherford, Landmine Survivors Network
* Rev. Gloria White-Hammond, M.D., My Sister's Keeper

4:30 Closing Remarks
Juan Méndez, UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide and President, International Center for Transitional Justice

Film screening: Beyond the Gates
Shattuck Cinema, 2230 Shattuck Ave. at Kittredge
7:30 PM

Based on true events and filmed in Rwanda with genocide survivors as cast and crew, Beyond the Gates tells their shared story of humanity in the most inhumane circumstances.

For more information, email r2pconference@berkeley.edu or call 510-642-0965.

Hosted by Human Rights Center

In cooperation with Genocide Intervention Network, Human Rights Watch

Conference partners include: Amnesty International, Center for American Progress, Consulate General of Canada, International Crisis Group, Progressive Students of Faith, San Francisco Bay Area Darfur Coalition, STAND-UC Berkeley, World Affairs Council of Northern California, World Federalist Movement-Institute for Global Policy

UC Berkeley co-sponsors: Boalt Hall Committee for Human Rights, Center for African Studies, Canadian Studies Program, Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Ethnic Studies Department, Graduate School of Journalism, Institute of International Studies, International and Area Studies, International Human Rights Law Clinic, International Legal Studies Program, Peace and Conflict Studies, Religion, Politics, and Globalization Program

Supported by Humanity United, with additional funding from the Darian and Rick Swig Philanthropic Fund


IN THIS SECTION Current Events Past Events	PAST EVENTS Stopping Mass Atrocities March 13-14, 2007 Stopping Mass Atrocities: An International Conference on the Responsibility to Protect University of California, Berkeley How can state governments be encouraged to stop genocide and other mass atrocities? Join an international assembly of policymakers, legislators, philanthropists, religious leaders, scholars and activists to discuss the "responsibility to protect" and move the concept from principle to practice. March 13, 2007, 7 PM to 8:30 PM -- SOLD OUT Lieutenant General Roméo Dallaire "The Failure of Humanity in Preventing Genocides" International House, Chevron Auditorium Free admission, tickets required. General Dallaire led the United Nations peacekeeping mission to Rwanda during the 1994 genocide. Featured in the film Hotel Rwanda, he will discuss the tragedy and its personal and professional aftermath. March 14, 2007, 9 AM to 5 PM Lipman Room, Barrows Hall University of California, Berkeley Free and open to the public. 9 AM Welcome: George Breslauer, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, UC Berkeley 9:15 Opening Remarks: Eric Stover, Human Rights Center, UC Berkeley 9:30 Keynote Address "The Responsibility to Protect: The Power of an Idea " Gareth Evans, President, International Crisis Group 10:30 Panel: Introduction to R2P This panel will explore the political, historical, and legal underpinnings of the responsibility to protect. It will address the promise and potential of the emerging norm, as well as the challenges to its practical implementation. The discussion will consider the perspectives of scholars, policy makers, local and national government officials, UN representatives, and military personnel, among others. * Jerry Sanders, Peace and Conflict Studies, UC Berkeley, moderator * Richard Cooper, R2P Coalition * Steve Crawshaw, Human Rights Watch * Heidi Hulan, Canadian Mission to the United Nations * Ramesh Thakur, UN University Noon Lunch break 1:30 PM Panel: R2P and International vs. National Policy Perspectives International commitments have occasionally been at odds with U.S. priorities at home. How does R2P fit within current U.S. foreign policy and what are the challenges to embracing its principles? Which organizations, policy makers and politicians have been instrumental in promoting the idea? What theoretical and practical obstacles must be overcome for R2P to become an influential part of U.S. foreign policy? Issues to be discussed include a range of interventions, including use of force. * Donald Steinberg, International Crisis Group, moderator * Lee Feinstein, Council on Foreign Relations * Victoria (Tori) Holt, Henry L. Stimson Center, author of The Impossible Mandate? Military Preparedness, the Responsibility to Protect, and Modern Peacekeeping * Takahiro Katsumi, Foreign Policy Aide, Diet of Japan * Hansjörg Strohmeyer, Chief, Policy Development and Studies Branch, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, UN 3:15 Panel: Building a Social Movement: An Examination of Current and Past Campaigns How can lessons learned from successful campaigns be applied to the anti-genocide and R2P campaign? Models include the anti-slavery campaign, the campaign to ban landmines, and the campaign for the creation of the ICC. * Anita Sharma, ENOUGH, moderator * Mark Hanis, Genocide Intervention Network * William Pace, World Federalist Movement-Institute for Global Policy, Coalition for the International Criminal Court * Ken Rutherford, Landmine Survivors Network * Rev. Gloria White-Hammond, M.D., My Sister's Keeper 4:30 Closing Remarks Juan Méndez, UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide and President, International Center for Transitional Justice Evening Film screening: Beyond the Gates Shattuck Cinema, 2230 Shattuck Ave. at Kittredge 7:30 PM Based on true events and filmed in Rwanda with genocide survivors as cast and crew, Beyond the Gates tells their shared story of humanity in the most inhumane circumstances. For more information, email r2pconference@berkeley.edu or call 510-642-0965. Hosted by Human Rights Center In cooperation with Genocide Intervention Network, Human Rights Watch Conference partners include: Amnesty International, Center for American Progress, Consulate General of Canada, International Crisis Group, Progressive Students of Faith, San Francisco Bay Area Darfur Coalition, STAND-UC Berkeley, World Affairs Council of Northern California, World Federalist Movement-Institute for Global Policy UC Berkeley co-sponsors: Boalt Hall Committee for Human Rights, Center for African Studies, Canadian Studies Program, Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Ethnic Studies Department, Graduate School of Journalism, Institute of International Studies, International and Area Studies, International Human Rights Law Clinic, International Legal Studies Program, Peace and Conflict Studies, Religion, Politics, and Globalization Program Supported by Humanity United, with additional funding from the Darian and Rick Swig Philanthropic Fund