David Stolow has worked at Citizen Schools since 2001 and serves as Director of Strategic Development. Citizen Schools was founded at one school in Boston in 1995 and now operates a network of after-school programs for low-income middle school students at 38 sites in 6 states.

David had previously volunteered at Citizen Schools as a Citizen Teacher and as a member of the Finance Committee. David is primarily responsible for partnerships with public sector agencies at the local, state, and federal level and for resource development from local and national foundations.

Prior to joining Citizen Schools, David worked for 11 years in nonprofit management in Boston. He served as Director of Finance for TERC, a developer of innovative math and science curriculum. He then served as Team Leader, National Policy Assistant, and Chief Financial Officer for City Year from 1992-95 when City Year launched its first programs outside of Boston as the flagship program for AmeriCorps. He then worked as Chief Financial Officer, for Boston Community Capital, a leading Community Development Financial Institution. At The Home for Little Wanderers, one of New England's largest child welfare agencies, David was the Director of Financial Strategy and later Chief Financial Officer.

David serves on the Board of Directors of Bright Futures Adoption Center, an adoption agency committed to overcoming barriers faced by adoptive parents of color. He previously served on the Boards of the Massachusetts Service Alliance, Boston Children's Services, Project HEALTH, and Generations Incorporated.

David graduated from Yale University with a major in American Studies and holds a Masters Degree in Public and Private Management from the Yale School of Management.

Lecture from 12:15 - 1:45 p.m. in Schneider, 163.

Come engage in an interaction with a donor, a scholar, and an NGO on the difficulties of putting "the right to water" into practice in Ecuador.

The Donor: Patricia Jones, Manager of the Environmental Justice Program at the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC). UUSC supports human rights projects around the world by providing funds and technical and legal assistance.

The Scholar: Emily Joiner, author of the book Murky Water: A Critical and Purposeful Look at Water and Sanitation Services in Guayaquil, Ecuador. Emily is a long-time volunteer with the Mi Cometa movement and a brave supporter of the right to water.

The NGO: Cesar Cardenas, an Ashoka Fellow, President of the Mi Cometa movement and the Observatorio Ciudadano de Servicios Publicos (OCSP) in Ecuador, which is composed of fifty-two NGOs. This organization helps to make sure that the government provides high quality services to the poor including affordable drinking water.

Lecture from 12:15 - 1:45 p.m. in Schneider, G3.

Joel Lamstein is President of World Education, which provides training and technical assistance in non-formal education across a wide array of sectors throughout Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the United States. He is also the founder and president of John Snow Inc., an international public health consulting group, and serves as the vice chair of the Board of Directors of the Global Health Council.

World Education's commitment to meaningful, equal partnership and promotion of local autonomy in its development work is an apporach that complements the core beliefs of the Heller School's program in Sustainable International Development.

Lecture from 12:15 - 1:45 p.m. in Schneider, G3.

Dr. Murphy is Professor of International Relations at Wellesley College and a Fellow at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University. His research focusses on interantional institutions and the political economy of inequality across lines of gender, class, ethnicity, race, and geography. He will talk about his recent critical history of UN efforts in the developing world, The United Nations Development Programme: A Better Way? which traces the history and development of UNDP.

Lecture from 12:15-1:45 in Schneider, Room 163. This is a special lunch seminar for a limited number of participants only. If you wish to attend, please email Rhoderick K. Samonte dick@brandeis.edu no later than April 9.

Join us for a CID Conversation with Northeastern University Dean and Law professor James Rowan and second-year law students, Florence Heuschen and Monica Katz-Lapides (Brandeis '06), to hear about their experiences at the Palais des Nations in February presenting a response, or shadow report, to the 2007 Periodic Report of the United States to the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.

Our guests will focus on how racial discrimination affects the rights to civil counsel (legal representation) and housing, including examples of homelessness and Hurricane Katrina relief. The presentation will be followed by an open conversation on human rights, racism, and international law.

James Rowan is Associate Dean for Experiential and Community-Based Education and Research and a professor of law at Northeastern University. An expert in representing the poor, he heads Northeastern Law School's poverty law clinic and supervises all clinical programs. As a legal practitioner, Dean Rowan has been involved with U.S. civil rights issues since the 1960s.

Conversation from 5-7:30 p.m. in Heller-Brown, Room 163. Supper provided for attendees only.

James Arena-DeRosa was New England Regional Manager for the United States Peace Corps for many years. His expertise is in policy and program advocacy, both domestic and international, and he served as Director of Public Advocacy for Oxfam American and participated in the development of Oxfam International. He is also an adjunct lecturer at the Heller School. He will lead an open conversation about the Peace Corps and its implications for development.

Lecture from 12:15-1:45 in Schneider, Room G3.

April 1 - Immigration and Gender: What's Work Got to do with It?
With the film "Hearts Suspended," followed by a panel discussion by the filmmaker, an immigration attorney, and members of the Brandes Gender Working Group.

April 2 - Enforcing Immigration Laws: Who Pays the Price?
With the short film "Detained," (28 minutes), about the experiences of two families during the 2007 immigration raids in New Bedford, MA, followed by Q&Awith the filmmaker, a family whose life was disrupted, and one of the attorneys defending them.

April 3 - Rolling up the "Welcome Mat": the Dynamics of Local Community Response to Refugees and Immigrants
With the film "The Letter" (76 minutes) about Somali refugees in Lewiston, Maine, with commentary by the filmmaker, Waltham city officials, and members of the Brandeis community familiar with the refugee experience.

Films and discussions held in the Zinner Forum at 6 p.m. each evening.

Sponsored by The Heller School for Social Policy and Management, the Program in Social Justice and Social Policy, Community Engaged Learning, Romance Studies, the Women Studies Research Center, African and Afro-American Studies Program, Department of Sociology, and the Legal Studies Program. Co-Sponsored by the Women and Gender Studies Program, the Office of Global Affairs, and the Latin American and Latino Studies Program.

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Seventy-six Ford Fellows at New England colleges and universities, along with officials of the Ford Foundation International Fellowships Program (IFP), will meet at the Heller School for the first New England Ford Fellows Conference on March 28-30, 2008.

The primary goal of the conference is to connect IFP fellows in New England and to provide a venue for them to discuss key issues and challenges of leadership, social justice and development; to share experiences and lessons learned; and to provide an evaluation of the IFP program for the benefit of future fellows. The conference also aims to help IFP fellows build a social network and support system and discuss challenges that they will face when they return home, along with strategies to meet those challenges.

Dr. John Sterling Ambler, Senior Vice President for Programs of Oxfam America, will deliver the conference's keynote address.

The New England Ford Fellows include scholars from China, Egypt, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Nigeria, Philippines, Russia, South Africa, Tanzania, Tibet, Uganda and Vietnam. They are currently enrolled in schools across New England, including Antioch University of New England, Boston College, Boston University, Brandeis University, Clark University, Harvard University, Tufts University, the University of Connecticut at Storrs, the Amherst and Lowell campuses of the University of Massachusetts, and World Learning School for International Training.

Launched in 2000, the Ford Foundation International Fellowships Program continues to provide opportunities for advanced study to exceptional individuals from diverse cultures and backgrounds who lack systematic access to higher education. These Ford Fellows are dedicated to using their education to become leaders in their respective fields, furthering development in their own countries and greater economic and social justice worldwide. IFP's New York-based Institute of International Education collaborates closely with partner organizations in 22 countries and territories worldwide to implement the International Fellowships Program.

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Often compared to Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King, and the Dalai Lama, Dr. Ariyaratne has led non-violent marches and peace meditations with millions in Sri Lanka. He has been the inspiration for a whole generation of NGO leaders throughout Asia and been a major voice in the world for development that does not abandon ancient religious and cultural values. Founder and President of the Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement of Sri Lanka, Dr. Ariyaratne's work has been recognized with numerous awards over the last 50 years.

Join The Heller School for Social Policy and Management for two special events with Dr. Ariyaratne:

"Active Non-Violence in the Midst of War: The Sarvodaya Movement of Sri Lanka"
A Public Lecture
Friday, March 28, 2008
12:15-1:45 p.m.
Zinner Forum

"Re-envisioning Development: Grassroots Development from the Bottom Up"
A Weekend Encounter
RSVP required to Rhoderick Samonte dick@brandeis.edu
Saturday, March 29, 2008
1-5 p.m.
Heller-Brown Room 163

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Peter Frumhoff, Director of Science and Policy at the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) and Chief Scientist of the UCS Climate Campaign, will talk about the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of Parties (COP 13) in Bali in December 2007 and key decision points for going forward. A global change ecologist, Dr. Frumhoff has published and lectured widely on climate change impacts, climate science and policy, and biological diversity. He authored the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and has taught at Tufts, Harvard, and the University of Maryland.

Presentation from 12:15 to 1:45 p.m. in the Zinner Forum.

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Binka Le Breton, Co-founder and President of Amigos de Iracambi, will talk about her new book, The Greatest Gift: The Courageous Life and Martyrdom of Sister Dorothy Stang, exploring the life and impact of an Ohio-born nun murdered on the TransAmazon highway in Brazil.

Lecture from 12:15 to 1:45 p.m. in Room 163.

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Every 8th of March all over the world, thousands of International Women's Day events are held to inspire women and celebrate their achievements. Join our celebration of International Women's Day with speeches by SID students, creative performances, and presentations from local women's groups about their work for women and children around the world. Organized by the Gender Working Group at The Heller School for Social Policy and Management.

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Didier Jacobs is Special Advisor to the President of Oxfam America. Formerly a researcher at the London School of Economics and aid worker for Medicins Sans Frontieres in Liberia during the civil war. Mr. Jacobs is an expert on global democracy and public policy. He will talk about his new book, Global Democracy: The Struggle for Political and Civil Rights in the 21st Century, which offers a new long-term vision and analytical framework for development practitioners.

Presentation from 12:15 to 1:45 p.m., Heller-Brown Building Room G3.

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Dr. Spiegelman is President of Real-View Media, LLC. As a sociologist, multimedia artist, filmmaker and writer, he lectures widely in the US and Ireland on New York, Native American, Iroquois, Irish, development and environmental topics.

This SID Friday Speaker is offered to the public in conjunction with a Pro-Seminar with Dr. Spiegelman entitled "Then & Now: Development, Dispossession & the Call to Stewardship," which will be held at the Heller School between February 29 and March 2. The Pro-Seminar is for pre-registered participants only. For inquiries, please contact Rhoderick Samonte dick@brandeis.edu.

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Heller Professor David Gil was selected by the Justice Studies Association (JSA) to receive its 2008 Noam Chomsky Award at their forthcoming annual meeting at George Mason University in June 2008.

In 2001, the membership of JSA made a decision to give an award at the association's annual conference. The Chomsky Award recognizes a person who exhibits three qualities which have characterized Noam Chomsky's life and work: being a source of inspiration to others through her or his commitment to scholarly and intellectual activities related to justice, being personally active in the promotion of peace and justice, and living a life of relative simplicity. We congratulate Professor Gil on this recognition of his work.

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Dr. Haiyan Hua is International Business Development Manager at WIDE World and Lecturer in International Education Policy at the Graduate School of Education at Harvard University. This is a Special Lunch Seminar for a limited number of participants only. If you would like at attend, please sign up in room 124 not later than February 12 or contact Rhoderick Samonte dick@brandeis.edu.

Presentation from 12:15 to 1:45 p.m., Heller-Brown Building Room 163.

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Suchitra Mumford has worked for more than 15 years in the field of international adoption, serving as humanitarian aid director of Wide Horizons for Children, a consultant with Spence-Chapin in New York, and supporting projects in orphanages in a number of countries including Bulgaria, Colombia, and Chile. She graduated from the Heller School's SID Program in 2002 and will talk about the world of international adoption and its linkages with development and humanitarian aid.

Presentation from 12:15 to 1:45 p.m., Schneider Building Room G3.

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David Boyer is coordinator of the Trade Knowledge Network at International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD). This network is a consortium of countries working to produce timely and informed research on trade and sustainable development. He is also an adjunct lecturer at The Heller School and a practitioner in multi-stakeholder and community-based natural resource management.

Presentation from 12:15 to 1:45 p.m., Schneider Building Room G3.

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As advisor to The Corporation for the Sustainable Development of the Archipelago of San Andres, Old Providence, and Santa Catalina (CORALINA), SID Professor Marion Howard led a team that planned and coordinated the designation of a 65,000 sq. kilometer marine protected area northwest of the Columbian coast in the Caribbean Sea. Fanny Howard brings her experience as education coordinator for this project to her studies as a MA/SID first-year student. The work of CORALINA in environmental research, planning, and management and the success of Columbia's marine protected area was recently highlighted in the January 10, 2008 issue of Nature.

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SID MA second-year students, Leah Stern and Lucy Wanjiru, are helping organize a side event at the thirteenth session of the Conference of Parties on the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). COP 13 is taking place from December 3-14, 2007, in Bali, Indonesia. Both SID students are doing a second-year practicum at the Women's Environment and Development Organization (WEDO), based in New York City, and are working on issues related to women and climate change. Their COP 13 side event is co-organized by ActionAid, Heinrich Boell Foundation, UNDP, and WEDO. Entitled "Adaptation and Gender Equality: Experiences from the South," it focuses on the challenges, learning, and next steps in ensuring gender equality in adaptation to global climate change.

Lucy and Leah are also presenting their WEDO projects at a special half-day meeting of the Network of Women Ministers of Environment (NWME). This meeting is being facilitated by WEDO, the Ministry of Environment of South Africa, and the World Conservation Union (IUCN). Participants include twenty-five women Ministers of Environment, who will review national priorities that fall under the umbrella of gender and climate change and will set an action plan for working together to bring a gender perspective to national adaptation platforms and climate change mitigation strategies.

These students are advised by Rebecca Pearl MA '01, WEDO's Sustainable Development Program Coordinator, and Heller-SID faculty member, Prof. Marion Howard, who is on the team of Colombia's national climate change project, National Integrated Adaptation Project (INAP). Two additional SID MA candidates, Dina Faticone and Charles Asbaugh, are doing their second year practica with INAP. They are working with the government of Colombia in San Andres Island to help develop climate change adaptation measures appropriate for small islands.

9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Zinner Forum and G4
To participate, email Rhoderick Samonte (dick@brandeis.edu) by November 28th.

Organized by the Brandeis University African Forum (BAUF), sponsored by the Center for International Development.

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"What is Belief? What ideology? Do they have a role in development? Should they play a role in development? Does one's beliefs matter in development work? What if we don't share the same beliefs as the people we want to work with?"
Come explore these questions and more. Raise your own questions, share your ideas, thoughts and reflections or simply listen as the group engages in a stimulating discourse. Discussion led by Andreas Teuber, Chair of the Brandeis University Philosophy Department.

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A presentation by Luis Antonio Paquetti and Saulo Araujo. Luis has been a leader in the Movimento dos Trabalhadores Rurais Sem Terra (MST), Brazil's Landless Workers Movement, for 20 years. He has worked for the past 12 years to foster partnerships with government agencies dedicated to rural development. He currently serves as Projects Coordinator for the MST's national secretariat in Sao Paulo. Saulo is the Global Programs Coordinator for Grassroots International, based in Boston, MA.

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Featuring Niall Fitzduff
Niall comes with a rich background and experience in community development and community organizing. He served as Director of Rural Community Network from 1991 to 2005. He was awarded the Beacon Prize 2005 for Northern Ireland for his contributions to rural community development.

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Featuring Guest Speaker Reverend Doctor Gloria E. White-Hammond
Rev. Dr. Gloria is the Co-Founder and Co-Pastor of Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Boston, MA. She is also the founding Co-Chair of the Massachusetts Coalition to Save Darfur and Chairwoman of Save Darfur Coalition's "A Million Voices for Darfur" campaign. A pediatrician at the South End Community Health Center since 1981, Dr. Gloria serves on various boards including Brigham Women's Hospital and Tufts University.

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ELSA STAMATOPOULOU

Friday, October 12, 2007, 7:00 pm

Zinner Forum, Schneider Building

(Opening reception starts at 6:00pm)

Ms. Stamatopoulou directs the Secretariat of the highest UN body devoted to indigenous issues. Her distinguished UN career includes more than two decades of work on issues ranging from indigenous rights to women s rights to minority rights to rights-based approaches to development. Ms. Stamatopoulou has received the award of the NGO Committee on the Decade of the World s Indigenous Peoples, the Eleanor Roosevelt Award of the Human Rights Center and of Voices 21 and other awards from grassroots organizations. She is a co-editor of The Universal Declaration of Human Rights: 50 Years and Beyond (Bayward, 1998), and the author of articles on a wide range of human rights issues. Her most recent work, Cultural Rights in International Law, appeared from Martinus Nijhoff Publisher (Brill) in April 2007..

For inquiries, please contact Rhoderick K. Samonte at dick@brandeis.edu or call 781-736-3940.

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Heller Students Volunteer in Buras, Louisiana...
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