August 27, 2001
Full schedule of 'Conversations' for year Emily Howard is communications
coordinator for health programs at the Carter Center.
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Each year, the Carter Center hosts a series of evening programs called
Conversations at The Carter Center to increase awareness of
national and global issues. The discussions feature remarks by distinguished
experts, special guests and center staff, and they provide a question-and-answer
period for the audience to engage the issues. The 200102 series includes five exciting programs highlighting
topical issues in peace and health. This years slate includes: A Conversation with
President and Mrs. Carter. Sept. 11, 78:30 p.m., Ivan Allen III
Pavilion Stories from
the Frontlines: Medias Role in Covering Africa Oct. 24, Ivan
Allen III Pavilion Disease Eradication:
Lessons Learned and Future Prospects Jan. 31, 2002, Cyprus Room
Are We Really
Attacking Poverty: Global Effort to Eradicate Poverty Feb. 20, 2002,
Ivan Allen III Pavilion Poverty in all its forms is the greatest
challenge the international community faces today and the greatest moral
problem of our time. Join a panel of experts who will discuss actions
needed if we are to meet the goal set by international leaders to cut
global poverty in half by 2015. The discussion includes a look at a new
holistic, people-centered approach, emphasizing social equity and improved
quality of life as essential to sustainable human development. Suffering in
Sudan: What Are the Prospects for Lasting Peace? April 18, 2002,
Cyprus Room An in-depth discussion will address the political
and humanitarian challenges of building peace in Sudan and why it is critical
to the rest of Africa and the world. The Carter Center has worked for
more than a decade in Sudan and brokered a peace agreement between Sudan
and Uganda in December 1999. All Conversations are held from 78:30 p.m. Tickets
are $6 each and $4 for Emory faculty and staff and can be reserved with
a credit card by calling 404-420-3804. Students get in free with valid
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