WLA Symposium: “Courage under Fire: The Roles of Women in Conflicts, Transitions, and Security”
When: Friday, February 7
Where: WCC, Milstein East
The conference will consist of three panels, a luncheon, and a keynote address. Highlights from the conference will include:
Karen Hanrahan, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Human Rights and Democracy at the U.S. Department of State.
Dr. Lorry Fenner, Director of Conflict Records Research Center at the National Defense University and retired U.S. Air Force intelligence officer and space operations officer.
Sharanjeet Parmar, former Head of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Office of the International Center for Transitional Justice and international human rights lawyer.
Dr. Carol Cohn, director of the Boston Consortium on Gender, Security and Human Rights.
Beth Cole, director of USAID’s Office of Civilian-Military Cooperation.
Joanna Ritcie-Donohue, former policy analyst at United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
Registration is now open at tinyurl.com/WLA-CourageUnderFire