Ethics
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News from The International
Center for Ethics, Justice
and Public Life
at Brandeis University
WINTER/SPRING 2015
Vol. 18, No.1
Each of Us & All of Us
Cynthia Cohen, Director
Program in Peacebuilding and the Arts
T
he Brandeis Theater Company
presented Conference of the Birds,
under the direction of Hafiz
Karmali, in November. The play is
based on a 12th century Sufi poem by
Farid Ud-Din Attar. The allegory starts
with a flock of birds acknowledging that
conditions are chaotic. At the urging
of their leader, a crested hoopoe bird,
the diverse, dispirited flock of feathered
friends in Conference of the Birds embarks
on a journey to seek guidance from their
divine king, Simorgh.
Anyone following the news in the
last six months will resonate with the
birds’ assessment of conditions. The
ongoing epidemic of racism in the
United States violently and tragically
reveals its virulence, and echoes of
the Cold War reverberate violently
throughout Europe and beyond. Young
men in the Middle East violently thrust
their grievances onto the world stage,
devastating communities in the region,
and seducing disaffected young people
in the west as well. Diseases attack some
of Africa’s poorest countries, highlighting
the violent disparities of the global health
system. And prospects of environmental
disruptions, perhaps cataclysmic, scream
for creative attention that seems well
beyond the capacity of our systems of
national and international governance.
n continued on p. 4
Replacing the Rule of Force
with the Rule of Law
I
n 1945 Benjamin B. Ferencz, then
only 27 years old, was appointed Chief
Prosecutor for the United States in
the Einsatzgruppen Case, a part of the
post-World War II Nuremberg War Crimes
Trials. It became what the Associated Press
called “the biggest murder trial in history.”
It was his first case.
Twenty-two defendants were charged
with murdering over a million people. All of
the defendants were convicted, and 13 were
sentenced to death. The verdict was hailed
as a great success for the prosecution.
Ferencz’s primary objective had been
to establish a legal precedent that would
encourage a more humane and secure world
in the future. Following that experience
he dedicated his life to advocating steps
to replace the “rule of force with the rule
of law.” He is a strong supporter of the
International Criminal Court.
During a visit to Brandeis in November
hosted by the Ethics Center, Ferencz shared
some of what he has come to believe the
world now needs.
“We’ve got to change the way people
think because we’ve all been raised to
glorify war making,” he told the crowd
n continued on p. 6
Photo: David J. Weinstein
FROM THE DIRECTOR: GUEST COLUMNIST
Benjamin B. Ferencz speaks to a packed house during his first visit to Brandeis University,
in November.
 IN THE NEWS
The International Center for
Ethics, Justice and Public Life
Mission: To develop effective responses to
conflict and injustice by offering innovative
approaches to coexistence, strengthening
the work of international courts, and
encouraging ethical practice in civic and
professional life.
Staff
Daniel Terris, Director
David Briand, Oral History Project Manager
Cynthia Cohen, Director, Program in
Peacebuilding and the Arts
Marci McPhee, Associate Director
Barbara Strauss ’02, Senior Department Coordinator
Leigh Swigart, Director, Programs in International Justice and Society
David J. Weinstein, Communications Specialist
and Newsletter Editor
International Advisory Board
Richard J. Goldstone H ’04, Chair
Jules Bernstein ’57
Thomas Buergenthal H ’11
Hans Corell
Jamie F. Metzl
Zia Mody
Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah
John Shattuck
Gillian Sorensen
Norbert Weissberg
Founding Chair
Theodore C. Sorensen (1928-2010)
Staff Highlights
The 2014 edition of The International
Yearbook for Research in Arts Education
features a chapter by Cynthia Cohen on
“Linking Arts Education with the Field
of Peacebuilding and the Arts.” n In
September Cynthia Cohen delivered a
keynote address at the British Council/U.S.
Institute of Peace Culture and Conflict
Summit in Washington, D.C. n In October
Cynthia Cohen presented the Acting
Together project as a case study at the
Imagining America conference in Atlanta, in
a seminar titled “Documentation, Archiving,
and Communication as Organizing
Tools in the Field of Community Cultural
Development.” n Marci McPhee presented
a workshop at Brandeis in August on ethical
decision-making for student members of
the Student Conduct Board, the campus
judicial system. n In September Leigh
Swigart served as an external expert for a
roundtable at the International Criminal
Court in The Hague focused on ethical
issues surrounding “field interpretation”
– multilingual encounters that take place
outside of The Hague during interviews
with people involved with investigations
and cases. n At the annual meeting of the
African Studies Association in November
Leigh Swigart presented a paper related to
her ongoing research on the role of African
languages in processes of international
criminal justice. n At the biennial Brandeis
faculty and staff art exhibit “JustArts” in
October David Weinstein showed a mixed
media piece he created with his daughter.
New in 2015: Need-Based Grant for Sorensen Fellows
Students who need to work to save
money over the summer may not
have been able to consider applying
for unpaid internships, even with
programs that cover airfare and
living expenses – until now.
Photo: David J. Weinstein
Thanks to the support of Ethics
Center International Advisory Board
member Gillian Sorensen, the
Center is now offering a need-based
Summer Earnings Replacement
Grant of up to $1,500 per Fellow
to the undergraduate Sorensen
Gillian Sorensen (second from right) speaks with
Fellows, as partial replacement for
Sorensen Fellows in October.
what they would have earned at a
summer job. This grant is in addition to the merit-based award all Sorensen Fellows
receive to cover internship-related costs ($4,000 for international internships, $3,500
for U.S.-based internships).
Gillian Sorensen is a former United Nations official and spouse of the late Theodore
C. Sorensen, for whom the Fellowship is named.
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From Looking to Bearing Witness – The 2014
Sorensen Fellows write about their summer
internship experiences in Ghana, Guinea, India,
Kenya, Poland and Washington, D.C. in this
anthology, available in print by request and
online as a PDF. Go to brandeis.edu/ethics,
click "publications" in the sidebar, and scroll to
"Sorensen Fellowship Publications."
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 PEACEBUILDING AND THE ARTS
Innovative Work by Brandeis Faculty
Supported by Grants from CAST Program
The inaugural CAST Faculty Grant
projects:
Performance and the Rehumanization of the
Other – Prof. Adrianne Krstansky (Theater)
will study the themes of resistance,
rehumanization and reconciliation that
are the organizing principle of the Acting
Together on the World Stage anthology
and documentary produced by the Ethics
Center’s Program in Peacebuilding and the
Arts and Theatre Without Borders: “I wish
to understand how the making of theater
with communities in crisis contributes to
these ‘three Rs’,” says Krstansky. She will
synthesize her research by developing the
syllabus for an undergraduate course on
theater and race.
The Birdsong Project – Prof. Judith
Eissenberg (Music) will collaborate with
Prof. Dan Perlman (Biology), students, a
composer and guest artists to produce a
new musical work incorporating the songs
of birds at risk of extinction. “Musicians
and scientists will be working together to
amplify the voices of our fellow non-human
beings in an effort to forge a more positive
relationship between humans, animals and
the environment,” says Eissenberg.
My American Girls – Prof. Azlin Perdomo,
(Hispanic Studies, Romance Studies)
will create an interactive art website that
will engage students in the lives of five
undocumented women she will interview.
“Visually and structurally, it will closely
resemble the American Girl website to
invite the viewer to compare and confront
how these immigrant women, not
legally recognized as citizens, are indeed
Americans,” says Perdomo.
Choreographing the Disabled Body: Gender,
Performance, and Zionism in the work of
Tamar Borer – Prof. Ilana Szobel (Near
Eastern and Judaic Studies) will engage
students in her research into the work
of prominent Israeli artist Tamar Borer.
Despite a car accident that left her paralyzed
in both legs, Borer continues to dance,
create, teach and perform. “The project
addresses Tamar Borer’s art in relation
to Israeli dance and culture in order to
explore control and fragility, as well as
sexuality, along with femininity and sexual
vulnerability,” says Szobel. “Additionally,
this study contextualizes Borer’s work
within its larger Israeli political settings.”
Grant recipients will share their work with
the Brandeis community in the fall of 2015.
More about the minor in Creativity,
the Arts and Social Transformation:
go.brandeis.edu/CASTminor
“We can do that at Brandeis!”
Photo: David J. Weinstein
T
he faculty committee of the minor
in Creativity, the Arts and Social
Transformation (CAST) has just
awarded grants of $2,000 each to four
members of the Brandeis faculty, for
research and creative projects. The awards
will support creative and scholarly inquiry
into theory and practice at the nexus of
arts, culture and social change; enhance
teaching and advising; and animate an
interdisciplinary conversation about
creativity, social justice and peacebuilding
through the arts.
These awards are possible through
generous funding from the Max and Sunny
Howard Memorial Foundation and the
vision of Naomi Sinnreich P ’13.
The Brandeis community gathered in
late October to launch the new minor in
Creativity, the Arts and Social Transformation
(CAST) with an afternoon of reflection,
celebration and dedication. Dean of Students
Jamele Adams made the connection between
Brandeis – and the CAST minor – and
the struggle for a more just society. Dean
Adams performed a spoken word piece he
composed for a Brandeis campus vigil in the
fall that addressed police violence against black youth, organized in the aftermath of
the death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri:
… Let us not give up
when we should be getting into it
getting down and getting involved
Are we going to just talk or act?
Are we going to remain lost or get on track?
….Will we work together or remain separate forever?
How many deaths does it take before we see life?
If nowhere else on the planet can answer these questions,
right here and right now
(particularly through CAST) we can do that at Brandeis!
More about the minor, and photos and video from the event: go.brandeis.edu/CASTminor
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 FROM THE DIRECTOR
Each of Us & All of Us
 I N T E R N AT I O N A L J U S T I C E A N D S O C I E T Y
 continued from page 1
International Courts, Local Actors
This fall I accompanied the six
undergraduate Sorensen Fellows on the
final leg of their journey, as they crafted
works of creative non-fiction based on
their eight-week internships. (See page 2.)
How do we educate the next
generation of leaders to be more critical
and more compassionate than our
contemporaries? How can we support
them to develop capacities for resilience
and creativity necessary to reclaim justice
and peace and sustain life itself? These
questions pressed themselves upon me
as the Fellows distilled lessons from their
experiences around the globe.
In our work together we discovered
a common theme: when attempting to
collaborate across differences in culture
and power, modest constructive changes
are possible when designed in the
context of relationships of trust.
How do we build diverse,
trusting communities of inquiry and
collaboration? The conclusion of The
Conference of the Birds offers inspiration.
Through their long, arduous journey,
crossing deserts and braving the Valley
of Death, the birds have revealed their
weaknesses, but cajoled each other to
act with persistence and courage. “At the
end, the birds, unified by their quest,
reach their King at last. And they see
that they are Simorgh the King, and that
Simorgh the King is each of them…and
all of them.” (The Conference of the Birds,
adapted by Peter Sis, 2013.)
By building trusting communities
where we can function as both “each
of us” and “all of us,” we construct the
conditions for effective, imaginative
responses to the many kinds of violence
and disarray that are creating chaos in
our world.
My students, through their stories
and their actions, have convinced me
that any curriculum for future leaders of
social change should include capacities
to build both trust and trustworthiness.
This might be our best hope.
udges serving on the benches of 11
international courts and tribunals
across the globe gathered in Malta
in January for the 10th Brandeis Institute
for International Judges (BIIJ). The BIIJ
is the only such regular gathering of these
judges. The 2015 Institute was organized by
the Ethics Center in collaboration with the
University of Malta, which hosted the group
of 14 judges on its historic Valletta campus.
The Institute’s theme, “International
Courts, Local Actors” focused on the role of
local actors in the pursuit of global justice.
This category includes the full range of
people and institutions that interact with
international courts: individuals whose
rights are violated or are the victims of
crimes against humanity; governments
and political bodies; non-governmental
organizations; and legal systems, including
members of domestic judiciaries.
Session topics included: the
international/local relationship in the
pursuit of justice, international courts
and local politics, the local impact of
international justice, and the role of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in
international justice.
The BIIJ also regularly features a session
that looks at a pertinent topic through an
ethical lens. In 2015, participants considered
the ethical and practical dimensions of the
pace of international justice.
“It was very beneficial to meet judges
across the full spectrum of international
courts, and to discuss issues not only in
formal sessions but also during meals and
informal activities,” said Vagn Joensen of
Denmark, President of the International
Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda.
Vladimir Golitsyn of Russia, President
of the International Tribunal for the Law
of the Sea, expressed a similar sentiment:
“It is very healthy and productive to have
interaction among courts with very different
mandates, and to be exposed to how other
courts function.” African Court on Human
and Peoples’ Rights judge Elsie Thompson
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For more details about the Institute and a list
of participating judges: brandeis.edu/ethics/
internationaljustice/biij/2015.html
Photo: Amelia Katan
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of Nigeria added, “In less than a week, I feel
like I have a new judicial family.”
The Institute ended with a public
roundtable that explored the challenges
associated with contemporary immigration
to Malta and other parts of southern
Europe. Most immigrants arrive by
crossing the Mediterranean Sea under
precarious conditions and without official
papers. This phenomenon, fed by a
combination of political, economic and
environmental factors, poses serious
challenges to the capacity of affected
countries and their obligations under
international human rights law. The
roundtable featured legal scholars and a
Maltese government representative, and
was attended by members of the academic,
civil society and migrant communities.
The Brandeis Institute for International
Judges is supported by the Rice Family
Foundation and the Louis D. Brandeis
Legacy Fund for Social Justice.
David Thór Björgvinsson of Iceland (European
Court of Human Rights/iCourts) and Vagn
Joensen of Denmark (President of the
International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda)
during an Institute session (l-r).
 AT B R A N D E I S
Liberation Theology and Social Activism
Rev. Gustavo Gutiérrez, O.P., the John Cardinal O’Hara Endowed Professor of Theology at the
University of Notre Dame, was awarded the sixth annual Joseph B. and Toby Gittler Prize and
delivered the Gittler Prize lecture, “Liberation Theology and Social Activism,” on October 5, 2014.
The Gittler Prize recognizes outstanding and lasting scholarly contributions to racial, ethnic
and/or religious relations. The prize and lecture are hosted by the Ethics Center on behalf of the
Office of the President.
Rev. Gutiérrez, a world-renowned Dominican priest originally from Peru, is considered
a founder of liberation theology, which combines theology with social activism. His book
“A Theology of Liberation: History, Politics, Salvation” is widely considered one of the most
important works in 20th century theology. It plays a critical role in informing the ethical values of
faith-based organizations working in developing countries in Latin America and beyond.
The Rev. Walter Cuenin, Brandeis University’s Catholic chaplain and Coordinator of the
Multifaith Chaplaincy, discussed the importance of Rev. Gutiérrez’s work in his introduction.
“Having people take power over themselves to be
free, whether it’s from poverty or from injustice, is so
important,” said Father Cuenin. “And as President
Lawrence said in his introduction, it is just what
Brandeis is about.”
“For me, to do theology
is to write a letter, a love
letter to God, the God of
my faith; to my people
and my church.”
– Rev. Gustavo Gutiérrez
Photo: Heratch Ekmekjian
The following is excerpted from Rev. Gutiérrez’s
lecture. Full video of the lecture and an interview
with Rev. Gutiérrez are online:
brandeis.edu/gittlerprize/videos
On the Preferential Option for the Poor
Poverty is a complex reality. Poverty is not
only economic. …Poverty has different faces.
Economic certainly, but cultural also. [It
is] racial. …It is a question of gender also…
women are double poor; and [it is a question
of ] sexual orientation. All these are aspects
of poverty. And when we say we speak about
“the preferential option for the poor”…we
are thinking in this complexity.
On Theology as a Love Letter to God
Because of this old book Theology of
Liberation, for more than 40 years,
sometimes I have received this question: “If
you must write your book today, would the
content be the same?” Well, for a long time
I could not find one answer to this question.
If say “No” – [the response would be] “Ah!
Retraction!” But I am changing. Well, if I
say “Yes,” in the same way, [the response
would be] “Ah! You have not been learning
in these years.”
Well, one day I found more or less one
answer…. The question was coming from
one very polite person, a journalist.
And I said, “My friend, are you
married?” He was very surprised, because
his marriage had nothing to do with
liberation theology, but he was very polite.
He told me “Yes, I am married.”
“Are you able to write one letter to your
wife, in the same terms as when you were a
fiancé?” He said “No.”
Well, this is my case. This is exactly my
case.
For me, to do theology is to write a letter,
a love letter to God, the God of my faith; to
my people and my church. It is a love letter.
I cannot repeat it in the same terms, but
Rev. Gustavo Gutiérrez, O.P., delivering the
sixth annual Gittler Prize lecture.
the expression of love is there. For me to do
theology is to try to express this and maybe
to help persons, to invite persons to deepen
their faith also.
Well, my friends, this conviction about
a love letter means the content, the idea,
the point is there. The manner to express
this is changing. My book is the same, for
this more than 40 years. I am changing,
personally. Changing is not to be against,
it is only to express things in other ways –
above all, when I am with such friends as
you are. Thank you.
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 Rule of Law —continued from page 1
of students and faculty members. “We
have glorified killing. We have glorified
nationalism. We have glorified ‘God bless
our country and to hell with the rest of the
world.’ That doesn’t fly anymore. The world
is shrinking.”
Ferencz explained that his philosophy
is based on the concept of “planethood”
– the concept for which his foundation
is named: “We are all inhabitants of
one small planet and we must learn to
live on this planet together in peace and
human dignity regardless of our race
or creed. …No longer thinking in terms
of ‘neighborhood’ or ‘nationhood,’ but
‘planethood.’”
His visit helped to kick off an oral
history initiative being undertaken
by the Ethics Center’s Programs in
International Justice and Society. The
Center is conducting a series of oral
history interviews with significant figures,
including Ferencz, who have been deeply
involved with the still relatively new
field of international criminal justice,
in particular the International Criminal
Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY)
and the International Criminal Tribunal for
Rwanda (ICTR). Established by the United
Nations in 1993 and 1995 respectively,
they are the first international criminal
tribunals set up in the wake of Nuremberg.
The work of the ICTY and the ICTR
is winding down, and the Ethics Center
is seeking to capture a rich, textured
history of these important institutions
by interviewing judges, prosecutors,
defense counsel, administrators, and
commentators on international criminal
law.
“The influence of the ‘UN Ad-Hoc
Tribunals’ cannot be overestimated,” says
David P. Briand, Oral History Project
Manager at the Ethics Center. “They were
the testing ground for contemporary
international criminal justice, and led to
the creation of other war crimes tribunals
– the Special Court for Sierra Leone and
the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts
of Cambodia – and, very significantly, the
permanent International Criminal Court.”
The archive of oral history interviews
being produced by the Ethics Center will be
accessible to scholars, researchers and the
general public through Brandeis University
Library’s Special Collections. More about Benjamin B. Ferencz, including
free resources on his work: benferencz.org
More about the oral history project:
brandeis.edu/ethics/internationaljustice
Photo: David J. Weinstein
“We must learn to live on
this planet together in
peace and human dignity
regardless of our race or
creed. …No longer thinking
in terms of ‘neighborhood’
or ‘nationhood,’ but
‘planethood.’"
– Benjamin B. Ferencz
Benjamin B. Ferencz speaks with Brandeis University students following his talk. Pictured left to
right: Sneha Walia '15, Ally Eller '15, Nathan Goldwag '16, Bethany Adam '15.
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HIGHLIGHTS OF RECENT EVENTS
The ’DEIS Impact 2015 Launch Party and
Info Session featured poetry by Dean of
Students Jamele Adams.
Rwanda Tribunal: Multi-Lifespan Information
System Design in Support of International
Justice.” Cosponsored by the MA in
Sustainable International Development and
Coexistence and Conflict at the Heller School.
civil liberties, hip-hop, hate speech, victims’
rights, domestic violence and press freedom
debated this current U.S. Supreme Court
case and its implications. Hosted by “The
Supreme Court Colloquium” (POL 197a).
At the 4th annual “Year Abroad, Queer
Abroad” a panel of students spoke
about their study abroad and internship
experiences and what it is like to be queer in
a foreign country. Cosponsored by Triskelion
and the Office of Study Abroad.
Noted theater director Hafiz Karmali
discussed “Performing Arts in the
Islamic World,” sponsored by the CAST
Program, MusicUnitesUS and the Theater
Department.
Students in Marci McPhee's “The Immigrant
Experience in Waltham: A Service-Based
Practicum” (EL94a) shared “Learnings from
a Semester in the Community.”
OCTOBER
DECEMBER
The Joseph B. and Toby Gittler Prize was
awarded to Rev. Gustavo Gutiérrez (see page 5).
At “Threats, Free Speech, and the Law in
the Internet Age: Elonis v. US” experts on
“Hip-Hop and STEM Education in the
21st Century,” sponsored by the Education
Program, featured Dr. Chris Emdin (Teachers
College, Columbia University) examining
the ways in which hip-hop can be used as a
strategy for teaching science.
Members of the faculty and students gathered
to launch the new minor in Creativity, the Arts
and Social Transformation (CAST) (see page 3).
NOVEMBER
Fareda Banda (SOAS, University of London)
presented “Good Morning Heartache:
International Law and the Global Challenges
Facing Women,” sponsored by the
Hadassah-Brandeis Institute.
Former Nuremberg prosecutor Benjamin B.
Ferencz spoke on campus (see page 1).
Batya Friedman and Daisy Yoo (University
of Washington) presented “Voices from the
The 2014 Sorensen Fellows presented
reflections on experiences in Ghana, Guinea,
India, Kenya, Poland and Washington, D.C. in
“From Looking to Bearing Witness” (see page 2).
Soft Vengeance: Albie Sachs and the New South Africa
South African Judge Albie Sachs joined
filmmaker Abby Ginzberg in September for
a special screening of her award-winning
new documentary, followed by a Q&A.
As a young lawyer, Albie Sachs defended
those committed to ending apartheid
in South Africa. He was imprisoned in
solitary confinement, tortured through
sleep deprivation and forced into exile. In
Dan Terris, Abby Ginzberg, Albie Sachs (l-r)
1988 he was blown up by a car bomb in
Mozambique set by the South African security forces, which cost him his right arm
and the sight of one eye. A Jewish South African who joined the African National
Congress, Albie Sachs became one of the principal crafters of the groundbreaking
South African constitution, and was appointed by President Mandela as one of the first
judges of democratic South Africa’s new Constitutional Court. Sponsored by the Ethics
Center, the National Center for Jewish Film and the Louis D. Brandeis Legacy Fund for
Social Justice. More: brandeis.edu/ethics/news/2014/September.11.html
Interested in Ethics Center Cosponsorship? See: brandeis.edu/ethics/events/cosponsorship
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Photo: David J. Weinstein
SEPTEMBER
 UPCOMING EVENTS
’DEIS Impact!
A “Festival of Social Justice”
January 30 – February 9, 2015
Brandeis University Campus
The Ethics Center and the Student Union
present the fourth annual weeklong “festival
of social justice” at Brandeis.
Dozens of events are being planned by
departments, clubs and individuals – talks,
performances, exhibits, discussions,
and more!
More info: go.brandeis.edu/DEISimpact
’DEIS Impact Keynote Address
“Social Change Through Civic
Engagement and Pragmatic
Idealism”
Alan Khazei
February 3, 2015, 7:30 p.m.
Levin Ballroom, Usdan Student Center,
Brandeis University
One of “America’s
25 Best Leaders”
(U.S. News and
World Report, 2006)
and author of Big
Citizenship: How
pragmatic idealism can
bring out the best in
America, co-founder of
City Year and CEO and
founder of Be the Change, Inc. Alan Khazei
will speak about empowering citizens to
make a difference.
Seating is limited. For free ticket info:
go.brandeis.edu/DEISimpact
Richman Distinguished Fellow in
Public Life Lecture
“How I Got in the Movement: A Civil
Rights ‘Living Legend’ Tells His Story”
Julian Bond
March 31, 2015, 3:30 p.m.
Rapaporte Treasure Hall,
Goldfarb Library,
Brandeis University
Named a “Living Legend”
by the U.S. Library of
Congress, H. Julian Bond
has been a driving force for social change
for more than 50 years as a civil rights
leader, politician, scholar, and writer. He
helped co-found the Student Nonviolent
Coordinating Committee, was elected
to Georgia's House of Representatives
and Senate, helped found and lead the
Southern Poverty Law Center, and was
chairman of the NAACP for 11 years.
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