Georgia College 2011 Global Citizenship Symposium
Putting a Face on Poverty
February 7-9, 2011
Venue
The Georgia College Student Center Magnolia Ballroom
230 West Hancock Street, Milledgeville, Ga.
The Georgia College Global Citizenship Symposium Planning Committee sincerely appreciates the support of the Provost, Dr. Sandra Jordan, Campus Life, and the Student Government Association for hosting the symposium events in the Magnolia Ballroom.
Symposium Schedule
Download the 2011 Symposium poster (pdf) for distribution to students.
Monday, February 7, 2011
Manifestations of Poverty
All events on Monday will be in the Magnolia Ballroom of the Student Activity Center
12:30 p.m. Welcome – Dr. Dwight Call
Introduction - Dr. Sunita Manian
1 p.m. - Screening of Hans Rosling’s “Asia’s Rise” TED Talk
1:15-1:45 p.m. - Panel Discussion
Dr. Sunita Manian, Georgia College, Dr. Sudeshna Pal, Georgia College, and Anand Giridharadas, Columnist, New York Times
2-3:15 p.m. – Conversation groups with panelists
4 p.m. – Music performance
7 p.m. – Keynote Address
Introduction – Dr. Sandra Jordan, Georgia College Provost
Keynote Address – Anand Giridharadas, Columnist, The New York Times
Anand Giridharadas is a columnist for The New York Times and its global edition The International Herald Tribune. His "Currents column" explores fresh ideas, global culture and the social meaning of technology. In 2009, he completed a four-and-a-half-year tour as a foreign correspondent in India for The New York Times and The International Herald Tribune, as their first Mumbai presence in the modern era.
Giridharadas is a native of Cleveland, Ohio and lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts. His first book, a work of narrative nonfiction about his return to the India that his parents left, is forthcoming from Times Books in early 2011. It is titled "India Calling: An Intimate Portrait of a Nation's Remaking."
The New York Times is underwriting Anand Giridharadas’ speaking engagement. Georgia College students, faculty, and staff benefit from The New York Times Readership Program, now in its seventh year.
8:30 p.m. – Book Signing & Reception: Hosted by the Center for Program Evaluation & Development
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Root Causes of Poverty
12:30 p.m. – Welcome – Dr. Dwight Call
Tuesday afternoon’s sessions are devoted to four panels and audience conversation sessions.
12:35 – 1:45 p.m. – Panel Presentations and Discussions
The Influence of Neo-Colonialism – Eastern Europe, Africa, Asia & Latin America
Peabody Auditorium, Kilpatrick
- Dr. Bill Risch, GCSU: Rebirth of Poverty in Eastern Europe
- Rick Perera, Media Officer, CARE: Haiti
- Dr. Doug Oetter, GCSU: Resource Extraction and Global Poverty
American Poverty – Georgia’s Black Belt
Magnolia Ballroom, Student Center
- Dr. Veronica Womack, GCSU: GREEN: Georgia Rural Economic Enterprise Network
- Dr. Mark Huddle, GCSU: Reconfiguration of African-American Inequality
- Dr. Melanie DeVore, GCSU: Katrina, the BP Spill and Poverty
2 -3:15 p.m. – Panel Presentations and Discussions
Gender and Global Poverty
Magnolia Ballroom, Student Center
- Dr. Stephanie McClure, GCSU
- Dr. Sara Doude, GCSU, Domestic Violence and Poverty
- Dr. Scott Butler, GCSU, Sex Trafficking
- Mrs. Johnnie Wilson , S.A.F.E Program Director, Domestic Violence and Poverty
Global Health Crises
Peabody Auditorium, Kilpatrick
- Dr. Carol Sapp, GCSU: Trans-Cultural Nursing
- Sheryl Winn, Nurse Practitioner, Moldova
- Stephanie Welch, Student health Services
4 p.m. – Theatre Performance – In the Blood – Georgia College Theatre Department Students
Magnolia Ballroom, Student Center
7 p.m. – Keynote Address
Magnolia Ballroom, Student Center
Introduction – Dr. Dwight Call
Keynote Address – Jeremy Enriquez, Belizean Consultant on Development Issues
Jeremy Enriquez is a former staff member in the Belize Executive Branch and serves as a consultant for development issues.
8:30 p.m. – Documentary Film Screening – Good Fortune, Point of View Films
Magnolia Ballroom, Student Center
Good Fortune is a provocative exploration of how massive international efforts to alleviate poverty in Africa may be undermining the very communities they aim to benefit. In Kenya’s rural countryside, Jackson’s farm is being flooded by an American investor who hopes to alleviate poverty by creating a multimillion-dollar rice farm. Across the country in Nairobi, Silva’s home and business in Africa’s largest shantytown are being demolished as part of a U.N. slum-upgrading project. The gripping stories of two Kenyans battling to save their homes from large-scale development present a unique opportunity see foreign aid through eyes of the people it is intended to help.
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Poverty Solutions and Action
All events on Wednesday will be in the Magnolia Ballroom of the Student Activity Center
12:30 – 1:45 p.m. – Welcome and Introduction – Dr. Dwight Call
Keynote Address - Derreck Kayongo CARE Advocacy Field Coordinator for the Southeastern United States Region
Mr. Kayongo is a former Refugee in Kenya from Uganda fleeing Political despotism. Uganda has seen more than 20 years of civil war and lost close to 2 million people during that time. With reprobate leaders like Idi Amin Dada, Milton Obote and others, the country was steeped in brutal rivalry between tribes and warlords. Today Uganda fights another form of war against HIV/AIDS, which has claimed thousands of Ugandan lives over the last ten years. “I have personally lost more relatives to HIV/AIDS than the civil wars combined! Fortunately today the country is on a comeback politically.”
2 – 3:15 p.m. – Panel Presentation and Discussion
After the panelists introduce their respective organizations, symposium participants will have the opportunity to meet with each panelist and learn how to become involved in the organization’s work.
- Ann Bowen , Café Central Soup Kitchen
- Dr. Veronica Womack, GREEN
- Dr. Rick Bialac, Kiva
- Dr. Jim Lidstone and Dr. Julia Metzker, GCSU Live Healthy Baldwin / Community Garden –
4 p.m. - Performance Art, Department of Art Students
7 p.m. - Poverty in Central Georgia - Community Organization Representatives + Q&A
Baldwin County nonprofit and human service organizations will introduce their respective programs and discuss poverty conditions in Central Georgia. A Q&A session will be followed by informal networking
8:30 p.m. – Symposium Closing Remarks & Reception Hosted by the International Education Center
Mark your calendars for the Georgia College 2012 Global Citizenship Symposium, February 6-8, 2012
