The Holocaust, Genocide, and Human Rights Project is honored to bring author and international activist Somaly Mam to both the Brighton and Damon City campuses on Wednesday, April 7 as the keynote speaker for the 4th annual Voices of Vigilance program. The Voices of Vigilance program, formerly the Rwanda Remembrance program, educates the college community about genocides and human rights issues throughout the world.
Thank you to those who already secured their tickets. The DCC presentation is sold out; tickets are still available for the Brighton Campus presentation at 7 pm. Tickets are available at www.monroecctickets.com.
Wednesday, April 7th -- SOLD OUT!
Voices of Vigilance Program featuring Somaly Mam, followed by a book signing
Noon
Damon City Campus, room 4193
Free to MCC students/faculty/staff; $5 for general public
Wednesday, April 7th – TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE, BUT GOING QUICKLY
Voices of Vigilance Program featuring Somaly Mam, followed by a book signing
7:00 pm
Brighton Campus, Warshof Conference Center, R. Thomas Flynn Campus Center (Monroe A/B)
Free to MCC students/faculty/staff, $5 for general public
Somaly Mam is the author of “The Road of Lost Innocence: The True Story of a Cambodian Heroine.” (The book is available for purchase at the MCC Bookstore.) Sold into sexual slavery at the age of 12, Mam endured years of brutality and degradation before emerging as a powerful advocate for those being trafficked today. Her organization, the Somaly Mam Foundation (www.somaly.org ), has been widely lauded for its efforts to rescue, educate, and transform the lives of sexually trafficked girls throughout Southeast Asia and beyond. An estimated 2-4 million women and children are trafficked annually, with children as young as five being targeted.
Mam’s presentations are possible due to the generosity of the Division of Liberal Arts, English/Philosophy Department, the Anthropology/History/Political Sciences/Sociology Department, the Psychology Department, the DCC Scholars, the Honors Institute and SEGA. The Holocaust, Genocide, and Human Rights Project is grateful for their support of the Voices of Vigilance program.
Please contact Regina Fabbro (rfabbro@monroecc.edu ) or Angelique Stevens (astevens@monroecc.edu) from the English/Philosophy Department for more information about the events at Brighton and DCC respectively.
Regina Fabbro
English/Philosophy
04/01/2010 |