Peace Success Stories in Africa
- Community Development
- Conflict, Peacebuilding, and Development
- Development Policy
- Economic Development
- Entrepreneurship and Small Business
- Gender Studies and Development
- Globalization and Development
- Health & Development
- Governance and Democracy
- International Communication
- International Political Economy
- NGOs and Development
Location
SIS Lounge
Time
5:00 - 6:30
Panelist
John Prendergast

Bio
John Prendergast is Co-founder of the Enough Project, an initiative to end genocide and crimes against humanity. During the Clinton administration, John was involved in a number of peace processes in Africa while he was director of African Affairs at the National Security Council and special advisor at the Department of State. John has also worked for members of Congress, the United Nations, humanitarian aid agencies, human rights organizations, and think tanks, as well as having been a youth counselor and basketball coach.
He has authored eight books on Africa, including Not on Our Watch, a New York Times bestseller and NAACP non-fiction book of the year that he co-authored with actor Don Cheadle. John is currently working on two new books for publication by Random House, one that focuses on his 25 years in the Big Brother program, and the other on human rights and peace activism.
John has helped create several documentaries including: George Clooney's "Sand and Sorrow," Don Cheadle's "Darfur Now," Tracy McGrady's "3 Points," and Emmanuel Jal's "War Child." He also co-produced "Journey into Sunset" about Northern Uganda.
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