Project Africa: A Talk by Ismael Beah, Former Child Soldier in Sierra Leone
Begins |
28 Mar 2008 - 6:00pm |
| Ends |
28 Mar 2008 - 7:00pm |
| Location |
66 West 12th Street. Room 510 |
Project Africa invites you to a lecture and discussion with
ISHMAEL BEAH
Author of A LONG WAY GONE: MEMOIRS OF A BOY SOLDIER
Moderated by Professor Erin McCandless, Graduate Program in International Affairs, New School
FRIDAY, MARCH 28, 6-9 PM
66 WEST 12TH STREET
ROOM 510
Ishmael Beah was born in Sierra Leone in 1980. When he was eleven, Ishmael's life, along with the lives of millions of other Sierra Leoneans, was derailed by the outbreak of a brutal civil war. After his parents and two brothers were killed, Ishmael was recruited to fight as a child soldier. After almost three years, he was removed from the army by UNICEF and placed in a rehabilitation home. In 1998, Ishmael came to live with an American family in New York City and was subsequently accepted to Oberlin College. In May 2004, Ishmael completed his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and won Oberlin's Dainne Vruels Fiction Prize for his story At Noon. Ishmael currently works for Human Rights Watch in the Children's Division Advisory Committee.
For more details, please contact projectafrica@newschool.edu.