Fellows in Action
Regional Forum
The SYLFF North/South America Regional Forum and The Africa/Europe Regional Forum
Africa/Europe Regional Forum participants at Ruhr-University Bochum (RUB), with RUB faculty, administrators, and assistants. (Photo: IEE)
The third round of biennial SYLFF Regional Forums was held in 2007, the 20th anniversary year of the SYLFF Program. The North/South America Forum, attended by 27 SYLFF fellows, was hosted by The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, U.S.A., June 12th–14th, 2007. The Africa/Europe Forum was hosted by Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany, June 25th–27th, 2007, with 49 SYLFF fellows participating. The theme of both forums was Human Rights and Creative Leadership.
Each forum included oral and poster presentations by participants, NAPSA (Networking and Programs for Social Action) workshops facilitated by members of the SYLFF Fellows Council, music concerts by SYLFF fellows, as well as a community-service activity (North/South America) and a field trip (Africa/Europe).
Also, during these forums, the following SYLFF fellows were elected to serve as new members of the SYLFF Fellows Council for 2007–2009:
Participants at the North/South America Regional Forum.
North/South America
Frederick Chieux (University of Texas at Austin)
Severine Minot (York University)
Africa/Europe
Dinasas Abdella (Utrecht University)
Nicholas Kariuki Githuku (University of Nairobi)
Pawel Laidler (Jagiellonian University)
The following are Severine’s and Pawel’s observations regarding their respective forums, and abridged texts of keynote addresses.
The Scholarship Division expresses its sincere appreciation and thanks to colleagues at both institutions for hosting the events and for making every effort to make them the great successes they were.
- The SYLFF North/South America Regional Forum: Uniting Members of a Special Family (Séverine Minot)
- Bochum 2007: A Network of Friendship (Pawel Laidler)
- Human Rights in the Middle East — A Voice from Palestine By Amal Jadou (Amal Jadou)
- New Global Leadership as a Guardian of Human Rights and Human Security (Goran Svilanovic)
