SECWAC to Present Feb 3 Discussion on ''Sexual Violence in Conflict''

Southeast Connecticut World Affairs Council
Dedicated to educating and engaging Americans on global issues
 
Professor Elisabeth Wood, Yale University, will speak on “Sexual violence in conflict:  why some armed groups engage in it and the policy implications” on February 3rd, 2016  at the Saybrook Point Inn, 2 Bridge Street, Old Saybrook, CT.
 
Reception begins at 5:30 p.m.; presentation begins at 6:00 p.m. 
 
Elisabeth Jean Wood is Professor of Political Science, International and Area Studies at Yale University and a member of the External Faculty of the Santa Fe Institute. At Yale, she teaches courses on comparative politics, political violence, collective action, and qualitative research methods.  She serves as Director of Graduate Studies for the Department of Political Science; she received the Graduate Mentor Award for the Social Sciences in May 2013. She is the author of Forging Democracy from Below: Insurgent Transitions in South Africa and El Salvador and Insurgent Collective Action and Civil War in El Salvador, and is currently writing two books, one on sexual violence during war, drawing on field research in several countries, and a second on political violence in Colombia.  Details on her many recent articles and book chapters may be found at http://campuspress.yale.edu/elisabethwood.  Professor Wood was named a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2010. Milt Walters, SECWAC’s Chairman indicated we’re fortunate to have a leading author and scholar share with us “the horrors of sexual abuse and slavery as ongoing acts of war.”
 
Dinner:  A dinner follows immediately after the presentation for a limited number of Members and Guests at the Saybrook Point Inn. To attend the dinner, a reservation is required - please call 860-912-5718 or email info@secwac.org. A vegetarian option is also available but it must be reserved in advance. All reservations or cancellations must be received by February 1st.
  
Bring your check payable to SECWAC for the total number of your reservations at $35 each.   Courtney Assad will collect your money when you arrive to get your name tag. Credit card payments can also be made at check-in. At the same time, you will be given dinner tickets for each reservation to be collected by the server as confirmation of your payment.   
 
Guests: SECWAC is a membership organization. Guests are welcome; please call 860-912-5718 or email info@secwac.org to reserve a guest pass.

Upcoming Program: Jonathan Stevenson, US Naval War C, will speak on “Centenary of Sykes-Picot: Order and Chaos in the Middle East and the US Position” at the Lyme Old Lyme Middle School on March 23rd, 2016.