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Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies at the University
for Peace of the UN, Mary Elizabeth King is also Distinguished
Scholar at the American University Center for Global
Peace, in Washington, D.C. During the Carter administration,
King had responsibility for the Peace Corps, and she
remains a special adviser to former President Jimmy
Carter. King, an expert on non-violent strategic action
in political conflicts, holds a Ph.D. in international
politics from the University of Wales at Aberystwyth.
Her latest book, Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King,
Jr: The Power of Nonviolent Action (1999, 2002), on
nine contemporary nonviolent political movements demonstrates
the influence of Gandhian principles. In 1988, she won
a Robert F. Kennedy Book Award for Freedom Song: A Personal
Story of the 1960s Civil Rights Movement (1987), an
account of her four years working in the U.S. civil
rights movement alongside the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther
King, Jr (no relation). In 2003, she was awarded the
Jamnalal Bajaj Prize, given annually for the advancement
of Gandhian values worldwide. Previous winners of the
Bajaj International Award include Archbishop Emeritus
Desmond Tutu of South Africa, Professor Sir Joseph Rotblat
of the United Kingdom, and Professor Johan Galtung of
Norway. In January 2004, she will also become Visiting
Research Fellow at the Rothermere American Institute,
University of Oxford, England.
Head of the Human Rights Action Center in Washington,
DC, Jack Healey is a well-known leader in the international
human rights movement. He served for twenty years as
the Executive Director of Amnesty International USA,
a role in which he produced numerous celebrity tours
and music concerts, including the organizing of the
first charity walkathon in the United States. Prior
to that, Mr. Healey was the Peace Corp Director in Lesotho,
in southern Africa, and Director of Freedom from Hunger.
Cris R. Revaz is Counsel with the international trade
practice of Hale and Dorr, LLP, in Washington, D.C.
Mr. Revaz specializes in international regulatory and
policy work on behalf of U.S. companies, trade associations
and industry groups, with a focus on unfair trade litigation,
legislative issues, and customs and market access matters.
As the co-chair of the American Bar Association's Subcommittee
on the Rights of the Child, Mr. Revaz provides pro bono
advocacy on human rights concerns facing children, e.g.,
abuse and neglect, poverty, child labor, juvenile justice,
trafficking, and children in armed conflict. Mr. Revaz
authored the ABA policy and report urging U.S. ratification
of the Optional Protocols to the U.N. Convention on
the Rights of the Child, which dealt with child soldiers,
and sex trafficking, and supported efforts leading to
U.S. ratification in 2002. Mr. Revaz works with a network
of non-profits, individuals and advocacy groups in support
of U.S. ratification of the U.N. Convention on the Rights
of the Child. He received a human rights award in 2002
from the Capital Area Association of the United Nations
on behalf of the American Bar Association, and has written
and spoken extensively on the human rights of children.
Mr. Revaz also serves on the board of an intercountry
adoption agency and is active in formulating its policy
concerning U.S. implementation of the Hague Convention
on Intercountry Adoption.
Actively involved in international relations for many
years, Professor Said is the Senior Ranking Professor
of International Peace and Conflict Resolution, Director
and Founder of the International Peace and Conflict
Resolution Division, Director of the Center for Global
Peace, and the first occupant of the Mohammed Said Farsi
Chair of Islamic Peace at The American University in
Washington, DC. He is the author of innumerable books
and articles. In addition, he has served on the White
House Committee on the Islamic World, and has been a
consultant to the U.S. Department of State and the United
Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
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Emmy-winner, Patrice Samara is President of Triumph
Holdings, Inc., a global strategic communication, production
and event organization. She has worked on every continent
with the public and private sectors and has been recognized
with over one hundred international citations for creativity
and excellence, including several Parents Choice and
thirty Cine Golden Eagle Awards. Ms. Samara was educated
at New School University in New York and the Michelangelo
School of Language in Florence, Italy. She completed
the Nonprofit Marketing Program at New York University
in 2001. In 1979, she began working with some of the
earliest emerging electronic technologies. From 1987
to 1990, her firm was part of WNET, the PBS Flagship
station in New York. In 1992, she orchestrated the acquisition
of the firm by one of the world’s largest corporate
communications organizations. She began Triumph in 1995.
Her practice has extended to over 500 large-scale projects,
notably: as Executive Director for Administration and
Operations for the Exploring the Future of Learning
Initiative; the ThinkQuest Internet Challenge in Geneva,
Switzerland; Strategic Facilitator at the National Truancy
Prevention Association’s National Leadership Summit;
lead development teams for GTE's 'Main Street' and IBM's
early efforts in personal computing software; the symposia
and webcasts, 'Youth and Violence: The Search for Answers'
and 'Beyond Good & Evil: A Religious Perspective
on 9/11'; Project Legal Lives, law-related education
program for students and radio program for teens called
"Ask the DA; produced programming for Sesame Street
and worked closely with Jim Henson; and was the creator
of the Good Housekeeping Children's Learning Series.
She was also the Director of Special Projects for The
Garland Appeal, commemorating the life of Sir Paul McCartney's
late wife, Linda, supporting the healing power of music
and early cancer detection. Ms. Samara is also the Executive
Director of the Triumph Educational Fund, providing
school supplies and mentoring worldwide, serves on the
board of The Drew Foundation supporting alternatives
to incarceration for women and is on The Women of the
Apollo Committee. She is recognized in the World's Who's
Who of Women.
Mubarak Awad is Founder and President of the International
Youth Advocate Foundation, and Founder and Former
President of the National Youth Advocate Program,
established in 1978. He has dedicated his work and
life to promoting non-violent action and advocacy
for children. Born in Palestine, Dr. Awad was educated
in the United States where he received degrees in
sociology, psychology, and social work. He is an Adjunct
Professor at The American University, in Washington,
DC, and is an internationally recognized expert in
the field of non-violent strategic action.
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The Youth Advocate Program International Advisory
Council facilitates communication with other international
organizations and indigenous groups, and provides
advice on projects and activities that contribute
to maintaining high quality programs and implementation
of the organization's mission. Members are selected
and appointed by the YAP International Board of
Trustees.
Dr. Hilary Beckles
University of the West Indies
Kingstown, Jamaica
Christine (Spee) Braun
International Development Consultant
New York
Dr. Manuel Hassassian
Executive Vice President of Bethlehem University
Bethlehem
Kathleen McGinnis
Educational Consultant, and Executive Director
of the Institute of Peace and Justice
St. Louis, Missouri.
Lilian Peters
American Friends Service Committee
Amman, Jordan
Felicitas Rixhon
Consuelo Foundation
Makati City, Philippines
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