Jimmy Carter to address global activists, leaders at Atlanta forum
Former President Jimmy Carter will address more than 60 activists, scholars and community leaders during a program on human rights at the The Carter Center.
The annual Human Rights Defender’s Forum, which will be held Saturday though Tuesday at 453 Freedom Parkway, will examine ways to end violence across the world.
The theme of this year’s event, “A Time for Peace: Rejecting Violence to Secure Human Rights,” will look at the economics of peace, unlearning violence and nonviolent approaches to security and law enforcement.
Carter will address the group at 1:30 p.m. on Monday. It will be followed by a moderated question and answer session. The Monday afternoon and Tuesday sessions will be webcast live for those who cannot attend.
Participants include:
- Rana Allam, an outspoken Egyptian journalist and an adviser with the Women Alliance for Security Leadership.
- Rodolfo Manuel Domínguez Márquez, director of Mexico's Justice, Human Rights, and Gender Civil Association.
- Deeyah Khan, a music producer and the documentary filmmaker of "Banaz: A Love Story", about honor killings, and "Jihad", which investigates the motives of Western-born Islamic extremists, convicted terrorists and former jihadis.
- Sylvie Kinigi, the former prime minister of Burundi.
- Fatima Akilu, an expert in countering violent extremism who helped design Nigeria's countering violent extremism program.
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Shelia has worked at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution for more than 30 years. Previously, she worked at The Lexington Herald-Leader and The Louisville Defender. Her beat is a bit of a mixed bag that includes religion and spirituality, culture and trends, race and aging. She earned degrees from Spelman College and Northwestern University.
