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5th Annual World AIDS Day—
AIDS in Asia: Changing Dynamics in China, India, and Iran

November 28, 2007
Co-sponsored with UNAIDS and the International Women's Health Coalition

Film Screening and Discussion:
Holly
November 12, 2007

Film Screening and Panel Discussion:
White Rainbow
October 11, 2007

An Emergency Town Hall Meeting:
Monks, Media, and the Military: The Saffron Revolution
October 5, 2007

Roundtable Discussion and Luncheon:
Advancing the Health and Dignity of Women: Women Leaders from Mongolia and Cambodia
October 3, 2007

Panel Discussion:
Human Rights and Public Health: The Burma/Myanmar Tragedy
September 13, 2007

The Citi Foundation Series on Asian Women Leaders
Panel Discussion and Luncheon:
The State of Microfinance in India
July 11, 2007

Film Screening and Panel Discussion:
White Light, Black Rain
June 20, 2007

Film Screening and Panel Discussion:
Afghan Women: A History of Struggle
June 6, 2007

Film Screening and Panel Discussion:
The Last Ghost of War
May 1, 2007

Book Launch and Discussion:
Famine in North Korea: Markets, Aid, and Reform
March 29, 2007
Read an interview with Marcus Noland

Film and Panel Discussion:
Mardi Gras: Made in China (David Redmon, 2004, 70 min., video)
November 22, 2005

Symposium:
Combating Human Trafficking in Asia: A Strategy for Action
November 16, 2005

Lecture:
A Courageous Woman, A Courageous People: Mukhtar Mai Speaks Out to Help Her Nation
November 5, 2005

The Citigroup Series on Asian Women Leaders
Lecture: Towards Democracy: Pakistan at the Crossroads
with Asma Jahangir
October 27, 2005

Film and Panel Discussion:
Muslims or Heretics? (Naeem Mohaiemen, 2005, 56 min., video)
October 20, 2005

The Citigroup Series on Asian Women Leaders
Luncheon Panel: Women's Leadership in Afghanistan's Reconstruction
September 8, 2005

Panel Discussion:
AIDS and the Media: New Responses in Russia and India
June 8, 2005

Panel Discussion:
Trailblazers: Asian Women Entrepreneurs
May 4, 2005

Panel Discussion:
After the Tsunami: The Impact on Indigenous Conflicts in Indonesia and Sri Lanka
April 19, 2005

Panel Discussion:
Preventive Action: Responding to the Grievances of Muslims in the Philippines
April 12, 2005

Panel Discussion:
The Power of Women's Voices in Microfinance
April 11, 2005

Film:
South Asia Human Rights Film & Video Festival 2005
April 7 - Saturday, April 9, 2005

Panel Discussion:
Deepening Democracy in Southeast Asia
April 6, 2005

Panel Discussion:
Rebuilding Lives After the Tsunami:
Addressing the Needs of Women and Children

with Carol Bellamy, Executive Director of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
March 30, 2005

Lecture:
Local Resources for Global Remedies: Increasing Access Towards a Sustainable HIV/AIDS Solution
Dr. Krisana Kraisintu
March 3, 2005

Film and Panel Discussion:
Creating An Underclass?: The Impact of Immigration and Antiterrorism Laws on Immigrant Communities
February 17, 2005

Meet the Author: Susan Hunter - AIDS in Asia: A Continent in Peril
February 9, 2005

Film and Discussion:
Born Into Brothels (Zana Briski and Ross Kauffman/2003/85 min./video)
November 18, 2004

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Film and Panel Discussion:
No Place to Go:
Internally Displaced Persons in Myanmar

Do Our Lives Matter? (10 mins., 2004, Burma Issues)
November 16, 2004

Film and Panel Discussion:
Brothers And Others: The Impact of September 11th on Muslims, Arabs, & South Asians in America
(Nicolas Rossier, 2002, 54 mins.)

October 27, 2004

Panel Discussion:
Mobilizing Women's Leadership in the Fight Against AIDS

October 27, 2004

Symposium:
The Global Challenge for Human Security: Lessons on Environmental Governance from Asia

October 18, 2004

Film Screening and Panel Discussion:
Reinventing the Taliban?

October 14, 2004

Lecture:
Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga
President, The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka

September 20, 2004

Discussion: The Invisible People - How the U.S. Has Slept Through the Global AIDS Pandemic, the Greatest Humanitarian Catastrophe of Our Time
June 28, 2004

Lecture: Shirin Ebadi - Islam and Human Rights
The Citigroup Series on Asian Women Leaders
June 8, 2004
Read an interview with Shirin Ebadi.

Panel Discussion: Asian Biotech: Beyond Wall Street
June 3, 2004

Panel Discussion: India's 2004 Election: What Happened and Why?
Implications for Society, the Economy and India's Foreign Relations
May 26, 2004

Panel Discussion: The Next AIDS Generation: Orphans in Asia and the World
May 12, 2004

Panel Discussion: Women of the World: Laws and Policies Affecting their Reproductive Lives - South Asia
May 11, 2004

Film: Ten Years of Freedom: Films From the New South Africa
April 27 - May 2, 2004

Born into Struggle
April 28 and Sun. May 2
Letter to My Cousin in China
April 29 and Sat. May 1
Black Sushi
April 28

Panel Discussion: Building New Frontiers in China: Socio-Economic Justice and Civil Society
April 19, 2004

Film: Autumn’s Final Country (Mini DV/66 min./2003/English/Hindi with English subtitles)
April 14, 2004

Film and Discussion: Anonymously Yours (90 mins./2002)
March 4, 2004

Second Annual South Asia Human Rights Film Festival
February 26 - February 28, 2004

Asia Society, Breakthrough and Syracuse University present the second annual South Asia Human Rights Film Festival, featuring a series of dynamic films and documentaries by well-known South Asian directors that address issues of human rights and social justice. From Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, the three feature films and daylong documentary series explore sectarian and civil conflict, gender inequality and caste-based oppression.

Panel Discussion: The Global Perspective on the War on Terrorism
February 10, 2004
Read an interview with Tariq Ali.

Panel Discussion and Film: The Power of Education: Fighting AIDS in Asia and the World, featuring Pandemic: Facing AIDS
(Rory Kennedy/2003/video)

February 3, 2004
Made possible by generous support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Panel Discussion: Challenges Facing China’s Response to AIDS
January 13, 2004
Access Event Webcast on KaiserNet.org, a free service of the Kaiser Family Foundation.

Film: Brothers and Others: The Impact of September 11th on Muslims, Arabs, & South Asians in America
December 17 & 18, 2003

Film: World AIDS Day: A Closer Walk (Robert Bilheimer/2003/84 min./35mm)
December 1, 2003

Panel Discussion: Empowering Women in Asia: The Urgent Need for Higher Education
November 20, 2003

Panel Discussion: From Conservation to Restoration: The Future of Wildlife in Asia
This program is made possible with generous support from the Open Society Institute, and The Armand G. Erpf Fund as part of the Future of Asia's Nature and Culture series.
November 12, 2003

Gender Montage: Paradigms in Post-Soviet Space - A documentary film series
Co-sponsor: The Network Women's Program of the Open Society Institute
November 10 and 11, 2003

Panel Discussion: Securing Women’s and Girls’ Health in South Asia: Challenges for Global Policy
Cosponsored by International Women's Health Coalition and Margaret Sanger Center International at Planned Parenthood of New York City
Made possible with generous support from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Cosponsored by International Women’s Health Coalition and Planned Parenthood of New York City.
October 28, New York

Panel Discussion: Inaugural Event - AIDS in Asia: New Leadership in India
Access webcast of launch event on kaisernetwork.org, a free service of the Kaiser Family Foundation.
October 14, New York

Film and Panel Discussion: Terror’s Children (Sharmeen Obaid/2003/45 min./video)
Cosponsored by Discovery Times Channel
October 2, New York
Read an interview with Sharmeen Obaid.

Panel Discussion: Innovative Approaches to AIDS in Iran
Cosponsored by The American Iranian Council
Made possible by the generous support of the Starr Foundation and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

October 3, New York

Panel Discussion: The Khmer Rouge: The International Community’s Role in Truth and Justice in Cambodia
Jointly sponsored with the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars with the support of the Open Society Institute.
September 10, Washington, D.C.

Panel Discussion: Transitional Justice in Cambodia: Challenges and Opportunities
Co-sponsored with International Center for Transitional Justice and Human Rights Watch.
September 9, New York

Panel Discussion: The Maoist Insurgency in Nepal: Challenges for Building Peace and Democracy
Co-sponsored by the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and the Social Science Research Council
June 17, Washington, DC

Panel Discussion: Pre-emptive Foreign Policy: Implications/Applications for Asia’s Hotspots
May 29th, New York

Lecture: The Asia Series on Religious Violence
Co-sponsor: The Center for Religious Inquiry at St. Bartholomew’s Church
Three successive Wednesdays in May 2003, New York

Luncheon Event: Women Leaders in Microfinance: Women Working for Women
May 13th, New York
Cosponsor: Women’s World Banking
The Citigroup Series on Asian Women Leaders
>Read a speech by Stanley Fischer; Vice Chairman, Citigroup; President, Citigroup International.

Panel Discussion: Bhutan’s Transition to Constitutional Monarchy: Challenges for Change
April 30, New York

Film: Second Screening of
Mr.& Mrs. Iyer (Aparna Sen/2002/35mm/120 minutes)

April 29, New York

Discussion: New Directions in US Foreign Policy? From Regime Change to Nation Building
April 10, 2003, New York

Discussion: Dowry Murder: The Imperial Origins of a Cultural Crime
Discussion on the root causes of violence against women in India with author Veena Oldenburg.
March 19, 2003, New York

Film: Trading Women
March 4, 2003, New York

South Asia Human Rights Film Festival
February 27 - March 2, 2003
Asia Society, 725 Park Avenue, New York City

A series of dynamic feature films and documentaries by well known South Asian directors addressing issues on human rights and social justice, including poverty, sectarian and civil conflict, caste oppression and women's issues. Presented by Asia Society, Breakthrough and Syracuse University.

Lecture: Arts for Social Change: Building Awareness for Action
The Citigroup Series on Asian Women Leaders
February 19, 2003, New York

Legal Challenges of Homeland Security
February 14, 2003, New York

The North Korean Crisis: A Humanitarian Perspective
Cosponsor: Korea Society
February 12, 2003, New York

Visible Work, Invisible Women
Panel discussion with photo display on Women and Work in Rural Asia
Photos by P. Sainath, award-winning journalist and author of Everybody Loves a Good Drought
November 19-21, 2002, New York

Meet the Author: Taslima Nasrin, Meyebela, My Bengali Girlhood
Taslima Nasrin, author of Shame
November 7, 2002, New York

Leading the Fight: AIDS in Asia
Sponsored by Citigroup

Datin Marina Mahathir, President of the Malaysian AIDS Council.
November 5, 2002, New York

Vann Nath-A Cambodian Prison Portrait
Vann Nath, artist, author of A Cambodian Prison Portrait: One Year in the Khmer Rouge's S-21, and 2002 recipient of the Hellman/Hammett Award
November 4, 2002, New York

Coexistence and Conflict: Hindu-Muslim Relations in India
Sponsored by Citigroup

Shabana Azmi, Indian film actor, social activist, and member of parliament
October 29, 2002, New York
Read an interview with Shabana Azmi.

Women’s Rights in Contemporary Afghanistan
Sponsored by Citigroup

Dr. Sima Samar, Chair of the Human Rights Commission of Afghanistan, former Deputy Premier and Minister for Women’s Affairs
October 21, 2002, New York

Deepening Democracy in a Fragmented World
New York Launch of the 2002 UNDP Human Development Report
Ms. Sakiko Fukuda-Parr, Lead Author and Director of the Human Development Report
Dr. Gita Sen, Professor of Economics, Indian Institute of Management in Bangalore, India
Princess Basma Bint Talal, Chair of The Jordan Hashemite Fund for Human Development
Dr. Mahnaz Ispahani (Moderator), Senior Fellow for South & West Asia at the Council on Foreign Relations.
October 3, 2002, New York

East Timor: The Challenges and Opportunities Ahead
Xanana Gusmão, President of Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
José Ramos-Horta, Foreign Minister and Nobel Peace Laureate
Ian Martin, Vice-President of the International Center for Transitional Justice and the former Special Representative to the Secretary General for East Timor.
September 25, 2002, New York
Read an interview with José Ramos-Horta.

Sri Lanka in Transition: Peace, Justice and Reconciliation, with The Honorable Ranil Wickremesinghe, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka
The signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Sri Lanka Government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), which came into effect on February 23, 2002, has paved the way for a realistic hope for peace in Sri Lanka. The LTTE has been fighting for an independent Tamil homeland in the North and East of Sri Lanka since 1983. Peace efforts began in earnest this year, initiated by Ranil Wickremesinghe after his election as Prime Minister last December. The Government and the LTTE have both observed a cease-fire during the last six months, demonstrating their commitment to peace. The two sides are scheduled to meet in Thailand from 16-18 September for their first formal face-to-face talks in seven years in an effort to end two decades of conflict. Prime Minister Wickremesinghe will talk about the peace talks with the LTTE, the framework for reconciliation, and the post-conflict transitional process in Sri Lanka.
September 18, 2002, New York

Communities in Conflict and Implications for U.S. - Indonesia Relations
Meidyatama Suryodiningrat, The Jakarta Post
Matthew Daley, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia & Pacific Affairs
Sidney Jones, International Crisis Group
Riwanto Tirtosudarmo, Institute of Sciences (LIPI)
John Ikenberry, Georgetown University
Tuesday, June 18, 2002, Washington, DC

Spirituality in China: The Relationship between State and Civil Society Nina Shea, Director, Center for Religious Freedom, Freedom House William K. McKeever, www.Ashokaedu.net - the internet source for courses on Buddhism
Joseph Kung, President, The Cardinal Kung Foundation
Gail Rachlin, Falun Dafa Spokesperson and business woman
Maris Gillett, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Haverford College and author of Between Mecca and Beijing
Thursday, June 13, 2002, New York

Meet the Author: Robert Dannin
Black Pilgrimage to Islam

Shiva Balaghi, Associate Director, Hagop Kevorkian Center, New York University
Zain Abdullah, Instructor of Anthropology and African American and African Studies, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Aisha H.L. al-Adawiya, Founder and Director of Women in Islam
Tuesday, June 11, 2002, New York

The State of Civil Liberties
Anthony Romero, Executive Director, American Civil Liberties Union Wednesday, May 22, 2002, New York

Defining their Future: Indigenous Peoples in Asia
Julian Burger, Senior Human Rights Officer, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, Executive Director, Tebtebba Foundation (Indigenous Peoples' International Centre for Policy Research and Education)
Parshuram Tamang, Chairman, Nepal Tamang Ghedung
Stella Tamang, Adviser, Indigenous Women Federation, Nepal
Goodluck Diigbo, President, Partnership for Indigenous Peoples Environment (PIPE)
Jawahar Nesan, Founder, Educated Chamber (EC), India, Malaysia and USA
Yogesh Varhade, Founder & President, Ambedkar Center for Justice and Peace
Moderator: Roberto Borrero, Chairperson of the NGO Committee on the U.N. International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples
Thursday, May 16, 2002, New York

Unbroken: An Exhibition of Hope and Determination
A Photography Display for Child Rights

Olara Otunnu, UN Special Representative, Children and Armed Conflict
Dr. Nafis Sadik, Special Adviser to the UN Secretary-General
Zama Coursen-Neff, Counsel, Children Rights Division, Human Rights Watch
Hari Acharya, Bhutanese youth refugee
May 3, 2002, New York (Opening Night Panel Discussion)
May 3-5, 2002, New York (Photography Display)

From Civil War to Civil Society: Stories of Women and Children in Cambodia
Carol Wagner, Author, Soul Survivors
Valentina DuBasky, Photographer, Soul Survivors
John McAuliff, Executive Director, Fund for Reconciliation and Development
Wednesday, April 17, 2002, New York

Film Screening: "The Selling of Innocents"
Ambassador Nancy Ely-Raphel, US Department of State, Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons
Tuesday, April 9, 2002, New York

NGOs' Response to the War on Terrorism
Keynote address: Julia Taft, Assistant Secretary General and Director of Bureau of Crisis Prevention and Recovery, UNDP
Philippe Leveque, Executive Director, CARE France
William Keh, Deputy Executive Director, Taiwan Buddhist Tzu-Chi Foundation USA
Karen Robinson, Director, Human Rights Education Program, Amnesty International USA
Moderator: Ruchira Gupta, President, Apne Aap, India
Tuesday, March 26, 2002, New York

Reconstructing Afghanistan: Priorities and Challenges
Nicola Cunningham Armacost, Knowledge and Communications Coordinator, Women's World Banking
T. Kumar, Advocacy Director for Asia & Pacific, Amnesty International USA
Nancy Lubin, JNA Associates, Inc.
Gerald Martone, Director of Emergency Response, International Rescue Committee, New York
Letitia Butler, Deputy Director of Central Asia Task Force, U.S. Agency for International Development
Tuesday, March 19, 2002, New York

Mainstreaming Microcredit: Creating Viable and Important Lending Products in Asia
Wednesday, March 13, 2002, New York

Growing Up under the Khmer Rouge
Chanrithy Him, author, 'When Broken Glass Floats'
Friday, March 8, 2002, New York

Lecture Series on Roots of Sectarian Conflict
Sidney Jones, Executive Director, Asia Division of Human Rights Watch
E. Valentine Daniel, Professor of Anthropology, Columbia University
Atul Kohli, Professor of Politics and International Affairs, Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University
February 21, 28, and March 7, 2002, New York

Protecting Our Children: Do Child Rights Matter?
Ruchira Gupta, Information and Communications Specialist, UNIFEM
Shaheen Mistri, Founder and CEO, The Akanksha Foundation, India
Theavy Mom, Consultant, The Cambodian Center for the Protection of Children’s Rights
Wednesday, February 6, 2002, New York

Images of Islam: Northeast and Southeast Asia
Steve Raymer, Assistant Professor of Journalism at Indiana University and National Geographic Magazine staff photographer

Living Faith: Inside the Muslim World of Southeast Asia

Read an interview with Steve Raymer.

Karim Raslan, Senior Partner at Raslan Loong: Advocates & Solicitors, Malaysia
Morris Rossabi, Professor of History at Queens College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York and a visiting professor of East Asian Languages and Cultures at Columbia University
Calvin Sims, Visiting Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and New York Times correspondent (moderator)
Thursday, November 29, 2001, New York

The Future of Asia's Nature and Culture
Dai Qing, writer and activist opposing the building of China's Three Gorges Dam, the world's largest dam
Kenny Bruno, Campaigns Coordinator, EarthRights International, Burma
Joan Carling, Secretary General, Cordillera Peoples Alliance, Philippines
Kirk Talbott, Vice President, Asia Pacific Division, Conservation International (moderator)
Tuesday, November 13, 2001, New York

The Future of the Russian Far East Environment
Ivan Blokov, Eisenhower Exchange Fellow, Greenpeace Russia
Vladimir Zakharov, Eisenhower Exchange Fellow, Center for Russian Environmental Policy, Moscow
Thursday, November 8, 2001, New York

Women's Initiatives for Peace in South Asia
Hina Jilani, UN Secretary General's Special Representative on Human Rights Defenders, Co-Founder of Pakistan's first all-women's law firm and Pakistan Human Rights Commission
Wednesday, November 7, 2001, New York
Read an interview with Hina Jilani.

Workers' Rights and Immigrant Communities
Muzaffar Chishti, Immigration Project of the Union of Needletrades, Industrial & Textile Employees (UNITE)
Alex Hing, Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance
Bhairavi Desai, New York Taxi Workers Alliance
Thursday, November 1, 2001, New York

Lecture Series on Roots of Sectarian Conflict
Hon. Dennis Ross, Peace Negotiator for the Clinton Administration between The State of Israel and the Palestinian Authority
Monday, October 15, 2001, New York

Mao's War Against Nature: Politics and the Environment in Revolutionary China
Judith Shapiro, Professor of Environmental Politics, American University
Tuesday, October 2, 2001, New York

Lecture Series on Roots of Sectarian Conflict
Senator George Mitchell, retired U.S. Senator from Maine
Monday, September 10, 2001, New York

The Role of Business in Resolving the Mindanao Conflict
Ricardo S. Pascua, President & CEO, Fort Bonifacio Development Corporation Trustee, Philippine Business for Social Progress
Wednesday, July 18, 2001, New York
Read an interview with Ricardo Pascua.

U.S. Policy Toward Afghanistan: Defining A New Approach
Cosponsored with The Brookings Institution
Meeting Agenda
May 18, 2001, Washington D.C.

Building Peace and Civil Society in Afghanistan: Challenges and Opportunities
Cosponsored with the Carnegie Council on Ethics and International Affairs
Meeting Agenda
Access the Asian Update, Afghanistan's Reform Agenda: Four Perspectives
May 17, 2001, New York

A Grassroots Perspective on Micro-enterprise Development and Civic Participation in West Papua
Patricia McEwan, Trickle Up's Project Manager for USAID Project, Cooperation in Development: Enhancing the Irian Jaya NGOs and Civic Participation through Microenterprise Development
May 3, 2001, New York

The Role of Civil Society in the Democratization Process in Indonesia
Hadi Soesastro, Executive Director, Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Jakarta, Indonesia
April 25, 2001, New York

Food Security in an Era of Globalization
M.S. Swaminathan, UNESCO-Cousteau Professor in Ecotechnology and Chairman, M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation
April 9, 2001, New York

Capital Opportunities: Microcredit in Asia and the U.S.
Film and Discussion with Entrepreneurs
Screening of Sixteen Decisions
Roshaneh Zafar, Kashf Foundation, Pakistan
Jayshree Vyas, SEWA, India
Gusti Made Oka, Bank Dagang Bali, Indonesia
Milton Balcacer, Credit Where Credit is Due
Valerie Davis, Project Enterprise
Discussion moderated by Nancy Barry, President, WomenÆs World Banking
April 5, 2001, New York

Human Rights and Law in Asia: Challenges and Prospects for Democracy and PeopleÆs Empowerment
Mohammad Fajrul Falaakh, National Law Commission, Indonesia
Kittipong Kittayarak,Assistant Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Justice, Thailand
Edgar Bernal, Legal Rights and Natural Resources (LRC), Philippines
Maria Glenda Ramirez, Ateneo Human Rights Center, Philippines
March 27, 2001, New York

Urbanization and the Future of the Environment in China
He Kebin, Harvard-Asia Society Fellow and Director, International Cooperation and Exchange Program, Tsinghua University
March 21, 2001, New York

Improving Health and Population Trends in Bangladesh
David Sack, Director,International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
March 8, 2001, New York

Gender and Sustainable Development in the Global Economy
Helena Norberg-Hodge, Director, International Society for Ecology and Culture and the Ladakh Project
February 27, 2001, New York
Read an interview with Helena Norberg-Hodge

Ending Violence Against Women and Children: Strategies and Solutions
Aida Santos, V Day 2001 Southeast Asia Regional Coordinator, Coalition Against Trafficking in Women-Asia Pacific
Claire Padilla, WomenLEAD Foundation, Philippines
Humiliada Advincula, Family and Community Healing Center, Barangay U.P. Campus, Philippines
Peach Mondiguing, University of the Philippines Center for WomenÆs Studies
Claire Pritchard, Casa House, Centre Against Sexual Assault, Australia
February 12, 2001, New York

Feeding Ourselves: Strategies and Solutions to End Hunger in Asia
Keynote speaker: Mr. Nitin Desai, UN Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs.
Organized in conjunction with the exhibition, Can We Feed Ourselves? A Focus on Asia Photographs by Hiroji Kubota.
January 29, 2001, New York

Civil Society in Cambodia: Challenges and Prospects
Co-sponsored with the Open Society Institute and Sasakawa Peace Foundation
HRH Prince Norodom Sirivudh Founder and Chairman, Cambodian Institute for Cooperation and Peace
Dr. Kao Hourn, Executive Director, Cambodian Institute for Cooperation and Peace
December 15, 2000, New York
Read AsiaSource Special Report on Cambodia: War Crimes Tribunal

A Million Mutinies: The Role of Civil Society and Local Communities in Environmental Management
Speaker: Sunita Narain, Deputy Director, Centre for Science and Environment, New Delhi, India
December 14, 2000, New York

Power and Resistance: The Challenges and Prospects for Women in Afghanistan
Co-sponsored with The Asia Foundation
Mary MacMakin, American Director, PARSA
Related information: Health and Human Rights in Afghanistan
November 30, 2000, New York

Building Civil Society in Asia: Challenges and Prospects for Resolving Ethnic Conflict
The Cases of Indonesia, Burma and Philippines

Sidney Jones, Human Rights Watch
Vum Son, Chin Forum
David Tharckabaw, Karen National Union
Thomas M. McKenna, University of Alabama
Co-Sponsored by Asia Society and Open Society Institute
October 24, 2000, New York

Read an interview with Professor Thomas McKenna.

Sacrifice of the Innocents: Two films on sexual violence against Asian children
Co-sponsored with the Sakhi for South Asian Women
Keynote Address by Kul Gautam, Deputy Director, UNICEF
October 18, 2000, New York

Dalits in India 2000: The Scheduled Castes more than a half century after Independence
P. Sainath, Eisenhower Exchange Fellow
September 27, 2000, New York

Suraiya Haque
Founder, Phulki, Bangladesh
The Changing Face of Women in Bangladesh
July 11, 2000, New York
Read an interview with Suraiya Haque.

Prospects for Negotiations in the Sri Lankan Crisis:Implications for U.S. Foreign Policy
Cosponsored with the U.S. Institute of Peace
June 14, 2000, Washington, D.C.
Meeting Agenda

Lessons from Sri Lanka: Communities and Conflict
Cosponsored with the Carnegie Council on Ethics and International Affairs (CCEIA)
June 13, 2000, New York
Meeting Agenda

Najam Sethi
Chief Editor, The Friday Times, Lahore, Pakistan
Pakistan Under the Military: Problems and Prospects
June 6, 2000, New York

Asma Jahangir
UN Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions
Democracy and Human Rights in Post-Coup Pakistan
May 30, 2000, New York
Read an interview with Asma Jahangir

Micro Credit Gone Global: An ASIP Panel Discussion
Muhammad Yunus, Grameen Bank
Nancy Barry, Women's World Banking
M.S.H. Choudhury, Association for Social Advancement
Fabiola Santos-Gaerlan, Honeydew Drop Childcare
Frank Wisner, American International Group
May 2, 2000, New York
Read an interview with Professor Muhammad Yunus.
Read an interview with Shafique Choudhury.

Globalization: The Promises and The Perils
Nafis Sadik, United Nations Population Fund
Ashok Khosla, Development Alternatives
Muzaffar Chishti, UNITE
Nang Lao Liang Won, Migrant Assistance Programme
Raymond Offenheiser, Oxfam America
March 30, 2000, New York

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5th Annual World AIDS Day—
AIDS in Asia: Changing Dynamics in China, India, and Iran

November 28, 2007
Co-sponsored with UNAIDS and the International Women's Health Coalition

Film Screening and Discussion:
Holly
November 12, 2007

Film Screening and Panel Discussion:
White Rainbow
October 11, 2007

An Emergency Town Hall Meeting:
Monks, Media, and the Military: The Saffron Revolution
October 5, 2007

Roundtable Discussion and Luncheon:
Advancing the Health and Dignity of Women: Women Leaders from Mongolia and Cambodia
October 3, 2007

Panel Discussion:
Human Rights and Public Health: The Burma/Myanmar Tragedy
September 13, 2007

The Citi Foundation Series on Asian Women Leaders
Panel Discussion and Luncheon:
The State of Microfinance in India
July 11, 2007

Film Screening and Panel Discussion:
White Light, Black Rain
June 20, 2007

Film Screening and Panel Discussion:
Afghan Women: A History of Struggle
June 6, 2007

Film Screening and Panel Discussion:
The Last Ghost of War
May 1, 2007

Book Launch and Discussion:
Famine in North Korea: Markets, Aid, and Reform
March 29, 2007
Read an interview with Marcus Noland

Film and Panel Discussion:
Mardi Gras: Made in China (David Redmon, 2004, 70 min., video)
November 22, 2005

Symposium:
Combating Human Trafficking in Asia: A Strategy for Action
November 16, 2005

Lecture:
A Courageous Woman, A Courageous People: Mukhtar Mai Speaks Out to Help Her Nation
November 5, 2005

The Citigroup Series on Asian Women Leaders
Lecture: Towards Democracy: Pakistan at the Crossroads
with Asma Jahangir
October 27, 2005

Film and Panel Discussion:
Muslims or Heretics? (Naeem Mohaiemen, 2005, 56 min., video)
October 20, 2005

The Citigroup Series on Asian Women Leaders
Luncheon Panel: Women's Leadership in Afghanistan's Reconstruction
September 8, 2005

Panel Discussion:
AIDS and the Media: New Responses in Russia and India
June 8, 2005

Panel Discussion:
Trailblazers: Asian Women Entrepreneurs
May 4, 2005

Panel Discussion:
After the Tsunami: The Impact on Indigenous Conflicts in Indonesia and Sri Lanka
April 19, 2005

Panel Discussion:
Preventive Action: Responding to the Grievances of Muslims in the Philippines
April 12, 2005

Panel Discussion:
The Power of Women's Voices in Microfinance
April 11, 2005

Film:
South Asia Human Rights Film & Video Festival 2005
April 7 - Saturday, April 9, 2005

Panel Discussion:
Deepening Democracy in Southeast Asia
April 6, 2005

Panel Discussion:
Rebuilding Lives After the Tsunami:
Addressing the Needs of Women and Children

with Carol Bellamy, Executive Director of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
March 30, 2005

Lecture:
Local Resources for Global Remedies: Increasing Access Towards a Sustainable HIV/AIDS Solution
Dr. Krisana Kraisintu
March 3, 2005

Film and Panel Discussion:
Creating An Underclass?: The Impact of Immigration and Antiterrorism Laws on Immigrant Communities
February 17, 2005

Meet the Author: Susan Hunter - AIDS in Asia: A Continent in Peril
February 9, 2005

Film and Discussion:
Born Into Brothels (Zana Briski and Ross Kauffman/2003/85 min./video)
November 18, 2004

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Film and Panel Discussion:
No Place to Go:
Internally Displaced Persons in Myanmar

Do Our Lives Matter? (10 mins., 2004, Burma Issues)
November 16, 2004

Film and Panel Discussion:
Brothers And Others: The Impact of September 11th on Muslims, Arabs, & South Asians in America
(Nicolas Rossier, 2002, 54 mins.)

October 27, 2004

Panel Discussion:
Mobilizing Women's Leadership in the Fight Against AIDS

October 27, 2004

Symposium:
The Global Challenge for Human Security: Lessons on Environmental Governance from Asia

October 18, 2004

Film Screening and Panel Discussion:
Reinventing the Taliban?

October 14, 2004

Lecture:
Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga
President, The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka

September 20, 2004

Discussion: The Invisible People - How the U.S. Has Slept Through the Global AIDS Pandemic, the Greatest Humanitarian Catastrophe of Our Time
June 28, 2004

Lecture: Shirin Ebadi - Islam and Human Rights
The Citigroup Series on Asian Women Leaders
June 8, 2004
Read an interview with Shirin Ebadi.

Panel Discussion: Asian Biotech: Beyond Wall Street
June 3, 2004

Panel Discussion: India's 2004 Election: What Happened and Why?
Implications for Society, the Economy and India's Foreign Relations
May 26, 2004

Panel Discussion: The Next AIDS Generation: Orphans in Asia and the World
May 12, 2004

Panel Discussion: Women of the World: Laws and Policies Affecting their Reproductive Lives - South Asia
May 11, 2004

Film: Ten Years of Freedom: Films From the New South Africa
April 27 - May 2, 2004

Born into Struggle
April 28 and Sun. May 2
Letter to My Cousin in China
April 29 and Sat. May 1
Black Sushi
April 28

Panel Discussion: Building New Frontiers in China: Socio-Economic Justice and Civil Society
April 19, 2004

Film: Autumn’s Final Country (Mini DV/66 min./2003/English/Hindi with English subtitles)
April 14, 2004

Film and Discussion: Anonymously Yours (90 mins./2002)
March 4, 2004

Second Annual South Asia Human Rights Film Festival
February 26 - February 28, 2004

Asia Society, Breakthrough and Syracuse University present the second annual South Asia Human Rights Film Festival, featuring a series of dynamic films and documentaries by well-known South Asian directors that address issues of human rights and social justice. From Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, the three feature films and daylong documentary series explore sectarian and civil conflict, gender inequality and caste-based oppression.

Panel Discussion: The Global Perspective on the War on Terrorism
February 10, 2004
Read an interview with Tariq Ali.

Panel Discussion and Film: The Power of Education: Fighting AIDS in Asia and the World, featuring Pandemic: Facing AIDS
(Rory Kennedy/2003/video)

February 3, 2004
Made possible by generous support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Panel Discussion: Challenges Facing China’s Response to AIDS
January 13, 2004
Access Event Webcast on KaiserNet.org, a free service of the Kaiser Family Foundation.

Film: Brothers and Others: The Impact of September 11th on Muslims, Arabs, & South Asians in America
December 17 & 18, 2003

Film: World AIDS Day: A Closer Walk (Robert Bilheimer/2003/84 min./35mm)
December 1, 2003

Panel Discussion: Empowering Women in Asia: The Urgent Need for Higher Education
November 20, 2003

Panel Discussion: From Conservation to Restoration: The Future of Wildlife in Asia
This program is made possible with generous support from the Open Society Institute, and The Armand G. Erpf Fund as part of the Future of Asia's Nature and Culture series.
November 12, 2003

Gender Montage: Paradigms in Post-Soviet Space - A documentary film series
Co-sponsor: The Network Women's Program of the Open Society Institute
November 10 and 11, 2003

Panel Discussion: Securing Women’s and Girls’ Health in South Asia: Challenges for Global Policy
Cosponsored by International Women's Health Coalition and Margaret Sanger Center International at Planned Parenthood of New York City
Made possible with generous support from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Cosponsored by International Women’s Health Coalition and Planned Parenthood of New York City.
October 28, New York

Panel Discussion: Inaugural Event - AIDS in Asia: New Leadership in India
Access webcast of launch event on kaisernetwork.org, a free service of the Kaiser Family Foundation.
October 14, New York

Film and Panel Discussion: Terror’s Children (Sharmeen Obaid/2003/45 min./video)
Cosponsored by Discovery Times Channel
October 2, New York
Read an interview with Sharmeen Obaid.

Panel Discussion: Innovative Approaches to AIDS in Iran
Cosponsored by The American Iranian Council
Made possible by the generous support of the Starr Foundation and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

October 3, New York

Panel Discussion: The Khmer Rouge: The International Community’s Role in Truth and Justice in Cambodia
Jointly sponsored with the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars with the support of the Open Society Institute.
September 10, Washington, D.C.

Panel Discussion: Transitional Justice in Cambodia: Challenges and Opportunities
Co-sponsored with International Center for Transitional Justice and Human Rights Watch.
September 9, New York

Panel Discussion: The Maoist Insurgency in Nepal: Challenges for Building Peace and Democracy
Co-sponsored by the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and the Social Science Research Council
June 17, Washington, DC

Panel Discussion: Pre-emptive Foreign Policy: Implications/Applications for Asia’s Hotspots
May 29th, New York

Lecture: The Asia Series on Religious Violence
Co-sponsor: The Center for Religious Inquiry at St. Bartholomew’s Church
Three successive Wednesdays in May 2003, New York

Luncheon Event: Women Leaders in Microfinance: Women Working for Women
May 13th, New York
Cosponsor: Women’s World Banking
The Citigroup Series on Asian Women Leaders
>Read a speech by Stanley Fischer; Vice Chairman, Citigroup; President, Citigroup International.

Panel Discussion: Bhutan’s Transition to Constitutional Monarchy: Challenges for Change
April 30, New York

Film: Second Screening of
Mr.& Mrs. Iyer (Aparna Sen/2002/35mm/120 minutes)

April 29, New York

Discussion: New Directions in US Foreign Policy? From Regime Change to Nation Building
April 10, 2003, New York

Discussion: Dowry Murder: The Imperial Origins of a Cultural Crime
Discussion on the root causes of violence against women in India with author Veena Oldenburg.
March 19, 2003, New York

Film: Trading Women
March 4, 2003, New York

South Asia Human Rights Film Festival
February 27 - March 2, 2003
Asia Society, 725 Park Avenue, New York City

A series of dynamic feature films and documentaries by well known South Asian directors addressing issues on human rights and social justice, including poverty, sectarian and civil conflict, caste oppression and women's issues. Presented by Asia Society, Breakthrough and Syracuse University.

Lecture: Arts for Social Change: Building Awareness for Action
The Citigroup Series on Asian Women Leaders
February 19, 2003, New York

Legal Challenges of Homeland Security
February 14, 2003, New York

The North Korean Crisis: A Humanitarian Perspective
Cosponsor: Korea Society
February 12, 2003, New York

Visible Work, Invisible Women
Panel discussion with photo display on Women and Work in Rural Asia
Photos by P. Sainath, award-winning journalist and author of Everybody Loves a Good Drought
November 19-21, 2002, New York

Meet the Author: Taslima Nasrin, Meyebela, My Bengali Girlhood
Taslima Nasrin, author of Shame
November 7, 2002, New York

Leading the Fight: AIDS in Asia
Sponsored by Citigroup

Datin Marina Mahathir, President of the Malaysian AIDS Council.
November 5, 2002, New York

Vann Nath-A Cambodian Prison Portrait
Vann Nath, artist, author of A Cambodian Prison Portrait: One Year in the Khmer Rouge's S-21, and 2002 recipient of the Hellman/Hammett Award
November 4, 2002, New York

Coexistence and Conflict: Hindu-Muslim Relations in India
Sponsored by Citigroup

Shabana Azmi, Indian film actor, social activist, and member of parliament
October 29, 2002, New York
Read an interview with Shabana Azmi.

Women’s Rights in Contemporary Afghanistan
Sponsored by Citigroup

Dr. Sima Samar, Chair of the Human Rights Commission of Afghanistan, former Deputy Premier and Minister for Women’s Affairs
October 21, 2002, New York

Deepening Democracy in a Fragmented World
New York Launch of the 2002 UNDP Human Development Report
Ms. Sakiko Fukuda-Parr, Lead Author and Director of the Human Development Report
Dr. Gita Sen, Professor of Economics, Indian Institute of Management in Bangalore, India
Princess Basma Bint Talal, Chair of The Jordan Hashemite Fund for Human Development
Dr. Mahnaz Ispahani (Moderator), Senior Fellow for South & West Asia at the Council on Foreign Relations.
October 3, 2002, New York

East Timor: The Challenges and Opportunities Ahead
Xanana Gusmão, President of Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
José Ramos-Horta, Foreign Minister and Nobel Peace Laureate
Ian Martin, Vice-President of the International Center for Transitional Justice and the former Special Representative to the Secretary General for East Timor.
September 25, 2002, New York
Read an interview with José Ramos-Horta.

Sri Lanka in Transition: Peace, Justice and Reconciliation, with The Honorable Ranil Wickremesinghe, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka
The signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Sri Lanka Government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), which came into effect on February 23, 2002, has paved the way for a realistic hope for peace in Sri Lanka. The LTTE has been fighting for an independent Tamil homeland in the North and East of Sri Lanka since 1983. Peace efforts began in earnest this year, initiated by Ranil Wickremesinghe after his election as Prime Minister last December. The Government and the LTTE have both observed a cease-fire during the last six months, demonstrating their commitment to peace. The two sides are scheduled to meet in Thailand from 16-18 September for their first formal face-to-face talks in seven years in an effort to end two decades of conflict. Prime Minister Wickremesinghe will talk about the peace talks with the LTTE, the framework for reconciliation, and the post-conflict transitional process in Sri Lanka.
September 18, 2002, New York

Communities in Conflict and Implications for U.S. - Indonesia Relations
Meidyatama Suryodiningrat, The Jakarta Post
Matthew Daley, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia & Pacific Affairs
Sidney Jones, International Crisis Group
Riwanto Tirtosudarmo, Institute of Sciences (LIPI)
John Ikenberry, Georgetown University
Tuesday, June 18, 2002, Washington, DC

Spirituality in China: The Relationship between State and Civil Society Nina Shea, Director, Center for Religious Freedom, Freedom House William K. McKeever, www.Ashokaedu.net - the internet source for courses on Buddhism
Joseph Kung, President, The Cardinal Kung Foundation
Gail Rachlin, Falun Dafa Spokesperson and business woman
Maris Gillett, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Haverford College and author of Between Mecca and Beijing
Thursday, June 13, 2002, New York

Meet the Author: Robert Dannin
Black Pilgrimage to Islam

Shiva Balaghi, Associate Director, Hagop Kevorkian Center, New York University
Zain Abdullah, Instructor of Anthropology and African American and African Studies, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Aisha H.L. al-Adawiya, Founder and Director of Women in Islam
Tuesday, June 11, 2002, New York

The State of Civil Liberties
Anthony Romero, Executive Director, American Civil Liberties Union Wednesday, May 22, 2002, New York

Defining their Future: Indigenous Peoples in Asia
Julian Burger, Senior Human Rights Officer, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, Executive Director, Tebtebba Foundation (Indigenous Peoples' International Centre for Policy Research and Education)
Parshuram Tamang, Chairman, Nepal Tamang Ghedung
Stella Tamang, Adviser, Indigenous Women Federation, Nepal
Goodluck Diigbo, President, Partnership for Indigenous Peoples Environment (PIPE)
Jawahar Nesan, Founder, Educated Chamber (EC), India, Malaysia and USA
Yogesh Varhade, Founder & President, Ambedkar Center for Justice and Peace
Moderator: Roberto Borrero, Chairperson of the NGO Committee on the U.N. International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples
Thursday, May 16, 2002, New York

Unbroken: An Exhibition of Hope and Determination
A Photography Display for Child Rights

Olara Otunnu, UN Special Representative, Children and Armed Conflict
Dr. Nafis Sadik, Special Adviser to the UN Secretary-General
Zama Coursen-Neff, Counsel, Children Rights Division, Human Rights Watch
Hari Acharya, Bhutanese youth refugee
May 3, 2002, New York (Opening Night Panel Discussion)
May 3-5, 2002, New York (Photography Display)

From Civil War to Civil Society: Stories of Women and Children in Cambodia
Carol Wagner, Author, Soul Survivors
Valentina DuBasky, Photographer, Soul Survivors
John McAuliff, Executive Director, Fund for Reconciliation and Development
Wednesday, April 17, 2002, New York

Film Screening: "The Selling of Innocents"
Ambassador Nancy Ely-Raphel, US Department of State, Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons
Tuesday, April 9, 2002, New York

NGOs' Response to the War on Terrorism
Keynote address: Julia Taft, Assistant Secretary General and Director of Bureau of Crisis Prevention and Recovery, UNDP
Philippe Leveque, Executive Director, CARE France
William Keh, Deputy Executive Director, Taiwan Buddhist Tzu-Chi Foundation USA
Karen Robinson, Director, Human Rights Education Program, Amnesty International USA
Moderator: Ruchira Gupta, President, Apne Aap, India
Tuesday, March 26, 2002, New York

Reconstructing Afghanistan: Priorities and Challenges
Nicola Cunningham Armacost, Knowledge and Communications Coordinator, Women's World Banking
T. Kumar, Advocacy Director for Asia & Pacific, Amnesty International USA
Nancy Lubin, JNA Associates, Inc.
Gerald Martone, Director of Emergency Response, International Rescue Committee, New York
Letitia Butler, Deputy Director of Central Asia Task Force, U.S. Agency for International Development
Tuesday, March 19, 2002, New York

Mainstreaming Microcredit: Creating Viable and Important Lending Products in Asia
Wednesday, March 13, 2002, New York

Growing Up under the Khmer Rouge
Chanrithy Him, author, 'When Broken Glass Floats'
Friday, March 8, 2002, New York

Lecture Series on Roots of Sectarian Conflict
Sidney Jones, Executive Director, Asia Division of Human Rights Watch
E. Valentine Daniel, Professor of Anthropology, Columbia University
Atul Kohli, Professor of Politics and International Affairs, Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University
February 21, 28, and March 7, 2002, New York

Protecting Our Children: Do Child Rights Matter?
Ruchira Gupta, Information and Communications Specialist, UNIFEM
Shaheen Mistri, Founder and CEO, The Akanksha Foundation, India
Theavy Mom, Consultant, The Cambodian Center for the Protection of Children’s Rights
Wednesday, February 6, 2002, New York

Images of Islam: Northeast and Southeast Asia
Steve Raymer, Assistant Professor of Journalism at Indiana University and National Geographic Magazine staff photographer

Living Faith: Inside the Muslim World of Southeast Asia

Read an interview with Steve Raymer.

Karim Raslan, Senior Partner at Raslan Loong: Advocates & Solicitors, Malaysia
Morris Rossabi, Professor of History at Queens College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York and a visiting professor of East Asian Languages and Cultures at Columbia University
Calvin Sims, Visiting Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and New York Times correspondent (moderator)
Thursday, November 29, 2001, New York

The Future of Asia's Nature and Culture
Dai Qing, writer and activist opposing the building of China's Three Gorges Dam, the world's largest dam
Kenny Bruno, Campaigns Coordinator, EarthRights International, Burma
Joan Carling, Secretary General, Cordillera Peoples Alliance, Philippines
Kirk Talbott, Vice President, Asia Pacific Division, Conservation International (moderator)
Tuesday, November 13, 2001, New York

The Future of the Russian Far East Environment
Ivan Blokov, Eisenhower Exchange Fellow, Greenpeace Russia
Vladimir Zakharov, Eisenhower Exchange Fellow, Center for Russian Environmental Policy, Moscow
Thursday, November 8, 2001, New York

Women's Initiatives for Peace in South Asia
Hina Jilani, UN Secretary General's Special Representative on Human Rights Defenders, Co-Founder of Pakistan's first all-women's law firm and Pakistan Human Rights Commission
Wednesday, November 7, 2001, New York
Read an interview with Hina Jilani.

Workers' Rights and Immigrant Communities
Muzaffar Chishti, Immigration Project of the Union of Needletrades, Industrial & Textile Employees (UNITE)
Alex Hing, Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance
Bhairavi Desai, New York Taxi Workers Alliance
Thursday, November 1, 2001, New York

Lecture Series on Roots of Sectarian Conflict
Hon. Dennis Ross, Peace Negotiator for the Clinton Administration between The State of Israel and the Palestinian Authority
Monday, October 15, 2001, New York

Mao's War Against Nature: Politics and the Environment in Revolutionary China
Judith Shapiro, Professor of Environmental Politics, American University
Tuesday, October 2, 2001, New York

Lecture Series on Roots of Sectarian Conflict
Senator George Mitchell, retired U.S. Senator from Maine
Monday, September 10, 2001, New York

The Role of Business in Resolving the Mindanao Conflict
Ricardo S. Pascua, President & CEO, Fort Bonifacio Development Corporation Trustee, Philippine Business for Social Progress
Wednesday, July 18, 2001, New York
Read an interview with Ricardo Pascua.

U.S. Policy Toward Afghanistan: Defining A New Approach
Cosponsored with The Brookings Institution
Meeting Agenda
May 18, 2001, Washington D.C.

Building Peace and Civil Society in Afghanistan: Challenges and Opportunities
Cosponsored with the Carnegie Council on Ethics and International Affairs
Meeting Agenda
Access the Asian Update, Afghanistan's Reform Agenda: Four Perspectives
May 17, 2001, New York

A Grassroots Perspective on Micro-enterprise Development and Civic Participation in West Papua
Patricia McEwan, Trickle Up's Project Manager for USAID Project, Cooperation in Development: Enhancing the Irian Jaya NGOs and Civic Participation through Microenterprise Development
May 3, 2001, New York

The Role of Civil Society in the Democratization Process in Indonesia
Hadi Soesastro, Executive Director, Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Jakarta, Indonesia
April 25, 2001, New York

Food Security in an Era of Globalization
M.S. Swaminathan, UNESCO-Cousteau Professor in Ecotechnology and Chairman, M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation
April 9, 2001, New York

Capital Opportunities: Microcredit in Asia and the U.S.
Film and Discussion with Entrepreneurs
Screening of Sixteen Decisions
Roshaneh Zafar, Kashf Foundation, Pakistan
Jayshree Vyas, SEWA, India
Gusti Made Oka, Bank Dagang Bali, Indonesia
Milton Balcacer, Credit Where Credit is Due
Valerie Davis, Project Enterprise
Discussion moderated by Nancy Barry, President, WomenÆs World Banking
April 5, 2001, New York

Human Rights and Law in Asia: Challenges and Prospects for Democracy and PeopleÆs Empowerment
Mohammad Fajrul Falaakh, National Law Commission, Indonesia
Kittipong Kittayarak,Assistant Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Justice, Thailand
Edgar Bernal, Legal Rights and Natural Resources (LRC), Philippines
Maria Glenda Ramirez, Ateneo Human Rights Center, Philippines
March 27, 2001, New York

Urbanization and the Future of the Environment in China
He Kebin, Harvard-Asia Society Fellow and Director, International Cooperation and Exchange Program, Tsinghua University
March 21, 2001, New York

Improving Health and Population Trends in Bangladesh
David Sack, Director,International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
March 8, 2001, New York

Gender and Sustainable Development in the Global Economy
Helena Norberg-Hodge, Director, International Society for Ecology and Culture and the Ladakh Project
February 27, 2001, New York
Read an interview with Helena Norberg-Hodge

Ending Violence Against Women and Children: Strategies and Solutions
Aida Santos, V Day 2001 Southeast Asia Regional Coordinator, Coalition Against Trafficking in Women-Asia Pacific
Claire Padilla, WomenLEAD Foundation, Philippines
Humiliada Advincula, Family and Community Healing Center, Barangay U.P. Campus, Philippines
Peach Mondiguing, University of the Philippines Center for WomenÆs Studies
Claire Pritchard, Casa House, Centre Against Sexual Assault, Australia
February 12, 2001, New York

Feeding Ourselves: Strategies and Solutions to End Hunger in Asia
Keynote speaker: Mr. Nitin Desai, UN Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs.
Organized in conjunction with the exhibition, Can We Feed Ourselves? A Focus on Asia Photographs by Hiroji Kubota.
January 29, 2001, New York

Civil Society in Cambodia: Challenges and Prospects
Co-sponsored with the Open Society Institute and Sasakawa Peace Foundation
HRH Prince Norodom Sirivudh Founder and Chairman, Cambodian Institute for Cooperation and Peace
Dr. Kao Hourn, Executive Director, Cambodian Institute for Cooperation and Peace
December 15, 2000, New York
Read AsiaSource Special Report on Cambodia: War Crimes Tribunal

A Million Mutinies: The Role of Civil Society and Local Communities in Environmental Management
Speaker: Sunita Narain, Deputy Director, Centre for Science and Environment, New Delhi, India
December 14, 2000, New York

Power and Resistance: The Challenges and Prospects for Women in Afghanistan
Co-sponsored with The Asia Foundation
Mary MacMakin, American Director, PARSA
Related information: Health and Human Rights in Afghanistan
November 30, 2000, New York

Building Civil Society in Asia: Challenges and Prospects for Resolving Ethnic Conflict
The Cases of Indonesia, Burma and Philippines

Sidney Jones, Human Rights Watch
Vum Son, Chin Forum
David Tharckabaw, Karen National Union
Thomas M. McKenna, University of Alabama
Co-Sponsored by Asia Society and Open Society Institute
October 24, 2000, New York

Read an interview with Professor Thomas McKenna.

Sacrifice of the Innocents: Two films on sexual violence against Asian children
Co-sponsored with the Sakhi for South Asian Women
Keynote Address by Kul Gautam, Deputy Director, UNICEF
October 18, 2000, New York

Dalits in India 2000: The Scheduled Castes more than a half century after Independence
P. Sainath, Eisenhower Exchange Fellow
September 27, 2000, New York

Suraiya Haque
Founder, Phulki, Bangladesh
The Changing Face of Women in Bangladesh
July 11, 2000, New York
Read an interview with Suraiya Haque.

Prospects for Negotiations in the Sri Lankan Crisis:Implications for U.S. Foreign Policy
Cosponsored with the U.S. Institute of Peace
June 14, 2000, Washington, D.C.
Meeting Agenda

Lessons from Sri Lanka: Communities and Conflict
Cosponsored with the Carnegie Council on Ethics and International Affairs (CCEIA)
June 13, 2000, New York
Meeting Agenda

Najam Sethi
Chief Editor, The Friday Times, Lahore, Pakistan
Pakistan Under the Military: Problems and Prospects
June 6, 2000, New York

Asma Jahangir
UN Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions
Democracy and Human Rights in Post-Coup Pakistan
May 30, 2000, New York
Read an interview with Asma Jahangir

Micro Credit Gone Global: An ASIP Panel Discussion
Muhammad Yunus, Grameen Bank
Nancy Barry, Women's World Banking
M.S.H. Choudhury, Association for Social Advancement
Fabiola Santos-Gaerlan, Honeydew Drop Childcare
Frank Wisner, American International Group
May 2, 2000, New York
Read an interview with Professor Muhammad Yunus.
Read an interview with Shafique Choudhury.

Globalization: The Promises and The Perils
Nafis Sadik, United Nations Population Fund
Ashok Khosla, Development Alternatives
Muzaffar Chishti, UNITE
Nang Lao Liang Won, Migrant Assistance Programme
Raymond Offenheiser, Oxfam America
March 30, 2000, New York

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