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Arts Council of Manatee County News

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Event Information

The Institute for Public Policy and Leadership at the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee and Humanity Working to End Genocide


cordially invite you to attend the free lecture featuring


Rebecca Tinsley


"Genocide in Darfur: Lessons from Rwanda and Uganda"


Monday, January 26, 2009


4:00 p.m. Lecture

5:00 p.m. Dance Performance


USF Sarasota-Manatee Selby Auditorium

8350 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL


Tinsley's lecture will be followed by a world premiere performance by the Fuzion Dance Artists and Francis Schwartz, an internationally recognized composer, of a piece inspired by the exhibition "The Lost Voices of Darfur"

click here to RSVP or call the USF hotline (941) 359-4602

Subject Matter

A consciousness-raising lecture, which will address the genocide in Darfur, from Tinsley's perspective as an activist, humanitarian, and leader in the human rights field. She will discuss the history of the region and how patterns of genocide begin and escalate, as well as the contents of the exhibit, which will be opening that evening and will continue through the end of February.


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