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The UCF Global Perspectives office is hosting a presentation by\u00a0John Prendergast on January 29, 2013 from\u00a03:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.\u00a0\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Prendergast is an\u00a0African international affairs expert, author and humanitarian. His presentation is entitled, “Blood and Soil: Land, Politics and Conflict Prevention.”<\/p>\n

Prendergast is a human rights activist and best-selling author who has worked for peace in Africa for over 25 years. He is the co-founder of the Enough Project, an initiative to end genocide and crimes against humanity affiliated with the Center for American Progress. He has worked for the Clinton White House, the State Department, two members of Congress, the National Intelligence Council, UNICEF, Human Rights Watch, the International Crisis Group, and the U.S. Institute of Peace.\u202f Prendergast\u00a0has been a Big Brother for over 25 years, as well as a youth counselor and a basketball coach.<\/p>\n

Sponsors include UCF Global Perspectives Office, UCF Global Peace and Security Studies Program, UCF Diplomacy Program, Orlando Area Committee on Foreign Relations, Lawrence J. Chastang and the Chastang Foundation, CliftonLarsonAllen, UCF Political Science Department, UCF LIFE, UCF Book Festival 2013 in association with the Morgridge International Reading Center and the Global Connections Foundation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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