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Translating the War In Sudan -- with Daoud Hari

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Event Date

  • 4/16/2008   6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
    Please arrive early for registration

Location

  • World Affairs Council Auditorium

Address

  • 312 Sutter Street
    Second Floor
    San Francisco, California 94108
Speaker(s)
Daoud Hari, Author and Translator

Daoud Hari was born in the Darfur of Sudan. After escaping an attack on his village, he entered the refugee camps in Chad and began serving as a translator for major news organizations including The New York Times, the BBC, and well as the United Nations and other aid groups. He now lives in the United States and is part of the Save Darfur Coalition’s Voices from Darfur tour.

 

Megan McKenna, Writer and Refugee Advocate

Megan McKenna has worked for more than 10 years as a writer and advocate for women and children caught in war or struggling to overcome poverty and injustice in their country. Before this work with international non-governmental organizations, she was a reporting in Washington D.C. Ms. McKenna has a master’s degree in international affairs from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs and a BA from the University of Michigan.

 

Event Details

After being driven from his home in the Darfur region of Sudan, Daoud Hari used his high school English and offered himself as a guide and translator, assisting journalists and aid groups. Hari tells the story of his journeys, risking his life to ensure that the story of his people is told. He has served as a translator for the New York Times, NBC, and the BBC, as well as the United Nations.

This event is co-sponsored by the African American Art & Culture Complex, International Development Exchange, Asylum Access, United Nations Association - San Francisco, Human Rights Watch, the Museum of the African Diaspora and the United Nations Association of the East Bay.

To watch or listen to this program, please click here or visit our online archive for other recordings.