There was a time when being an aid worker in the developing world was a guarantee of safety—nobody would harm people delivering food and medicine.
Those days are past. According to one report, over 200 aid workers have been killed since 1997, with at least 16 killed this year alone. Why is it more dangerous? Why are aid workers finding themselves targets of violence? Does it have anything to do with military involvement in humanitarian crises? If yes, should aid agencies work with the military or accept military protection? Answers to these question are never easy, but they will be explored at Guns, Food, and Medicine, a public forum sponsored by Menno Simons College and Mennonite Central Committee (MCC).
Thursday, October 13
7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall
University of Winnipeg
Speakers will include Peter Dula, MCC Iraq; Major Herry Chadwick, Canadian Forces; Ambassador James Oporia; Ekwaro, Nairobi Peace Initiatives Africa, Kenya; and Tony Parmar, Médecins Sans Frontières Canada.
