Darfur discussion a great success!

On Monday, March 5th 2007 WUSC – Trent Local Committee hosted a special lecture in the Wenjack Theatre on the current genocide in the Darfur region in Sudan, Africa. Although the turn-out was small it nevertheless provided the most intimate setting for such an informative and tremendously awakening event.

First on the agenda was a presentation given by two WUSC representatives Kayembe Tshikele and Rocky Katunda. These presentations were immensely indulging and offered the audience an insight into the hardships and struggles of a refugee. Next was a talk given by Professor Tim Stapleton, one of Trent’s own professors from the History Department who highlighted the history of the Darfur from as early as the eighteenth century. To conclude, Professor Ismael Montana also of the Trent History Department, elaborated on the current war and genocide in Darfur, the source of the problem and he went as far as to offer some solutions.

One aspect that is sure to linger in the minds of the addressees is that it is not enough to make formal peace treaties but the major effort lies in making certain that these treaties are subsequently enforced.

All in all, the discussion was highly enlightening. The audience walked away with a widened scope of this ghastly issue.

- Nakita Ashanta Haynes