JHU SAIS to Host Darfur Film Event With Journalist Nick Clooney

The Johns Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) will host a film screening and discussion of "A Journey to Darfur" with veteran journalist Nick Clooney on Wednesday, 03/4 at 12:30 p.m.

"A Journey to Darfur" is a documentary that chronicles the 2006 trip made by Clooney and his actor son, George, to the troubled region of Darfur. Their goal was to shine a light on the modern-day genocide occurring in this remote and desolate region of Africa.

Following the screening of the film, Peter Lewis, director of the SAIS African Studies Program, will moderate a discussion with Clooney, who is currently the distinguished journalist in residence at American University's School of Communication. The African Studies Program is co-hosting this event with SAIS International Reporting Project.

The event, which is free and open to the public, will be held in the Kenney Auditorium of the school's Nitze Building, located at 1740 Massachusetts Ave., N.W., in Washington, D.C. Members of the public should RSVP to itolber1@jhu.edu or 202.663.5676.

Members of the media who want to cover this event should contact Felisa Neuringer Klubes in the SAIS Communications Office at 202.663.5626 or fklubes@jhu.edu.