John Prendergast, UMass Lowell Greeley Peace Scholar, 4/9

John Prendergast meeting in South Sudan during the Southern Sudanese independence referendum, 2011 with President Jimmy Carter, 7th Secretary-General of the United Nations Kofi Annan and George Clooney (web photo courtesy of wikipedia.com)

John Prendergast of the Enough Project is the 2012 UMass Lowell Greeley Scholar for Peace Studies. He has two events open to the public next week during his second visit to the campus. Both events below are free and open to the public in accessible venues. Learn more about the Greeley Peace Scholar program here.

Pizza with Prendergast, Monday, April 9, 3-4 p.m., UMass Lowell Inn & Conference Center, 50 Warren St., Lowell, Mass. Lowell youth organization activists are invited to meet John Prendergast to talk about community organizing, global issues, and more over a slice of pizza and a soft drink.

Film Screening and Community Forum, Monday, April 9, 7-9 p.m. , UMass Lowell Inn & Conference Center, 50 Warren St., Lowell, Mass. John Prendergast will screen the film “Blood in the Mobile” and talk about his human rights work in Africa and other issues.