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Ambassador
George Obiozor of the Federal Republic
of Nigeria will discuss peacekeeping missions
in Africa, the war on terrorism, drug trafficking
and their relationship to oil production
and consumption worldwide during the inaugural
talk of the Diplomat Scholar Program Ambassador
Lecture Series, titled “The U.S.
and Nigeria: A Complex But Vital Relationship.” The
talk, free and open to the public, will
be held tomorrow from 4-5 p.m. in the auditorium
of the Mary and David Harrison Institute
for American History, Literature and Culture.
A reception will follow. The lecture series
was conceived by Leonard H. Robinson Jr.,
U.Va.’s diplomat in residence since
2004 and a politics lecturer. Full
story.
U.Va.
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Joy
Pugh (left) knows firsthand about the social
stigmatization experienced by gay people.
Pugh is a member of this distinct minority,
but she has something that many others
do not — the love and support of
her family. Seeing people being treated
unjustly because of their sexual orientation
instilled in Pugh the desire to serve as
an advocate for lesbian, gay, bisexual
and transgender individuals. In October,
Pugh became the University of Virginia’s
first full-time LGBT Resource Center coordinator.
The way to educate people is through personal
stories, according to Pugh, and as part
of that effort, the center is bringing
to U.Va. the national “Call to Duty
Tour” on Feb. 28. The group sends
military personnel, both gay and straight,
to college campuses to debate the military’s “Don’t
Ask, Don’t Tell” policy. Full
story.
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