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News from The International

Center for Ethics, Justice

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Vol. 18, No.1

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FROM THE DIRECTOR: GUEST COLUMNIST Replacing the Rule of Force with the Rule of Law

The Brandeis Theater Company

presented Conference of the Birds,

under the direction of Hafiz

Karmali, in November. The play is

based on a 12th century Sufi poem by

Farid Ud-Din Attar. The allegory starts

with a flock of birds acknowledging that

conditions are chaotic. At the urging

of their leader, a crested hoopoe bird,

the diverse, dispirited flock of feathered

friends in Conference of the Birds embarks

on a journey to seek guidance from their

divine king, Simorgh.

Anyone following the news in the

last six months will resonate with the

birds’ assessment of conditions. The

ongoing epidemic of racism in the

United States violently and tragically

reveals its virulence, and echoes of

the Cold War reverberate violently

throughout Europe and beyond. Young

men in the Middle East violently thrust

their grievances onto the world stage,

devastating communities in the region,

and seducing disaffected young people

in the west as well. Diseases attack some

of Africa’s poorest countries, highlighting

the violent disparities of the global health

system. And prospects of environmental

disruptions, perhaps cataclysmic, scream

for creative attention that seems well

beyond the capacity of our systems of

national and international governance.

Each of Us & All of Us

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In 1945 Benjamin B. Ferencz, then

only 27 years old, was appointed Chief

Prosecutor for the United States in

the Einsatzgruppen Case, a part of the

post-World War II Nuremberg War Crimes

Trials. It became what the Associated Press

called “the biggest murder trial in history.”

It was his first case.

Twenty-two defendants were charged

with murdering over a million people. All of

the defendants were convicted, and 13 were

sentenced to death. The verdict was hailed

as a great success for the prosecution.

Ferencz’s primary objective had been

to establish a legal precedent that would

Cynthia Cohen, Director Program in Peacebuilding and the Arts

encourage a more humane and secure world

in the future. Following that experience

he dedicated his life to advocating steps

to replace the “rule of force with the rule

of law.” He is a strong supporter of the

International Criminal Court.

During a visit to Brandeis in November

hosted by the Ethics Center, Ferencz shared

some of what he has come to believe the

world now needs.

“We’ve got to change the way people

think because we’ve all been raised to

glorify war making,” he told the crowd

Benjamin B. Ferencz speaks to a packed house during his first visit to Brandeis University, in November.

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StaffDaniel Terris, DirectorDavid Briand, Oral History Project ManagerCynthia Cohen, Director, Program in Peacebuilding and the ArtsMarci McPhee, Associate DirectorBarbara Strauss ’02, Senior Department CoordinatorLeigh Swigart, Director, Programs in International Justice and SocietyDavid J. Weinstein, Communications Specialist and Newsletter Editor

International Advisory BoardRichard J. Goldstone H ’04, Chair

Jules Bernstein ’57

Thomas Buergenthal H ’11

Hans Corell

Jamie F. Metzl

Zia Mody

Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah

John Shattuck

Gillian Sorensen

Norbert Weissberg

Founding Chair

Theodore C. Sorensen (1928-2010)

Mission: To develop effective responses to conflict and injustice by offering innovative approaches to coexistence, strengthening the work of international courts, and encouraging ethical practice in civic and professional life.



Staff Highlights The 2014 edition of The International Yearbook for Research in Arts Education features a chapter by Cynthia Cohen on “Linking Arts Education with the Field of Peacebuilding and the Arts.” n In September Cynthia Cohen delivered a keynote address at the British Council/U.S. Institute of Peace Culture and Conflict Summit in Washington, D.C. n In October Cynthia Cohen presented the Acting Together project as a case study at the Imagining America conference in Atlanta, in a seminar titled “Documentation, Archiving, and Communication as Organizing Tools in the Field of Community Cultural Development.” n Marci McPhee presented a workshop at Brandeis in August on ethical decision-making for student members of

the Student Conduct Board, the campus judicial system. n In September Leigh Swigart served as an external expert for a roundtable at the International Criminal Court in The Hague focused on ethical issues surrounding “field interpretation” – multilingual encounters that take place outside of The Hague during interviews with people involved with investigations and cases. n At the annual meeting of the African Studies Association in November Leigh Swigart presented a paper related to her ongoing research on the role of African languages in processes of international criminal justice. n At the biennial Brandeis faculty and staff art exhibit “JustArts” in October David Weinstein showed a mixed media piece he created with his daughter.

Students who need to work to save money over the summer may not have been able to consider applying for unpaid internships, even with programs that cover airfare and living expenses – until now.

Thanks to the support of Ethics Center International Advisory Board member Gillian Sorensen, the Center is now offering a need-based Summer Earnings Replacement Grant of up to $1,500 per Fellow to the undergraduate Sorensen Fellows, as partial replacement for what they would have earned at a

summer job. This grant is in addition to the merit-based award all Sorensen Fellows receive to cover internship-related costs ($4,000 for international internships, $3,500 for U.S.-based internships).

Gillian Sorensen is a former United Nations official and spouse of the late Theodore C. Sorensen, for whom the Fellowship is named.

Details: brandeis.edu/ethics/atbrandeis/sorensenfellowship/serg.html

New in 2015: Need-Based Grant for Sorensen Fellows

From Looking to Bearing Witness – The 2014 Sorensen Fellows write about their summer internship experiences in Ghana, Guinea, India, Kenya, Poland and Washington, D.C. in this anthology, available in print by request and online as a PDF. Go to brandeis.edu/ethics, click "publications" in the sidebar, and scroll to "Sorensen Fellowship Publications."

Gillian Sorensen (second from right) speaks with Sorensen Fellows in October.

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Innovative Work by Brandeis FacultySupported by Grants from CAST Program

The faculty committee of the minor

in Creativity, the Arts and Social

Transformation (CAST) has just

awarded grants of $2,000 each to four

members of the Brandeis faculty, for

research and creative projects. The awards

will support creative and scholarly inquiry

into theory and practice at the nexus of

arts, culture and social change; enhance

teaching and advising; and animate an

interdisciplinary conversation about

creativity, social justice and peacebuilding

through the arts.

These awards are possible through

generous funding from the Max and Sunny

Howard Memorial Foundation and the

vision of Naomi Sinnreich P ’13.

The inaugural CAST Faculty Grant projects:

Performance and the Rehumanization of the

Other – Prof. Adrianne Krstansky (Theater)

will study the themes of resistance,

rehumanization and reconciliation that

are the organizing principle of the Acting

Together on the World Stage anthology

and documentary produced by the Ethics

Center’s Program in Peacebuilding and the

Arts and Theatre Without Borders: “I wish

to understand how the making of theater

with communities in crisis contributes to

these ‘three Rs’,” says Krstansky. She will

synthesize her research by developing the

syllabus for an undergraduate course on

theater and race.

The Birdsong Project – Prof. Judith

Eissenberg (Music) will collaborate with

Prof. Dan Perlman (Biology), students, a

composer and guest artists to produce a

new musical work incorporating the songs

of birds at risk of extinction. “Musicians

and scientists will be working together to

amplify the voices of our fellow non-human

beings in an effort to forge a more positive

relationship between humans, animals and

the environment,” says Eissenberg.

My American Girls – Prof. Azlin Perdomo,

(Hispanic Studies, Romance Studies)

will create an interactive art website that

will engage students in the lives of five

undocumented women she will interview.

“Visually and structurally, it will closely

resemble the American Girl website to

invite the viewer to compare and confront

how these immigrant women, not

legally recognized as citizens, are indeed

Americans,” says Perdomo.

Choreographing the Disabled Body: Gender,

Performance, and Zionism in the work of

Tamar Borer – Prof. Ilana Szobel (Near

Eastern and Judaic Studies) will engage

students in her research into the work

of prominent Israeli artist Tamar Borer.

Despite a car accident that left her paralyzed

in both legs, Borer continues to dance,

create, teach and perform. “The project

addresses Tamar Borer’s art in relation

to Israeli dance and culture in order to

explore control and fragility, as well as

sexuality, along with femininity and sexual

vulnerability,” says Szobel. “Additionally,

this study contextualizes Borer’s work

within its larger Israeli political settings.”

Grant recipients will share their work with

the Brandeis community in the fall of 2015.

More about the minor in Creativity,

the Arts and Social Transformation:

go.brandeis.edu/CASTminor

“We can do that at Brandeis!”

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late October to launch the new minor in

Creativity, the Arts and Social Transformation

(CAST) with an afternoon of reflection,

celebration and dedication. Dean of Students

Jamele Adams made the connection between

Brandeis – and the CAST minor – and

the struggle for a more just society. Dean

Adams performed a spoken word piece he

composed for a Brandeis campus vigil in the

fall that addressed police violence against black youth, organized in the aftermath of

the death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri:

… Let us not give up

when we should be getting into it

getting down and getting involved

Are we going to just talk or act?

Are we going to remain lost or get on track?

….Will we work together or remain separate forever?

How many deaths does it take before we see life?

If nowhere else on the planet can answer these questions,

right here and right now

(particularly through CAST) we can do that at Brandeis!

More about the minor, and photos and video from the event: go.brandeis.edu/CASTminor


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Judges serving on the benches of 11

international courts and tribunals

across the globe gathered in Malta

in January for the 10th Brandeis Institute

for International Judges (BIIJ). The BIIJ

is the only such regular gathering of these

judges. The 2015 Institute was organized by

the Ethics Center in collaboration with the

University of Malta, which hosted the group

of 14 judges on its historic Valletta campus.

The Institute’s theme, “International

Courts, Local Actors” focused on the role of

local actors in the pursuit of global justice.

This category includes the full range of

people and institutions that interact with

international courts: individuals whose

rights are violated or are the victims of

crimes against humanity; governments

and political bodies; non-governmental

organizations; and legal systems, including

members of domestic judiciaries.

Session topics included: the

international/local relationship in the

pursuit of justice, international courts

and local politics, the local impact of

international justice, and the role of non-

governmental organizations (NGOs) in

international justice.

The BIIJ also regularly features a session

that looks at a pertinent topic through an

ethical lens. In 2015, participants considered

the ethical and practical dimensions of the

pace of international justice.

“It was very beneficial to meet judges

across the full spectrum of international

courts, and to discuss issues not only in

formal sessions but also during meals and

informal activities,” said Vagn Joensen of

Denmark, President of the International

Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda.

Vladimir Golitsyn of Russia, President

of the International Tribunal for the Law

of the Sea, expressed a similar sentiment:

“It is very healthy and productive to have

interaction among courts with very different

mandates, and to be exposed to how other

courts function.” African Court on Human

and Peoples’ Rights judge Elsie Thompson

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Each of Us & All of Us

This fall I accompanied the six

undergraduate Sorensen Fellows on the

final leg of their journey, as they crafted

works of creative non-fiction based on

their eight-week internships. (See page 2.)

How do we educate the next

generation of leaders to be more critical

and more compassionate than our

contemporaries? How can we support

them to develop capacities for resilience

and creativity necessary to reclaim justice

and peace and sustain life itself? These

questions pressed themselves upon me

as the Fellows distilled lessons from their

experiences around the globe.

In our work together we discovered

a common theme: when attempting to

collaborate across differences in culture

and power, modest constructive changes

are possible when designed in the

context of relationships of trust.

How do we build diverse,

trusting communities of inquiry and

collaboration? The conclusion of The

Conference of the Birds offers inspiration.

Through their long, arduous journey,

crossing deserts and braving the Valley

of Death, the birds have revealed their

weaknesses, but cajoled each other to

act with persistence and courage. “At the

end, the birds, unified by their quest,

reach their King at last. And they see

that they are Simorgh the King, and that

Simorgh the King is each of them…and

all of them.” (The Conference of the Birds,

adapted by Peter Sis, 2013.)

By building trusting communities

where we can function as both “each

of us” and “all of us,” we construct the

conditions for effective, imaginative

responses to the many kinds of violence

and disarray that are creating chaos in

our world.

My students, through their stories

and their actions, have convinced me

that any curriculum for future leaders of

social change should include capacities

to build both trust and trustworthiness.

This might be our best hope.

David Thór Björgvinsson of Iceland (European Court of Human Rights/iCourts) and Vagn Joensen of Denmark (President of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda) during an Institute session (l-r).

of Nigeria added, “In less than a week, I feel

like I have a new judicial family.”

The Institute ended with a public

roundtable that explored the challenges

associated with contemporary immigration

to Malta and other parts of southern

Europe. Most immigrants arrive by

crossing the Mediterranean Sea under

precarious conditions and without official

papers. This phenomenon, fed by a

combination of political, economic and

environmental factors, poses serious

challenges to the capacity of affected

countries and their obligations under

international human rights law. The

roundtable featured legal scholars and a

Maltese government representative, and

was attended by members of the academic,

civil society and migrant communities.

The Brandeis Institute for International

Judges is supported by the Rice Family

Foundation and the Louis D. Brandeis

Legacy Fund for Social Justice.

For more details about the Institute and a list

of participating judges: brandeis.edu/ethics/

internationaljustice/biij/2015.html

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Liberation Theology and Social ActivismRev. Gustavo Gutiérrez, O.P., the John Cardinal O’Hara Endowed Professor of Theology at the

University of Notre Dame, was awarded the sixth annual Joseph B. and Toby Gittler Prize and

delivered the Gittler Prize lecture, “Liberation Theology and Social Activism,” on October 5, 2014.

The Gittler Prize recognizes outstanding and lasting scholarly contributions to racial, ethnic

and/or religious relations. The prize and lecture are hosted by the Ethics Center on behalf of the

Office of the President.

Rev. Gutiérrez, a world-renowned Dominican priest originally from Peru, is considered

a founder of liberation theology, which combines theology with social activism. His book

“A Theology of Liberation: History, Politics, Salvation” is widely considered one of the most

important works in 20th century theology. It plays a critical role in informing the ethical values of

faith-based organizations working in developing countries in Latin America and beyond.

The Rev. Walter Cuenin, Brandeis University’s Catholic chaplain and Coordinator of the

Multifaith Chaplaincy, discussed the importance of Rev. Gutiérrez’s work in his introduction.

“Having people take power over themselves to be

free, whether it’s from poverty or from injustice, is so

important,” said Father Cuenin. “And as President

Lawrence said in his introduction, it is just what

Brandeis is about.”

The following is excerpted from Rev. Gutiérrez’s

lecture. Full video of the lecture and an interview

with Rev. Gutiérrez are online:

brandeis.edu/gittlerprize/videos

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Rev. Gustavo Gutiérrez, O.P., delivering the sixth annual Gittler Prize lecture.

“For me, to do theology

is to write a letter, a love

letter to God, the God of

my faith; to my people

and my church.”

– Rev. Gustavo Gutiérrez

On the Preferential Option for the PoorPoverty is a complex reality. Poverty is not

only economic. …Poverty has different faces.

Economic certainly, but cultural also. [It

is] racial. …It is a question of gender also…

women are double poor; and [it is a question

of ] sexual orientation. All these are aspects

of poverty. And when we say we speak about

“the preferential option for the poor”…we

are thinking in this complexity.

On Theology as a Love Letter to GodBecause of this old book Theology of

Liberation, for more than 40 years,

sometimes I have received this question: “If

you must write your book today, would the

content be the same?” Well, for a long time

I could not find one answer to this question.

If say “No” – [the response would be] “Ah!

Retraction!” But I am changing. Well, if I

say “Yes,” in the same way, [the response

would be] “Ah! You have not been learning

in these years.”

Well, one day I found more or less one

answer…. The question was coming from

one very polite person, a journalist.

And I said, “My friend, are you

married?” He was very surprised, because

his marriage had nothing to do with

liberation theology, but he was very polite.

He told me “Yes, I am married.”

“Are you able to write one letter to your

wife, in the same terms as when you were a

fiancé?” He said “No.”

Well, this is my case. This is exactly my

case.

For me, to do theology is to write a letter,

a love letter to God, the God of my faith; to

my people and my church. It is a love letter.

I cannot repeat it in the same terms, but

the expression of love is there. For me to do

theology is to try to express this and maybe

to help persons, to invite persons to deepen

their faith also.

Well, my friends, this conviction about

a love letter means the content, the idea,

the point is there. The manner to express

this is changing. My book is the same, for

this more than 40 years. I am changing,

personally. Changing is not to be against,

it is only to express things in other ways –

above all, when I am with such friends as

you are. Thank you.


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Benjamin B. Ferencz speaks with Brandeis University students following his talk. Pictured left to right: Sneha Walia '15, Ally Eller '15, Nathan Goldwag '16, Bethany Adam '15.

“We must learn to live on

this planet together in

peace and human dignity

regardless of our race or

creed. …No longer thinking

in terms of ‘neighborhood’

or ‘nationhood,’ but

‘planethood.’"

– Benjamin B. Ferencz

of students and faculty members. “We

have glorified killing. We have glorified

nationalism. We have glorified ‘God bless

our country and to hell with the rest of the

world.’ That doesn’t fly anymore. The world

is shrinking.”

Ferencz explained that his philosophy

is based on the concept of “planethood”

– the concept for which his foundation

is named: “We are all inhabitants of

one small planet and we must learn to

live on this planet together in peace and

human dignity regardless of our race

or creed. …No longer thinking in terms

of ‘neighborhood’ or ‘nationhood,’ but

‘planethood.’”

His visit helped to kick off an oral

history initiative being undertaken

by the Ethics Center’s Programs in

International Justice and Society. The

Center is conducting a series of oral

history interviews with significant figures,

including Ferencz, who have been deeply

involved with the still relatively new

field of international criminal justice,

in particular the International Criminal

Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY)

and the International Criminal Tribunal for

Rwanda (ICTR). Established by the United

Nations in 1993 and 1995 respectively,

they are the first international criminal

tribunals set up in the wake of Nuremberg.

The work of the ICTY and the ICTR

is winding down, and the Ethics Center

is seeking to capture a rich, textured

history of these important institutions

by interviewing judges, prosecutors,

defense counsel, administrators, and

commentators on international criminal

law.

“The influence of the ‘UN Ad-Hoc

Tribunals’ cannot be overestimated,” says

David P. Briand, Oral History Project

Manager at the Ethics Center. “They were

the testing ground for contemporary

international criminal justice, and led to

the creation of other war crimes tribunals

– the Special Court for Sierra Leone and

the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts

of Cambodia – and, very significantly, the

permanent International Criminal Court.”

The archive of oral history interviews

being produced by the Ethics Center will be

accessible to scholars, researchers and the

general public through Brandeis University

Library’s Special Collections.

More about Benjamin B. Ferencz, including

free resources on his work: benferencz.org

More about the oral history project:

brandeis.edu/ethics/internationaljustice

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Noted theater director Hafiz Karmali discussed “Performing Arts in the Islamic World,” sponsored by the CAST Program, MusicUnitesUS and the Theater Department.

DECEMBERAt “Threats, Free Speech, and the Law in the Internet Age: Elonis v. US” experts on

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SEPTEMBERThe ’DEIS Impact 2015 Launch Party and Info Session featured poetry by Dean of Students Jamele Adams.

At the 4th annual “Year Abroad, Queer Abroad” a panel of students spoke about their study abroad and internship experiences and what it is like to be queer in a foreign country. Cosponsored by Triskelion and the Office of Study Abroad.

OCTOBERThe Joseph B. and Toby Gittler Prize was awarded to Rev. Gustavo Gutiérrez (see page 5).

“Hip-Hop and STEM Education in the 21st Century,” sponsored by the Education Program, featured Dr. Chris Emdin (Teachers College, Columbia University) examining the ways in which hip-hop can be used as a strategy for teaching science.

Members of the faculty and students gathered to launch the new minor in Creativity, the Arts and Social Transformation (CAST) (see page 3).

NOVEMBERFareda Banda (SOAS, University of London) presented “Good Morning Heartache: International Law and the Global Challenges Facing Women,” sponsored by the Hadassah-Brandeis Institute.

Former Nuremberg prosecutor Benjamin B. Ferencz spoke on campus (see page 1).

Batya Friedman and Daisy Yoo (University of Washington) presented “Voices from the

civil liberties, hip-hop, hate speech, victims’ rights, domestic violence and press freedom debated this current U.S. Supreme Court case and its implications. Hosted by “The Supreme Court Colloquium” (POL 197a).

Students in Marci McPhee's “The Immigrant Experience in Waltham: A Service-Based Practicum” (EL94a) shared “Learnings from a Semester in the Community.”

The 2014 Sorensen Fellows presented reflections on experiences in Ghana, Guinea, India, Kenya, Poland and Washington, D.C. in “From Looking to Bearing Witness” (see page 2).

Soft Vengeance: Albie Sachs and the New South Africa

South African Judge Albie Sachs joined

filmmaker Abby Ginzberg in September for

a special screening of her award-winning

new documentary, followed by a Q&A.

As a young lawyer, Albie Sachs defended

those committed to ending apartheid

in South Africa. He was imprisoned in

solitary confinement, tortured through

sleep deprivation and forced into exile. In

1988 he was blown up by a car bomb in

Mozambique set by the South African security forces, which cost him his right arm

and the sight of one eye. A Jewish South African who joined the African National

Congress, Albie Sachs became one of the principal crafters of the groundbreaking

South African constitution, and was appointed by President Mandela as one of the first

judges of democratic South Africa’s new Constitutional Court. Sponsored by the Ethics

Center, the National Center for Jewish Film and the Louis D. Brandeis Legacy Fund for

Social Justice. More: brandeis.edu/ethics/news/2014/September.11.html

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Brandeis University’DEIS Impact! A “Festival of Social Justice”January 30 – February 9, 2015Brandeis University Campus

The Ethics Center and the Student Union present the fourth annual weeklong “festival of social justice” at Brandeis.

Dozens of events are being planned by departments, clubs and individuals – talks, performances, exhibits, discussions, and more!

More info: go.brandeis.edu/DEISimpact

Richman Distinguished Fellow in Public Life Lecture“How I Got in the Movement: A Civil Rights ‘Living Legend’ Tells His Story”Julian Bond

March 31, 2015, 3:30 p.m.Rapaporte Treasure Hall, Goldfarb Library, Brandeis University

Named a “Living Legend” by the U.S. Library of Congress, H. Julian Bond has been a driving force for social change for more than 50 years as a civil rights leader, politician, scholar, and writer. He helped co-found the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, was elected to Georgia's House of Representatives and Senate, helped found and lead the Southern Poverty Law Center, and was chairman of the NAACP for 11 years.

Details: brandeis.edu/ethics/events 2016 Fellowship nominations are due March 1.

’DEIS Impact Keynote Address“Social Change Through Civic Engagement and Pragmatic Idealism”Alan Khazei

February 3, 2015, 7:30 p.m.Levin Ballroom, Usdan Student Center, Brandeis UniversityOne of “America’s 25 Best Leaders” (U.S. News and World Report, 2006) and author of Big Citizenship: How pragmatic idealism can bring out the best in America, co-founder of City Year and CEO and founder of Be the Change, Inc. Alan Khazei will speak about empowering citizens to make a difference.

Seating is limited. For free ticket info: go.brandeis.edu/DEISimpact

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