Kerry Kennedy visit rescheduled to September 19

     Due to inclement weather in mid-April, Kerry Kennedy, human rights activist and daughter of the late Robert F. Kennedy, who was scheduled to be on campus at Lees-McRae College April 16, has rescheduled her visit to September 19, 2007.
     The invitation to host Kerry Kennedy came from Lees-McRae’s Global Community Center which hosted Arun Gandhi in October 2006 and Tibetan Monks in October 2005.
     “Lees-McRae College is thrilled to host Kerry Kennedy and provide our students and the community at large with the opportunity to hear her important message,” said President David W. Bushman. “With many different ways to engage in this conversation, we are certain that we can raise awareness and challenge assumptions in our role as educators.”
     Kerry Kennedy started working in the field of human rights in 1981 when she investigated abuses committed by U.S. immigration officials against refugees from El Salvador. Since then, her life has been devoted to the fight for equal justice, to the promotion and protection of basic rights, and to the preservation of the rule of law. She is the author of Speak Truth to Power, a book of profiles of fifty human rights defenders around the world. She has led forty human rights delegations to twenty-seven countries.
     The schedule of events for Kennedy’s visit in September has not been determined as of yet. Please check back for details.