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Surviving the Killing Fields
by Amnesty International, CMU
Monday, Apr. 07, 2003 at 10:18 AM
amnesty@andrew.cmu.edu 412-908-0844 5000 Forbes Ave, UC Box #6, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Arn Chorn Pond survived the "Killing Fields" of the Khmer Rouge and now speaks on his efforst to rebuild his homeland and to work with troubled youth. A noted human rights advocate, teacher, and speaker Arn will speak at CMU on Monday April 7th, 7pm in McConomy Auditorium.
SURVIVING THE KILLING FIELDS: Arn Chorn Pond
Monday, April 7th @ 7:00 pm
McConomy Auditorium, 5000 Forbes Ave University Center
Carnegie Mellon University
Arn Chorn Pond, a survivor of the Cambodian Khmer Rouge genocide, has become a world
reknown human rights leader, speaker and teacher. As a child, Pond was separated from
his family and forced to spend 4 years in a child labor camp. Among other ordeals he
witnessed the daily executions of his fellow Cambidians. But Arn's passion for music
saved his life when he became a musical performer for his Khmer Rouge guards.
Hear the powerful story of Arn Chorn Pond -- how he survived one of the worst genocides
of the 20th century and how he now stives today to rebuild his homeland and community.
For more information on Arn Chorn Pond:
http://www.globalyouthconnect.org/Pages/arn.html
http://www.clearpathinternational.org/profiles/ArnChorn-Pond.php
http://www.forefrontleaders.org/awards/bios/biography.php?RecordID=55
http://www.facing.org/facing/fhao2.nsf/survivors/Arn+Chorn+Pond?opendocument
For information on the Cambodian Genocide:
http://members.aol.com/cambodia/banyan1.htm
For more information on Amnesty International:
http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/org/amnesty-int
http://www.amnestyusa.org
Sponsored by Amnesty International CMU, the Dean of Student Affairs, Student Senate
and your Student Activities Fee.
Driving Directions:
Traveling by car from the East
Take the Pennsylvania Turnpike West to Exit 57, Pittsburgh/Monroeville. Follow Interstate
376 West to Exit 7, Edgewood/Swissvale. Turn right onto Braddock Avenue (at the end of
the ramp). Continue to the Forbes Avenue -inter-section. (Frick Park will be on the
left). Turn left onto Forbes Avenue and follow Forbes Avenue approximately three miles to
campus. Immediately at the -intersection of Forbes -Avenue and Beeler Street, turn left
into the parking garage on campus.
Driving from the West/North:
Take the Pennsylvania Turnpike east to Exit 28, Perry Highway. Follow Interstate 79 South
to 279 South (Exit 72). Follow signs and go over the Fort Duquesne Bridge. Take 376 East
to Exit 2A, Forbes Avenue/ Oakland. Stay in the right-hand lanes, following Forbes 1.3
miles through the Oakland business district to campus. Immediately at the intersection of
Forbes Avenue and Beeler Street, turn right into the parking garage on campus.
Driving from the South:
Take Interstate 79 North to 279 North -(Pittsburgh). Follow 279 North toward Pittsburgh
through the Fort Pitt Tunnel and onto the Fort Pitt Bridge. Once on the bridge, stay in
the far right lanes and follow signs for 376 East/Monroeville. Take 376 East to Exit 2A,
Forbes Avenue/ Oakland. Stay in the right-hand lanes, following Forbes 1.3 miles through
the Oakland -business district to campus. Immediately at the intersection of Forbes
-Avenue and Beeler Street, turn right into the parking garage on campus.
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