Speaker's Bureau

Sergut Wolde-Yohannes
Ethiopian born Sergut Wolde-Yohannes was formerly employed in international health at the New England Research Institute. Sergut works in her spare time as a dedicated anti-FGM activist. Her curriculum about excision is being used in most medical schools in the United States today.

Susan McLucas
SusanMcL@StopExcision.net
Susan McLucas has worked for over 20 years for peace, development and social justice organizations and initiatives in the U.S., Africa, the Caribbean and Latin America. The founding director of Project Stop Excision, she has traveled to Mali for six extended stays, beginning in 1997, and has worked with numerous Malian partners building a coalition to educate, raise awareness of, and stop female genital mutilation. She designed and produced the poster "Let's Stop Excising" (1997) later distributed by UNICEF; the CD album "Stop Excision" involving top Malian artists; and the video "We Can Say 'No! We Refuse!'" which has run on Malian television. Working in collaboration with Malian partners, she initiated the Pledge Against Excision, which has become the main organizing tool of Sini Sanuman and its coalition of 45 groups and many more individuals. She has also worked as coordinator for Earth Works Urban Orchards in Massachusetts, overseeing 15 fruit gardens, and she operates the Bicyce Barn & Riding School where, over the past 20 years, she has taught thousands of people to ride a bike.

keith harmon snow
keith@allthingspass.com
www.allthingspass.com
keith harmon snow has worked in various capacities in 16 countries in Asia, Latin America and Europe, and 14 countries in Africa. Working for Genocide Watch and Survivor's Rights International he has documented human rights atrocities. He attended the International Criminal Tribunal on Rwanda, and has testified at a special congressional hearing in Washington, D.C. on genocide in Africa. Published in the U.S., U.K. and Japan, he won two Project Censored awards in 2002. Using photographic narratives of world events to raise awareness of social, political and environmental issues, he has presented at over 30 colleges and universities, and he gave the opening address at the 2001 International Africa Students Association conference at Yale University.