by Robin Kirk | Oct 5, 2007 | Robin Kirk
Recently, I spoke with a colleague about a proposal, made by students, that Duke University divest holdings in companies doing business in Sudan. The initiative is part of a international campaign to pressure the Sudanese government to, in the words of the Sudan...
by Robin Kirk | Oct 2, 2007 | Robin Kirk
Burmese Duke Originally uploaded by FabiolaPal James P., the Duke University founder, went Burmese for the day during a student-led vigil to protest rights violations in Burma.
by Robin Kirk | Sep 25, 2007 | Robin Kirk
The musician playing this lovely song, Damien Rice, said of his tribute to the imprisoned Burmese leader, Aung San Suu Kyi: “I prefer not to interfere too much with what is going on in the world, but when someone has been thrown into a hole and they ask you to...
by Robin Kirk | Sep 24, 2007 | Robin Kirk
The letters forum in Sunday’s (Raleigh) News and Observer featured comments on last week’s story “An activist awakens,” about anti-“Bodies” activist Sarah Redpath. What article critics don’t address is that the for-profit...
by Robin Kirk | Sep 16, 2007 | Robin Kirk
An activist awakens Craig Jarvis, Staff Writer Raleigh News and Observer September 16, 2007 On a Saturday afternoon beneath an unforgiving August sun, Sarah Redpath flip-flops across “Main Street” — the pristine, pretend downtown square at The...
by Robin Kirk | Sep 2, 2007 | Robin Kirk
Bodies’ exhibit draws criticism By Monica Chen, The Herald-Sun September 1, 2007 A half-dozen Duke University professors staged a protest of BODIES… The Exhibition at The Streets at Southpoint on Saturday. Holding signs in English and Chinese reading...
