John Prendergast spoke at Boston College on October 24, 2007 in a lecture entitled Ending the Crises in Darfur and Northern Uganda.  Read more here. Read the Boston College Heights article here.

John Prendergast is Co-Chair of the ENOUGH Project. During the Clinton administration, he was Director of African Affairs at the National Security Council, where he was directly involved in a number of peace processes throughout Africa, including the peace deal between Ethiopia and Eritrea.  Prendergast also has worked for the State Department, members of Congress, the UN, human rights organizations, and think tanks such as the International Crisis Group and the U.S. Institute of Peace.  He has authored eight books on Africa, the latest of which he co-authored with actor/activist Don Cheadle, entitled Not on Our Watch, a New York Times bestseller.  He also wrote God, Oil and Country: Changing the Logic of War in Sudan, and Frontline Diplomacy: Humanitarian Aid and Conflict in Africa.  Prendergast co-produced the documentary about northern Uganda called "Journey into Sunset."  He has been part of three episodes of CBS' 60 Minutes which earned an Emmy Award for Best Continuing News Coverage.  He is helping to spearhead a campaign involving the NBA and Participant Productions to widen awareness on Darfur.  He was involved in the making of two recent documentaries, "Darfur Now" (in theaters in November 2007) and "Sand and Sorrow" (premiering on HBO in December 2007).  Prendergast regularly contributes op-ed columns to major newspapers and journals.  He regularly travels to Africa's war zones on fact-finding missions, peace-making initiatives, and awareness-raising trips involving network news programs, celebrities, and politicians.  Prendergast is a visiting professor at the University of San Diego and the American University in Cairo.