Iraq Speakers Bureau
Rick McDowell
Rick McDowell has been involved in Middle East-related issues since 1988. Between August 1996 and December 2002, Rick led or accompanied fifteen delegations to Iraq, including a Fellowship of Reconciliation delegation of Nobel Peace Laureates and an AFSC/Quaker delegation.
He has worked with AFSC as an Iraq Country Representative, and with FCNL as a policy advocate. Rick continues to write for AFSC and facilitate projects in Iraq while maintaining contact with Iraqi friends and associates in Baghdad and throughout Iraq and the Diaspora.
Rick's AFSC Projects
- SYMPOSIUM ON REFUGEES:
Building on a Tradition of Reconciliation (May 2007)
This symposium was held in May 2007 to learn more about the humanitarian and political dimensions of the conflict in Iraq, ways the global community is responding to the refugee crisis in the Middle East, and develop ideas for education and advocacy in our U.S. communities.
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