Inspirational Speaker Gabriel Bol Deng to Present "Rebuilding Hope in Sudan" at Lebanon Valley College

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Gabriel Bol Deng will present "Rebuilding Hope in Sudan" on Feb. 23 at 11 a.m.

ANNVILLE, PA (02/02/2012)(readMedia)-- Gabriel Bol Deng will present "Rebuilding Hope in Sudan" at Lebanon Valley College's Zimmerman Recital Hall on Thursday, Feb. 23 at 11 a.m. as part of the Colloquium Series on MONEY. The presentation is in conjunction with a Feb. 14 screening of the film "Rebuilding Hope" at the Allen Theater in Annville. Admission to the presentation is free and open to the public.

Deng's presentation is a summation of the journey he took to flee Sudan in order to escape civil war. He will speak about myths surrounding America's perception of Africa and Sudan as well as the causes for the Sudanese civil wars and the conflict in Darfur. In addition, Gabriel will provide information on the different gender roles in Sudan and how access to water affects education.

John Gibble, LVC adjunct instructor of sociology, recently attended Deng's presentation at another venue, saying it was "one of the most moving [presentations] I've ever been to." Gibble hopes to begin a fundraiser at Lebanon Valley College called "Bricks of Hope" that will aid the construction of a school in Sudan.

Deng was featured in the film "Rebuilding Hope," and is the founder and executive director of the Hope for Ariang Foundation. Hope for Ariang works to make education accessible to children and adults in South Sudan by removing cultural and economic barriers.

MONEY is a year-long integrated series of guest speakers, roundtable discussions, films, and courses that consider society's idea of money. It will involve presentations on problems such as unemployment, poverty, and the gender wage gap, as well as discussions on tax policy, the job market and entrepreneurship, and finally a theoretical consideration of the very idea of money, the ideology of the free market, and the morality and theology of capitalism.