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NGO leaders from left to right:\u00a0Bill Dougherty, Gus Miclat, Olga Amparo S\u00e1nchez,\u00a0<\/b>Rana Nashashibi and Mauricio Garcia.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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![NGO leaders<\/a>\u00a0from the U.S. and around the world sharing their experiences with security measures, placing their specific experience in a larger framework of the impact on the work of NGOs.<\/p>\n—<\/strong>A summary of the event<\/strong>—<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>\n—Click here for a complete transcript (including questions and answers) of the entire event—<\/a>\n—Click on the speaker’s name to listen to their presentations—<\/strong><\/p>\nWelcoming Remarks:\u00a0Douglas Rutzen<\/a>, President of the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law<\/p>\nOverview of the report,\u00a0Friend not Foe: Civil Society and the Struggle against<\/i>\u00a0Violent Extremism<\/i>:\u00a0Alistair Millar<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0<\/strong>Vice-President, Fourth Freedom Forum<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>Speakers:<\/h4><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i><\/span>\nRana Nashashibi<\/strong><\/a>, Director, Palestinian Counseling Center<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/i><\/span>\nOlga Amparo S\u00e1nchez<\/strong><\/a>, Director of Casa de La Mujer in Bogot\u00e1, Colombia<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/i><\/span>\nRob Buchanan<\/strong><\/a>, Managing Director, International Programs, Council on Foundations<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/i><\/span>\nEvan Elliott<\/strong><\/a>, Advocacy Coordinator, InterAction<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul>Additional information about the panel’s speakers:<\/h4><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>Douglas Rutzen<\/b>\u00a0is President and CEO of the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL), which has worked in over 100 countries on the legal framework for civil society and public participation.\u00a0 Doug is also an adjunct professor at Georgetown University Law Center, serves on the Advisory Group of Civil Society Watch, and has worked on counter-terrorism issues for over 20 years.<\/p>\nAlistair Millar\u00a0<\/strong>is the Director of the Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation. He has written numerous chapters, articles, and reports on international counterterrorism efforts, sanctions regimes, and nonproliferation. He is author, with Eric Rosand, of\u00a0Allied against Terrorism: What\u2019s Needed to Strengthen Worldwide Commitment<\/em>, published by the Century Foundation in 2006. He has an MA from Leeds University and is a PhD candidate at the University of Bradford in the United Kingdom.<\/p>\nOlga Amparo S\u00e1nchez\u00a0<\/b>is Director of Casa de La Mujer in Bogot\u00e1, Colombia. Casa de la Mujer is part of the movement of the Ruta Pacifica of Women, CLADEM and the Conflict Forum on Women and Armed. Olga is presently heading the Technical Secretariat of the Feminist Latin American and Caribbean Network for “A life without violence for women”.<\/p>\nRana Nashashibi<\/b>\u00a0is director of the Palestinian Counseling Center and Lecture in psychology at Bir Zeit University in the West Bank. Was a lecturer in Developmental Psychology and Counseling at Al-Quds University from 1992-1998; was awarded the Hubert Humphrey Fellowship and spent a year at the University of Washington in 1994-95; began lecturing in Counseling Theory and Practice at Birzeit University in 1996; served as a Consultant of the PA Ministries of Social Affairs and Education from 1997; since 2002, PhD candidate at the European Graduate School, Switzerland; has been involved in activities at the Tamer Institute for Community Development and the Palestinian Center for the Rehabilitation of Torture Victims.<\/p>\nRob Buchanan<\/b>\u00a0is Managing Director of International Programs at the Council on Foundations in Arlington, VA.\u00a0Rob\u2019s previous experience includes ten years with Oxfam America, serving for five years as Program Director for the Horn of Africa and subsequently as the organization\u2019s Washington Representative.\u00a0Rob also worked on global environmental and international development issues for EarthAction.\u00a0In addition, he served on the staffs of the United States Senate and House of Representatives in foreign policy positions.\u00a0Rob is a graduate of The Johns Hopkins University and earned a Masters Degree in International Relations from The Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.\u00a0He is co-author of\u00a0Making a Difference in Africa<\/i>:\u00a0Advice from Experienced Grantmakers<\/i>\u00a0published by the Council on Foundations in 2004.<\/p>\nEvan Elliott<\/b>\u00a0works as a Public Policy Coordinator at InterAction, supporting the legislative work of the Public Policy Unit and its outreach to the administration on issues related to humanitarian space and foreign assistance reform. He holds a master\u2019s degree in International Affairs with a concentration in International Development from the University of Denver, and a bachelor\u2019s degree in Political Science from Colorado State University-Pueblo.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n\n](\"http:\/\/www.charityandsecurity.org\/sites\/default\/files\/NGO_leaders_from_Friend_Not_Foe_event.jpg\"){kind=link}