Friday, Jan 10, 2025 | 2:00pm - 3:00pm | Zoom
[Georgetown Conflict Resolution Alumni Talk] Nonviolent Action, the Rule of Law, and Intersections with Conflict Resolution and Just Peace
note: this talk does not specifically pertain to Palestine, but the theories can be applied everywhere there are injustices
In this talk, Nick Zaremba (G’17) will discuss his career working on nonviolent action at the U.S. Institute of Peace and the rule of law at the American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative. Specifically, drawing on research and programs that he’s managed in East Africa, West Africa, and the Sahel, he will talk about how programs focused on supporting civil resistance, human rights, access to justice, and transitional justice can have meaningful impacts on conflict resolution and just peace. Nick will also discuss practical challenges to implementing these types of programs.
Speaker Bio: Nick Zaremba serves as a Program Manager with the American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative’s Africa Division, managing a portfolio of programs related to access to justice, judicial system strengthening, countering trafficking in persons, constitution making, transitional justice, and human rights across the Sahel and West Africa. During his time at ABA ROLI, Nick has completed a fellowship with the National Endowment for Democracy’s Penn Kemble Forum on Democracy. Previously, Nick spent six years at the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP), where he most recently served as a program officer with the Program on Nonviolent Action. In this role, he managed a global training program called Synergizing Nonviolent Action and Peacebuilding – an initiative that supports activists and civil society leaders to design and implement actions to improve democratic governance, defend human rights, and advance sustainable peace. Throughout his tenure at USIP, his geographical areas of focus included Sudan, South Sudan, Ethiopia, and the East Africa region. Additionally, at USIP, Nick served as a research assistant with the Learning, Evaluation, and Research team. Before coming to USIP, Nick served as a program officer at the Kaizen Company’s office in Liberia, where he supported a project called Mitigating Local Disputes in Liberia. Nick holds an M.A. in Conflict Resolution from Georgetown University and a certificate in Refugees and Humanitarian Emergencies from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service. Nick has a B.A. in Government from the College of William & Mary.