Martin Luther King Day Celebration

“Seek Peace and Pursue It!”

Sunday January 17^th 1:00pm

“Seeking Peace and Justice After War Crimes”

Featuring Ms. Boi-Tia A. Stevens, Esq.

Senior Advocacy Officer

Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights

And former Asst. Trial Attorney, United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda;

And the Special court for Sierra Leone

Ms. Stevens has worked extensively in the central, eastern and western parts of Africa in the areas of capacity building and transitional justice.  Prior to joining the RFK Center, she worked as a Consultant for the World Bank Group on a tax reform project for Sierra Leone, West Africa.

 From 2002 – 2005, she worked as an Associate Trial Counsel for the Special Court for Sierra Leone and from 1999 to 2002, she worked at the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda as a Case Manager and later as an Assistant Trial Attorney. At both the Special Court and the Tribunal for Rwanda, she assisted with the prosecution of war crimes and crimes against humanity.  Prior to joining the Tribunal for Rwanda, Ms. Stevens worked in Burundi in East Africa from 1997 to 1999 on a democracy and governance project funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

Ms. Stevens holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology from Kalamazoo College in Michigan and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Iowa in Iowa.  She also holds a Masters of Law degree from Georgetown University Law Center in Washington D.C. She speaks French and Krio, a local dialect spoken in Sierra Leone.

Ms. Stevens is no stranger to Plymouth UCC  She is the daughter of Kulah Allen and sister of Mato and Dauod Allen and was baptized at Plymouth by Rev. Hood Sr.  She aspires to be a gourmet cook some day.

 Sponsored by the Plymouth Advocates for Peace and Justice

Linda Campbell, Chair; Connie Orr, Co-Chair.

 Lower Level of the Church

Refreshments Served