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MEDIA CONTACT: Helene Snihur (585) 275-7800
September 9, 2004
TIME, DATE, AND PLACE: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 5, in the Alexander Palestra in the Goergen Athletic Center on the University of Rochester’s River Campus
ADMISSION: $17 for the general public, $5 for University of Rochester undergraduate students; and $12 for University of Rochester graduate students, faculty, and staff, on sale beginning Sept. 11 at Borders Books, Music and Café, 1000 Hylan Dr., Rochester, and at the Common Market in Wilson Commons on the River Campus. Group sales of 10 or more tickets receive the $12 rate.
Note: Parking is available on University lots after 7 p.m. weeknights
Archbishop Desmond Tutu, human rights advocate and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, will give a talk at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 5, in the Alexander Palestra in the Goergen Athletic Center on the University of Rochester’s River Campus.
Archbishop Tutu gained international recognition as the general secretary of the South African Council of Churches, where he led the fight against apartheid in South Africa. In 1984, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts toward the cause of racial justice. In 1995, South African President Nelson Mandela appointed Archbishop Tutu to head the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which examined violence and human rights abuses in all areas of South African society under apartheid.
Currently the chancellor of the University of the Western Cape, Archbishop Tutu is the author of four collections of addresses and sermons and is publishing two new books, including a chronicle of the work of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
Admission to the lecture at the University is $17 for the general public; $5 for University of Rochester undergraduate students with ID; and $12 for University of Rochester graduate students, staff, and faculty with ID. Tickets go on sale Sept. 11 at the Common Market in Wilson Commons on the River Campus and at Borders Books, Music and Café, 1000 Hylan Dr., Rochester.
Archbishop Tutu’s lecture is sponsored by the Outside Speakers Committee. For more information, contact (585) 275- 5911.
The University of Rochester (www.rochester.edu) is one of the nation's leading private universities. Located in Rochester, N.Y., the University gives students exceptional opportunities for interdisciplinary study and close collaboration with faculty through its unique cluster-based curriculum. Its College of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering is complemented by the Eastman School of Music, Simon School of Business, Warner School of Education, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, and the Memorial Art Gallery.
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