A Climate for Conflict: Stories from Somalia

Struggling with famine, drought, and violence, Somalia today is at a crossroads between a deepening crisis and a path to stability. Desperation is still driving people to crowded cities, refugee camps, or to the ranks of militant groups, even as a newly-elected government looks for a better way forward. 

Photographer and filmmaker Nichole Sobecki and writer Laura Heaton spent 18 months documenting a more personal story of Somalia, one told through the people living with a changing climate and the human consequences. Join us for this special multi-media event, co-hosted by New America, The GroundTruth Project, and the Stanley Foundation.

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Lunch will be served. 

11:30-12:00: Lunch and Registration

12:00-1:30: Screening of “A Climate for Conflict” followed by panel discussion. 

Speakers: 

Nichole Sobecki
Photographer and Filmmaker, the GroundTruth Project 

Laura Heaton
Reporter, the GroundTruth Project 

Chairman, The Gunn Group

Dr. Cheikh Mbow

Executive Director, START International

Moderator: 

Hon. Sharon Burke
Senior Advisor, International Security Program and Resource Security Program, New America