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2008July 30, 2008: "Uganda in Favour of ICC Deferral Letter." Article by Michelle Collins in Embassy magazine concerning Canada's letter suggesting the UN Security Council make a deferral of long-standing indictments against Ugandan rebel leaders. July 23, 2008: "Good News for International Criminal Justice." Commentary by Erna Paris on the arrest of former Yugoslavian president Radovan Karadzic, in the Globe and Mail. June 11, 2008: Government apologies can be powerful in compelling citizens towards reconciliation by formally establishing historic truth. Erna Paris, author of Long Shadows, comments on about Prime Minister Stephen Harper's apology for the residential schools program in Canada.
May 25, 2008: Erna Paris is elected Vice Chair of The Writers' Union of Canada (2008-09). April 3, 2008: Film/TV rights for The Sun Climbs Slow have been optioned by Peter Raymont for White Pine Pictures (www.whitepinepictures.com). Peter Raymont is the recipient of 35 international awards including the Canadian Genie, four Gemini Awards, several Gold and Silver Hugos, and the Sesterce d'Argent. March 17, 2008: "'It's like the globalization of justice,' says Paris." A question-and-answer interview with The Hill Times, Ottawa. March 10, 2008: "A Litany of Abuse, a Legacy of Shame." Article by Erna Paris in the Globe and Mail. February 27, 2008: "Canada Is Losing Its Lustre on World Stage." Interview with Erna Paris in the Montreal Gazette. February 25, 2008: "ICC: 'At an important juncture.'" Interview with Erna Paris in the Ottawa Citizen. February 23, 2008: The Sun Climbs Slow is recommended in the Vancouver Sun's "Editor's Choice" list. February 21, 2008: The Sun Climbs Slow hits number one on the Maclean's bestseller list. February 16, 2008: The Sun Climbs Slow appears on the Globe and Mail's "Recent and Recommended" list. February 14, 2008: A Valentine's Day Treat! The Sun Climbs Slow hits the Maclean's magazine bestseller list. February 8, 2008: "Researching International Criminal Justice." Author blog on BookLounge.ca about The Sun Climbs Slow. February 7, 2008: "A Timely Publication." Michael Schellenberg, Associate Publisher, Knopf Canada, blogs on BookLounge.ca about the timely release of The Sun Climbs Slow just as the International Criminal Court is about to hear its first case. February 2, 2008: "How (Recently) West Point Learned the Rules of War," Globe and Mail. Excerpt from The Sun Climbs Slow. February 19, 2008: Engaging Ideas Series, presented by Different Drummer Books, at Burlington Public Library, Central Library location, 2331 New Street. February 12, 2008: Live television interview with Erna Paris on SqueezePlay, Business News Network. February 3, 2008: Globe and Mail/Ben McNally Brunch Series, King Edward Hotel, 37 King St. East, Toronto, ON M5C 1E9. Erna spoke for the first time about her new book, The Sun Climbs Slow: Justice in the Age of Imperial America. ............................................................................ 2007November 18-29, 2007: Erna travels to Sofia, Bulgaria to launch the Bulgarian translation of Long Shadows (Paradox Publishing Group). October 26-27, 2007: Keynote speaker at Public Memory and Ethnicity Conference, Lewis & Clark College, Portland, Oregon. Summer/Fall 2007: "Doris and Me," Erna's article about her late friend and mentor, Doris Anderson, was published in Celebrating Doris Anderson, Canadian Woman Studies/Les Cahiers de la Femme, Vol. 26, No. 2 (Summer/Fall 2007). March 1, 2007: "The Bosnian Genocide Ruling Is a Beacon of Rationality," Globe and Mail. January 3, 2007: "Saddam Trial a Judicial Failure," Globe and Mail. ............................................................................ 2006June 28, 2006: "Apologies Have Power," Globe and Mail. The Canadian government apologies to Chinese-Canadians for the "head tax." May 3, 2006: "History, Politics, and the Making of Public Memory," Spring Talks Series, University of Toronto. March 13, 2006: "Epitaph for a War Criminal," Globe and Mail. On the death of Slobodan Milosevic. ............................................................................ 2005December 7, 2005: "The Jews of France: Can They Survive?" A lecture at Beth Tzedek synagogue, Toronto. November 29, 2005: "The Origins of the Canadian Jewish Community." A lecture at Forest Hill Place, 645 Castleview Avenue, Toronto. November 17, 2005: Long Shadows: Truth, Lies and History is included in "The 100 Most Important Canadian Books Ever Written" (1535-2004) by the Literary Review of Canada. September 29, 2005-December 1, 2005: Long Shadows: Truth, Lies, and History, "Life Institute," Ryerson University, Toronto (ten sessions). Instructors: Gail Weber and Sally Ferguson. Mini book tour and library readings in British Columbia, Canada:
March 9, 2005: "The Man Who Chews Out the U.N.," Globe and Mail. A commentary on John Bolton, the United States ambassador to the United Nations. January 2, 2005: A television profile of Erna Paris and her work is broadcast on "Israel Today," Channel 26, Cable 9, Toronto. ............................................................................ 2004November 24, 2004: Long Shadows is published in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzogovina. November 19, 2004-December 11, 2004: Erna travels to France, Belgium, The Netherlands, and Bosnia on a four-country research trip. July 28-August 9, 2004: Long Shadows is published by Shakai Hyoron Sha, Tokyo, Japan. Erna does a three-city book tour in Fukuoka, Osaka, and Tokyo. April 8, 2004: Erna lectures at Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA in conjunction with the Pendle Hill Peace Network: "Truth in History: Prelude to Reconciliation." April 1, 2004: "The Devil's Advocate and the Dictator," Globe and Mail. An op-ed article about the trial of Saddam Hussein and his would-be lawyer, Jacques Verges. Erna takes part in "The Walrus Bookshelf," an event bringing together writers and high school teachers, sponsored by Walrus Magazine. March 31, 2004: Calgary, Alberta. April 1, 2004: Edmonton, Alberta. March 17, 2004: "Seeking Justice: The Struggle for Human Rights," President's Lecture Series, Humber College, Toronto. ............................................................................ 2003December 18, 2003: "Legal Marker for the World: Saddam Hussein on Trial," Globe and Mail. November 27, 2003: "Treating War Wounds," Toronto Star. An article on the publication of Long Shadows in Croatia. November 2003: Long Shadows is published by Prometej Publishers in Zagreb, Croatia, and distributed in Serbia and Bosnia. The highlight of this book launch is an invitation to meet President Stipe Mesic of Croatia in the company of her publisher, Bozo Rudez, and Dennis Snider, Canada's ambassador to Croatia. September, 2003: The End of Days is published by Emecé Editores, Argentina, for world-wide Spanish-language distribution. September 7-13, 2003: "Writing with Style." Erna Paris leads a workshop on literary non-fiction at the Banff Centre, Alberta, Canada. June 6, 2003: "Cuba: The Aftermath," a paper for "Memory, Truth and Justice — The Case of Cuba," The Canadian Foundation for the Americas, Ottawa. 2003: Erna's award-winning article, "Canada's Jews and the Summer of Lebanon" (Quest, 1982) is republished in The Presence of Excellence/ Vingt-Cinq Ans d'Excellence: Twenty-Five Years of Selections from the National Magazine Awards. June 18-20, 2003: Erna takes part in "IdeaCity03," a stimulating conference of eclectic ideas sponsored by CityTV, Toronto. March 21- 22, 2003: "The Asia-Pacific War: How the Victims Have Fared — and Why." Address to the "Canadian Conference on Global Citizenship — Preventing Crimes against Humanity: Lessons from the Asia Pacific War 1931-1945," University of British Columbia (UBC). March 3, 2003: "The New World Disorder," Globe and Mail. ............................................................................ 2002November 20, 2002: "History, Politics, and the Making of Public Memory." Address to the faculties of History, Political Science, and International Affairs at the University of Colorado in Boulder. November 15, 2001: Long Shadows on the Christian Science Monitor's roundup of best books of 2001. From 120,000 books in competition, Long Shadows is chosen as one of the 60 best books published in the United States. November 11, 2002: Moorestown Friends School, Moorestown, New Jersey. Erna Paris addresses the student body on the difficulties of national reconciliation after a serious political crisis, with special emphasis on racism in the U.S. and South Africa. Fall 2002: Visiting Fellow, International Affairs Program, University of Colorado at Boulder. September 7, 2002: "Liberties: First Casualties of War on Terror," Montreal Gazette. June 19, 2002: Long Shadows inspires House Resolution #4964 in the United States Congress. The sponsors will seek to build a monument to African-American slaves at the foot of the Lincoln Memorial on the Washington Mall. Initiator: Brett Fuller, Senior Pastor of Grace Covenant Church, Herndon, Virginia. Congressional sponsors: Tony P. Hall (D-Ohio) and Cliff Stearns (R-Florida).
May 7, 2002: "Liberty's Price: Eternal Vigilance," Globe and Mail. April 21, 2002: Keynote Speaker, Commemoration of the 87th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, Toronto. April 5, 2002: "Germans and the Holocaust: The Struggle for Memory." A paper for"Remembering, Repairing and Reconciling Historical Injustices." Colloquium organized by the Canadian Centre for German and European Studies(University of Montreal) and the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada. March 21-23, 2002: Moderator: PEN Canada: "Politics, Nostalgia and the Future of Exile." International Conference on Theatre and Exile, Graduate Centre for the Study of Drama, University of Toronto. March 10, 2002: Address on Long Shadows to the Ulyssean Society, Toronto. February 12, 2002: "A Trial to Shape the Century," Globe and Mail. ............................................................................ 2001December 3, 2001: Eric Hobsbawm picks Long Shadows as his favourite book of the year. The New Statesman, "Best Books of 2001." November 19, 2001: Invited talk to the 2001 Southam Fellows Journalism Program, Massey College, University of Toronto November 2, 2001: "Killing with Words: History and Language as Weapons of War." Guest speaker at the monthly lunch meeting of Deputy Ministers, Associate Deputy Ministers, and Head of Agencies, National Arts Centre, Ottawa. October 25-31, 2001: NOW magazine names Long Shadows "one of the 20 best books of the last 20 years, authored by a Toronto writer." Twentieth Anniversary Edition. October 28, 2001: Keynote address to the 3rd Annual Hyman S. & Freda Bernstein Jewish Literary Festival, Washington, D.C. October 9 and 16, 2001: IDEAS on CBC Radio One. A two-hour documentary series by Erna Paris on Long Shadows: Truth, Lies and History. Produced by Marilyn Powell. September 16, 2001: "Reflections on a Changed World," Queen's Quarterly: A Canadian Review, Fall 2001. Edited transcript of a CBC radio panel on Sunday Edition with Michael Enright. Fall 2001: "Author Extraordinare." A profile of Erna Paris. University College Alumni Magazine, University of Toronto. June 21, 2001: "The Struggle against Impunity: Human Rights in the 21st Century." Guest speaker, Chicago Council on Foreign Relations. Commentary on the Events of September 11, 2001:
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