{"350941":{"#nid":"350941","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Mtetwa Receives 2014 Ivan Allen Jr. Prize for Social Courage","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe 2014 \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ivanallenprize.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EIvan Allen Jr. Prize for Social Courage\u003C\/a\u003E was awarded to Zimbabwean human rights attorney Beatrice Mtetwa, the first woman to receive the award, during\u0026nbsp;special events hosted by Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts November 11 through 13.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOn November 11 the documentary \u003Cem\u003EBeatrice Mtetwa and the Rule of Law \u003C\/em\u003Ewas presented on campus. Ivan Allen College Dean Jacqueline Royster moderated a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=kEm4pcJBeII\u0026amp;feature=youtu.be\u0022\u003Edialogue\u003C\/a\u003E with Mtetwa and filmmaker Lorie Conway. Mtetwa emphasized that the rule of law is central to all economic and societal development, and especially so in her home country of Zimbabwe where laws that are both understandable by the people and fair in nature have been consistently undermined by the government of Robert Mugabe.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMtetwa has received numerous international awards for her defense of journalists, activists, and citizens who have been brutalized by the Mugabe regime. She\u0026nbsp;discussed her own experience being\u0026nbsp;arrested and beaten and her refusal to be intimidated into backing down from her work.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis is my job. I shouldn\u2019t be harassed for doing my job. I\u2019m not doing anything illegal. It\u2019s what I\u2019m entitled to do\u2026If everybody is afraid, nothing gets done.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe annual \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Z0k7nnXnIXQ\u0026amp;feature=youtu.be\u0022\u003EAllen Prize Symposium\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;on November 13 showcased the theme of Human Rights and the Rule of Law. The panel was moderated by journalist Charlayne Hunter-Gault and featured Sarah Hager (Amnesty International), Deborah Richardson (National Center for Civil and Human Rights), Jeffrey Smith (Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights), and John Stremlau (The Carter Center).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHunter-Gault noted the lack of media attention in the U.S. saying \u201cPeople always looked at me like I was crazy when I came back decrying the situation in Zimbabwe. This wasn\u2019t helped by American media, which didn\u2019t cover anything after Rhodesia became Zimbabwe and Mugabe took power.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMtetwa extended the conversation to women\u2019s rights and their leading role in the fight for democracy in Zimbabwe.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIt is women who are at the forefront. If, as women, we cannot even say one of us should become president, then we are failing.\u201d She also pointed out the difficulties women face including exclusion from juries, instances of sexual assault, the struggle to provide for the basic needs of their families, and the distancing of the female vice president of Zimbabwe from any real decision making.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn presenting Ms. Mtetwa the Allen Prize, Georgia Tech President G.P. \u201cBud\u201d Peterson and Ivan Allen College Dean Jacqueline Royster celebrated her optimism and hope in spite of incredible challenges, as well as her commitment to social justice similar to that of Mayor Ivan Allen Jr., after whom the prize is named. In Mtetwa\u0027s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Tq6FC0i1jKk\u0026amp;feature=youtu.be\u0022\u003Eacceptance speech\u003C\/a\u003E, she expressed her suprise in being selected for an award recognizing her efforts, stating that she views her work as a moral duty.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech awards the Ivan Allen Prize to recognize individuals who, by standing up for clear moral principles in the social arena, have positively affected public discourse at the risk of their own careers, livelihoods, and sometimes lives. The Prize is supported in perpetuity through a commitment by the Wilber and Hilda Glenn Family Foundation.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe 2014 \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ivanallenprize.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EIvan Allen Jr. Prize for Social Courage\u003C\/a\u003E was awarded to Zimbabwean human rights attorney Beatrice Mtetwa, the first woman to receive the award, during special events hosted by Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts November 11 through 13 events.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The 2014 Ivan Allen Jr. Prize for Social Courage was awarded to Zimbabwean human rights attorney Beatrice Mtetwa, the first woman to receive the award, during November 11 and 14 events."}],"uid":"27889","created_gmt":"2014-12-02 11:54:01","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:17:37","author":"Beth Godfrey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-11-17T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2014-11-17T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"350911":{"id":"350911","type":"image","title":"Allen Prize 2014 Presentation","body":null,"created":"1449245702","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 16:15:02","changed":"1475895078","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:51:18","alt":"Allen Prize 2014 Presentation","file":{"fid":"201104","name":"bm2.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/bm2_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/bm2_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1843192,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/bm2_0.jpg?itok=ul38IFaM"}},"350921":{"id":"350921","type":"image","title":"Human Rights Symposium","body":null,"created":"1449245702","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 16:15:02","changed":"1475895078","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:51:18","alt":"Human Rights Symposium","file":{"fid":"201105","name":"img_8750.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/img_8750_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/img_8750_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1932054,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/img_8750_0.jpg?itok=1URzXEg4"}},"350931":{"id":"350931","type":"image","title":"Dialogue with Mtetwa and Filmmaker Lorie Conway","body":null,"created":"1449245702","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 16:15:02","changed":"1475895078","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:51:18","alt":"Dialogue with Mtetwa and Filmmaker Lorie Conway","file":{"fid":"201106","name":"bm1.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/bm1_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/bm1_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":2078842,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/bm1_0.jpg?itok=wyExsMB2"}}},"media_ids":["350911","350921","350931"],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ERebecca Keane\u003Cbr \/\u003EDirector of Communications\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:rebecca.keane@iac.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Erebecca.keane@iac.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}