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'''Jack DuVall''' has a background in universities, television, federal [[United States]] administration and politics, and the [[United States Air Force]].<ref name="DuVall_officialCV" /><ref name="SUNYSB_Duvall" /> He |
'''Jack DuVall''' has a background in universities, television, federal [[United States]] administration and politics, and the [[United States Air Force]].<ref name="DuVall_officialCV" /><ref name="SUNYSB_Duvall" /> He served as Executive Producer of [[Steve York]]'s 1999 film ''[[A Force More Powerful]]'' and was co-author of the companion book of the same name. He is also founding director of the [[International Center on Nonviolent Conflict]]. |
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DuVall is best known for his role in media production and institutional actions related to strategic [[nonviolence]] used as a tool against governments perceived to be authoritarian. DuVall |
DuVall is best known for his role in media production and institutional actions related to strategic [[nonviolence]] used as a tool against governments perceived to be authoritarian. DuVall was the executive producer of[[Steve York]]'s 1999 film ''[[A Force More Powerful]]'' about the theory and practice of [[nonviolence]] as a sociopolitical strategy, which later aired on PBS in 2000 and was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Historical Programming. In 2001, together with [[Peter Ackerman]], DuVall created a non-profit institute called the [[International Center on Nonviolent Conflict]] (ICNC).<ref name="DuVall_officialCV" /> DuVall is founding director of the ICNC and Ackerman is its founding chairman.<ref name="DuVall_officialCV" /> In 2007, DuVall was a facilitator at the Global Conference on the Prevention of Genocide, held in [[Montreal, Canada]].<ref name="globconf_genocide" /> |
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Jack DuVall has a background in universities, television, federal United States administration and politics, and the United States Air Force.[1][2] He served as Executive Producer of Steve York's 1999 film A Force More Powerful and was co-author of the companion book of the same name. He is also founding director of the International Center on Nonviolent Conflict.
Education, business, political, military career
DuVall holds a B.A. degree (cum laude) from Colgate University.[3] He spent 16 years as a television executive and author, he was Director of Corporate Relations at the University of Chicago, Director of Industry Compliance, Cost of Living Council, Executive Office of the President of the United States, and wrote speeches for candidates for the Presidency of the United States in four election campaigns.[1] DuVall is an officer of the United States Air Force.[1] In 2003, DuVall was a member of the Board of Directors of the Arlington Institute, a non-profit futures studies think tank founded by former naval officer and military expert John L. Petersen.[2]
Nonviolence activities
DuVall is best known for his role in media production and institutional actions related to strategic nonviolence used as a tool against governments perceived to be authoritarian. DuVall was the executive producer ofSteve York's 1999 film A Force More Powerful about the theory and practice of nonviolence as a sociopolitical strategy, which later aired on PBS in 2000 and was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Historical Programming. In 2001, together with Peter Ackerman, DuVall created a non-profit institute called the International Center on Nonviolent Conflict (ICNC).[1] DuVall is founding director of the ICNC and Ackerman is its founding chairman.[1] In 2007, DuVall was a facilitator at the Global Conference on the Prevention of Genocide, held in Montreal, Canada.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d e "International Center on Nonviolent Conflict - Who We Are". International Center on Nonviolent Conflict. 2005. Archived from the original on 2005-08-06. Retrieved 2010-10-12.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help); Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b "Limits and Opportunities of Nonviolent Resistance: Lessons from History and Current Conflicts". Students for Peace and Humanity, Stony Brook University. 2003-05. Archived from the original on 2010-10-14. Retrieved 2010-10-14.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help); Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help); Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b "Global Conference on the Prevention of Genocide - Facilitators". Echenberg Family Conference on Human Rights. 2007-10-11. Archived from the original on 2010-10-26. Retrieved 2010-10-26.
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