FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 12, 2002 CONTACT: Lisa Lacher, (515) 271-3119 DRAKE SPEAKER TO DISCUSS THE NEED FOR AN INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT Heather Hamilton, a leading activist working to establish an International Criminal Court (ICC), will speak at Drake University on Monday, Feb. 18. Her speech, which is free and open to the public, will take place from 12:30 to 2 p.m. in the Honors Lounge of Medbury Hall, 1317 28th St. Attendees are invited to bring a brown bag lunch. Hamilton will discuss the U.S. position on the ICC, how the court would work and the role the court would play in efforts to bring war criminals and terrorists to justice in the future. She is director of programs at the World Federalist Association and coordinator of the Washington Working Group for the ICC. Before joining the World Federalist Association in April 2000, she worked at OMB Watch as a lobbyist and policy analyst on budget and nonprofit advocacy issues. For more information, call Rachel Paine Caufield, assistant professor of political science at Drake, at (515) 271-1924.