E-Newsletter - October 9, 2004 
from the Washington State Coalition for International Education
 

October  13, 2004 7 to 9 p.m. "Regional Responses to Global Change: How the Pacific Northwest Is Making a Difference on Global Warming" featuring Patrick Mazza, research manager, Climate Solutions. Part of the Fall Lecture Series on Global Issues and Perspectives presented Antioch University Seattle Center for Creative Change. See: http://www.antiochsea.edu.

October 15-16, 2004 PTA Legislative Assembly. Yakima, WA Washington State PTA decides priority issues for legislative advocacy. For more information, see http://www.wastatepta.org/programs/Legislation/legintro.htm. (The Washington State Coalition for International Education has submitted an issue on International Education for All Students.
See: http://internationaledwa.org/involved/advocacy.htm.)

October 16, 2004 By the People Youth Summit: America in the World. As part of our programs for election year 2004, the World Affairs Council will present its fourth Youth Summit, a forum for Washington State high school students to participate in democratic processes and to make their voices heard. We invite high school students to come learn about the foreign policy choices facing the United States in the areas of international trade and national security, with particular emphasis on Iraq, and to understand better the local impact of global events. Most important, we invite them to voice their opinions. The event will feature a panel of adult expert speakers providing background knowledge, including Bill Center, Retired U.S. Navy Rear Admiral and President of the Washington Council on International Trade, followed by extensive opportunities for dialogue between and among students. Parents and teachers are invited to observe and participate in a concurrent community discussion. For more information, see:
World Affairs Council Calendar or contact Michele Anciaux Aoki at maoki@world-affairs.org or (206) 441-5910 ext 330.

October 18, 2004 7:00 pm Partners for Peace - Jerusalem Women Speak: Three Women, Three Faiths, One Shared Vision (Panel Discussion/Slide Show).
The World Affairs Council is pleased to host three women visiting the United States from Jerusalem -- a Jewish Israeli, a Muslim Palestinian, and a Christian Palestinian -- who will sit together in order to discuss the possibility for peace in the Middle East. Call to reserve your seat today (206) 441-5910. See World Affairs Council Calendar Item. There is also a Teacher Program beginning at 5:00. Cost is $15, includes dinner and 3 clock hours. See World Affairs Council Calendar Item.

October 19, 2004 7:00-8:30 p.m. When Push Came to Shove: People Who Saved the Lives of Others during the Bosnian War Dr. Svetlana Broz, the granddaughter of President Josip Broz Tito, Director, Garden of the Righteous at UW SMITH 205
Dr. Svetlana Broz is a cardiologist by training and profession. Almost immediately after the Bosnian war began in 1992, she went to Bosnia to offer medical assistance to victims on all sides, repeatedly crossing siege lines to enter Sarajevo. She was so moved by the stories of her patients that she decided to shift her work from the strictly medical front to the more general humanistic one, and to work for reconciliation among the warring sides. She accomplishes this by the simple means of collecting and publicizing testimonies of those who had the courage to transcend ethnic hatred and act to help others, regardless of ethnic affiliation - sometimes saving lives at the risk of losing their own. Dr. Broz left Belgrade permanently in 1999 after threats to her life. She is now settled in Sarajevo, where she has established Garden of the Righteous. This center, modeled on the Yad Vashem in Israel, documents the acts of people who risked their lives to help others during the war, commemorating their courage by planting trees in their name and raising plaques to their honor. The testimonies gathered by Dr. Broz were published in Belgrade in 1999 in a volume entitled Dobri ljudi u zla vremena. This book has just come out in English translation as Good People in an Evil Time (Other Press, 2004). For more information, contact martam@u.washington.edu.
See also:
October 20, 2004 3:00 p.m. Seattle University Law School Courtyard (ground floor) Corner of 12th and Columbia (across from Starbucks)
October 20, 2004 8:00 p.m. Elliott Bay Book Company
101 S. Main (at 1st Ave.)

October 22, 2004 11:30 - 1:30 Passport to Africa: Transforming Africa through Education
Washington Athletic Club 1325 Sixth Avenue, Seattle, WA
Annual Fundraiser Luncheon to support Ashesi University in Ghana. For more information, contact Leah C. McCollough (206) 545-6988 or mccollough@ashesi.org or www.ashesi.org.

October 23, 2004 Washington Association for the Education of Speakers of Other Languages (WAESOL) Conference
Voices of the Future, at Green River Community College in Auburn, Washington. For more information, see info@waesol.org.

October 27, 2004 P-20 International Education Summit in Olympia, organized by the Washington State Coalition for International Education. See Summit for latest details.

October 27-30, 2004 “Capitolizing” on the Tides of Change
NAFSA: Association of International Educators Region I Conference Red Lion Hotel, Olympia, Washington.

October 28, 2004 5:00 pm Why Africa Matters.
The World Affairs Council’s award-winning educational outreach program is coming to Bainbridge! Why Africa Matters will explore some of the diverse issues facing the African continent today. International development professional Ann Lewis will speak on “Justice in Africa: The End to Impunity.” She will address recent and significant developments in internationalization of conflict and justice in Africa, including the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in South Africa and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. Finally, Tese Neighbor, Director of Professional Development will share teacher-developed curriculum and other resources on teaching about the African continent. Sponsored by the Rotary Club of Bainbridge Island. For details, see: World Affairs Council Calendar.

October 28, 2004  7:00 pm Americans Abroad in 2005: Rick Steves' Thoughts on Traveling in Europe. University of Washington, Seattle campus, Kane Hall room 120.
After lots of recent travel, guidebook author and public television host Rick Steves shares the latest in European travel and his ideas on how travel can be educational. Rick is a passionate believer in our ability to learn from exposure to other places and cultures, and the power of travel to broaden our perspective. This will be a fascinating opportunity to discuss with one of America's leading travel experts current issues in the relationship between the US and Europe and what it means to be an American in the international world of today.
Free event! Sponsored by the Center for West European Studies at the University of Washington. For information, contact the Center for West European Studies at 206-543-1675 or cwes@u.washington.edu.

November 9, 2004 7:30 - 8:45 am International Business Breakfast at the W Hotel in Seattle, organized by Hamilton International Middle School and John Stanford International School. For more information, contact Sue Ranney suranney@seattleschools.org.

November 10, 2004 7 to 9 p.m. "What Now? Reclaiming the Commons in a Divided World" featuring Sharon Parks, Th.D., and Larry Daloz, Ed. D., associate directors, Whidbey Institute. Part of the Fall Lecture Series on Global Issues and Perspectives presented Antioch University Seattle Center for Creative Change. See: http://www.antiochsea.edu.

November 15-17, 2004 States Institute for International Education in Washington, DC.  Washington State has been invited to send a team. For more information, see http://internationaled.org/statesinstitute.htm.

November 17, 2004 FIUTS Sponsors 5th Annual CulturalFest.
Mark your calendars now to take your classroom on a trip around the world on November 17th in the UW HUB Ballroom. This is a great opportunity to interact with UW international students from around the world and teach your students about world cultures. Special programs geared toward Older Elementary, Middle School and High School Students. Email Carolyn Ho at carolyn@fiuts.org for more information.

December 2, 2004 11:00 am - 1:30 pm World Citizen Banquet
The World Affairs Council Board of Trustees cordially invites you to join us in celebration at the 14th Annual World Citizen Awards Banquet. The 2004 World Citizen Award will be awarded to Governor Gary Locke. The Banquet will gather Council members, representatives from local international organizations, civic and business community members, as well as area students and teachers to recognize Governor Locke as an exemplar of global citizenship in Washington state. The 2004 World Educator, Wendy Ewbank of the Seattle Girls' School, will also be honored, along with the winners of the 2004 World Citizen Essay Contest.
See World Affairs Calendar Item.

December 8, 2004 3 to 7:30 p.m. Holiday Alternative Gift Market
an interactive holiday fair offering the opportunity to learn about and support sustainable development projects around the globe through donations in honor of your loved ones and friends. Part of the Fall Lecture Series on Global Issues and Perspectives presented Antioch University Seattle Center for Creative Change. See: http://www.antiochsea.edu.

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