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Showing posts with label global affairs center. Show all posts

Women and Social Protest - Wednesday morning at SCC

Monday, November 2, 2015

Rachel David will speak on
Women in Politics
Join the Global Affairs Center at SCC for a discussion about the role of women in politics.

Women and Social Protest, Wednesday, November 4, 11:30am.

Rachel David, Shoreline Community College
Wednesday, November 4, 11:30-12:20pm
Shoreline Community College, 16101 Greenwood Ave N
Room 9208 PUB


  • What role do women play in politics?
  • What prompts women to organize on behalf of unpopular causes?
  • How are women themselves changed by personal experiences of political activism?


Using both historical and contemporary examples from the U.S. and other countries, Professor David will discuss answers to these and other questions.

The event is free and open to the public. There is a small charge to park on campus during the daytime.



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Global Affairs talks on South Africa and Cuba this week

Tuesday, October 27, 2015

This week Global Affairs at Shoreline Community College will have two events open to the public. There is a daytime event on Wednesday 12:30-1:20, about The Challenge and Promise of a Multicultural South Africa with Dr. Johnson and students, who traveled last summer to South Africa.

The second event, Cuba and the United States Today, with Prof. Marc McLeod, who is currently the Director of Latin American Studies and Associate Professor of History at Seattle University, takes place the evening of Thursday, Oct 29, 7-8:30pm.

Both events take place in room 9208 PUB, attendance is open to the public and FREE, and parking anywhere on campus in the evening is also FREE.


Dr. Ernest Johnson

The Challenge and Promise of a Multicultural South Africa
Dr. Ernest Johnson, Shoreline Community College,
16101 Greenwood Ave N
Wednesday, October 28, 12:30-1:20 pm
Shoreline Community College
Room 9208 PUB

This past summer, a group of students, led by Professor Ernest Johnson, experienced a 4-week summer program in Cape Town where they examined the social and cultural history of South Africa, and explored current efforts to create a democratic, multicultural nation.

Join us take a glance at South Africa through the lenses of Study Abroad Students!

The Challenge and Promise of a Multicultural South Africa , on October 28, 12:30 pm, (Room 9208 in the PUB). Attendance is open to the public and FREE. And parking anywhere on campus in the evening is also FREE.

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Prof. Marc McLeod

Cuba and the United States Today
Prof. Marc McLeod, Seattle University,
Thursday, October 29, 7:00-8:30 pm
Shoreline Community College
16101 Greenwood Ave N.
Room 9208 PUB

On December 17, 2014, an agreement between the United States and Cuba, popularly called "The Cuban Thaw", began the process of restoring international relations between Cuba and the United States.

Join us for a discussion of issues regarding the rapprochement between Cuba and the United States!



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How to believe in universal human rights

Sunday, October 18, 2015

Prof. Bill Talbot
At a time when HR violations seem to be occurring with greater frequency, what better topic to begin our Fall Quarter evening discussions?

Please join us for a talk by UW Philosophy Professor, Bill Talbott, How to Believe in Universal Human Rights, on October 22, 7:00pm, (Room 9208 in the PUB). Campus maps. 16101 Greenwood Ave N, Shoreline 98133.

Attendance is open to the public and FREE. And parking anywhere on campus in the evening is also FREE.

Sponsored by the SCC Global Affairs Center.



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Global Affairs Center programs begin this week at Shoreline Community College

Monday, October 12, 2015


The first talk in the Global Affairs series begins this week, with a discussion of daily life in Cuba with Tim Payne, who teaches Economics at Shoreline, and Tod O’Driscoll, a free-lance photographer who lives in Edmonds.

What is daily life like for most Cubans? 
What are their hopes and dreams?
  
The event takes place on Wednesday, October 14, at 11:30am, on the Shoreline Community College campus (Room 9208 in the PUB). Attendance is open to the public and FREE. Small charge for parking during the day.



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Planning ahead: Global Affairs speakers for the season

Sunday, October 11, 2015

Welcome to another year of public affairs programs at the Global Affairs Center of Shoreline Community College!

We begin the year with two hot topics:  Cuba and Human Rights.

Next week we will be discussing daily life in Cuba with Tim Payne, who teaches Economics at Shoreline, and Tod O’Driscoll, a free-lance photographer who lives in Edmonds. The event takes place on October 14, at 11:30am, on the Shoreline Community College campus (Room 9208 in the PUB). Attendance is open to the public and FREE.

At a time when human rights violations seem to be occurring with greater frequency, what better topic to begin our Fall Quarter evening discussions? Please join us for a talk by UW Philosophy Professor, Bill Talbott, How to Believe in Universal Human Rights, on October 22, 7:00 pm, (Room 9208 in the PUB). Attendance is open to the public and FREE. And parking anywhere on campus in the evening is also FREE.

Below are links where you will find complete details for other upcoming events.

Oct 28 A Multicultural South Africa, Ernest Johnson, Shoreline Community College [12:30 pm]
Oct 29 Cuba-U.S. Relations, Marc McLeod, Seattle University [7:00 pm]
Nov 4 Women and Social Protest, Rachel David, Shoreline Community College [11:30 am]
Nov 5 Guatemala-U.S. Relations, John Hamilton, U.S. Ambassador (retired) [7:00 pm]
Nov 12 Canada-U.S. Relations, James Hill, Consul General of Canada [7:00 pm]
Nov 18 Cambodia, Diana Knauf, Shoreline Community College [12:30 pm]
Nov 19 Mexico, Eduardo Baca Cuenca, Consul General of Mexico [7:00 pm]
Nov 24 Service-Learning in Bolivia, Katie Fleming, and Lisa Libassi, Shoreline CC [10:30 am]

And please note:
  • All events take place at Shoreline Community College, in Room 9208 (QDR).
  • Evening events begin at 7:00 pm.  Starting times for daytime events vary (see below).
  • All events are open to the public, and FREE.
  • Parking on campus is FREE in the evening; a small fee is charged during the day
For more information about the Global Affairs Center, past and future programs, how you can join the GAC mailing list, and how you can support these programs, please go the GAC website.



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Spaces left in Great Discussions group at SCC

Sunday, March 29, 2015


Great Discussions 2015
Shoreline Community College
Room 1010(M)
6:30 – 8:30 pm

Do we need to rethink U.S. foreign policy? There is still time to join Great Discussions 2015 at Shoreline Community College, beginning Thursday, April 9. Enrollment is limited, so hurry!

The topics for discussion include:
  • Russia and the Near Abroad, April 9
  • Privacy in the Digital Age, April 16
  • Sectarianism in the Middle East, April 23
  • India Changes Course, April 30
  • U.S. Policy Toward Africa, May 7
  • Syria's Refugee Crisis, May14
  • Human Trafficking, May 21
  • Brazil's Metamorphosis, May 28

$35 to register for the series (8 meetings)

To register, go online, click on “Event Registration” and specify “Great Discussions 2015” – Make a donation of $35, or

Send a check payable to “SCC/GAC,” to SCC Foundation/GAC, 16101 Greenwood Ave. North, Shoreline, WA 98133 

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Register now for Great Discussions 2015 at SCC's Global Affairs Center

Sunday, March 8, 2015

India changes course - April 30
Great Discussions 2015
Global Issues & US Foreign Policy

Eight Thursday Evenings
April 9 – May 28
6:30 – 8:30 pm
Room 1010(m)

Enrollment limited.  Register Now!


Do we need to rethink U.S. foreign policy? What better way to start than to share thoughts with friends and neighbors!

Join Great Discussions 2015 at Shoreline Community College meeting every Thursday evening starting April 9, for eight weeks.

Topics we will discuss include:
  • Russia and the Near Abroad, April 9
  • Privacy in the Digital Age, April 16
  • Sectarianism in the Middle East, April 23
  • India Changes Course, April 30
  • U.S. Policy Toward Africa, May 7
  • Syria's Refugee Crisis, May 14
  • Human Trafficking, May 21
  • Brazil's Metamorphosis, May 28

$35 to register for the series (8 meetings)*

To register:
  1. go online, click on “Event Registration” and specify “Great Discussions 2015” 
  2. send a check payable to "SCC Foundation/GAC" to: SCC Foundation, 16101 Greenwood Ave. N Shoreline, WA 98133

For more information go to the GAC website, or contact Larry Fuell, GAC Director, lfuell@shoreline.edu

*Attending individual seminars if space available; contact Larry Fuell



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Correction: Kenya workshop is 12:30 to 1:30pm Thursday

Wednesday, February 25, 2015

The workshop is Thursday from 12:30 to 1:30pm at SCC


The original flyer for this event had incorrect times for the workshop, which begins at 12:30 pm

Personal Transformations to and from Kenya
Thursday, February 26, 12:30 – 1:30 pm
Shoreline Community College, Room 9208 PUB
16101 Greenwood Ave North, Shoreline, WA 98133

Entry to event is FREE. Small parking fee.

Speakers Stephanie Tschanz, Workforce Development Office, and Samsam Nuh, Student; (both) Shoreline Community College

In 2012 Stephanie traveled to Kenya, just a few years after Samsam emigrated from Kenya to the U.S. Samsam also returned to Kenya to visit in 2013. They compare notes on their experiences.

For more information contact Larry Fuell, 206-533-6750, or visit the Global Affairs Center website.


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Lecture: Myths of Globalization at SCC Thursday evening

Sunday, February 22, 2015


Myths of Globalization
Thu, Feb 26, 2015, 7pm
9208 PUB (Quiet Dining Room)
Shoreline Community College (maps)
16101 Greenwood Ave N.

Myths of Globalization

Thursday, February 26, 7:00 – 8:30 pm

Is globalization new, inevitable, and creating a “level playing field” or “flat world” where all share in its benefits, as some believe?

Professor Sparke argues that these are myths, that reality is sometimes very different, and that there are alternative paths to globalization. Dr. Matthew Sparke, professor in the Geography Department and The Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington, and author of a popular textbook on the subject will join us.


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SCC seminars Thursday: Battle of the Giants and Labors of Love

Sunday, February 8, 2015

Anand Yang, panelist
Two exciting events will take place on the Shoreline Community College campus this Thursday. Both are FREE and open to the public! (small fee to park on campus)

Battle of the Giants in Asia!

Let’s hope not, but clearly China, India, and Japan are major economic, military, and political powers in Asia. What are their national, regional, and global interests? Is competition between them inevitable? On what issues do they share concerns? What kind of relationship can the U.S. expect to have with these countries?

Don Hellman, panelist
Experts from the Henry M. Jackson School at the University of Washington will join us to discuss the power and interests of these three countries.


Thursday, February 12, 7:00 – 8:30 pm
Shoreline Community College Room 9208 PUB (maps)
16101 Greenwood Ave North, Shoreline, WA 98133

David Bachman, panelist

The Panel:
  • Dr. David Bachman, Jackson School of International Studies, UW
  • Dr. Donald Hellman, Jackson School of International Studies, UW
  • Dr. Anand Yang, Jackson School of International Studies, UW
This event is co-sponsored by The Center for Global Studies, East Asia Center, and South Asia Center at The Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington

Labors of Love

Earlier that same day we will celebrate the work of local non-profit organizations whose work contributes to the reputation of the Puget Sound region as a center of support for humanitarian and development assistance around the world.

Kristen Dailey
Global Washington
Kristen Dailey, Executive Director of Global Washington (whose mission is “strength, convene, advocate”) will describe the work of the organization she leads and its more than 150 members.
NGO/Non-Profit Fair:

Following Kristen’s remarks representatives from several organizations will be on hand to answer questions about their work that we hope will inspire you to become more involved.

Thursday February 12
  • 11:30 am– 12:30 pm - Kristen Dailey, Executive Director of Global Washington
  • 12:30-2:30 pm – NGO/Non-Profit Fair, including Oxfam, One-by-One, The World Affairs Council, RESULTS Seattle, the Mona Foundation, World Concern (Shoreline), Act for Congo, Project Ethiopia (Shoreline), and Schools for Salone
Shoreline Community College Room 9208 PUB (maps)
16101 Greenwood Ave North, Shoreline, WA 98133

For more Information about these events contact Larry Fuell, 206-533-6750, lfuell@shoreline.edu, or visit the GAC website.

 

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Global Affairs Center hosts panel of experts on genetically modified food

Friday, February 6, 2015

Global Affairs Center Director Larry Fuell,
Dr. Christina Owens from the Gates Foundation,
Dr. Toby Bradshaw from the UW and
Dr. Natalie DiNicola from Monsanto
Photo courtesy SCC

A stellar panel of experts gathered Thursday, Feb. 5, 2014 at Shoreline Community College to discuss one of the more hotly debated subjects of the day: Genetically modified food.

The panel included Toby Bradshaw, Ph.D., chair of the University of Washington Biology Department, Natalie DiNicola, Ph.D., Vice President of Sustainable Ag partnerships at Monsanto Co., and Christina Own, Ph.D., program officer in the Agricultural Development group at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

The event was part of the ongoing Biotechnology Symposium hosted by the Shoreline’s Global Affairs Center. Center Director Prof. Larry Fuell served as moderator for the panel discussion.

After brief self-introductions and statements, the event was open to questions from the audience, which explored a broad range of issues and concerns regarding biotechnology and agriculture.


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Global Eyes: Free lectures on Thursday night and Friday morning

Tuesday, February 3, 2015

Toby Bradshaw, panelist
for Thursday evening at SCC
Biotechnology and Agriculture
Thursday, February 5, 7:00 – 8:30 pm

The role of biotechnology (or genetically-modified organisms) and agriculture remains a controversial topic. Campaigns have been launched to ban its use in research and extension, and to require labeling of food products made with ingredients derived from biotech agricultural products. 

Dr. Toby Bradshaw, Biology Department, University of Washington; Dr. Christina Owen, Program Officer, Agricultural Development Group, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation; and, Ms. Natalie Dinicola, Vice President of Sustainable Agriculture Partnerships, Monsanto Company.


Rachel David on Marriage
Lecture Friday at SCC

Altared State:  The Meaning of Marriage
Friday, February 6, 11:30 – 12:30 pm

Is marriage still relevant? What role does it serve? Why are rates of marriage declining as some people fight for the right to get married? What are current attitudes towards marriage and what is the future of that institution? Rachel David, Women’s Studies Program, Shoreline Community College.


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Preparing for the Next Pandemic

Wednesday, January 28, 2015


A panel of distinguished experts will discuss lessons learned from the Ebola crisis and other infectious disease outbreaks.

This free event is Thursday evening, January 29 from 7-8:30pm in the Quiet Dining Room at Shoreline Community College, 16101 Greenwood Ave N (maps). There is a small fee for parking on campus.



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Two free lectures at SCC on Thursday

Monday, January 26, 2015

Hubert H. Humphrey International Fellows

The Shoreline Community College Global Affairs Center offers two events this Thursday, January 29, one during the day, and one in the evening. Both events are FREE and open to the public (there is a small fee to park on campus). 16101 Greenwood Ave N, PUB 9208 - Quiet Dining Room (maps)


Civic Engagement around the World

Thursday, January 29, 11:30 – 12:30 pm

The meaning and means of “civic engagement” vary around the world, including voting, public protests, underground campaigns, and less direct but just as powerful platforms such as song, film and literature. Greg Malagui (Papua New Guinea), Natalie O'Brian (Trinidad and Tobago), Kanwal Ali (Pakstan) and Anurag Sahay (India), Hubert H. Humphrey International Fellows,** at the Evan School of Public Affairs, University of Washington, will talk about how it works at home.

*This event is co-sponsored by the SCC Multicultural Center

**The Humphrey Program is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and is generously supported by the people of the United States.


Lisa Cohen
Washington Global Health Alliance

Preparing for the Next Pandemic: Lessons from Ebola and other Infectious-Disease Outbreaks

Thursday, January 29, 7:00 – 8:30 pm

Lisa Cohen, Executive Director, the Washington Global Health Alliance; Scott Gordon, Director, Windows of Opportunity Project, PATH; Karin Huster, Clinical Lead, Partners in Health; and Kathleen Walsh, Deputy Director, Strategy Planning and Management in the Office of the President, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

The recent Ebola crisis in West Africa and other past crises offer important lessons that can help us prepare for the next global medical emergency, including issues of science, policy, and implementation.


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Free SCC lecture on how conflicts affect individuals

Monday, November 17, 2014

Susan Barclay
Anthropology
SCC
The last Global Affairs Center event this fall will take place on Thursday, November 20, at 12:30 pm, in Room 9208 (Quiet Dining Room).

Two members of the Shoreline CC faculty will discuss how past and ongoing conflicts affect individuals, based on research and travel in the Palestinian Territories, and in Cambodia and Laos. 

This is a FREE event and open to the public (a small fee is charged for parking on campus at the kiosks near the visitor parking lot).

Tim Payne
Economics
SCC
Coping with Conflict
Two members of the Shoreline faculty offer their observations about the individual effects of conflict in the Palestinian Territories (Susan) and in Cambodia and Laos (Tim).






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Special presentation on ebola added to Wednesday Global Eyes at SCC

Sunday, November 9, 2014


Shoreline Community College Global Eyes is hosting two events on Wednesday that that they think will be of great interest to the community. Admission to both is FREE, although these is a small fee for parking on campus.

The first event is a panel discussion of the Ebola Crisis that will feature faculty and students from Shoreline CC as well as a former Peace Corps volunteer who recently served in Liberia (he left in August 2014). Details follow:
  • Ebola: Science, Healthcare and Personal Perspectives 
  • How does the disease spread? 
  • How to control it? 
  • What’s it like to be where Ebola is present? 
A panel made up of Shoreline Biology and Nursing faculty, a student born in Nigeria, and a former Peace Corps volunteer who served recently in Liberia.

Wednesday, November 12
11:30 am - 12:20 pm
Room 9208 PUB (Quiet Dining Room) (campus maps)

The second event is a lecture on Progressive Islam. The detail on that one:

Progressive Islam and the Three Equalities 
The thoughts of Mahmoud Mohamed Taha, a voice from the margins reinterpreting Islam 

Dr. Ernest Johnson, Multicultural Studies, Shoreline Community College

Wednesday, November 12
12:30-1:20 pm
Room 9208 PUB (Quiet Dining Room)

If you have questions, contact Larry Fuell


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Free lecture at SCC Thursday: Chinese-Japanese Relations in a New World Order

Monday, October 27, 2014

Chinese-Japanese Relations in a New World Order

Sam Shepherd lived in Asia
for ten years

Sam Shepherd, Senior Advisor, Associates in Cultural Exchange

China and Japan have a long history of animosity and conflict towards each other.  Will history repeat itself, or will the new world order in Asia be peaceful?

Thursday, October 30, 12:30-1:30 p.m.
Shoreline Community College, Room 9208 PUB (map)
This event is FREE and open to the public.


Part of the Global Eyes series, organized by the Global Affairs Center.



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Free performance and lecture: Reggie Garrett and the Snake-Oil Peddlers

Monday, October 13, 2014

Reggie Garrett and the
Snake-Oil Peddlers
The Cultural Roots of Urban-Acoustic-Folk-Soul Music
Reggie Garrett and the Snake-Oil Peddlers

An exciting blend of Latin rhythms, blues, gospel, Celtic and more. A live musical performance by the group, Reggie Garrett and the Snake-Oil Peddlers, combined with discussion of the cultural roots of their music, which has been described at a blend of Latin rhythms, blues, gospel, Celtic and more.

Thursday, October 16, 7:00-8:30 p.m.
Shoreline Community College, Room 9208 PUB (map)
This event is FREE and open to the public. There is a small fee for parking on campus.



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Global Affairs workshop features Consul General of Japan Wednesday

Masahiro Omura
Consul General
Washington State-Japan Relations: 
Looking Toward a Mutually Prosperous Future
Masahiro Omura, Consul General, Consulate General of Japan, Seattle

In our increasingly globalized world, Washington State and Japan have a strong connection, economically, socially and culturally. Find out more about this longstanding partnership and discover something new about Japan.

Wednesday, October 15, 12:30-1:30 p.m.
Shoreline Community College, Room 9208 PUB (map)
This event is FREE and open to the public. There is a small fee for parking on campus.

Part of the Global Eyes series, organized by the Global Affairs Center


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Free presentation at SCC on Tuesday: Re-engagement between the U.S. and Iran

Thursday, May 15, 2014


David Woodward, President and CEO of the Associates in Cultural Exchange, will speak Tuesday at Shoreline Community College as part of the Global Eyes series.

Mr. Woodward was born in Teheran, Iran, and spent his early youth in Southern Iran. He is fluent in Persian (Farsi), Arabic and French, and holds multiple degrees in History, Education, and Fine Arts.

Re-engagement between the U.S. and Iran

Turbulent relations in the past
Better relations in the future?

An interim agreement with Iran and members of the international community was reached last November. Since then, Iran's trade relationship has witnesses interesting changes, with the U.S. Treasury Department authorizing the export of academic exchanges and educational services to Iran - allowing for online courses as well as academic exchanges.

Free presentation - open to the community
May 20, 2014, 1:30-2:30 pm
Shoreline Community College
Room 1104 (maps)
16101 Greenwood Ave N
Small fee for parking on campus



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