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Past Council Events

International Visitor Leadership Program
Tue, 02/19/2013 - 5:30pm - 7:30pm

IVP Mixer: A Gold Stars’ Tour Participant Speaks

Maung Maung Win

IVP Mixer: A Gold Stars’ Tour Participant SpeaksMr. Maung Maung Win from Burma came to Oregon in 2003 on a program focused on Grassroots Organization for Community Education. 10 years later, Mr. Win returns to Portland to share his story on the impact of the International Visitor Leadership Program on his life and career. Please join us to welcome Mr. Win and to hear he story first hand. Read More ››

WorldQuest
Sat, 02/16/2013 - 1:00pm - 7:00pm

2013 World Quest Global Knowledge Competition for High Schools

2013 World Quest Global Knowledge Competition for High SchoolsTeachers, let your students show what they know at the tenth annual WorldQuest Global Knowledge Competition for High Schools. This challenging and fun program is sure to add energy to the classroom, while helping to meet state standards and advance critical learning, in history, culture, international affairs, and current events! Read More ››

Great Decisions
Fri, 02/15/2013 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Great Decision Series: NATO

David Kinsella

Great Decision Series: NATO How has NATO’s agenda evolved since its inception during the cold war? With its military commitment in Afghanistan winding down and a recent successful campaign in Libya, what are the Alliance’s present-day security challenges? Read More ››

International Visitor Leadership Program
Thu, 02/14/2013 - 12:00pm - 1:30pm

The Struggle for LGBTQ Rights in Serbia

The Struggle for LGBTQ Rights in SerbiaAs Serbia works towards its accession bid to the European Union, its human rights protections for the LGBTQ population have come into focus as a dark spot on the transitioning country. Today’s brown bag lunch discussion features key leaders from the LGBTQ movement in Serbia. Read More ››

Headline and Cultural Forums
Wed, 02/13/2013 - 7:00pm - 8:30pm

Eric Schmitt | Counterstrike

Eric Schmitt

Eric Schmitt | CounterstrikeIn Counterstrike, Eric Schmitt tells the story of how a group of analysts within the military, at spy agencies, and in law enforcement fashioned an innovative and effective new strategy to fight terrorism, unbeknownst to most Americans and in sharp contrast to the U.S. government’s above-ground, public “war on terror.” Read More ››

Great Decisions
Fri, 02/08/2013 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Great Decision Series: China in Africa

Bruce Gilley

What interests govern China’s engagement in Africa? Should China’s growing emphasis on political ties and natural resource extraction inform U.S. relations with African nations? Read More ››

Great Decisions
Fri, 02/01/2013 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Great Decision Series: Iran

Hussein Banai

Suspicion and a troubled history have blighted U.S.-Iranian relations for three decades. How can the United States and Iran move forward? Is the existence of Iran’s nuclear program an insurmountable obstacle? Read More ››

Headline and Cultural Forums
Fri, 01/25/2013 - 7:30pm - 9:00pm

New Theater from Egypt: COMEDY OF SORROWS by Ibrahim El Husseini

Ibrahim El Husseini

New Theater from Egypt: COMEDY OF SORROWS by Ibrahim El HusseiniIbrahim El-Husseini’s Comedy of Sorrows (Commedia Al-Ahzaan), newly translated by Mohammed Albakry and Rebekah Maggor, is one of the first theatrical responses to the Egyptian revolution of January 25th, 2011. Reading to be followed by a discussion of the play, the Egyptian revolution, and Egypt’s prospects for democracy going forward. Read More ››