Name: Ally-Shoring: Strategies for Integration, Growth, and Regional Revitalization, with John Austin
Start: 2023-12-07T12:00:00-05:00
End: 2023-12-07T13:30:00-05:00
Location: L. William Seidman Center, GVSU Pew Campus

May 2023
Vandenberg Prize with David M. Beasley, Executive Director of the U.N. World Food Programme

May 23, 2023 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Amway Grand Plaza Hotel, Ambassador Ballroom 187 Monroe Ave. NW, Grand Rapids, MI, United States

Vandenberg Award Recipient: David M. Beasley, Executive Director (former) of the U.N. World Food Programme Hillman/Orr Award Recipients: Sonja Johnson, Executive Director, Van Andel Global Trade Center, Grand Valley State University Kenda Kuo, Director - Grand Rapids Office, U.S. Commercial Service, U.S. Department of Commerce The World Affairs Council of Western Michigan (WACWM) announces the […]

$150.00 – $2,500.00
June 2023
WorldQuest™

June 14, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

L.V. Eberhard Center, GVSU Downtown Campus 301 Fulton St W, Grand Rapids, MI, United States

We usually end our programming season with our long-standing, team-based WorldQuest™ competition. It’s a fast and fun trivia competition that tests global knowledge in a light-hearted way. WorldQuest™ is part of Michigan World Trade Week. Team prizes for the top three teams. Door prizes and “Best team name.” Program Schedule 6-6:45 pm – Registration and […]

$40.00 – $400.00
September 2023
A Conversation with UK Consul General Alan Gogbashian

September 14, 2023 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

L. William Seidman Center, GVSU Pew Campus 50 Front St. SW, Grand Rapids,, MI, United States

The U.K.'s Chicago-based Consul General Alan Gogbashian will share some reflections on the U.S. - U.K. relationship and its relevance to Michigan at this luncheon. Alan Gogbashian is His Majesty’s Consul General for Chicago, and has been in this role since January 2020. As Consul General, he leads the UK’s engagement across the 14 […]

$400.00
The Role of Women and Youth in Peace and Security in Latin America

Featured September 21, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 8:15 pm

Wisner-Botrall Applied Technology Center 151 Fountain St NE, Grand Rapids, MI, United States

Save the date for our season opener! In recent decades, Latin American countries are building more peaceful societies—but are still struggling to consolidate democratic principles while residual armed conflict, high levels of inequality, and political polarization remain. Women and youth are vital to the process of peacebuilding. An International Peace Institute study of 182 signed peace […]

Free
October 2023
CHINA Town Hall national webcast with U.S. Ambassador to China, Nicholas Burns

Featured October 11, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Gerald R. Ford Presidential Mueum 303 Pearl St. NW, Grand Rapids, MI, United States

Hosted by the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations, CHINA Town Hall connects leading China experts with Americans around the country for a national conversation on the implications of China’s rise on U.S.-China relations and its impact on our towns, states, and nation.  The National Committee is proud to partner with a range […]

Free
The History and Consequences of Indigenous Boarding Schools in Michigan and Beyond with Patricia Shackleton, Executive Director, Anishinaabegamig Cultural Learning Center

October 18, 2023 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Grandville Branch, Kent District Library 4055 Maple St. SW, Grandville, MI, United States

Hybrid Event

From 1819 to 1969, 408 federal boarding schools for Native Americans operated across 37 states or territories, including five in Michigan. Join Patricia Shackleton to learn about the Indian experience, health education, and the welfare of the Indian child at boarding schools. From this history, learn of the many sad consequences that resulted from the […]
She’s Gone Missing: Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women with Heather Bruegl, Public Historian and Indigenous Activist

October 25, 2023 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Grandville Branch, Kent District Library 4055 Maple St. SW, Grandville, MI, United States

Virtual Event

There is an epidemic that no one is talking about outside of Indian Country — the epidemic of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women. Learn some history, see why this is an issue, and consider what we can do in and out of Indian Country to make sure that women don’t become a statistic. This […]
November 2023
Geyabi Indayaamin omaa — We Are Still Here: Native Americans and the US-Canada Border with Guntram Herb and Patricia LeBon Herb

November 1, 2023 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Grandville Branch, Kent District Library 4055 Maple St. SW, Grandville, MI, United States

Virtual Event

More than fifty indigenous nations are separated by the international border between the United States and Canada. Most Americans and Canadians are unaware of the divisive effect of the border on native homelands. Guntram Herb and Patricia LeBon Herb will narrate the story of indigenous peoples in the borderlands. They will offer a brief history […]
Mikhail Zygar’s War and Punishment: The Path to Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine

November 9, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Virtual Event

As soon as the Russian invasion of Ukraine began, prominent independent Russian journalist Mikhail Zygar circulated a Facebook petition signed first by hundreds of his cultural and journalistic contacts and then by thousands of others. That act led to a new law in Russia criminalizing criticism of the war, and Zygar fled Russia. In his […]

Free
Mikhail Zygar’s War and Punishment: The Path to Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine

November 9, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Virtual Event

Join us for this virtual program featuring independent Russian Journalist Mikhail Zygar As soon as the Russian invasion of Ukraine began, Mikhail Zygar circulated a Facebook petition signed first by hundreds of his cultural and journalistic contacts and then by thousands of others. That act led to a new law in Russia criminalizing criticism of […]

Free
WACA National Conference

November 14, 2023 - November 17, 2023

Park Hyatt, Washington D.C 1201 24th Street, NW, DC, United States
December 2023
Ally-Shoring: Strategies for Integration, Growth, and Regional Revitalization, with John Austin

December 7, 2023 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

L. William Seidman Center, GVSU Pew Campus 50 Front St. SW, Grand Rapids,, MI, United States

“Ally-shoring” offers the United States benefits locally, nationally, and internationally. But what is “ally-shoring?” Why does it matter? And why is it important now? Some define the term as “deliberately sourcing essential materials, goods, and services with countries who share our democratic values and commitment to an open, transparent, rules-based international economic and trade […]

$40.00

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