City of Asylum: Writers in Exile
Journalists, writers, and political commentators are under siege in many parts of the world. With freedoms of speech and press limited, nonexistent, or under attack from various regimes and administrations, […]
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University of Saint Joseph The Carol Autorino Center for the Arts and Humanities 1678 Asylum Ave, West Hartford, CT, US
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CTWAC MUN Delegate Debate Workshop: Session 3
Connecticut Public Broadcasting Building 1049 Asylum Avenue, Hartford, CT, USSharpen your Model UN debate skills with this workshop series from the World Affairs Council of Connecticut. Come and hone your skills while engaging in debate with your peers on […]
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Luminary Award 2018
Hartford Marriott Downtown 200 Columbus Boulevard, Hartford, CT, United States2018 Luminary Award Recipient The World Affairs Council is celebrating Connecticut’s global leadership in cancer research and innovation at the Luminary Award. The Council is proud to honor Yale Cancer Center, a ground-breaking center for global health, as the 2018 Luminary Award recipient. Innovations made here in Connecticut impact health on a global scale. Through […]
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CTWAC MUN Delegate Debate Workshop: Session 4
Connecticut Public Broadcasting Building 1049 Asylum Avenue, Hartford, CT, USSharpen your Model UN debate skills with this workshop series from the World Affairs Council of Connecticut. Come and hone your skills while engaging in debate with your peers on the latest global issues. A fun and interactive way to enhance your skills for the 2018 CTWAC MUN Conference! Open to high school students. Healthy […]
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Mr. Gay Syria: Film Screening and Talk-Back
Real Artways 56 Arbor St, HartfordThis fascinating and timely documentary observes two gay Syrian refugees who try to rebuild their broken lives. Husein is a barber in Istanbul living a double life that pits his conservative family and upbringing against his gay identity. Mahmoud is the founder of Syria’s LGBTI movement and lives in Berlin. What unites them is a […]
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The Trade: Terrorism and Political Kidnapping
UConn Hartford, Room 145 Hartford Times Building, 10 Prospect St, Hartford, CT, US“A kidnapping victim is a commodity” – Jere Van Dyk In 2008, investigative journalist Jere Van Dyk was kidnapped and imprisoned for 45 days by the Taliban. He spent roughly […]
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Killing the Iran Deal: What Happens Now?
Mark Twain House and Museum 385 Farmington Avenue, Hartford, CT, USKilling the Iran Deal: What Happens Now? On May 8, President Trump announced the withdrawal of the U.S. from the Iran Nuclear Deal dubbing it, “a horrible one-sided deal that […]
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Summer Member Social
Dunkin' Donuts Park 1214 Main Street, Hartford, CT, USJoin us for a very special member social to celebrate a successful year and to send off for our Education Director, Eve Pech, in style. Enjoy food and drink at […]
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Trade Wars
Infinity Hall Hartford 32 Front Street, Hartford, CT, USTrade Wars: Tariffs and Trade in the Trump Era Join us for a luncheon with Ambassador Diego Gómez Pickering, Consul General of Mexico in New York, Consul General Phyllis Yaffe, […]
