The “Teaching Peace” project with the United States Institute of Peace is underway in Harrisburg, and we’re creating Peace Clubs in schools throughout the region. If your school wants to participate, contact us! Wacharrisburg@gmail.com. More events on the way, including a…
Awards Presented Sept. 12, 2015 at Elizabethtown College during 4th Annual Peace Symposium in honor of community leaders who are dedicated to more peaceful societies.
Peace in Our Time? Sponsored by Etown’s Center for Global Understanding and Peace Much Appreciation to LUNCHEON KEYNOTE SPEAKER SEYED HOSSEIN MOUSAVIAN FORMER SPOKESMAN FOR IRAN IN NUCLEAR NEGOTIATIONS WITH EUROPEAN UNION Also thanks to: Aydogan Vatandas, journalist with Zaman Turkish Daily…
CONGRATULATIONS TO 2015 WACH INTERNS AND THANKS TO SPEAKERS, SPONSORS AND STUDENTS WHO MADE THE CONFERENCE A SUCCESS! APPRECIATION TO: DR. RACHEL LEVINE Physician General, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Dr. Benjamin Fredrick Global Health Center, Penn State Hershey Dr. Mehdi Noorbaksh…
The World Affairs Council of Harrisburg congratulates the 2015 Global Scholars Certificate Honorees. Students who completed the program received their awards on Friday, May 15 at Penn State Hershey Fitness and Conference Center. Global Scholar Certificate Awardees included: Harrisburg Academy…
THANKS TO SPEAKERS FOR GREAT HOT TOPICS LUNCHEON! Karl Qualls, Ph.D., Professor of History, Dickinson College Ambassador John Craig, Former U.S. Ambassador to Oman Dr. Zied Mhirsi, founder, Tunisia Live Rev. Urbane Peachey, Lancaster Interchurch Peace Witness Paul Smith, Retired…
THANKS TO PENN STATE HERSHEY DEAN’S DIVERSITY COUNCIL SPONSORS OF 2015 TORCH AND GLOBAL SCHOLARS AWARDS! CONGRATULATIONS TO 2015 TORCH AWARD WINNER: BEHZAD ZANDIEH A leader of the local Bah’ai faith community, Behzad Zandieh was nominated for his tireless work in…
THANKS TO ALL SPEAKERS AND MODERATORS FOR A GREAT CONFERENCE! INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION CONFERENCE: K-12 – WHAT’S WORKED, WHERE? HARRISBURG UNIVERSITY Saturday, MAY 2, 2015 DEPUTY PENNSYLVANIA SECRETARY OF EDUCATION DAVID VOLKMAN What’s Worked in Pennsylvania? FORMER LOUISIANA STATE SEN. ANN D.…
THANKS TO ALL WHO HELPED TO MAKE THE Third Annual International Women’s Conference A SUCCESS! Keynote Speakers included: Dr. Nuray Yurt — Top Issues 2015 – A Global Overview Dr. Shirley Warshaw — Women, Power and the Presidency Dr. Karen…
According to the recent article in The Economist, successive governments have stood by as America became home to more than 11m unauthorised residents. If they were all in a single state it would be America’s eighth-largest by population, just behind Ohio.…
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