2020 Torch Awards Announced!

WACH salutes torch bearers in our region.

WACH salutes torch bearers in our region.


A weekly look at WACH 2020 intern’s perspectives on current issues surrounding world affairs. This week we heard from Nesibe Deliktas and Miguel Mascarenhas on Black Lives Matter, travel, and police brutality around the world. Nesibe Deliktas: My name is…

A weekly look at the WACH 2020 intern perspectives on current issues surrounding world affairs. This week we heard from Mackenzie Kirkwood and Dora Betts on Black Lives Matter. Mackenzie Kirkwood: My name is Mackenzie Kirkwood and this fall I…

A weekly look at the WACH 2020 intern perspectives on current issues surrounding world affairs. This week we heard from Parvathy Nair, Neha Shukla, and Evelyn Chick’s take on Black Lives Matter, LGBTQA+ events, and the admirable Madam CJ Walker.…

Syed Hossein Mousavian joined Council President Dr. Joyce M. Davis for a Facebook Live discussion on how Iran is coping with the coronavirus pandemic. He also spoke about his new book: A Middle East Free of Weapons of Mass Destruction.…

The World Affairs Council of Harrisburg thanks Dr. Zied Mhrisi, an expert in global health, for sharing his insights on COVID -19, particularly on its impact in the Middle East and Africa. To watch the Facebook Live discussion, click HERE…

The World Affairs Council of Harrisburg announces a weekly Facebook Live discussion series: GLOBAL RESPONSES TO THE CORONAVIRUS — 5 p.m. Sundays on our Facebook Page. Featuring leading experts in science, medicine, economics and government addressing the most important issues…

The World Affairs Council of Harrisburg is cancelling the 2020 International Women’s Conference slated for Saturday at Temple University Harrisburg due to the increasing reports of coronavirus infections. The Council hopes to reschedule once the threat has abated. 10 a.m.…

Thanks to all of our Speakers and to students, teachers and staff at Cedar Cliff High School!
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