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 Week of July 7
July Cover to Cover
Join us for our monthly conference call with Ritu Sharma, Co-Founder and President of Women Thrive Worldwide, on her new book Teach a Woman to Fish: Overcoming Poverty Around the Globe. The call will take place on Wednesday, July 9, at 2:00 PM ET.

  

to receive dial-in instructions.

  

As the old axiom goes: "Give a man a fish and he eats for a day. Teach a man to fish and he eats for a lifetime." But teach a woman to fish, and everyone eats for a lifetime, argues Ritu Sharma in her engaging firsthand account of how women can overcome the forces that keep them in poverty, and how Americans can help facilitate women's upward mobility. She chronicles her travels through four countries -- Sri Lanka, Burkina Faso, Honduras, and Nicaragua -- and the intimate interactions she had with the women living there. Teach a Woman to Fish provides an insider's look at women in poverty, how Washington works, and how change really happens -- from the United States to the rest of the world.

  

Ritu Sharma is a leading voice on international women's issues and US foreign policy. She is co-founder of Women Thrive Worldwide, a non-profit that places the concerns of women and girls living in poverty at the forefront of U.S. international assistance. Full Bio

 

  

PRISM: New Subscription Benefit for WAC Members 

The Center for Complex Operations at the National Defense University is pleased to offer a free subscription of their quarterly journal, PRISM, to World Affairs Councils and their members. PRISM is a security studies journal chartered by the Department of Defense to inform policymakers, allies, and academics on complex and integrated national security operations; reconstruction and state-building; and developments in training and education. Each journal features academic and policy-driven articles, book reviews, commentaries, and lessons from the field.  Recent contributors include former U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Marc Grossman, former U.S. Army General and CIA Director David Petraeus, DIA Director Michael T. Flynn, U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan James F. Dobbins.  

  

Please email [email protected] with the subject line, "PRISM Subscription," and include your name, council affiliation, and mailing address to subscribe.

  

Combating Human Trafficking 

Carlson & The Carlson Family Foundation renewed funding of the World Affairs Councils of America's national program on combating human trafficking. More than 30 World Affairs Councils participated in the 2013 program, which featured screenings of the documentary film Not My Life. The 2014 program features discussion forums as well as film screenings.

  

Upcoming events include:

  

July 10 -- World Affairs Council - Washington, DC

 

The World Affairs Councils of America hosted Ambassador Luis CdeBaca, U.S. Ambassador-at-Large, Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, for a 1918 Society Conference Call on June 30.

 

The U.S. Department of State recently released its Trafficking in Persons Report 2014. The report provides an in-depth look on human trafficking across the globe, its victims, its survivors, and actions that the U.S. government is taking to combat modern slavery.

 

Ambassador Luis CdeBaca was appointed by President Obama to coordinate U.S. government activities in the global fight against human trafficking in May 2009. He serves as Senior Advisor to the Secretary of State and directs the State Department's Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, which assesses global trends, provides training and technical assistance, and advocates for an end to modern slavery. Mr. CdeBaca formerly served as Counsel to the House Committee on the Judiciary, where his portfolio included national security, intelligence, immigration, civil rights, and modern slavery issues. Full Bio
Weekly Highlights

Tuesday, July 8

WorldDenver hosts Fletcher T. Newton, New World Consulting, LLC, for "Understanding Russia's Actions in Ukraine: What Should the U.S. Do?" Details

  

The World Affairs Council of Maine hosts a coffee and discussion group on "U.S. Foreign Policy." Details

 

The World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh hosts Dr. Scott Kofmehl, Senior Vietnam Desk Officer, U.S. Department of State, for "U.S.-Vietnam Relations and the Rebalance to Asia." Details

 

The Columbia World Affairs Council hosts Julia McKay, Columbia native and current Information Officer for the U.S. Embassy in Panama, for a luncheon. Details

 
Wednesday, July 9
The World Affairs Council of Northern California hosts University of California President Janet Napolitano for "Global Challenges for California." Details

 

The World Affairs Council of Oregon hosts Nawzad Othman, CEO of The Othman Group, for "Between Iraq and a Hard Place: ISIS and the U.S. -- Turning Crisis into Opportunity." Details

  

The World Affairs Council of Harrisburg hosts a "Baha'i Faith Seminar". Details

 

Thursday, July 10

The World Affairs Council - Washington DC hosts a screening of "Not My Life," a film on the horrors of human trafficking and modern slavery. This program is part of the World Affairs Councils of America's Combating Human Trafficking program, which is made possible by a generous grant from Carlson & The Carlson Family Foundation. Details

 

The World Affairs Council of San Diego hosts Irving Tragen, former Director of USAID, for "Argentina: Queen of the Rio de la Plata." Details

 

The World Affairs Council of Harrisburg hosts Middle East Expert Dr. Mehdi Noorbaksh for "Iraq Revisited." Details

 

The World Affairs Council of San Diego hosts "SimCenter: Building Resilient Cities". Details

 

The World Affairs Council of Sonoma County hosts Rory Carrell, U.S. West Coast Correspondent for The Guardian, for "Venezuela After Chavez." Details

 

 
Council leaders to lecture on Travel the World tours from the World Affairs Council of Philadelphia:

  

L.J. Stambuk, Executive Director, World Affairs Council of Charlotte, Croatia and Slovenia:  September 7 - 20.

  

Ambassador Marilyn McAfee, Chair, World Affairs Council of Jacksonville, Inside Iran:  October 5 - 19.

  

Dr. Steven Sokol, President and CEO, World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh, Turkish Treasures:  October 17 - 31.

  

Ambassador Heather Hodges, President and Ambassador in Residence, Cleveland Council on World Affairs, South American Tapestry:  October 16 - November 2.

  

Ambassador Mark Johnson, Founder, World Affairs Council of Montana, Landscapes of the Mediterranean:  October 23 - November 6.

  

Maria Wulff, President, World Affairs Council of Oregon, Best of Tanzania: November 1-11.

  

Maria Zammit, World Affairs Council of Hampton Roads, Sri Lanka: February 4-18

  

Contact www.wacphila.org/travel or call 800-942-5004 x209 or x217.

 

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