Sunday-Tuesday, May
4-6
Film Screening --The Judge and the
General
The Judge and the
General, a
documentary co-directed by American filmmaker Elizabeth Farnsworth and Chilean
producer/director Patricio Lanfranco, premieres at the San Francisco
International Film Festival. In
whether or not Pinochet should be
indicted.
When/Where: Sunday, May
Info: For tickets or more information,
please visit www.sfiff.org or http://www.itsyourworld.org/
Event @ the World Affairs Council,
05/12
“Fixing Failed States—A New Approach
to Development, Security and State-building”
Who: Ashraf Ghani, Chair, Institute for State Effectiveness;
former Finance
Event: Today between forty and sixty
nations, totaling two billion people, have either collapsed or are on the brink
of failure. Encompassing the world’s worst problems, the international community
has devoted billions of dollars, yet these efforts have not succeeded. In their
new book, Fixing Failed States, Ashraf Ghani and Clare Lockhart consider
why past efforts have not worked and argue that only an integrated
state-building approach, assigning responsibility equally among the
international community, national leaders, and citizens, can heal these failing
countries. Ghani and Lockhart have taken an active part in the effort to save
failed states for many years, serving as World Bank officials, as advisers to
the U.N., and as high-level participants in the new government of
When: Monday, May 12; Registration:
Where: World Affairs Council,
2nd Floor Auditorium,
Admission Costs: Council Members: FREE; Students: $5;
Nonmembers: $15
Info:
415.293.4600;
info@wacsf.org; http://www.itsyourworld.org/
Event @ the World Affairs Council,
05/13
“Leadership in Unexpected
Places”
Who: Harriet
Fulbright, President, J. William &
Event: Today between forty and sixty
nations, totaling two billion people, have either collapsed or are on the brink
of failure. Encompassing the world’s worst problems, the international community
has devoted billions of dollars, yet these efforts have not succeeded. In their
new book, Fixing Failed States, Ashraf Ghani and Clare Lockhart consider
why past efforts have not worked and argue that only an integrated
state-building approach, assigning responsibility equally among the
international community, national leaders, and citizens, can heal these failing
countries. Ghani and Lockhart have taken an active part in the effort to save
failed states for many years, serving as World Bank officials, as advisers to
the U.N., and as high-level participants in the new government of
When: Tuesday, May 13; Registration:
Where: World Affairs Council,
2nd Floor Auditorium,
Admission Costs: Council Members: FREE; Students: $5;
Nonmembers: $15
Info:
415.293.4600;
info@wacsf.org; http://www.itsyourworld.org/
“Saving Lives, Creating Hope:
Who: Ambassador Mark Dybul,
Event: Ambassador Mark
Dybul will join the Council to highlight the release of the Saving Lives,
Creating Hope documentary. The program will feature a trailer documenting a
tale of bold leadership and the transformational power of partnerships in
the fight against global AIDS. Ambassador Dybul will also discuss
implementation of the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief
(PEPFAR), the largest international public health initiative in history
dedicated to a single disease. The
When: Wednesday, May 14; Registration:
Where: World Affairs Council,
2nd Floor Auditorium,
Admission Costs: Council Members: Free,
Students: $5,
Nonmembers: $15
Info:
415.293.4600;
info@wacsf.org; http://www.itsyourworld.org/
“Security or Freedom: The Costs of
Counterterrorism”
Who: Laura
Donohue, Fellow, CISAC and
the Center for Constitutional Law,
Event: How has
counterterrorist law in both the
When: Wednesday, May 14; Refreshments:
Where:
Admission Costs: FREE to
all
Info: 415.293.4600; info@wacsf.org;
http://www.itsyourworld.org/
“Security or Freedom—The Costs of
Counterterrorism”
Who: Laura Donohue, Fellow, CISAC and
the Center for Constitutional Law at
Event: How has
counterterrorist law in both the
When: Tuesday, May 20; Registration:
Where: World Affairs Council,
2nd Floor Auditorium,
Admission Costs: Council Members: Free,
Students: $5,
Nonmembers: $15
Info:
415.293.4600;
info@wacsf.org; http://www.itsyourworld.org/
“
Who:
Event: In recent decades
the
When: Wednesday, May 21; Registration:
11:30am; Program:
Where: World Affairs Council,
2nd Floor Auditorium,
Admission Costs: Council Members: Free,
Students: $5,
Nonmembers: $15
Info:
415.293.4600;
info@wacsf.org; http://www.itsyourworld.org/
“Film
Screening—
Who: Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy, Award-winning filmmaker and journalist
Event: Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
is the first non-American journalist to be awarded the Livingston Award
and the youngest recipient of the One World Media Broadcast Journalist of
the Year Award. Obaid-Chinoy began her career with New York Times Television
where she produced “Terror’s Children,” which won her the Overseas
Press Club Award, the American Women and Radio and Television Award
and the South Asian Journalist Association Award. She has
produced and reported on more than twelve films around the world and traveled to
When: Wednesday, May 21; Registration:
Where: World Affairs Council,
2nd Floor Auditorium,
Admission Costs: Council Members: Free,
Students: $5,
Nonmembers: $15
Info:
415.293.4600;
info@wacsf.org; http://www.itsyourworld.org/
“War in Your Living Room: The Legacy
of Ace Combat Photographer Norman Lloyd”
Event: For forty years,
Norman Lloyd covered war for CBS News wherever he could find it. From Cambodia
to Panama, from Vietnam to Iraq, his footage made Americans aware of the grim
truths of frontline combat, whether on “60 Minutes,” “The CBS Evening News,” “48
Hours,” or scores of special programs and documentaries. Mr. Lloyd “embedded”
himself with small Army and Marine units long before the term was in common use,
shared the risks of common soldiers, and was himself wounded in action in
When: Wednesday, May 21; Reception (with
hors d’oeuvres):
Where:
Admission Costs: Council Members: $12, Nonmembers: $15, Students with valid ID: $5;
PREPAID RESERVATIONS REQUIRED BY MONDAY, MAY 19
Info:
415.293.4600;
info@wacsf.org; http://www.itsyourworld.org/
“Higher Education and the Next
Generation of Middle
Event: Why, when public
opinion of the
When: Thursday, May 22; Registration:
Where: World Affairs Council,
2nd Floor Auditorium,
Admission Costs: Council Members: Free,
Students: $5,
Nonmembers: $15
Info:
415.293.4600;
info@wacsf.org; http://www.itsyourworld.org/
“Tactics of Hope: How Social
Entrepreneurs Are Changing Our World”
Who: Wilford
Welch, Author, Tactics of Hope: How Social Entrepreneurs
Are Changing Our World; Priya
Haji,
Event: A hundred years from
now, people will look back at this time, and realize that it
When: Tuesday, May 27; Registration:
Where: World Affairs Council,
2nd Floor Auditorium,
Admission Costs: FREE; Reservations
required.
Info:
415.293.4600;
info@wacsf.org; http://www.itsyourworld.org/
“Diplomatically Speaking—What Does
the World Expect of the
Who: The Honorable
Mauricio Eduardo Cortes Costa,Consul General,
Republic of Brazil; The Honorable
Abderahman Salaheldin, Consul General, Arab
Republic of Egypt; The Honorable
Rolf; Schütte, Consul General,
Federal Republic of Germany; The Honorable B.S.
Prakash, Consul General,
Republic of India
Event: As the
When: Wednesday, May 28; Registration:
Where: World Affairs Council,
2nd Floor Auditorium,
Admission Costs: Council Members: Free,
Students: $5,
Nonmembers: $15
Info:
415.293.4600;
info@wacsf.org; http://www.itsyourworld.org/
Qui si parla
Italiano—Young Professionals International Forum Italian language
Reception
Event: Mingle with other
Italophiles while sampling savory food prepared by a local Italian restaurant. A
distinguished guest will address members of the Young Professionals
International Forum’s long-running Italian Dinner Group, as well as other
interested Italophiles, at this serata speciale. The spoken language at
this event is Italian at the advanced, intermediate and beginner level, with
many native speakers also expected. Ci Vediamo!
When: Thursday, May 22; Registration:
Where: World Affairs Council,
2nd Floor Auditorium,
Admission Costs: Council Members: $10,
Nonmembers: $20
Info:
415.293.4600;
info@wacsf.org; http://www.itsyourworld.org/
Transcend
borders.
Art Exhibit @ the World Affairs
Council,
"The
Other
Who:
Gloriann Liu, Photographer
Event: Khaled Hosseini, Author, The Kite
Runner, and Goodwill Envoy for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees: Gloriann
Liu's lens gloriously brings
When:
Friday,
April 4- Monday, June 30
Where:
World
Affairs Council, 2nd Floor Auditorium,
Info:
415.293.4600;
info@wacsf.org; http://www.itsyourworld.org/