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May 2
Evan Osnos: The China-America Paradox
New Yorker staff writer and National Book Award-winning author Evan Osnos specializes in politics and foreign affairs, spanning the U.S., the Middle East, East Asia, and China. He won the National Book Award for nonfiction in 2014 for Age of Ambition: Chasing Fortune, Truth, and Faith in the New China.

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Welcome to the 18th season of WorldOregon's International Speaker Series—one of the nation’s premier platforms for international affairs. The series puts you in the room with the global leaders, visionaries, and inspiring voices that are changing our world.

2018 International Speaker Series: "Matters of Fact"
Hard-hitting, truth-seeking journalism is one of the bedrocks of a healthy democracy. It's perhaps the best antidote to the flurry of alternative facts, partisan noise, and the 24-hour news cycle. Join us as we present four of today's most celebrated writers and journalists reporting on the ideas and issues shaping our world.

June 12
Masha Gessen: The Future Is History - Totalitarianism and the New Russia
Masha Gessen was the winner of the 2017 National Book Award in nonfiction, is a staff writer at The New Yorker, and is the author of several books, among them The Man Without a Face: The Unlikely Rise of Vladimir Putin. The recipient of numerous awards, including a Guggenheim Fellowship and a Carnegie Fellowship, Gessen teaches at Amherst College and lives in New York City.

ABOUT THE SERIES
The International Speaker Series began in 2000 in celebration of the World Affairs Council of Oregon’s 50th anniversary. Speakers have included Hillary Rodham Clinton, Mikhail Gorbachev, Condoleezza Rice, Vicente Fox, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Madeleine Albright, Desmond Tutu, Sandra Day O’Connor, Bono, and Bill Moyers, among many others. Since its inception, the Series has become the nation’s premier speaker series presenting the people, ideas, and issues shaping our global future. Ticket sales help support the work of WorldOregon (also known as the World Affairs Council of Oregon)—connecting Oregonians to the world since 1950! WorldOregon programs support Oregonian students, educators, youth, and adults by accelerating cross-cultural understanding.

TICKETS
Tickets are sold through the Portland'5 Center for the Arts website. 

Tickets are also available by phone 800.273.1530 and in person at:
PORTLAND'5 MAIN BOX OFFICE
1111 SW Broadway Ave.
Portland, OR 97205
Sales and distribution are managed exclusively through the Portland'5 Center For the Arts ticket office, and cannot be purchased from WorldOregon or on the WorldOregon website. All Speaker Series events start at 7:00 PM and are held at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall in Portland, Oregon.

CLOSED CAPTIONING
To make our program more accessible for those with hearing impairment, the talk will be closed captioned and available on your personal cellular-connected device - or you may checkout a device from guest services at Portland5:

https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=WorldOregon

ARTS FOR ALL TICKETS
WorldOregon is a proud participating member of Arts for All. Anyone who receives food stamps (SNAP) and has the Oregon Trail Card is eligible to purchase individual International Speaker Series tickets for $5 at the Portland'5 Box Office (1111 SW Broadway Ave.; M-SA 10am-5pm). Please note: Purchases are available on the day of Series events and limited to two tickets per cardholder. You must show your Oregon Trail Card at the time of purchase and pay with cash or credit card. SNAP credit on the Oregon Trail Card cannot be used to buy tickets.

TICKET SALES DETAILS AND POLICIES
International Speaker Series tickets are non-refundable. While every effort is made to communicate series details in advance, specific speakers and dates are subject to change. Ticket sales help support the work of WorldOregon (also known as the World Affairs Council of Oregon)—connecting Oregonians to the world since 1950! WorldOregon programs support Oregonian students, educators, youth, and adults by accelerating cross-cultural understanding.