Past Council Events
International Visitor Leadership Program
Fri, 05/18/2012 - 5:30pm - 7:00pm
International Visitor Mixer: The Successor Generation
The World Affairs Council’s International Visitor Program invites you to come and learn from and mingle with a diverse group of international visitors from Europe looking at the topic America’s Multi-ethnic Society and the Role of the Successor Generation. Read More ››
Headline and Cultural Forums
Mon, 05/14/2012 - 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Planning for People: An International Perspective
Enrique Peñalosa
Former mayor of Bogotá, Colombia, Enrique Peñalosa, is an influential thinker in the design of livable cities, with a particular interest in the relationship between urban design and sustainability, mobility, equity, public space, and well-being. Read More ››
Headline and Cultural Forums
Wed, 05/09/2012
Evolutionary Modernization & Cultural Change with Ronald Inglehart
Ronald Inglehart
Ronald Inglehart winner with Harvard professor Pippa Norris of the 2011 Johan Skytte Prize, talks about the World Values Survey. Drawing on data from the six waves of the World Values survey, the project supports the thesis that political culture plays a crucial role in the emergence and survival of democracy. Read More ››
Headline and Cultural Forums
Fri, 05/04/2012 - 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Global Struggles for Democracy: Reflections from the Front Lines
Larry Diamond
Larry Diamond, a leading contemporary scholar of democracy studies, presents a talk assessing the current state of democratic progress throughout the world, and lays out strategic principles for nurturing and advancing global democracy. Read More ››
Young Professionals
Thu, 05/03/2012 - 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Face to Face: Conversations with Australian Visitor Thomas Woodroofe
Join the Young Professionals group of the World Affairs Council of Oregon for an evening of socializing and light appetizers with Australian visitor Mr. Thomas Woodroofe. Read More ››
Headline and Cultural Forums
Tue, 05/01/2012 - 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Ending the Debt Crisis: Economic Justice & the Global South
Kelvin Hazangwi
Social justice and human rights activist Kelvin Hazangwi addresses the economic injustices in developing countries such as Zimbabwe and his work to create a system of responsible lending and borrowing that can benefit entire populations and not just the few at the top. Read More ››
International Speaker Series (2012)
Fri, 04/27/2012 - 7:00pm - 8:30pm
The Question of Afghanistan
Sima Samar
Afghan human rights pioneer and Nobel Peace prize nominee Sima Samar has spent her life breaking barriers. The first Hazara woman to obtain a medical degree from Kabul University and an outspoken advocate for women’s rights, Dr. Samar was Deputy President of Afghanistan and the country’s first Minister for Women's Affairs. Read More ››
Headline and Cultural Forums
Thu, 04/19/2012 - 7:30pm - 8:30pm
Escape from Camp 14
Blaine Harden
Journalist Blaine Harden discusses the grim realities of North Korean political prisons, as seen through the lens of Shin Dong-hyuk, one of the few people known to have escaped and found their way to freedom in South Korea. Read More ››
