Past Council Events
Young Professionals
Wed, 04/18/2012 - 6:30pm - 8:30pm
International Trivia Night
Join fellow Young Professionals for International Trivia Night and show your global smarts about current events, world culture, history, geography and more! Trivia Night is a fun opportunity to acquaint and socialize with fellow Portlanders who share your zest for all things international! Read More ››
Headline and Cultural Forums
Sun, 04/15/2012 - 3:00pm - 4:30pm
The Quest for Meaning: Pluralism & Islam in the West
Dr. Tariq Ramadan
Known in many circles as the “Muslim Martin Luther,” Ramadan is a reformer with an urgent message: our very survival depends upon our ability to build a harmonious, respectful global community – otherwise we will be on a path toward a world where, “Fear, doubt and distrust [will colonize] our hearts and minds.” Read More ››
Headline and Cultural Forums
Fri, 04/13/2012 - 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Living in France: A Panel Discussion
Alliance Française de Portland hosts a panel discussion (in English) that touches upon logistics and issues of home ownership and residency in France. Read More ››
International Visitors (2012)
Thu, 04/05/2012 - 6:00pm - 7:30pm
International Visitor Mixer
In partnership with the World Affairs Council of Oregon's Young Professionals we invite you to come and mix and mingle with a diverse group of English teachers and professors from around the world! Read More ››
Headline and Cultural Forums
Thu, 04/05/2012 - 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Awakening Creativity in Broken Places
Lily Yeh
China-born/Philadelphia-based artist Lily Yeh talks about developing large scale participatory arts projects in impoverished communities around the globe, including Rwanda, Palestine, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Bejing, Ecuador, the Republic of Georgia and Syria among other places. Read More ››
International Speaker Series (2012)
Tue, 03/27/2012 - 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Inside the American Mind
David Brooks
Acclaimed New York Times columnist and NPR commentator David Brooks (a self-professed “New York conservative”) is one of our shrewdest analysts of politics and culture. A protégé of William F. Buckley, Brooks has written for the National Review, Atlantic Monthly, and Wall Street Journal, among many others. Read More ››
Headline and Cultural Forums
Tue, 03/20/2012 - 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Needed: A Global Green New Deal
Robin Hahnel
Hahnel, renowned co-founder of participatory economics, discusses why present policies will neither end the current economic crisis, nor adequately address climate change - outlining a prescription for international and domestic “Green New Deals” needed to address the two great crises of our time. Read More ››
Headline and Cultural Forums
Fri, 03/16/2012 - 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Poetry from the Ashes of War: Soheil Najm
Soheil Najm
Soheil Najm, one of the leading voices in Iraqi literature, discusses cultural and poetic responses to war and the US invasion of Iraq, art and letters in contemporary Iraq and reads from his work in both Arabic and English Read More ››
