Past Council Events
Headline and Cultural Forums
Wed, 10/19/2016 - 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Sunil Khilnani | Incarnations: India in Fifty Lives
Sunil Khilnani, one of the India's leading thinkers, explores an entertaining and provocative account of India’s past Read More ››
Headline and Cultural Forums
Tue, 10/18/2016 - 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Film: America's Diplomats + discussion with Harriet Isom, John Yates & Mary Carlin Yates
Join us for this wonderful film that uncovers the origins of our Foreign Service, followed by a discussion with Harriet Isom, former Ambassador to Benin, Laos and Cameroon; John Yates, formerly U.S. Special Envoy for Somalia; and Mary Carlin Yates, former Ambassador to Burundi and Ghana, Read More ››
Headline and Cultural Forums
Mon, 10/17/2016 - 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Ersin Kalaycıoğlu | How and Why Turkey has Drifted Away from Democracy?
Ersin Kalaycıoğlu
Turkey is the new hot spot in the region that policy makers in the West can no longer ignore—what is on the horizon for liberal democracy
and stability in the region? Read More ››
Headline and Cultural Forums
Thu, 10/13/2016 - 6:00pm - 7:30pm
The World...In General: Ardi Hermawan, Consul General of The Republic of Indonesia
Join WAC, Portland State University’s Office of International Affairs and Institute for Asian Studies, and the Oregon Consular Corps for this engaging, multipart series highlighting the work of Consul Generals from across the Pacific Rim Read More ››
Headline and Cultural Forums
Mon, 10/03/2016 - 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Film: American Umpire + Discussion with Dr. Elizabeth Cobbs and Dr. Christopher McKnight Nichols
We are on the cusp of a change in the way we do foreign policy in this country Join us for a panel discussion on this timely topic as well as a screening of the PBS film AMERICAN UMPIRE, narrated by Jim Lehrer. Read More ››
Young Professionals
Tue, 09/27/2016 - 6:30pm - 10:00pm
C U Last Tuesday: Viewing and Discussion of “Fukushima, Mon Amour” (Grüße aus Fukushima)
Join the WAC Young Professionals to watch the last film of the 2016 Portland German Film Festival, "Fukushima, Mon Amour" (Grüße aus Fukushima), followed by a discussion at McMenamins Blue Moon Tavern. Read More ››
Headline and Cultural Forums
Tue, 09/27/2016 - 12:30pm - 1:30pm
Life and Markets in Ongoing Conflict: Wafa Ulliyan on Gaza
Join us for a brownbag talk with Mercy Corps Deputy Mission Director in Gaza, Wafa Ulliyan, who'll share personal stories of her life in Gaza, including the crisis of 2008-2009 Read More ››
Headline and Cultural Forums
Sun, 09/25/2016 - 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Colin Woodard: American Nations/American Character
With elections around the corner and ideological polarization at it's most pronounced in decades, award-winning journalist Colin Woodard how best to reconcile individual liberty and the common good. Read More ››
