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SUMMARY:Leadership in the High North 2026: Advancing Maine's Role in the Arctic
DESCRIPTION:Leadership in the High North: Advancing Maine’s Role in the Arctic\nApril 22–23\, 2026 Maine National Guard Regional Training Institute 289 Hildreth St. N\, Bangor\, ME \nContact: LTC (R) Darryl W. Lyon\,— darryl.lyon@gmail.com \n\nEvent Description\nJoin Maine’s leading scholars\, diplomats\, business leaders\, and security experts for a two-day symposium exploring our state’s growing role in the rapidly changing Arctic. From climate science and international trade to emergency preparedness and Indigenous inclusion\, this conference connects Maine to one of the world’s most consequential regions. \nKeynote Speaker: Ambassador Svanhildur Holm Valsdóttir\, Embassy of Iceland \nDay 1 — Wednesday\, April 22\n6:00 PM Welcome & Opening Remarks 6:30 PM Dinner 7:30 PM Keynote Address — Ambassador Svanhildur Holm Valsdóttir 8:30 PM Concluding Remarks & Preview of Day 2 \nDay 2 — Thursday\, April 23\n8:30 AM Breakfast Reception & Student Poster Session 9:10 AM Maine’s Academic Role in the Arctic — featuring Dr. Pips Veazey (UMaine Portland Gateway)\, Dr. Susan Kaplan (Bowdoin College)\, and UNE North 10:30 AM Maine’s Economic Role in the Arctic — featuring Maine International Trade Center\, New England Ocean Cluster\, and Maine Center for Entrepreneurs 12:15 PM Maine’s Diplomatic Role in the Arctic — featuring Dr. Mary Thompson-Jones\, author of America in the Arctic 2:15 PM Maine’s Security & Emergency Management Role in the Arctic — featuring Benjamin Strong (Arctic Council)\, Magnus Nordenman\, and USCG Sector Northern New England 3:30 PM The Way Ahead — closing discussion with Ambassador Valsdóttir and Commissioner Diane Dunn (Maine DVEM) \nLunch included. Extended networking breaks with student poster opportunities throughout the day. \nContact: LTC (R) Darryl W. Lyon\,— darryl.lyon@gmail.com \n\nCall for Student Posters\nStudents: Present your Arctic-relevant research alongside leading experts! Posters will be featured during structured networking sessions throughout the conference. \n\nFree attendance for student presenters\nEasels provided — just bring your poster (36×48″\, vertical)\nTopics: climate\, geopolitics\, trade\, security\, Indigenous studies\, marine science\, and more\n\nContact: Tyler Lissy\, UMaine SPIA — lissyt@maine.edu \n\nPresented by: World Affairs Council of Maine • Archipelago • UMaine School of Policy & International Affairs • Maine International Trade Center \nSupported by: Maine Department of Defense\, Veterans and Emergency Management • ArcticToday
URL:https://wacmaine.org/event/leadership-in-the-high-north-2026-advancing-maines-role-in-the-arctic/
CATEGORIES:Community
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SUMMARY:Community Event:  AFIO January Meeting "the Rise of Xi Jinping"
DESCRIPTION:AFIO MEETING:  January 17\, 2026\n2:00 p.m.\n“Bathed in Red: Revolution\, Corruption\, and the Rise of Xi Jinping” \nThe Maine Chapter of the Association of Former Intelligence Officers (AFIO) will meet on Saturday\, January 17\, 2026\, at 2:00 p.m. at Kennebunk High School Economos Lecture Hall\, 89 Fletcher St.\, Kennebunk\, ME.  The meeting is open to the public. \nOur speaker will be Dr. Christopher Heurlin\, Associate Professor of Government and Legal Studies and Associate Professor of Asian Studies at Bowdoin College. Dr. Heurlin is the author of Responsive Authoritarianism in China (Cambridge University Press\, 2016) and the forthcoming The Enduring Power of Communism (Oxford University Press\, 2026). \nDr. Heurlin’s presentation “Bathed in Red: Revolution\, Corruption\, and the Rise of Xi Jinping” will examine how Xi Jinping emerged as China’s paramount leader and consolidated power within the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Drawing on existing scholarship\, Dr. Heurlin will discuss how senior leaders are selected and promoted within the CCP\, the role of factional politics—including Populists\, Elitists\, and Princelings—and how revolutionary family legacies continue to shape elite politics. He will also explore the use of anti-corruption campaigns as a key tool in Xi’s consolidation of authority. \nThis talk will provide the context for understanding contemporary Chinese politics and leadership dynamics at a time when China plays an increasingly central role in global affairs. \nAFIO members\, guests\, and prospective members are welcome to attend.  A question-and-answer period will follow the presentation. \nWe look forward to seeing you on January 17. \nPLEASE NOTE: For information on the event\, please contact the organizers directly! \nhttps://www.afiomaine.net/
URL:https://wacmaine.org/event/community-event-afio-january-meeting-the-rise-of-xi-jinping/
CATEGORIES:Community
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SUMMARY:Community Event: Freeport Speech - Examining Local Solutions to Global Challenges with Susan Thornton and Fiona Hill
DESCRIPTION:Our friends at Freeport Speech are hosting an exciting program on Thursday\, September 25 at the Freeport Performing Arts Center! Tickets are limited!\n\n\n\nExamining Local Solutions to Global Challenges with Dr. Fiona Hill\, Susan Thornton and Barrett Takesian\n\n\n\n\n\n REGISTER\n\n\n\nJoin Freeport Speech to hear Dr. Fiona Hill\, formerly an official at the U.S. National Security Council specializing in Russian and European affairs\, in conversation with former diplomat and Russia expert Susan Thornton and non-profit community builder Barrett Takesian in a discussion about strengthening grass roots organizations as a means to alleviate domestic dysfunction that can lead to national security crises.\n\n\nDr. Fiona Hill CMG is a senior fellow in the Center on the United States and Europe at the Brookings Institution and Chancellor of Durham University. Hill served as deputy assistant to the president and senior director for European and Russian affairs on the U.S. National Security Council from 2017 to 2019\, as well as national intelligence officer for Russia and Eurasia at the U.S. National Intelligence Council from 2006 to 2009. Hill has researched and published extensively on issues related to Russia\, the Caucasus\, regional conflicts\, and strategic issues\, as well as the link between deindustrialization and political populism. She is the author of the bestselling memoir There Is Nothing for You Here: Finding Opportunity in the 21st Century and co-author of Mr. Putin: Operative in the Kremlin. In December 2023\, Hill was recognized by the United Kingdom as a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George\, for services to international relations and in July 2024\, Hill was appointed by Prime Minister Keir Starmer to be an external reviewer for a Strategic Defense Review for the Ministry of Defense of the United Kingdom. \nSusan A. Thornton is a retired senior U.S. diplomat with almost three decades of experience with the U.S. State Department in Eurasia and East Asia. She is currently a Visiting Lecturer in Law and Senior Fellow at the Yale Law School Paul Tsai China Center. She is also the director of the Forum on Asia-Pacific Security at the National Committee on American Foreign Policy and a nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. Thornton received her M.A. in International Relations from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies and her B.A. from Bowdoin College in Economics and Russian. She speaks Mandarin and Russian. \nBarrett Takesian grew up in Southwest Harbor\, Maine. After graduating from Bowdoin College in 2012\, he left the private sector to pursue his passion for youth development. What began as small squash clinics in the basement of the YMCA grew into Portland Community Squash (PCS) – a multicultural\, multigenerational community center now serving 1\,000 members on Noyes Street in Portland. The community squash model has since expanded beyond Maine\, inspiring similar efforts across the U.S. and sparking adoption in other arts and sports organizations. Barrett has served as Senior Advisor for Community Squash at US Squash\, Maine’s Ambassador for the Afterschool Alliance\, and Chair of Portland’s Out of School Time Network. He continues to champion community centers both locally and nationally\, contributing to initiatives with the Sport for Development Journal\, Laureus Sport for Good\, the Aspen Institute\, and the Brookings Institution. \nLead Sponsors for this event are David Douglas Stone and Joe and Carol Wishcamper \nNet proceeds to beneift Portland Community Squash \nEnjoy pre-lecture music by Shaina’s Strings for 30 minutes before the performance.
URL:https://wacmaine.org/event/community-event-freeport-speech-examining-local-solutions-to-global-challenges-with-susan-thornton-and-fiona-hill/
CATEGORIES:Community
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SUMMARY:Community Event: Restoring Family Links with the American Red Cross
DESCRIPTION:Dear Community Partners\,\nWe are pleased to invite you to a virtual presentation hosted by the American Red Cross on Restoring Family Links\, a vital program supporting international families separated by conflict\, disaster\, migration\, or other humanitarian crises.\nDate: Tuesday\, August 26\, 2025\nTime: 12:30 PM (Eastern Time)\nLocation: Online via Zoom\nZoom Registration Link: Click here to register\n\nThis session will provide an overview of how the Restoring Family Links program works\, who it serves\, and how community organizations can collaborate to support families in need of reconnection and information.\nLearn more:  https://www.redcross.org/about-us/our-work/international-services/reconnecting-families.html?srsltid=AfmBOorp5ahoENhVRg-9OE03dpO9gRMYlwjxTBGqEgo1kN0ETs6AyW3U\nFAQs: https://www.redcross.org/faq.html#Reconnecting-Families\nWe hope you can join us for this important conversation. Please feel free to share this invitation with colleagues and partners who may be interested.\nFor questions please contact: SAFNNE@redcross.org
URL:https://wacmaine.org/event/community-event-restoring-family-links-with-the-american-red-cross/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Community
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SUMMARY:From Yerevan to Jerusalem with Ambassador Edward Djerejian
DESCRIPTION:Join the Armenian Cultural Association for an insightful discussion on the evolving geopolitical relationships between Armenia and the broader \nMiddle East. The conversation will examine Armenia’s strategic challenges\, the balance of power in the region\, and efforts to prevent further hostility and instability. \nSpeakers \nThe Honorable Edward P. Djerejian \nFormer US Ambassador Djeredjian served 8 US Presidents from John F. Kennedy to William Clinton. He recently served at the head of the Baker Center in Houston\, Texas and during his tenure served as Ambassador to Syria and Israel. Currently\, Ambassador Djeredjian is a Senior Fellow at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government with a project on Middle East Policy. \nAnthony Barsamian \nAnthony Barsamian is former Chairman and Trustee of the Armenian Assembly of America and Managing Partner at Hutchins Barsamian Mandelcorn\, LLP.
URL:https://wacmaine.org/event/from-yerevan-to-jerusalem-with-ambassador-edward-djerejian/
LOCATION:University of Southern Maine\, 102 Wishcamper\, 34 Bedford St\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250321T193000
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SUMMARY:Nuclear Weapons: U.S. Politics\, Activism\, and Global Views
DESCRIPTION:Nuclear Weapons: U.S. Politics\, Activism\, and Global Views \nDr. Stephen Herzog  \nMiddlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey \n  \nDr. Lauren Sukin \nLondon School of Economics and Political Science \nNuclear weapons are gaining renewed salience amidst the war in Ukraine and growing tensions among nuclear-armed states. At the same time\, a global movement of governments and activists is promoting a treaty banning nuclear weapons\, which currently boasts membership of 73 countries. How do we understand global nuclear politics in 2025? How is public opinion responding to current nuclear trends? Can current activist strategies to change public opinion about nuclear weapons work in this difficult climate? Please join experts Dr. Herzog and Dr. Sukin for a presentation and discussion of nuclear weapons\, anti-nuclear activism\, and global public opinion. This promises to be an interesting conversation featuring important new data and research. \nDate: Friday\, March 21\, 2025 \nTime: 6:00-7:30 pm \nLocation: Wishcamper 133\, Portland Campus \nAll are welcome\, if possible\, please RSVP to rebecca.gibbons@maine.edu
URL:https://wacmaine.org/event/nuclear-weapons-u-s-politics-activism-and-global-views/
LOCATION:University of Southern Maine\, 102 Wishcamper\, 34 Bedford St\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community
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SUMMARY:Maine Jewish Film Festival
DESCRIPTION:The annual Maine Jewish Film Festival will take place from March 1-9.  This year’s lineup includes a Colombian documentary about a community of orthodox Jewish converts in Cali\, a French legal docudrama\, a documentary about a renowned Polish painter who is still in the news today\, an Israeli documentary about a Dutch philosopher\, a documentary about an Indian boy who wants to become a dancer\, and a documentary focused on how to find human connection in the Arab-Israeli conflict.  Full details\, schedule\, and tickets at www.mjff.org. \nThis is a community event shared to encourage global engagement in Maine. Please contact the organizers directly for questions or assistance. #MaineisGlobal!
URL:https://wacmaine.org/event/maine-jewish-film-festival/2025-03-01/2/
CATEGORIES:Community
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250301T080000
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SUMMARY:Maine Jewish Film Festival
DESCRIPTION:The annual Maine Jewish Film Festival will take place from March 1-9.  This year’s lineup includes a Colombian documentary about a community of orthodox Jewish converts in Cali\, a French legal docudrama\, a documentary about a renowned Polish painter who is still in the news today\, an Israeli documentary about a Dutch philosopher\, a documentary about an Indian boy who wants to become a dancer\, and a documentary focused on how to find human connection in the Arab-Israeli conflict.  Full details\, schedule\, and tickets at www.mjff.org. \nThis is a community event shared to encourage global engagement in Maine. Please contact the organizers directly for questions or assistance. #MaineisGlobal!
URL:https://wacmaine.org/event/maine-jewish-film-festival/2025-03-01/1/
CATEGORIES:Community
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SUMMARY:Mixing West African Traditional Sounds and American R&B
DESCRIPTION:Five-time Grammy Award winner Angélique Kidjo is one of the greatest artists in international music today\, a creative force with fourteen albums and innumerable accolades to her name. Time Magazine calls her “Africa’s premier diva” and named her one of the most influential people in the world. Kidjo cross-pollinates the West African traditional sounds of her childhood in Benin with elements of American R&B\, funk and jazz\, as well as influences from Europe and Latin America. Her striking voice\, stage presence and fluency in multiple cultures and languages have won respect from her peers and expanded her following across national borders. An internationally recognized humanitarian\, the BBC\, Forbes\, and The Guardian have all highlighted her importance to the people of the African continent and beyond.
URL:https://wacmaine.org/event/mixing-west-african-traditional-sounds-and-american-rb/
LOCATION:State Theatre\, 609 Congress St\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241024T123000
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SUMMARY:SUME: Sound of a Revolution\, a Greenlandic feature documentary film
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URL:https://wacmaine.org/event/sume-sound-of-a-revolution-a-greenlandic-feature-documentary-film/
LOCATION:Cove Street Arts\, 71 Cove St\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241022T123000
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SUMMARY:Cross-Cultural Collaborations: Opportunities for Addressing Social Issues in the North Atlantic
DESCRIPTION:Social work professors Dr. Charlothe Petersen Mørkhøj of Ilisimatusarfik/University of Greenland \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Dorothea Ivey of University of Southern Maine\nLars\, BSW Social Work student\, Ilisimatusarfik/University of Greenland\, and Sandra Perez\, MSW student\, University of Southern Maine.\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nModerator: Dr. Paula Gerstenblatt\, Professor of Social Work at University of Southern Maine and member of the Maine-Greenland Collaborations research team.
URL:https://wacmaine.org/event/cross-cultural-collaborations-opportunities-for-addressing-social-issues-in-the-north-atlantic/
LOCATION:Glickman Family Library\, 314 Forest Ave\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241010T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241010T190000
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SUMMARY:Eagle Hill Discussion Forum: Mexico and the Upcoming US Presidential Election
DESCRIPTION:Alan Riding is a Brazilian-born British journalist and writer whose career took him first to New York with Reuters\, then to Mexico for The Financial Times and The Economist. In 1978\, he joined The New York Times and\, from Mexico\, he also covered the Nicaraguan Revolution and the civil wars in El Salvador and Guatemala. In 1984\, he moved to Brazil\, his base for covering the drug and guerrilla wars in Colombia and Peru\, before returning to Europe in 1989. After five years as The New York Times’s bureau chief in Paris\, he became the newspaper’s European Cultural Correspondent until he left the paper in 2007. Among his books are Distant Neighbors: A Portrait of the Mexicans; Essential Shakespeare Handbook and Opera\, of which he is co-author; and And The Show Went On: Cultural Life in Nazi-Occupied Paris. \nFor the best part of 70 years\, the US could ignore Mexico in the knowledge that its one-party system would insure stability. Then\, in 2000\, this “perfect dictatorship” ended in an electoral defeat\, bringing instability in the form of intense drug-related violence and tidal waves of immigrants from across the world trying to reach the US through Mexico. Six years ago\, a leftist populist\, Andrés Manuel López Obrador\, became president under the banner of a new nationalist party\, known as Morena\, which he sought to model on the old PRI\, or Institutional Revolutionary Party. On October 1\, his hand-picked successor\, Claudia Sheinbaum\, took office\, pledging to continue her mentor’s controversial policies. Looking ahead\, Washington can probably ignore the erosion of democracy in Mexico\, but whoever wins the White House on November 5 will have to address the double border crisis of drugs and refugees. How President Sheinbaum responds to US pressure will determine the state of bilateral relations for the next six years. And how these and other issues such as bilateral trade are handled will unavoidably influence the outcome of next month’s and future US presidential elections. \nRegister for this discussion by emailing joerg@eaglehill.us by 10AM ET on the day of the event.
URL:https://wacmaine.org/event/eagle-hill-discussion-forum-mexico-and-the-upcoming-us-presidential-election/
CATEGORIES:Community
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240926T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240926T200000
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SUMMARY:Empowering Women and Girls with Disabilities: Fighting Discrimination\, and Promoting Inclusion
DESCRIPTION:This year’s lecture takes place this month and will feature Juliet Mwongeli Muema and Maria Omare\, both of Kenya. Muema and Omare will present their lecture\, Empowering Women and Girls with Disabilities: Fighting Discrimination\, and Promoting Inclusion\, on Thursday\, September 26\, from 6:30 – 8 p.m. at Hannaford Hall. Maria is a distinguished disability inclusion advocate who\, as the Founder and Executive Director of The Action Foundation (TAF)\, has devoted her career to building inclusive and resilient communities where those with disabilities can thrive. Juliet is a visually impaired sustainable human development advocate\, para-cyclist\, and inclusive women’s rights advocate. In addition to her role as a Program Officer for The Action Foundation’s Adolescent Girls and Young Women’s Empowerment Program\, Juliet brings a wealth of experience as a global para-cyclist. Having competed internationally\, she uses her platform to challenge societal perceptions of disabilities and advocate for gender equality and disability rights. \nRegister for this event HERE.
URL:https://wacmaine.org/event/empowering-women-and-girls-with-disabilities-fighting-discrimination-and-promoting-inclusion/
LOCATION:Hannaford Hall\, 88 Bedford St\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240919T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240919T170000
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SUMMARY:Intersections of Elections and Foreign Policy
DESCRIPTION:This is part 2 of a three part series on the elections organized by COA\, Gateway Services and the Greater Portland Immigrant Welcome Center. Panelists Allison Hodgkins\, Executive Director of World Affairs of Maine\, Fatima Saidi\, National Campaign Director\, and Faisal Khan\, Executive Director of the Immigrant Welcome Center
URL:https://wacmaine.org/event/intersections-of-elections-and-foreign-policy/
LOCATION:Gateway Community Services\, 501 Forest Ave\, Portland\, ME\, 04102\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240912T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240912T200000
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SUMMARY:Two Truths in One Heart\, Two Peoples in One Land: Community Event by Jewish Community Alliance
DESCRIPTION:Free but advance registration is required by  September 10. \nNoor Awad & Rabbi Hanan Schlesinger are leaders of the Judea & Samaria/the West Bank-based Roots/Shorashim/Judur\, an Israeli-Palestinian grassroots initiative for understanding\, non-violence\, and transformation. They represent a unique network of Israelis and Palestinians who have come to see each other as partners in the work to make changes to reduce tension\, prevent escalation\, and end the conflict. Their goal is to challenge the two communities’ assumptions for each other and promote open dialogue. Join us at Temple Beth El in Portland for this important conversation as Rav Hanan and Noor share their personal experiences before and after Oct 7th\, 2023. They will also share how their perspectives\, their work\, and their societies have and have not been changed since the war\, and what to expect next in the big picture towards the common goal of peace in the Middle East. \nRoots/Shorashim/Judur is an Israeli-Palestinian grassroots initiative for understanding\, nonviolence and transformation based in Judea & Samaria/the West Bank- is a unique network of local Palestinians and Israelis who have come to see each other as the partners we both need to make changes to end our conflict. Based on mutual recognition of each People’s national identity and connection to the Land\, we are challenging the assumptions our communities hold about each other\, building trust and creating a new discourse around the conflict in our respective societies. Learn more at https://www.friendsofroots.net/ \nThis community program is generously co-sponsored by Temple Beth El (Portland)\, Congregation Bet Ha’am\, and the JCA.
URL:https://wacmaine.org/event/two-truths-in-one-heart-two-peoples-in-one-land-community-event-by-jewish-community-allianc/
LOCATION:Temple Beth El\, 400 Deering Ave\, Portland\, ME\, 04103
CATEGORIES:Community
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SUMMARY:First Hand Impressions of the Path to Peace in the Middle East
DESCRIPTION:Freeport Speech will gather three individuals with extraordinary insight into the peace process for a discussion about finding peace in the Middle East. On August 27th at 7pm\, at the Freeport Performing Arts Center\, Martin Fletcher\, former NBC News Tel Aviv Bureau Chief and award winning author\, and Aaron David Miller\, an American Middle East analyst\, author\, and negotiator at the State Department\, will have an open conversation moderated by NPR’s International Affairs Correspondent\, Jackie Northam. Tickets are $20 and available through FreeportSpeech.org or on Eventbrite.
URL:https://wacmaine.org/event/first-hand-impressions-of-the-path-to-peace-in-the-middle-east/
LOCATION:Freeport Performing Arts Center\, 30 Holbrook St\, Freeport\, ME\, 04032
CATEGORIES:Community
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SUMMARY:African Summer Concert: Angolan King of Kuduro\, Tony Amado
DESCRIPTION:The Immigrant Welcome Center of Greater Portland is putting on its final show of the summer! As part of its African Summer series\, swing by Congress Square Park in Portland on Friday\, August 2nd\, at 6pm to see Angolan King of Kuduro\, Tony Amado\, for free! Don’t miss it!
URL:https://wacmaine.org/event/african-summer-concert-angolan-king-of-kuduro-tony-amado/
CATEGORIES:Community
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