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Discover a diverse array of engaging programs and events designed to broaden your global perspective. Join us for insightful discussions, expert speakers, celebrations, and community events that connect Maine with the world.

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Is your organization holding an internationally focused event in Maine? The World Affairs Council of Maine is eager to promote global goings on around the state. If you would like to include your event on our calendar please email an event title, description, registration information (or link) and contact information to info@wacmaine.org at least two-weeks in advance. We will need two to three days to review and approve community submission.

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Global Security Forum 2024

Goodwin University East 1 Riverside Dr, East Hartford

We are pleased to partner with the World Affairs Council of Connecticut on their annual Global Security Forum: Power Plays. The 2024 Global Security Forum (GSF) is a leading goal summit that brings together the world's top leaders and experts in cutting-edge conversations on the most critical security concerns we face and the Power Plays that will decided our future. World Affairs Council of Maine members are invited to attend in person or virtually on Friday, September 20th.

Empowering Women and Girls with Disabilities: Fighting Discrimination, and Promoting Inclusion

Hannaford Hall 88 Bedford St, Portland, ME, United States

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... Read more »

Cross-Cultural Collaborations: Opportunities for Addressing Social Issues in the North Atlantic

Glickman Family Library 314 Forest Ave, Portland, ME, United States

Social work professors Dr. Charlothe Petersen Mørkhøj of Ilisimatusarfik/University of Greenland
Dr. Dorothea Ivey of University of Southern Maine
Lars, BSW Social Work student, Ilisimatusarfik/University of Greenland, and Sandra Perez, MSW student, University of Southern Maine.

Moderator: Dr. Paula Gerstenblatt, Professor of Social Work at University of Southern Maine and member of the Maine-Greenland Collaborations research team.

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Global Stakes with Local Ties: Diverse Perspectives on the Election and Foreign Policy

Glickman Family Library 314 Forest Ave, Portland, ME, United States

Join us October 24th for our third, annual Fall Foreign Policy Forum: Global Stakes with Local Ties. This year, the forum will highlight the global stakes of the 2024 Presidential Election by invitating a group of Mainers with diverse perspectives to share their thoughts on the impact the outcome could have for different parts of the world. The program includes a keynote by Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, introduced by Maine State Legislator Deqa Dhalac; a panel discussion featuring Tae Chong, Eisha Khan, Julia Trujillo Luengo, Mike Rurenza Mfashingabo, and Sarah Dawn Petrin as moderator. City Concilor Pious Ali will offer closing remarks.

Mixing West African Traditional Sounds and American R&B

State Theatre 609 Congress St, Portland, ME, United States

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. 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.

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