Coffee and Discussion (Virtual)
Join us via zoom on the first Thursday of every month, 10am-11am, for our members Coffee and Discussion meeting. A zoom link will be sent to your email upon registration!
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Eagle Hill Discussion Forum: Mexico and the Upcoming US Presidential Election
Join the Eagle Hill Online Discussion Forum with Alan Riding on October 10th at 5pm to discuss Mexico and the 2024 US presidential election.
Coffee and Discussion (In-Person)
Falmouth Memorial Library 5 Lunt Road, Falmouth, ME, United StatesA monthly discussion of world events for members. In-person meetings are held every third Thursday of the month at the Falmouth Memorial Library 10am-11am.
Cross-Cultural Collaborations: Opportunities for Addressing Social Issues in the North Atlantic
Glickman Family Library 314 Forest Ave, Portland, ME, United StatesSocial 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.
SUME: Sound of a Revolution, a Greenlandic feature documentary film
Cove Street Arts 71 Cove St, Portland, ME, United States
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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 StatesJoin 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.
Coffee and Discussion (Virtual)
Join us via zoom on the first Thursday of every month, 10am-11am, for our members Coffee and Discussion meeting. A zoom link will be sent to your email upon registration!
Mixing West African Traditional Sounds and American R&B
State Theatre 609 Congress St, Portland, ME, United StatesFive-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.
Coffee and Discussion (In-Person)
Falmouth Memorial Library 5 Lunt Road, Falmouth, ME, United StatesA monthly discussion of world events for members. In-person meetings are held every third Thursday of the month at the Falmouth Memorial Library 10am-11am.
Evening Extra: Contested Nuclear Taboo in the Third Nuclear Age
University of Southern Maine, 102 Wishcamper 34 Bedford St, Portland, ME, United StatesOver the past decade, there have been growing concerns that the renewed great power competition and the increasing salience of nuclear weapons in world politics could eventually lead to the erosion of the international norm against the use of nuclear weapons - the “nuclear taboo.” Join students and faculty with the Department of Political Science... Read more »
Coffee and Discussion (Virtual)
Join us via zoom on the first Thursday of every month, 10am-11am, for our members Coffee and Discussion meeting. A zoom link will be sent to your email upon registration!
Weeknight Webinar: Syria in Transition
ZoomJoin Dr. Amy Austin Holmes, a leading expert on Syria and author of "Statelet of Survivors," for a critical discussion of the country's dramatic transition following Assad's fall. The conversation will draw on her seven years of field research in Northeast Syria and explore the challenges and opportunities of establishing governance and building an inclusive... Read more »
Community Calendar
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 submit your request HERE. We will need two to three days to review and approve community submission.