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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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 »
Syria: 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.
Weeknight Webinar: Navigating a Changing Middle East – The view from the Gulf
ZoomWebinar will cover critical developments in the region including the ongoing conflicts in Gaza and Lebanon, the collapse of the Assad regime in Syria on Iranian influence in the region, Turkey's expanding role and GCC strategies for navigating these changing dynamics.
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!
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.
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!
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.
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.