Mon 10/3 (4pm) Conversation Hour: Fashion for Development
Tue 10/4 (4pm) Conversation Hour: Going Green with Hamdi Labidi
Wed 10/5 (4pm) Imen S’hel on Economic Entrepreneurship
Thur 10/6 (1pm-5pm) I Watch Election Observer Training
Fulfill your civic duty by helping ensure free and fair elections.
Fri 10/7 (4pm) AC Volunteer Kick-off Karaoke Party
Come and get involved in your community with your choice of AC volunteer initiatives and sing your heart out!
Friday, September 30, 2011
Friday, September 23, 2011
Week of 9/26 Events
Mon 9/26 (3:30pm) View Taleb Salheb on Education for Employment online at:
http://iipdigital.usembassy.gov/st/english/article/2011/09/20110916113111ffej0.9759333.html#axzz1YUkvuAEa
The AC will be closed at this time)
Tue 9/27 (3pm) Civic Debate Facilitation led by Jamil Choura
Wed 9/28 (2pm) Guest Speaker Paul Sullivan on Business Entrepreneurship
Bio:
Paul R. Sullivan is an experienced member of adjunct faculties in global business. Paul received his B.S. in Engineering and his MBA from the University of Michigan. He has also completed the Program for Health Systems Management presented by Harvard University’s Schools of Business, Public Health, and Medicine.
In addition to teaching in Executive Education Programs, Paul was the Founder and Managing Director of Global Partners, Inc., an international business development consulting firm. With 35 years of experience in research, management consulting, and management education, Paul frequently travels to Europe, Asia, and Latin America to help corporations prepare business development plans and expand their world markets. He has worked in 50 countries and developed, and presented seminars on global management, business-to-business marketing, sales and entrepreneurship to thousands of managers from over 100 countries. He has led and trained capture teams resulting in hundreds of millions of dollars of new business worldwide for their companies.
Before founding Global Partners, Paul was a Senior Vice President of Harbridge House, Inc. an international management consulting firm, and a member of its Management Board and Strategic Planning Committee. He led the globalization practice and established the Functional Management Division and recruited and managed a staff of 50 providing consulting and custom educational services in all functional areas.
Paul has worked with many Fortune “Global 500” companies including ABB, Abbott Laboratories, ALSTOM, AT&T, Boston Scientific, General Electric, General Dynamics, McDonald’s, Motorola, Qualcomm, Raytheon, Rockwell International, STMicroelectronics, United Technologies, Volvo and Xerox as well as government organizations including the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the Departments of Defense, Energy and Health & Human Services and the US Agency for International Development.
He has written numerous articles including “A Global Perspective Enriches Entrepreneurs,” “Strategies for Playing the Global Game,” “Six Traits of Global Managers,” “Are You Developing Global Leaders?” and is co-author of the book Measuring Hospital Inflation.
Paul teaches Leading in a Global Organization and Project Management for Global Leaders in the Executive Education program for the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan as well as other programs around the world and volunteers as a mentor and adviser to entrepreneurs.
Wed 9/28 (4pm) Imen S’hel from I Watch presenting on Social Entrepreneurship
Thur 9/29 (5pm) Guest Speaker Jennifer Blitz on the Carter Center in Tunisia
Fri 9/30 (3pm) Film Screening: Up in the Air
http://iipdigital.usembassy.gov/st/english/article/2011/09/20110916113111ffej0.9759333.html#axzz1YUkvuAEa
The AC will be closed at this time)
Tue 9/27 (3pm) Civic Debate Facilitation led by Jamil Choura
Wed 9/28 (2pm) Guest Speaker Paul Sullivan on Business Entrepreneurship
Bio:
Paul R. Sullivan is an experienced member of adjunct faculties in global business. Paul received his B.S. in Engineering and his MBA from the University of Michigan. He has also completed the Program for Health Systems Management presented by Harvard University’s Schools of Business, Public Health, and Medicine.
In addition to teaching in Executive Education Programs, Paul was the Founder and Managing Director of Global Partners, Inc., an international business development consulting firm. With 35 years of experience in research, management consulting, and management education, Paul frequently travels to Europe, Asia, and Latin America to help corporations prepare business development plans and expand their world markets. He has worked in 50 countries and developed, and presented seminars on global management, business-to-business marketing, sales and entrepreneurship to thousands of managers from over 100 countries. He has led and trained capture teams resulting in hundreds of millions of dollars of new business worldwide for their companies.
Before founding Global Partners, Paul was a Senior Vice President of Harbridge House, Inc. an international management consulting firm, and a member of its Management Board and Strategic Planning Committee. He led the globalization practice and established the Functional Management Division and recruited and managed a staff of 50 providing consulting and custom educational services in all functional areas.
Paul has worked with many Fortune “Global 500” companies including ABB, Abbott Laboratories, ALSTOM, AT&T, Boston Scientific, General Electric, General Dynamics, McDonald’s, Motorola, Qualcomm, Raytheon, Rockwell International, STMicroelectronics, United Technologies, Volvo and Xerox as well as government organizations including the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the Departments of Defense, Energy and Health & Human Services and the US Agency for International Development.
He has written numerous articles including “A Global Perspective Enriches Entrepreneurs,” “Strategies for Playing the Global Game,” “Six Traits of Global Managers,” “Are You Developing Global Leaders?” and is co-author of the book Measuring Hospital Inflation.
Paul teaches Leading in a Global Organization and Project Management for Global Leaders in the Executive Education program for the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan as well as other programs around the world and volunteers as a mentor and adviser to entrepreneurs.
Wed 9/28 (4pm) Imen S’hel from I Watch presenting on Social Entrepreneurship
Thur 9/29 (5pm) Guest Speaker Jennifer Blitz on the Carter Center in Tunisia
Fri 9/30 (3pm) Film Screening: Up in the Air
Friday, September 16, 2011
Week of 9/19 Events
Mon 9/19 (3:30pm) - Civic Engagement Discussion with Eric Bjornlund
Please tune in online at the following link for this discussion as the American Corner will close early: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=134186210013402
Eric Bjornlund Bio:
Eric Bjornlund is co-founder and principal of Democracy International. A lawyer and development professional with two decades of international experience, Mr. Bjornlund has designed, managed, and evaluated democratic development programs in 30 countries in Africa, Asia, Europe, Eurasia, and the Middle East. He has worked in the areas of international and domestic election monitoring, election systems and administration, political party building, legislative development, constitutional and legal reform, decentralization, women’s political empowerment, civil-military relations, civic and voter education, and civil society advocacy. He has extensive experience with assessments, evaluations, project designs, democracy assistance studies, and survey research and has led projects in emerging democracies, semi authoritarian countries, post conflict societies, and failed and failing states.
From 1989 to 2000, Mr. Bjornlund worked for the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI) in various senior positions in Washington and overseas. In the Middle East, in 1995-96, Mr. Bjornlund was the NDI Director in the Palestinian Territories, based in East Jerusalem and Gaza. He directed civic education and election monitoring programs for transitional Palestinian elections in January 1996, culminating in an international delegation led by former U.S. President Jimmy Carter. He developed the prototype Civic Forum program, an ongoing civic education network of several thousand Palestinians. In a similar role as NDI Country Director in Indonesia in 1999-2000 and Carter Center Country Director in Indonesia in 2004, Mr. Bjornlund developed and supervised a multiyear project in support of a democratic transition that in many ways serves as a model for ongoing transitions in the Middle East. The program included focus on domestic and international election monitoring, constitutional and law reform, political party development, legislative process, decentralization and regional autonomy, civil-military relations, and civil society advocacy.
Mr. Bjornlund has written and spoken extensively about transitional and post conflict elections, democratization, legal reform, and international democracy promotion. He is author of Beyond Free and Fair: Monitoring Elections and Building Democracy (Washington, Baltimore and London: Wilson Center Press and Johns Hopkins University Press, 2004), which explores the history and evolution of international and domestic election monitoring and offers insight into how the international community can more successfully advance democracy around the world.
Mr. Bjornlund has testified on many occasions before Congress and the United Nations and has spoken at conferences and universities throughout the world. He has served as an expert on election commissions and election monitoring for the U.S. State Department and has appeared on television and radio in the U.S. and abroad, including on the BBC, C-SPAN, CNN, National Public Radio, Voice of America, and other media outlets.
Mr. Bjornlund holds a J.D. from Columbia University, an M.P.A. from John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, and a B.A. magna cum laude from Williams College.
Mon 9/19 (6pm) - AC Civic Awareness and Engagement Video Competition Deadline
Civic Awareness and Engagement Video Competition
Rules of the Game:
The American Corner in Tunis is announcing a video contest as part of its Civic Empowerment Month. To enter, please create an original (your own work not taken from others) short film on the theme of civic awareness and engagement of no more than 5 minutes to win a spot in a two-day videography workshop led by international multimedia trainer, Karl Idsvoog on September 26-27. The winner will also receive a certificate and 50 TD. The video submission deadline will be Monday, September 19. You can submit your video by posting a youtube/dailymotion link to it under the event posting on the American Corner Tunis Facebook group entitled, “AC Civic Awareness and Engagement Video Competition”.
The videos should emphasize civic social commentary and can be done using cell phones, small cameras, or any other device at your disposal. The videos should focus on an issue of civic awareness and engagement. This can include, but is not limited to, civic engagement in post-revolution politics, social engagement in the form of volunteerism, etc. The video should tell a story and inspire future civic awareness and engagement in Tunisia. Any dialogue should be in English or subtitle in English.
Any videos containing plagiarism, submitted later than September 19 at 6:00 pm or that exceed 5 minutes will be automatically disqualified.
Best of luck to you all!
Tue 9/20 (2:30pm) - OSU Tunisia Program Visit to the AC
Come visit a group of American Students who are studying in Tunis through the Oregon State Study abroad program. This will be a casual event where you can meet students coming from a variety of states who are in Tunisia to study Arabic or French.
Wed 9/21 (4pm) Guest Speaker Caitlin Maguire for Rock the Vote International
Rock the Vote's mission is to engage and build political power for young people in our country.
Founded twenty years ago at the intersection of popular culture and politics, Rock the Vote is growing its team and its campaigns in 2011, to support the tidal wave of young people who want to get involved in elections and seize the power of the youth vote to create political and social change.
Over the last two decades, Rock the Vote has registered more young people to vote than any other organization or campaign, and we intend to register and turn out millions more in years to come – and to be the best-informed place online where young people can find out what they need to know before casting a ballot.
After years of declining participation at the polls, a new generation of young voters has arrived. Millions of new voters between the ages of 18 – 29 cast ballots in 2004, 2006, and 2008. Rock the Vote is dedicated to building the political power and clout of the Millennial Generation by registering and turning out young people, by forcing the candidates to campaign to them, and by making politicians pay attention to youth and the issues they care about once in office.
Wed 9/21 (5:30pm) - Civic Awareness and Engagement Video Competition Winner Announcement
Thur 9/22 (5:30pm) - Guest Speaker John Marks on Search for Common Ground
Our mission is to transform the way the world deals with conflict: away from adversarial approaches, toward cooperative solutions.
Our ability to deal with conflict affects how we handle every issue that faces humanity. Whether global in nature, such as poverty, hunger or the environment, or closer to home, such as family or community relations, we face daily challenges to our abilities to deal with conflict constructively. We remain essentially optimistic that, on the whole, history is moving in positive directions.
"There is no conflict that cannot be resolved. Violent conflict is created and sustained by human beings, and it can be ended by human beings." Senator George Mitchell
"The opportunity for cooperation is there, even in our most vexing disputes, if we only bother to look for it." William Raspberry, Washington Post Columnist
By transforming how people deal with conflict, we can make significant strides in addressing the major issues facing the world.
Fri 9/23 (11am) - Presentation by Islam "Lily" Lengliz on a Tunisian Woman's Experience in India Researching the Impact of Malnutrition on Children
Fri 9/23 (3pm) Film Clip from Framework for Democracy + Discussion
Please tune in online at the following link for this discussion as the American Corner will close early: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=134186210013402
Eric Bjornlund Bio:
Eric Bjornlund is co-founder and principal of Democracy International. A lawyer and development professional with two decades of international experience, Mr. Bjornlund has designed, managed, and evaluated democratic development programs in 30 countries in Africa, Asia, Europe, Eurasia, and the Middle East. He has worked in the areas of international and domestic election monitoring, election systems and administration, political party building, legislative development, constitutional and legal reform, decentralization, women’s political empowerment, civil-military relations, civic and voter education, and civil society advocacy. He has extensive experience with assessments, evaluations, project designs, democracy assistance studies, and survey research and has led projects in emerging democracies, semi authoritarian countries, post conflict societies, and failed and failing states.
From 1989 to 2000, Mr. Bjornlund worked for the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI) in various senior positions in Washington and overseas. In the Middle East, in 1995-96, Mr. Bjornlund was the NDI Director in the Palestinian Territories, based in East Jerusalem and Gaza. He directed civic education and election monitoring programs for transitional Palestinian elections in January 1996, culminating in an international delegation led by former U.S. President Jimmy Carter. He developed the prototype Civic Forum program, an ongoing civic education network of several thousand Palestinians. In a similar role as NDI Country Director in Indonesia in 1999-2000 and Carter Center Country Director in Indonesia in 2004, Mr. Bjornlund developed and supervised a multiyear project in support of a democratic transition that in many ways serves as a model for ongoing transitions in the Middle East. The program included focus on domestic and international election monitoring, constitutional and law reform, political party development, legislative process, decentralization and regional autonomy, civil-military relations, and civil society advocacy.
Mr. Bjornlund has written and spoken extensively about transitional and post conflict elections, democratization, legal reform, and international democracy promotion. He is author of Beyond Free and Fair: Monitoring Elections and Building Democracy (Washington, Baltimore and London: Wilson Center Press and Johns Hopkins University Press, 2004), which explores the history and evolution of international and domestic election monitoring and offers insight into how the international community can more successfully advance democracy around the world.
Mr. Bjornlund has testified on many occasions before Congress and the United Nations and has spoken at conferences and universities throughout the world. He has served as an expert on election commissions and election monitoring for the U.S. State Department and has appeared on television and radio in the U.S. and abroad, including on the BBC, C-SPAN, CNN, National Public Radio, Voice of America, and other media outlets.
Mr. Bjornlund holds a J.D. from Columbia University, an M.P.A. from John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, and a B.A. magna cum laude from Williams College.
Mon 9/19 (6pm) - AC Civic Awareness and Engagement Video Competition Deadline
Civic Awareness and Engagement Video Competition
Rules of the Game:
The American Corner in Tunis is announcing a video contest as part of its Civic Empowerment Month. To enter, please create an original (your own work not taken from others) short film on the theme of civic awareness and engagement of no more than 5 minutes to win a spot in a two-day videography workshop led by international multimedia trainer, Karl Idsvoog on September 26-27. The winner will also receive a certificate and 50 TD. The video submission deadline will be Monday, September 19. You can submit your video by posting a youtube/dailymotion link to it under the event posting on the American Corner Tunis Facebook group entitled, “AC Civic Awareness and Engagement Video Competition”.
The videos should emphasize civic social commentary and can be done using cell phones, small cameras, or any other device at your disposal. The videos should focus on an issue of civic awareness and engagement. This can include, but is not limited to, civic engagement in post-revolution politics, social engagement in the form of volunteerism, etc. The video should tell a story and inspire future civic awareness and engagement in Tunisia. Any dialogue should be in English or subtitle in English.
Any videos containing plagiarism, submitted later than September 19 at 6:00 pm or that exceed 5 minutes will be automatically disqualified.
Best of luck to you all!
Tue 9/20 (2:30pm) - OSU Tunisia Program Visit to the AC
Come visit a group of American Students who are studying in Tunis through the Oregon State Study abroad program. This will be a casual event where you can meet students coming from a variety of states who are in Tunisia to study Arabic or French.
Wed 9/21 (4pm) Guest Speaker Caitlin Maguire for Rock the Vote International
Rock the Vote's mission is to engage and build political power for young people in our country.
Founded twenty years ago at the intersection of popular culture and politics, Rock the Vote is growing its team and its campaigns in 2011, to support the tidal wave of young people who want to get involved in elections and seize the power of the youth vote to create political and social change.
Over the last two decades, Rock the Vote has registered more young people to vote than any other organization or campaign, and we intend to register and turn out millions more in years to come – and to be the best-informed place online where young people can find out what they need to know before casting a ballot.
After years of declining participation at the polls, a new generation of young voters has arrived. Millions of new voters between the ages of 18 – 29 cast ballots in 2004, 2006, and 2008. Rock the Vote is dedicated to building the political power and clout of the Millennial Generation by registering and turning out young people, by forcing the candidates to campaign to them, and by making politicians pay attention to youth and the issues they care about once in office.
Wed 9/21 (5:30pm) - Civic Awareness and Engagement Video Competition Winner Announcement
Thur 9/22 (5:30pm) - Guest Speaker John Marks on Search for Common Ground
Our mission is to transform the way the world deals with conflict: away from adversarial approaches, toward cooperative solutions.
Our ability to deal with conflict affects how we handle every issue that faces humanity. Whether global in nature, such as poverty, hunger or the environment, or closer to home, such as family or community relations, we face daily challenges to our abilities to deal with conflict constructively. We remain essentially optimistic that, on the whole, history is moving in positive directions.
"There is no conflict that cannot be resolved. Violent conflict is created and sustained by human beings, and it can be ended by human beings." Senator George Mitchell
"The opportunity for cooperation is there, even in our most vexing disputes, if we only bother to look for it." William Raspberry, Washington Post Columnist
By transforming how people deal with conflict, we can make significant strides in addressing the major issues facing the world.
Fri 9/23 (11am) - Presentation by Islam "Lily" Lengliz on a Tunisian Woman's Experience in India Researching the Impact of Malnutrition on Children
Fri 9/23 (3pm) Film Clip from Framework for Democracy + Discussion
Friday, September 9, 2011
Week of 9/12 Events
Mon 9/12 (1pm) - Maybe I'm Wrong: Civic Debate Presentation and Training led by Jamil Choura
A program organized for youth in Tunis to promote tolerance, respect of differing opinions, and principles of civilized debate in an open society. Since the Revolution, many public exchanges in Tunisia have descended into shouting and sometimes even violence amongst youth. The name “Maybe I’m Wrong” suggests that young people can be open-minded and even change their opinions without being embarrassed. The project includes training in techniques of debate as well as an open public debate with audience participation. It aims to stress the importance of communication, intellectual awareness, and the culture of peaceful coexistence in order to pave the way for a real democracy in Tunisia.
Mon 9/12 (4pm) - AC Volunteers Meeting
Come to learn more about projects being planned and how you can get involved and build a stronger community through volunteerism!
Tue 9/13 (1pm) - Ar.Tun.ited: A Meeting for Artists and their Fans by Roué Krimi and Emna Bouguira
If you are an artist or if you simply love art click here to learn more about a new project entitled Ar.Tun.ited:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=267396953277473
Ar.Tun.ited, is an initiative to bring together young Tunisian artists and engage them in the country’s emerging civil society. This project aims to find solutions for three issues affecting the art scene in Tunisia: the absence of a strong community of young artists, little if any encouragement for young people to commit to a career in the arts, and a lack of opportunities for young artists to engage with the general public. In response, the project aims to create a community of young talented artists working side by side to promote art and participate in civic reform, including helping to advance the work of civil society NGOs. For instance if an NGO wants to organize a campaign against illiteracy, Ar.Tun.ited will help organize an event addressing the same theme. The first phase of the project is to hold an introductory meeting in Tunis, followed by a collective art exhibition and performance composed of several art genres, enabling young artists to present their work and feel part of a larger community. The hope is to solidify this new network with a website featuring information on artists and civic affairs.
Tue 9/13 (4pm) - Democracy Simulation: Constitutional Convention
Wed 9/14 (1:30pm) - AC Tunis-AC Cairo Skype Conversation Hour on "Ways to Support the Arab Spring"
Wed 9/14 (4pm) - Conversation Hour on Harajuku Fashion by Hamdi Labidi
Thur 9/15 (10:30am) - Civic Awareness Video Competition Workshop by videographer and photographer, Mike Hammond
Civic Awareness and Engagement Video Competition
Rules of the Game:
The American Corner in Tunis is announcing a video contest as part of its Civic Empowerment Month. To enter, please create an original (your own work not taken from others) short film on the theme of civic awareness and engagement of no more than 5 minutes to win a spot in a two-day videography workshop led by international multimedia trainer, Karl Idsvoog on September 26-27. The winner will also receive a certificate and 50 TD. The video submission deadline will be Monday, September 19. You can submit your video by posting a youtube/dailymotion link to it under the event posting on the American Corner Tunis Facebook group entitled, “AC Civic Awareness and Engagement Video Competition”.
The videos should emphasize civic social commentary and can be done using cell phones, small cameras, or any other device at your disposal. The videos should focus on an issue of civic awareness and engagement. This can include, but is not limited to, civic engagement in post-revolution politics, social engagement in the form of volunteerism, etc. The video should tell a story and inspire future civic awareness and engagement in Tunisia. Any dialogue should be in English or subtitle in English
Mike Hammond, videographer and photographer will also be available Thursday, September 15 for a small workshop to help put videos together and also to provide feedback on your work.
Any videos containing plagiarism, submitted later than September 19 at 6:00 pm or that exceed 5 minutes will be automatically disqualified.
Best of luck to you all!
Thurs 9/15 (4pm) - Soliya Connect Program Orientation and Information Session
IF YOU INTEND TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROGRAM YOU MUST COME TO THIS INFORMATION SESSION
In an increasingly interdependent world, cross-cultural education and exchange should no longer be considered a luxury for the privileged elite – to succeed in the global economy and address complex global challenges, all young people will need to develop a basic level of cross-cultural awareness and understanding. Soliya’s Connect Program is a new approach to cross-cultural exchange that has the potential to dramatically increase access to intercultural education.
Through accredited university courses, Connect Program participants use customized videoconferencing technology to connect directly with their peers from around the world and engage in candid discussions of cross-cultural issues. The program is extremely low-cost as compared to traditional exchange or study abroad experiences and the technical requirements for participation are minimal. Small groups of 8-10 students are guided through the 10-week dialogue program by pairs of highly-trained facilitators. Over the course of a semester, participants have the opportunity to develop genuine relationships with group members from around the world and learn about other cultures from those who are immersed in them every day. Soliya facilitators are specifically trained to foster a respectful environment in which participants feel comfortable expressing and exploring different perspectives. Through a proven dialogue process, students progress from discussing culture and everyday life to delving into controversial topics with the support of trusted group members, ultimately arriving at a better understanding of other cultures and perspectives.
Fri 9/16 (4pm) - Film Segment from Framework for Democracy: on The Living Constitution (Constitution by Popular Referendum) + Discussion
A program organized for youth in Tunis to promote tolerance, respect of differing opinions, and principles of civilized debate in an open society. Since the Revolution, many public exchanges in Tunisia have descended into shouting and sometimes even violence amongst youth. The name “Maybe I’m Wrong” suggests that young people can be open-minded and even change their opinions without being embarrassed. The project includes training in techniques of debate as well as an open public debate with audience participation. It aims to stress the importance of communication, intellectual awareness, and the culture of peaceful coexistence in order to pave the way for a real democracy in Tunisia.
Mon 9/12 (4pm) - AC Volunteers Meeting
Come to learn more about projects being planned and how you can get involved and build a stronger community through volunteerism!
Tue 9/13 (1pm) - Ar.Tun.ited: A Meeting for Artists and their Fans by Roué Krimi and Emna Bouguira
If you are an artist or if you simply love art click here to learn more about a new project entitled Ar.Tun.ited:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=267396953277473
Ar.Tun.ited, is an initiative to bring together young Tunisian artists and engage them in the country’s emerging civil society. This project aims to find solutions for three issues affecting the art scene in Tunisia: the absence of a strong community of young artists, little if any encouragement for young people to commit to a career in the arts, and a lack of opportunities for young artists to engage with the general public. In response, the project aims to create a community of young talented artists working side by side to promote art and participate in civic reform, including helping to advance the work of civil society NGOs. For instance if an NGO wants to organize a campaign against illiteracy, Ar.Tun.ited will help organize an event addressing the same theme. The first phase of the project is to hold an introductory meeting in Tunis, followed by a collective art exhibition and performance composed of several art genres, enabling young artists to present their work and feel part of a larger community. The hope is to solidify this new network with a website featuring information on artists and civic affairs.
Tue 9/13 (4pm) - Democracy Simulation: Constitutional Convention
Wed 9/14 (1:30pm) - AC Tunis-AC Cairo Skype Conversation Hour on "Ways to Support the Arab Spring"
Wed 9/14 (4pm) - Conversation Hour on Harajuku Fashion by Hamdi Labidi
Thur 9/15 (10:30am) - Civic Awareness Video Competition Workshop by videographer and photographer, Mike Hammond
Civic Awareness and Engagement Video Competition
Rules of the Game:
The American Corner in Tunis is announcing a video contest as part of its Civic Empowerment Month. To enter, please create an original (your own work not taken from others) short film on the theme of civic awareness and engagement of no more than 5 minutes to win a spot in a two-day videography workshop led by international multimedia trainer, Karl Idsvoog on September 26-27. The winner will also receive a certificate and 50 TD. The video submission deadline will be Monday, September 19. You can submit your video by posting a youtube/dailymotion link to it under the event posting on the American Corner Tunis Facebook group entitled, “AC Civic Awareness and Engagement Video Competition”.
The videos should emphasize civic social commentary and can be done using cell phones, small cameras, or any other device at your disposal. The videos should focus on an issue of civic awareness and engagement. This can include, but is not limited to, civic engagement in post-revolution politics, social engagement in the form of volunteerism, etc. The video should tell a story and inspire future civic awareness and engagement in Tunisia. Any dialogue should be in English or subtitle in English
Mike Hammond, videographer and photographer will also be available Thursday, September 15 for a small workshop to help put videos together and also to provide feedback on your work.
Any videos containing plagiarism, submitted later than September 19 at 6:00 pm or that exceed 5 minutes will be automatically disqualified.
Best of luck to you all!
Thurs 9/15 (4pm) - Soliya Connect Program Orientation and Information Session
IF YOU INTEND TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROGRAM YOU MUST COME TO THIS INFORMATION SESSION
In an increasingly interdependent world, cross-cultural education and exchange should no longer be considered a luxury for the privileged elite – to succeed in the global economy and address complex global challenges, all young people will need to develop a basic level of cross-cultural awareness and understanding. Soliya’s Connect Program is a new approach to cross-cultural exchange that has the potential to dramatically increase access to intercultural education.
Through accredited university courses, Connect Program participants use customized videoconferencing technology to connect directly with their peers from around the world and engage in candid discussions of cross-cultural issues. The program is extremely low-cost as compared to traditional exchange or study abroad experiences and the technical requirements for participation are minimal. Small groups of 8-10 students are guided through the 10-week dialogue program by pairs of highly-trained facilitators. Over the course of a semester, participants have the opportunity to develop genuine relationships with group members from around the world and learn about other cultures from those who are immersed in them every day. Soliya facilitators are specifically trained to foster a respectful environment in which participants feel comfortable expressing and exploring different perspectives. Through a proven dialogue process, students progress from discussing culture and everyday life to delving into controversial topics with the support of trusted group members, ultimately arriving at a better understanding of other cultures and perspectives.
Fri 9/16 (4pm) - Film Segment from Framework for Democracy: on The Living Constitution (Constitution by Popular Referendum) + Discussion
Sunday, September 4, 2011
Week of 9/5 Events
- The AC will now be back to normal hours (10:00 am - 6:00 pm)
- AC Civic Empowerment Month Begins
Mon 9/5 (4pm) - Civic Awareness Video Competition Announcements and Discussion
Tue 9/6 (4pm) - Open Discussion on Democracy
Wed 9/7 (4pm) - Guest Speaker Brian Katulis on Civil Society Organization
Bio:
Brian Katulis is a Senior Fellow at American Progress, where his work focuses on U.S. national security policy in the Middle East and South Asia. Katulis has served as a consultant to numerous U.S. government agencies, private corporations, and nongovernmental organizations on projects in more than two dozen countries, including Iraq, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Yemen, Egypt, and Colombia. From 1995 to 1998, he lived and worked in the West Bank and Gaza Strip and Egypt for the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs.
Katulis received a master's degree from Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School for Public and International Affairs and a B.A. in history and Arab and Islamic Studies from Villanova University. In 1994 and 1995, he was a Fulbright scholar in Amman, Jordan, where he conducted research on the peace treaty between Israel and Jordan. Katulis has published articles in several newspapers and journals, including The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Boston Globe, Baltimore Sun, and Middle East Policy, among other publications. He is co-author of The Prosperity Agenda, a book on U.S. national security published by John Wiley & Sons in 2008. Katulis speaks Arabic.
Thur 9/8 (4pm) - Democracy Simulation: Constitutional Convention
Fri 9/9 (1pm) - Presentation by the Human Rights Corps of Tunisia
Fri 9/9 (3pm) - Film Segment from Framework for Democracy on The Living Constitution (Constitution by Popular Referendum) + Discussion
- AC Civic Empowerment Month Begins
Mon 9/5 (4pm) - Civic Awareness Video Competition Announcements and Discussion
Tue 9/6 (4pm) - Open Discussion on Democracy
Wed 9/7 (4pm) - Guest Speaker Brian Katulis on Civil Society Organization
Bio:
Brian Katulis is a Senior Fellow at American Progress, where his work focuses on U.S. national security policy in the Middle East and South Asia. Katulis has served as a consultant to numerous U.S. government agencies, private corporations, and nongovernmental organizations on projects in more than two dozen countries, including Iraq, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Yemen, Egypt, and Colombia. From 1995 to 1998, he lived and worked in the West Bank and Gaza Strip and Egypt for the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs.
Katulis received a master's degree from Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School for Public and International Affairs and a B.A. in history and Arab and Islamic Studies from Villanova University. In 1994 and 1995, he was a Fulbright scholar in Amman, Jordan, where he conducted research on the peace treaty between Israel and Jordan. Katulis has published articles in several newspapers and journals, including The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Boston Globe, Baltimore Sun, and Middle East Policy, among other publications. He is co-author of The Prosperity Agenda, a book on U.S. national security published by John Wiley & Sons in 2008. Katulis speaks Arabic.
Thur 9/8 (4pm) - Democracy Simulation: Constitutional Convention
Fri 9/9 (1pm) - Presentation by the Human Rights Corps of Tunisia
Fri 9/9 (3pm) - Film Segment from Framework for Democracy on The Living Constitution (Constitution by Popular Referendum) + Discussion
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