Archive for the ‘Events’ Category

On Friday, February 26^th a group of eight IRCers visited the Center for Strategic International Studies (CSIS) headquarters to engage in an informal discussion about a variety of topics, including the workings of a think tank, the competitive and collaborative relationships between different think tanks, and how to obtain an internship. Even on a Friday afternoon, the group brought interest, energy, and a multitude of questions to the conversation.

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On Monday, December 7, the IRC, alongside Women in Politics, sponsored a panel discussion on the status of women in Africa. The panelists, including Georgetown Law Professor Brian Kritz (SFS ‘94, L ‘97) and two fellows from the Georgetown Law Center’s Leadership and Advocacy for Women in Africa (LAWA) program, discussed the issues of female genital mutilation, rape, and other forms of sexual violence in Cameroon, Kenya, Liberia, and Rwanda. The LAWA fellows, both of whom have worked as human rights professionals in Africa, acknowledged the challenges confronted by women’s rights advocates in Cameroon, Kenya, and Liberia. Professor Kritz, who helped develop Rwanda’s criminal statutes for rape and sexual violence in the aftermath of the genocide, discussed the legal challenges limiting women’s human rights work.

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On Saturday, December 5, the IRC sponsored a workshop and concert with the WhiteFlag Project, a band of Israeli and Palestinian street fusion musicians from Gaza and Tel Aviv. The event was co-sponsored by the Office of the President, the Berkley Center, CCAS, Program on Conflict Resolution, Diversity Action Council, GUSA, Georgetown Israel Alliance, and Students for Justice in Palestine.

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On Friday, December 4, the IRC paired up with the European Club to host the Winter Wonderland Embassy Reception at the Greek Embassy on Massachusetts Avenue (fondly known as Embassy Row). All proceeds from the reception, which totaled around $700, will go to the Save the Children foundation.

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This Saturday (Dec 5) the WhiteFlag Project, a band comprising of Israeli and Palestinian Street Fusion Musicians from Gaza and Tel Aviv, will be leading a workshop and putting on a concert at Georgetown to further the discussion and debate on the Israeli/Palestinian issue.

The workshop, titled “Freedom, Respect and the Art of Musical Compromise: Tools for Conflict Transformation in Israel and Palestine” will take place in Sellinger Lounge at 7 p.m., followed by a concert at 8:30 p.m.

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Continuing in the tradition of our Lecture Series, the IRC played host to Mr. Angelos Pangratis, Charge d’ Affaires and Acting Head of Delegation from the EU to the US.

Mr. Pangratis is the highest ranking official the EU has in the United States and came to share his views on the state of the EU now that the Lisbon Treaty has been passed. The lecture was held in the beautiful Copley Lounge, decorated with the flags and colors of the EU.

Mr. Pangratis began by discussing how EU foreign policy is decided and the changes that will occur under the Lisbon Treaty. In summary, the Lisbon Treaty is essentially streamlining and simplifying the processes required to set foreign policy within the EU.

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Last Friday, November 6, UNICEF Georgetown hosted its 2nd annual International Development Conference, co-sponsored by the IRC among other clubs, followed by its 7th annual International Development Dinner. The Conference consisted of experts from many different sectors of international development holding two sets of small workshops in White-Gravenor classrooms, with both a presentation and plenty of time for questions. Topics ranged from the role of Education in Pakistan to the different ways of looking at the problems of world hunger to the re-entrance of sex workers into the productive work force.  Read the rest of this entry »

Last Friday, October 30, IRC members and numerous of other Georgetown students headed up to the Dupont area for a Georgetown tradition: trick-or-treating at your favorite foreign nation’s embassy. Crowded bus after crowded bus shuttled students up north to a designated list of embassies (though many students tried their luck at plenty of others, with mixed success). The fan favorite was pretty clear: South Korea’s “Korus House,” an informational/cultural building, was filled with authentic South Korean candy, incredibly enthusiastic attendants,  and a photo op with a woman wearing an authentic Korean dress costing tens of thousands of dollars.

On October 28, 2009, in conjunction with the Lecture Fund and the Taiwanese-American Student Association, the IRC hosted three experts on the trilateral relationship between the US, China, and Taiwan for a Cross Strait Dialogue. Mr. Kuo-Yu Tung, Deputy Representative at the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the US, focused on the history of US-Taiwanese relations and the current status quo. Dr. Nancy Tucker, a Professor of History here at Georgetown, spoke on the relationship between China and Taiwan, and Visiting Professor Dr. Robert Sutter completed the “triangle” by discussing the current relations between the US and China. Read the rest of this entry »