IRC Weekly Update
November 23, 2009

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Members of the Georgetown International Relations Club,

Thanks to all who came out to the Pangratis lecture and the trip to the Smithsonian this past week!

Since this is a shortened week, I would like to direct your attention to the various opportunities for IRC members that appears towards the bottom of our weekly email. These are placed there every week because they are exciting possibilities for events or job opportunities outside of our regular programming. Be sure to check them out!

Happy Thanksgiving and safe travels!

Michael Karno
Chair, Georgetown International Relations Club

Table of Contents:

1. WhiteFlag Workshop and Concert — Saturday, Dec 5, Location TBD

2. IRC Winter Wonderland Greek Embassy Reception — Friday, Dec 4, Greek Embassy, from 6:30 – 9 p.m.

3. Distinguished Leaders Seried: Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Peter Pace (Ret.) — Tuesday, Dec 1, Lohrfink Auditorium (Hariri Building), 4:30 p.m.

4. Georgetown Journal of International Affairs

5. Grameen Foundation Ingenuity Fund Challenge

6. Sanitation NOW – New Opportunities for Women — “Internship” Opportunity

7. GIRC/GIRA Joint Board Meeting — Monday, Nov 23, ICC 203 from 9:15 p.m. – 11:15 p.m.

7. Upcoming Events

1. WhiteFlag Workshop and Concert
Saturday, Dec 5, Location TBD

The WhiteFlag Project, 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 at 7 p.m., followed by a concert at 8:30 p.m.

The event is 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.

RSVP here: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=177666714022&ref=ts

2. IRC Winter Wonderland Greek Embassy Reception
Friday, Dec 4, Greek Embassy, from 6:30 – 9 p.m.

Can’t wait for the holiday celebrations to begin? Neither can the IRC! Join the IRC for its winter reception on Friday December 4th from 6:30 to 9:00 at the Greek Embassy! (228 Massachusetts Ave NW)

Come enjoy delicious Greek food, listen to great music, and have the opportunity to meet the embassy staff. The reception will be a charity-raising event with all proceeds going to Save the Children.

Tickets will be sold starting Tuesday on Red Square from 11am -4pm as well as after Thanksgiving.

Help us share the love this holiday season by coming and encouraging your friends to come as well as the event is open to anyone who wants to come.

RSVP here: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=347628060172

3. Distinguished Leaders Series: Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Peter Pace (Ret.)
Tuesday, Dec 1, Lohrfink Auditorium (Hariri Building), 4:30 p.m.

Gen. Peter Pace (Ret.), former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will speak at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business as part of the Distinguished Leaders Series on Tuesday, December 1, at 4:30 p.m. The event, which is open to the public, will be held at the Rafik B. Hariri Building Lohrfink Auditorium. The Distinguished Leaders Series annually brings to Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business accomplished leaders who share their unique experiences with undergraduate and graduate business students.

For more information, visit http://msb.georgetown.edu/story/1242661453552.

4. Georgetown Journal of International Affairs

At the Journal, we are celebrating our eleventh anniversary with exciting new changes. Check out the Georgetown Journal of International Affairs’ new website!

The Journal is your best resource for insights into the most salient issues in the field of international affairs. Our innovative and thought-provoking Forum section invites contributors’ expertise and perspectives on a single topic of particular relevance to our changing world. Recent Forums have focused on “Trial on Trade,” “Women in Power,” “Dynamics of Dissent,” and “The Future of Food.” Each issue also contains a range of articles on politics, diplomacy, security, law, culture, and technology written by leading policymakers, analysts, and journalists from across the globe.

Our upcoming Winter/Spring 2010 issue is “Sacred Earth,” including articles from scholars and practitioners examining conflicts over land experienced between indigenous peoples and a wide variety of actors. From Papuan struggles against the mining industry in Indonesia, to the clash between Western and indigenous notions of real estate in the South Pacific, to the Maasai’s attempts at state recognition of land claims in Kenya, indigenous peoples around the globe are engaging modern notions of land ownership to claim the right to continue their traditional way of life and live on their sacred earth.

Don’t miss out on this critical debate — subscribe now!

5. Grameen Foundation Ingenuity Fund Challenge

Grameen Foundation, an organization that works to create a world without poverty by delivering microfinance and technology services to the world’s poorest, recently announced an exciting new opportunity to win a trip abroad to witness its programs in action – the Ingenuity Fund Challenge. Through the Challenge, individuals can inspire others to support Grameen Foundation’s work through their own fundraising campaign. Challenge participants will develop individual fundraising pages on Grameen Foundation’s Web site, and use their personal networks, social media and other offline activities to raise awareness. The most “ingenious” participant with the most creative fundraising page and outreach effort will win the grand prize – an amazing opportunity to travel overseas with Grameen Foundation to see how its microfinance and technology programs are making a difference on the ground.

To join the Challenge, and view full contest rules, please visit www.grameenfoundation.org/ingenuity.

6. Sanitation NOW – New Opportunities for Women
“Internship” Opportunity

Sanitation NOW – New Opportunities for Women is a nonprofit founded by Georgetown students that focuses on sustainable development through sanitation and other public health means for women and children. This past year, Sanitation NOW was able to get projects off the ground in Afghanistan, India, Bangladesh and Kenya. Sanitation NOW is a finalist for a large grant from the UNDP!

As such, the organization will need some help putting together a presentation for January 2010. Sanitation NOW is looking for 2-3 “interns” to help formulate slides, talking points, memos, folders, etc for the presentation. Moreover, you may have the opportunity to help out on their upcoming projects in Central Asia!

UNDP will provide transportation and lodging up in New York, and interns will get a chance to meet Helen Clark (former New Zealand Prime Minister, current UNDP Administrator) because she will be part of the panel.

This is the perfect opportunity for Hoyas who are creative, very independent and true team players.  If that sounds like you, feel free to contact Sanitation NOW founder David Lee (dhl32@georgetown.edu) for more information!

7. GIRC/GIRA Joint Board Meeting
Monday, Nov 23, ICC 203 from 9:15 p.m. – 11:15 p.m.

The Boards of the International Relations Club and the Georgetown International Relations Association will hold a joint-board meeting this week on Monday, Nov 23. The meeting will run from 9:15 p.m. to 11:15 p.m. As a reminder, all board meetings are open to every member of the International Relations Club. If you do plan to attend, it would be appreciated if you sent an email to the Chair of the International Relations Club, Michael Karno (irc@georgetown.edu).

8. Upcoming Events

1. WhiteFlag Workshop and Concert — Saturday, Dec 5, Location TBD

2. IRC Winter Wonderland Greek Embassy Reception — Friday, Dec 4, Greek Embassy, from 6:30 – 9 p.m.

3. Speaker: Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Peter Pace (Ret.) — Tuesday, Dec 1, Lohrfink Auditorium (Hariri Building), 4:30 p.m.

4. Georgetown IRC vs. George Washington IAS football game — Details TBD

5. IRC Study Break — Alumni Lounge, Date and Time TBD

For more events, check out the IRC Event Calendar – http://girc.modelun.org/calendar

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