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Brazil Wants Results: Less Violence, Economic Growth, and Respect for the Rule of Law with Anna Prusa

McGlinn Conference Center 460 Saint Bernardine Street, Reading, PA, United States

For video replay, click HERE Anna is currently an Associate at the Brazil Institute at the Wilson Center. Before joining the Brazil Institute, Anna was at the Albright Stonebridge Group and U.S. Department of State’s Office of Brazilian and Southern Cone Affairs. While at the State Department, among other roles, she assisted in preparations for […]

Penn State Film Series – Capernaum (Lebanon)

Luerssen Building, Room 5 1801 Broadcasting Rd, Reading, PA, United States

The third film in this year's Global Oscar Film Series is the Lebanonese movie "Capernaum".  Hope you and/or your students can join us Tuesday, November 12, 6:15 pm in Luerssen 005. After running away from his poverty-stricken life in the slums of Beirut, 12-year-old Zain travels to a coastal town where he meets Ethiopian immigrant […]

Global Volunteers with Tom McMahon

Wyomissing Restaurant & Bakery 1245 Penn Ave, Wyomissing, PA, United States

VOLUNTEER VACATIONS…WITH “GLOBAL VOLUNTEERS” Short term (1-3 week) volunteer vacations are becoming increasingly popular among individuals and families who love to travel, experience different cultures, and make a working contribution to improve people’s lives. Since 1984, more than 33,000 people ranging in age from 10 to 92 have served others through the Global Volunteers program. […]

First Year Seminar Lecture: David Brooks

Alvernia Physical Education Center 920 Laverna Dr, Reading, PA, United States

Acclaimed New York Times Columnist, David Brooks, will speak to Alvernia's First Year Seminar classes on his book, "The Road to Character", this year's common read. David Brooks became an Op-Ed columnist for The New York Times in September 2003. His column appears every Tuesday and Friday. He is currently a commentator on "PBS NewsHour," […]

Penn State Film Series – Shoplifters

Luerssen Building, Room 5 1801 Broadcasting Rd, Reading, PA, United States

The fourth and final film in this year's Global Oscar Film Series is the Japanese movie Shoplifters. On the margins of Tokyo, a dysfunctional band of outsiders are united by fierce loyalty, a penchant for petty theft and playful grifting. When the young son is arrested, secrets are exposed that upend their tenuous, below-the-radar existence […]

Making Sense of the Iranian Escalation with Behnam Ben Taleblu

McGlinn Conference Center 460 Saint Bernardine Street, Reading, PA, United States

SPONSORED BY WEIK CAPITAL MANAGEMENT Behnam Ben Taleblu is a senior fellow at FDD where he focuses on Iranian security and political issues. Behnam previously served as a research fellow and senior Iran analyst at FDD. Prior to his time at FDD, Behnam worked on non-proliferation issues at an arms control think-tank in Washington. Leveraging […]

Venezuela: a tough transition to democracy

McGlinn Conference Center 460 Saint Bernardine Street, Reading, PA, United States

For Video playback, click HERE Dr. Paul D. Esqueda, Sr. Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at Penn State Berks and a Professor of Engineering, will discuss Venezuela during the World Affairs Council’s Jan. 8 luncheon program. He will give an update on main events in Venezuela during 2019 and will share his vision of a […]

East Penn Today, Locally, Nationally, and Internationally

Wyomissing Restaurant & Bakery 1245 Penn Ave, Wyomissing, PA, United States

In seven remarkable decades, East Penn Manufacturing, headquartered in Lyons, Pennsylvania, has grown from a one-room shop with a product line of five automobile batteries to one of the world’s leading battery manufacturers with over 10,000 employees, 450 product designs, and hundreds of awards for manufacturing and environmental excellence. East Penn manufactures and distributes throughout […]

Haiti 10 Years after the Earthquake with Prof. Adam John

McGlinn Conference Center 460 Saint Bernardine Street, Reading, PA, United States

Sponsored by the Diversity, Inclusive, Global Committee of the YMCA Albright University professor Adam John will provide an update on what has happened in Haiti in the 10 years since a devastating earthquake when the World Affairs Council holds its Wednesday, Feb. 12, luncheon program at the Inn at Reading. More than 200,000 people reportedly […]