The Vermont Council on World Affairs
BRINGING A WORLD OF IDEAS TO VERMONT
Speaker's Series International Visitor's Leadership Program
Global Symposium
Great Decisions
Travel the World
Past Programs
Creating Connections: New Partnerships for Understanding in the Middle East, Conference at Norwich University
To listen to the plenary session and panel discussions that took place at the conference click HERE.
Archbishop Ligonde of Haiti
March 25, 2007
To listen to an audio recording of the talk click here
For more on Archbishop Ligonde click here
William Grueskin, Managing Editor, Wall Street Journal online.
February 2, 2007
To listen to an audio recording of the talk click here
For more on William Grueskin click here
Farzana Hassan-Shahid, author of "Islam, Women and the Challenges of Today" January 3, 2007
Zhou Wenzhong, China's Ambassador to the United States
November 29, 2006
For video and press clips click here.
The Coming Pandemics: Myth or Reality - November 2, 2006
For photos and audio tape of the evening click here.
Wayne Smith and Madeleine Kunin at the Vermont Forum on Cuba.
Jane Roberts, co-founder of 34 million Friends of the Women of the World spoke on October 11
Senate candidates debate foreign affairs at Champlain College on September 30. To watch the video on CCTV click here.
U.S. House debate at Middlebury
College, September 26
Steve Zind discusses Iran on September 14, 2006
Dealing with Iran- September 14, 2006
For photos and the audio tape of the evening click here.
VCWA leads a Tour of the Port of Montreal. More photos...
Warrantless Wiretapping in the USA: Legitimate Anti-Terrorism Tool or Infringement of Civil Liberties?
The New York Times reported in December 2005 that the National Security Agency has been conducting covert surveillance of Americans since 2002, without legally mandated judicial permission or oversight, even though the U.S. Attorney General refused President Bush’s approval request for warrantless wiretapping and related activities. The President insists that such surveillance is justifiable and legal in our on-going “war on terrorism.” Critics, however, contend that it is illegal and undermines American civil liberties. Come hear a distinguished panel discuss this issue and take this opportunity to express your own opinions.
Watch the May 25, 2006 event here You'll need Real Player to view this.
Israel-Arab Peace Project
With the goal of promoting genuine and lasting relationships between disparate and often antagonistic groups, the "Beyond Boundaries: Vermont-Israel-Arab Peace Partners Project” is designed to draw together a broad cross-section of academicians, students, business people, government leaders, community-based organizations and the general public in Vermont to meet with -- and learn from -- participants from Israel, Jordan, and the West Bank around the theme of global water resource issues. The vital need to share, manage, and improve water resources, the scarcity of which is an underlying source of conflict in the Middle East, will serve as the focus of the project, while on a broader cultural level, the project will promote diversity and foster mutual respect, tolerance of cultural differences, and an understanding of the current tensions between Israel and Arab populations.
Global Water Resources Symposium
Part of the Israel-Arab Peace Project - the VCWA sponsored Global Water Resources Symposium at Saint Michael’s College on October 5-6, 2005, served as a forum for discussing innovative technologies and practical steps that can be taken to solve water resource issues - a critical issue in the Middle East and around the world.
For more information about VCWA's past programs, see our 2005 Annual Report
