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If you`ve been looking for an opportunity to connect with other globally-minded young professionals, here`s your chance! On May 16, join CCWA`s Carter E. Strang Young Professionals Advisory Committee (YPAC) for our annual spring social. Complimentary appetizers will be served, and even better, attendance is free!
To register, please visit ccwa.org
Only a few seats left for our April 30 forum with Admiral James Stavridis! You won`t want to miss this timely discussion about the way technology is shaping geopolitics and national security, so sign up now! For details and registration, please visit our website.
We were honored to host a U.S. State Department Delegation from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with @globaltiesakron this week to discuss sports for people with disabilities. The visitors were able to see the great work being done by @achievementcenterscle , @spire_institute_academy, @dancingwheels, and the Greater Cleveland Sports Commission.
Thank you all to everyone who met with them! We wish our visitors the best as they travel to their next stop: Colorado Springs.
Of all the environmental concerns related to climate change, water bankruptcy is among the most pressing. Water is intimately linked to everything that we do, and we are already seeing pressures from water shortages underpin social and political challenges all around the globe. On May 15, join us to explore how we can find the right solutions to such a complex problem with Dr. Kaveh Madani, director of the Institute for Water, Environment, and Health at United Nations University. This is our final Foreign Policy Forum of the season, so we hope to see you there!
For details and registration, please visit: https://www.ccwa.org/speakers
We had a fantastic time working with Global Studies students at @shaker_schools on an interactive “How to Build a Refugee Camp” workshop! These students reflected on the lives & experiences of refugees from a new, deeper perspective 🌎
To learn more about CCWA’s experiential learning workshops and to schedule a session at your school, visit https://www.ccwa.org/educational-programs/
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