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Incoming Delegates to Utah
APRIL 2008
MAY 2008
- Africa: May 10-14, 9 Delegates examining Religious Freedom and Interfaith Dialogue
- Russia: May 21-24, 6 Delegates examining Housing Development
- Saudi Arabia: May 25-28, 10 Delegates examining Religious and Public Education (Secondary)
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Photo exhibit recalls home for Sudanese living in Utah
West Valley City - James Gatluah is from Malaki in southern Sudan. The Sudan, known in recent times to the world for war atrocities in Darfur, is a land whose roots extend back 1,500 years Before the Christian Era.
The Sudan is populated with 350 ethnic groups who speak 500 languages. Seventy photo images of "Sudan: The Land and the People" are on display at the Utah Cultural Celebration Center, 1355 West 3100 South, through April. Gallery hours are Monday-Thursday from 6am to 9pm.
The photos left Gatluah and Robert Simbe, who is from Yei, a village in southern Sudan, yearning for home. Both fled war-torn Sudan, lived in refugee camps in Kenya, and were relocated to the United States 12 years ago.
By Albert C. Jones, Publisher
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ARTrageous Tuesdays
The Utah Cultural Celebration Center, in partnership with the Utah Council for Citizen Diplomacy, will present two education programs to support the exhibition, Sudan: The Land and the People on April 8 and 15.
These two ARTrageous Tuesday programs focus on Sudanese cultural life. The two hour program includes guided tours of 2 exhibits related to Sudan followed by a presentation of traditional Sudanese dance.
Students will receive a 45 minute guided tour of the beautiful and educational photo documentary exhibit, Sudan: The Land and the People. Images of contemporary life in Sudan highlight the physical landscape, culture, and economy of this diverse and turbulent society, while knowledgeable guides discuss the country's development, history, and religious and ethnic diversity. A full curriculum guide is available online.
Students will also tour an exhibit of original paintings by local artist Atem Aleu. Atem is a refugee from Sudan who now makes his home in Salt Lake City. Atem will discuss his paintings and some of the life experiences portrayed in his work. His tour will be followed by a live presentation of traditional dance from Sudan.
All ARTrageous Tuesday programs are free of charge. RESERVATIONS are required. For more information, contact Susan Klinker at (801) 965-5100 or sklinker@wvc-ut.gov. |
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RadioWest: Let Their People Come (3/24/2008)
 The Utah Council for Citizen Diplomacy's 2007-2008 Ambassador John Price and Marcia Price World Affairs Lecture Series March speaker, Harvard Kennedy School economist Lant Pritchett, spent more than 10 years at the World Bank. He's seen trade and aid dispersed to the world's most impoverished regions - and still the separation between rich countries and poor countries continues to grow. As a Mormon born and raised in Utah and Idaho, Pritchett sees migration as part of his culture. He also sees it as a solution to poverty.
On March 24, Pritchett joined Doug Fabrizio of KUER's RadioWest in studio to talk about his controversial idea - that opening national borders will benefit economies around the globe.
 Listen to the interview. |
