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| 27th Vivaldi by Candlelight
A Benefit Concert |
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Featuring the Vivaldi Virtuosi with Gerald Elias, Music Director.
Sat, Dec. 12, 2009, 8pm
First Presbyterian
12 C Street
Salt Lake City, UT
Sponsorships available
Call (801) 832-3270
or email
More information is available on our website. | |
Greetings!
The Utah Council for Citizen Diplomacy has many new and exciting opportunities for you!
Participate in Home Hospitality and invite International Visitors from around the world to your home for dinner and meaningful dialogue.
Engage with experts on key foreign policy and international business issues at the World Affairs Lecture Series.
Host Westminster College International Students for dinner and help them learn about their new "home away from home."
New Program: Global Lunch Forums are a great way for you to interact with and learn from fascinating international guests over lunch.
New Program: Join the International Book Group and learn about other countries, customs, and cultures through fiction and non-fiction.
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Incoming International Visitors to Utah
 International Visitors are participants in the International Visitor Leadership Program administered by the US Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. All International Visitors are accompanied by Interpreters and/or Department of State Officers.
Indonesia - Home Host secured
Sept 30-Oct 2: 2 Delegates examining Democracy & Multiculturalism
Afghanistan/Pakistan - Home Hosts secured
Sept 30-Oct 3: 8 Delegates examining Religion in America Nigeria - Home Hosts secured
Sept 30-Oct 4: 6 Delegates examining Elementary Education
Multiregional* - Home Hosts secured
Sept 30-Oct 5: 6 Delegates examining Promoting Tolerance through Arts (New Media)
Moldova - Home Hosts secured
Oct 4-8: 7 Delegates examining Higher Education
Australia - NEEDED: 2 Home Hosts
Oct 25, 26 or 27: 4 Delegates examining Climate Change & Water Management
People's Republic of China - NEEDED: 1 Home Host
Nov 8, 9 or 10: 4 Delegates examining Financial Issues
*For a complete list of participating countries, please consult our calendar. |
2009/2010 World Affairs Lecture Series
 Tuesday, October 6, 2009, 7:30pm
The War on Drugs
Ted Galen Carpenter, PhD,
Vice President for Defense &
Foreign Policy, Cato Institute
From the coke wars in Colombia to opium crops in Afghanistan, the international drug trade has wide policy repercussions and extends around the globe. Dr. Carpenter will address topics as diverse as the impact of anti-narcotics efforts on local populations, the links between the drug trade and international terrorism, the impact of drug policies on Americans, and the US anti-drug effort in the multilateral context. |
 Thursday, October 15, 2009, 7:30pm
Egypt-US Relations:
Challenges & Opportunities His Excellency Sameh Shoukry,
Egyptian Ambassador to the U.S.
Please join us in welcoming his Excellency Sameh Shoukry, Egyptian Ambassador to the United States. Ambassador Shoukry will discuss existing challenges and opportunities for Egyptian-US relations amid the on-going developments in the Middle East.
All lectures are free and open to the public, and held in the Vieve Gore Concert Hall in the Emma Eccles Jones Conservatory at Westminster College. Map it with Google!
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Host International Students for Dinner Westminster International Student Hosting (WISH) program
UCCD and Westminster College's Diversity & International Center are once again partnering to provide Westminster's international students the opportunity to experience Home Hospitality. Volunteer now! Host exchange students for dinner and conversation, and help them learn about the local community and shape a positive view of the United States. When? Saturday, October 10, 6-9 p.m. or
Saturday, November 21, 6-9 p.m.
Benefits for Home Hosts:
- Befriend students who are far from home
- Learn about other customs and cultures through the eyes of young men and women
- Help students shape a positive view of the U.S.
How it works
Select a date. Individual students or groups of up to 4 students will be assigned to you. Once assigned, you will receive information about your guests. On the assigned date, you will pick up your guests at Westminster College's Circle in front of Converse Hall (Admissions) on the east side of campus off of 1300 East and return them to campus at 9 p.m.
Sign up!
Please call (801) 832-3272 or simply reply to this email. |
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New Program
UCCD Global Lunch Forum:
Promoting Tolerance Through New Media
Global Lunch Forums provide UCCD Members the opportunity to meet with International Visitors in an informal lunchtime roundtable discussion. These Forums will offer our members the opportunity to meet with International Visitors to gain insights into a broad range of international issues.
The Forums are held on the first Friday of each month, and are free and open to all. RSVP is not required. Bring your own lunch (bottled water will be provided) and join us for the inaugural roundtable discussion on:
Friday, October 2, noon-1pm
Promoting Tolerance Through New Media
Gore School of Business, Room 134
Westminster College
1840 South 1300 East | Salt Lake City, UT 84105
(No classes held on Fridays. Ample parking available)
Delegates from Bangladesh, Czech Republic, Germany, Hong Kong, India, and the Netherlands will discuss the importance of the arts as a platform for engagement, and a vehicle for promoting tolerance and multi-cultural understanding within their communities. Learn more. |
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New Program
UCCD International Book Group
Join the Utah Council for Citizen Diplomacy's International Book Group and "try on another life for size"!
The International Book Group meets once a month on Wednesdays at 7 p.m. at the King's English Bookshop (1511 South 1500 East). The Group reads for pleasure to learn about other countries, customs, and cultures through fiction and non-fiction.
The International Book Group will meet for the first time on:
Wednesday, October 21, 7:00 p.m.
Gertrude Bell: Queen of the Desert, Shaper of Nations,
by Georgina Howell
The King's English Bookshop
1511 South 1500 East | Salt Lake City, UT 84105
Register in person at the King's English Bookshop or email Wendy Foster Leigh, Book Group Leader. Registration is free and open to all. Books are available for purchase at the King's English. Indicate that you are a member of the Utah Council for Citizen Diplomacy or of the King's English and receive a 10% discount. Learn more. |
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Community News
>Matsiko - A Ugandan Children's Choir
Westminster College's Music Department presents a performance by Matsiko, a children's choir from Uganda, on Saturday, September 26, 2009, at 7:30 p.m. in the Vieve Gore Concert Hall in the Emma Eccles Jones Conservatory. Matsiko Children's Choir is comprised of 25 singers, ages 9 to 16. The children are orphans or at-risk children who are performing in the United States to promote the plight of children in Uganda and to help find more sponsors. Matsiko Choir is part of International Children's Network (ICN). To learn more about the ICN or to become a sponsor, visit icnchildren.net.
This event is free and open to the public. After the performance, the children will be selling African jewelry and CDs. The event is sponsored by Ten Thousand Villages Utah. For more information, visit westminstercollege.edu. >Celebration of Cultural Diversity
Saturday, September 26, 12:00 - 7:30pm, Salt Lake Art Center
The 7th Annual Multi-Cultural Festival is hosted and sponsored by Salt Lake American Muslim. This event will be located at the Salt Lake Art Center (20 S. West Temple). Activities include: Childrens activities, Sounds of Silk Exhibit with panel discussion at 1:00pm, Kenshin Taiko Japanese drummer, Sol de Jalisco Mariachi Band, Peruvian Dancers, and more starting at 3:00pm, Animated movie Azur & Asmar at 6:00pm.
Event is free and open to all.
>Bastian Foundation Diversity Lecture Series
Creating New Truths by Margarita Alcantara
Saturday, September 28, 2009, 7:30 p.m., Westminster College
Alcantara refers to herself as a loud and proud "Queer Filipina Mestiza." Not one to wait for others to take the lead, Alcantara founded the ezine Bamboo Girl as a tool for exploring her identity as a mixed-blood Filipina. The Bamboo Girl manifesto - "Challenging racism, sexism, & homophobia from the Filipina/Asian Pacific Islander (API)/Asian mutt feminist point of view since 1995" - reveals her focus on community activism as well as intersections of identity, including mixed-race identity. In addition to her work in alternative media and as a video maker and performance artist, Alcantara has co-founded Kilawin Kolektibo, a NYC Filipina LBT Networking and support group, and the Campaign for Safer Subway Stations.
Event is free and open to all.
>Utah Multi-Cultural Business Expo 2009
November 17-18, 2009, Salt Lake Palace Convention Center
The first ever Utah Multi-Cultural Business Expo (UMCBE) is designed to to showcase existing businesses, to build working relationships between businesses, and to put existing businesses in the presence of potential customers such as contracting officers, buyers, or procurement agents. Activities will include tradeshow, networking social, workshops, entertainment, and recognition luncheon.
For more information, to register, or reserve a booth, please visit umcbe.org. | |
Please submit your stories and pictures to UCCD's bi-monthly e-newsletter. Keep updated about UCCD by visiting our website. We look forward to seeing you at an upcoming event!
Sincerely,
Jennifer Hefti,
Director of Communications & Community Outreach |
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