The Fourth Annual UCDems Gala!
What!
Gala 2009: Going Abroad - The International Evolution of Government
An event filled with speakers, panel discussions, round tables, food, music, dancing, and partying the night away!
Who!
Keynote Speaker: David E. Sanger
Author, The Inheritance; Chief Washington Correspondent, The New York Times
Who Else! (i.e. panelists)
Rob Asghar
(USC Center on Public Diplomacy Fellow; Pakistani American political writer featured in WSJ, LA Times, Japan Times. Member of the Pacific Council on International Policy and Los Angeles World Affairs Council)
Amar Bakshi
(Project Director of "How the World Sees America" project; featured former Huffington Post reporter, assistant to US Ambassador to the UN Susan Rice)
Brian Katulis
(Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress, with an emphasis on U.S. national security policy. Co-author of The Prosperity Agenda)
Laura Rozen
(Reporter for Foreign Policy magazine. Former correspondent for Mother Jones, Washington Monthly, American Prospect. Reported for six years from Balkans, Russia, and Turkey. Writer of international news commentary http://www.warandpiece.com)
Who in the plural!
The following organizations will be represented at dinner roundtables:
ISVN - International Student Volunteer Network
Sojourn - the International Studies Department Student Online Journal
CJI - Chicago Justice Initiative
FemMaj - Feminist Majority
UCDems - University of Chicago Democrats
PARR - Partnership for the Advancement of Refugee Rights
Why!
Because! But also: Why: In an age where the world is becoming smaller and more accessible than ever before, there is no better time to explore the growth of government and foreign policy among nations, to challenge our preconceptions about international affairs and the progress of international government, and to discuss what we want to see in the future of politics and start working to make it happen. We can no longer pretend to enjoy an insular, secluded campus life when the world is rapidly expanding and demanding of us progressive activism.
Where! When! Tell me!
Ida Noyes Hall - Saturday, May 23, 6-9:30 pm
