Today we were tasked with selecting a “strand”
for the final months of our civic engagement experience. In other words, rather than attending a
group of events untied to a central theme as we had been doing since September,
the next phase of our community engagement curriculum is to become involved in
events that all revolve around the same topic. Inspired by my passion for Model United Nations and my
experience last year attending events run by the Chicago Council on Global
Affairs, I chose to sign up for the “How
do countries today relate to one another” strand. Under the guidelines of this inquiry, I have the opportunity to
attend events that focus on either specific region of the world or global
conflicts and immigration in the U.S.
What excites me most about this “strand” is the opportunity to attend
more events run by the Chicago
Council on Global Affairs. This
organization puts on riveting lectures and discussions throughout the
city. I’ve put together a list of
events I plan on attending with topics that range from the U.S.-Cuba
relationship to our conflict with ISIS and Iran.
The following is a list of all of the events
that interest me up until the end of February:
02/04: (5:30 pm) My Enemy's Enemy: The
US and Iran in the Era of ISIS
02/09: (6pm)
The Last 90 Miles: Ending the US and Cuba's Cold War
02/10: (5:30pm) Latin America: Economic
Growth After the Commodity Boom
02/12: (5:40pm) A New Deal for New
Delhi
02/24:
(5:30pm) The North Korea Conundrum
