Sarasota World Affairs Council

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Since 2014 SWAC has provided community education featuring qualified experts on a wide variety of critical and timely international issues. We are a bare-bones program, run almost entirely by volunteers. Our programs are free to the general public in line with our mission to foster a greater understanding of world affairs among the Sarasota community. We have counted on memberships and occasional donations to fund our work, but inflation is making the challenge increasingly difficult. Almost all our income goes to bringing our speakers to Sarasota and offering the popular member events.

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SWAC is back! Thank you so much, Selby Gardens - Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, for hosting our first lecture back in person! After a full season of virtual lectures through the pandemic, it was lovely to return to in person events and see so many of our friends.

We enjoyed a lecture featuring Sierra Club President Ramon Cruz as well as a showcase of over 20 local environmental groups!

Learn more about SWAC and our upcoming lectures at https://www.sarasotawac.org/

We are excited to kick-off this year's lecture series with Angela Stent, Director of the Center for Eurasian, Russian, and East European Studies at Georgetown University. She'll be discussing U.S.-Russian Relations in the Countdown to November 3.

You won't want to miss this timely discussion, so make sure you register as soon as possible!

REGISTER NOW: https://ncf.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAtf-yrrz8jHdBvGaT3PEcFAFkdLF-RTld1

The Sarasota World Affairs Council has been on hiatus this summer, but will be returning in the Fall for our 2016-17 Lecture Series!
Find out more information on our website, and keep an eye out on our Facebook for more updates!

Sarasota World Affairs Council | Lecture Series LECTURE SERIES

The Sarasota World Affairs Council Is bringing in an expert on China's relations with Africa this coming Monday at 6:30 in Sainer Pavilion. The talk is open to the general public and free, but we suggest making a reservation at [email protected] or 487-4603 to assure a seat in case the auditorium fills.

SWAC is organizing an educational and cultural trip to Cuba. For more information, check out our website.

Please RSVP if you are interested in joining us for this amazing event!

A complete video of Frank Pearl's lecture on historic peace negotiations taking place between Colombia and guerrilla movements.
https://youtu.be/jumxCmmx0xc

Frank Pearl González, Peace Negotiator. Frank Pearl González, Colombian economist and former Minister of Environment and Development. The Sarasota World Affairs Council presents Frank Pearl Gonzále...

Carol Lee, White House Correspondent for The Wall Street Journal, spoke on “An Arc of Instability in U.S. Foreign Policy."

Ralph Nurenberger talked about if Israeli-Palestine peace is possible in the future.

Frank Pearl, high-level negotiator for the Colombian government, presented an updated account of the progress, as well the setbacks, during crucial negotiations between the Colombian government and Colombia's FARC and ELN guerrilla movements.

We hope to see you on Monday, November 30th at 5:30pm. RSVP if you are interested in attending.