World Affairs Council of Greater Reading
"America's success abroad is founded on the rock of an informed and involved public...WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCILS play an extraordinarily important role in connecting the American people to foreign policy."
- U.S. Secretary of State Colin PowellWAC of Greater Reading receives a new grant
We have just received notice of a grant from the Nuclear Threat Initiative which will
allow us to present a program, "Nuclear Tipping Point." Other Councils that received
similar grants include South Dakota, Philadelphia, Houston, Savannah, and Hilton Head.
Upcoming Events
Wednesday, February 8, 2012, Noon Lecture Series, 12 noon.
Inn at Reading, 1040 North Park Road, Wyomissing
"Arab Media" - Leon Shababian
Leon Shahabian serves as Vice President and Corporate Treasurer of Layalina Productions. He has executive produced the reality series On The Road in America Season I (2007-08 MBCI and the Sundance Channel, distributed by Warner Brothers and New Line Television), Season II (2010, MBCI) and Season III (2011).He is currently in pre-production of the first season of American Caravan, a show featuring four young Americans traveling across thirteen Arab countries. He is also pre-producing Crossroads of History, a mini-series on Afghanistan’s history.
Leon is the Senior Editor of The Layalina Review on Public Diplomacy and Arab Media, a Google News listed bi-weekly press review. He is also Senior Editor of Perspectives, a monthly op-ed series. Leon joined Layalina in March 2002 as a founding staff member.
Leon has appeared on CNN, CNN International, Reuters Television, Al-Arabiya and Al-Jazeera. He is a working group member of the Global Intersections Initiative (GII), a project of the Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress (CSPC) and Meridian International Center. He is a life member of The Public Diplomacy Council.
A Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Penn State University with Bachelors of Arts degrees in International Politics and French Literature, Leon is fluent in Armenian, Arabic, and French.
Join us in welcoming Leon on February 8, 2012 by calling (610)375-7880 for your reservation. $20.00 member; $25.00 non - member; $10.00 Scholastic Student members and non-eating attendees; $13.00 Student members.
Join us in welcoming Leon on February 8, 2012 by calling (610)375-7880 for your reservation. $20.00 member; $25.00 non - member; $10.00 Scholastic Student members and non-eating attendees; $13.00 Student members.
Please make your Luncheon reservations no later than Monday, January 9. This will ensure that everyone involved has adequate seating and food in place for the Wednesday Luncheon.
Breakfast - Wednesday, January 25, 2012 - 7:30 a.m.
Wyomissing Family Restaurant, 1245 Penn Ave., Wyomissing
"The Hindu Religion"
Mr. Ashok Shukla
Mr. Shukla was born and educated in India and holds an MBA from Temple University. In 2004, he retired from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and has been teaching courses on Hinduism, Macro and Micro Economics at Penn State Harrisburg and the Harrisburg Area Community College. He has lectured on the Hindu religion at Temple University and many other schools, churches, and business groups in the Philadelphia and Harrisburg areas.
He is a founding member of the Hindu Religious Institute (HARI Temple) in Harrisburg. He is currently active with the Interfaith Society of Harrisburg and the Interfaith Services Board at Harrisburg Hospital.
Call (610)-375-7880 for your reservation. Cost is $10.00.
Breakfast - Wednesday, February 29, 2012 - 7:30 a.m.
Wyomissing Family Restaurant, 1245 Penn Ave., Wyomissing
"Justice or Just This!"
Judge Jeffrey Sprecher
Judge Sprecher will discuss his views on the mandatory sentencing procedures of Pennsylvania law as described in his book.
Call (610)-375-7880 for your reservation. Cost is $10.00.
Future Events
3/15/2012 - John Seager - World Population (please note that this is on a Thursday)
4/11/2012 - Mary Jean Eisenhower, head of People to People International, will speak.
5/9/2012 - Michael Scheuer - One Year After Bin Laden's Death
6/13/2012 - Michael Kugelman - Pakistan
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OUR SPONSORS
Thanks to the generous sponsors that make our 2010/2011
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WAC Board of Directors
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