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Education Abroad Fair

Wednesday, November 17, 2004
Noon - 4 PM
SMSU Ballroom
Hosted by PSU Education Abroad Office

This event is open to all PSU students, staff, and faculty. Various campus departments will be present, as well as Study Abroad program providers, travel agencies, travel clinics, scholarship organizations, US Postal Service (for on-the-spot passport services), Financial Aid Office, etc. Those attending can access information on all aspects relating to international education. Light refreshments will be provided - door prizes are plentiful! Winners of our International Photo Contest will be unveiled at 3 PM during the Fair.

Cast Your Vote for Best International Photo

Open to PSU students, staff, and faculty

Over 100 photos were submitted to the PSU International Photo Contest by both students and faculty. Photos are currently on display at Food for Thought Cafe until November 12. Please visit the Food for Thought Cafe and vote for best photo. Winning photos will be announced at 3 PM on Wednesday, November 17 during the Education Abroad Fair in SMSU Ballroom.

Global IQ Quiz

Contact Abeer Etefa (etefaa@pdx.edu) if you'd like to take the Global IQ Quiz. Prizes will be given to the most "globally aware" students!

Video Conference: "The Effectiveness of the UN in dealing with Terrorism"

Tuesday, November 16, 2004
1 PM
205 Urban Center
Hosted by PSU Office of International Affairs

This event is open to the general community. Dr. Katie Verlin Laatikainen will be the guest speaker. Her topic will be "The Effectiveness of the UN in dealing with Terrorism". Dr. Laatikainen is an Asst. Prof. at Adelphi University and currently serves as a liaison to the United Nations in New York.

International Students Cultural Fair

Thursday, November 18, 2004
3:30 - 4:30 PM
Multicultural Center (Smith Memorial Union 228)
Hosted by PSU' International Cultural & Services Program (ICSP) and the Multicultural Center

This event to open to all PSU, students, staff and faculty. Three international students from Kenya, Ecuador and Portugal will share information about their countries, people and cultures.

The Road to Peace: by Marcia Freedman
Israeli Feminist and Peace Activist

Thursday, November 18, 2004
Noon
Smith Memorial Union room 296
Sponsored by the Judaic Studies Program at PSU
For more information email libemanr@pdx.edu

A founder and leader of the Israeli feminist movement, Freedman served in the Knesset from 1973 to 1977 where she raised concerns of domestic violence, breast cancer, rape, incest, and teenage prostitution, issues that had rarely been publicly discussed. She introduced legislation that led to reform of Israel's abortion law. In 1977 she co-founded the Women's Party and helped pioneer a network of services for women, including Israel's first shelter for battered women in Haifa. Freedman later founded the Community School for Women, a school without walls that provides women's studies courses and learning for economic empowerment. An active member of the Israeli peace movement and a frequent lecturer on women's and peace issues, she is National President of Brit Tzedek v’Shalom. She has written a memoir, Exile in the Promised Land and numerous articles and reviews.

Marcia Freedman’s lecture The Road to Peace: The Role of the American Jewish Community will be Thursday, November 18, 7:30 pm at the Pollin Chapel, Temple Beth Israel, 1972 NW Flanders. She is scheduled for an interview on Thursday morning’s Radiozine at 9 am KBOO 90.7 FM. The two lectures are free and open to the public.