Notice of Annual Membership Meeting - August 3, 2017

The Peoria Area World Affairs Council's Annual Membership Meeting will be held on Thursday, August 3, 2017, at 5:30 PM.  The meeting will be held in Poplar Hall, Room 113 on the ICC North Campus in Peoria. The agenda includes voting on the 2017-2018 officers and new board members and a proposal to change organizational bylaws. You can download a packet containing the draft agenda, board member and officer nomination slate, and proposed bylaws changes HERE.

ALL MEMBERS – are cordially invited to attend!  This is a terrific meeting to attend and learn how you might be more involved!

PAWAC Reads Selects Its Summer Book

The programming committee has selected Writer, Sailor, Soldier, Spy; Ernest Hemingway’s Secret Adventures, 1935-1961, as its summer 2017 book.  Authored by longtime U.S. intelligence officer Nicholas Reynolds, this book explores the cloak-and-dagger side of Earnest Hemmingway’s life.  Keep an eye on this page for details of the upcoming PAWAC Reads discussion of this book.  And don’t forget, you can help raise money for PAWAC if you purchase from Amazon by visiting www.smile.amazon.com and select Peoria Area World Affairs Council.

PAWAC Reads will meet to discuss this wonderful book on Thursday, August 31, at 6:30 PM in the Seminar Room at the Peoria Public Library’s North Branch.

Mark Your Calendars Now for Our Upcoming Programs

The PAWAC programming committee is excited to announce the following programs.  Watch this page for more details in the weeks ahead of these exciting events:

Thursday, August 17, 2017 - “Regional Instability: The Legacy of the Arab Spring”
Thursday, October 12, 2017 - “Losing an Enemy - Obama, Iran and the Triumph of Diplomacy” with Dr. Trita Parsi