PAWAC and ICC Host China Town Hall Web Event on October 24
The Peoria Area World Affairs Council and ICC's Chinese Language Institute will co-host the 11th annual China Town Hall event, an eighty-city webcast featuring former National Security Advisor and U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice. The local, live webcast takes place Tuesday, October 24, 2017, from 5:45 PM to 8:00 PM in the Arbor Hall Auditorium, Room 111, on the ICC Peoria Campus, located at 5407 N. University Street, Peoria. Chinese tea will be served. Admission is free and open to the public.
The national event is presented by the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations with a goal to engage in a conversation on China and the complex U.S.-China relationship, as well as its influence on the U.S. economy, policies, and security.
The event has two components: a webcast hosted at approximately eighty venues nationwide and featuring Ambassador Rice, as well as an on-site China specialist and moderator, which will be ICC Assistant Professor of History Stan Mendenhall at the Peoria location. Download a map of the ICC Peoria Campus here.
The national event is presented by the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations with a goal to engage in a conversation on China and the complex U.S.-China relationship, as well as its influence on the U.S. economy, policies, and security.
The event has two components: a webcast hosted at approximately eighty venues nationwide and featuring Ambassador Rice, as well as an on-site China specialist and moderator, which will be ICC Assistant Professor of History Stan Mendenhall at the Peoria location. Download a map of the ICC Peoria Campus here.
Next Membership and Board Meeting is November 2
The next PAWAC membership and board meeting will be held on Thursday, November 2, 2017. The meeting will begin at 5:30 PM in Poplar Hall room 131 on the ICC-North campus in Peoria. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend! You can download the draft agenda here.
PAWAC Participating in Peoria's 2017 Festival of Trees
The Peoria Area World Affairs Council is sponsoring a tree at this year’s Festival of Trees in Peoria. The annual event benefits Crittenton Centers. Executive Director Kristin McHugh donated the sponsorship fee and materials for the table-top sized tree. This marks PAWAC’s third year of participation and this year’s global-themed tree features Belgian lace snowflakes Kristin purchased in Brugge last holiday season. Kristin chairs the decorating committee for Peoria’s Festival of Trees. You can learn more about Peoria’s Festival of Trees and how you can bid on the PAWAC tree via this link.
