International. (News from M Street).An exciting workshop entitled Telling A New Story: Americans and Global Issues was held in Washington, DC from November 13-15. Funded by the Global Interdependence Initiative (GII GII Global Information Infrastructure GII Getty Information Institute GII Gasherbrum II (26,360 ft. mountain near Pakistan-China) GII Government Information Infrastructure GII Ghana Integrity Initiative ) of the Aspen Institute The Aspen Institute is an international nonprofit organization founded in 1950 dedicated to "fostering enlightened leadership, the appreciation of timeless ideas and values, and open-minded dialogue on contemporary issues. , the workshop utilized GII research on building trust for joint action and a new way of affecting change. The research had shown that a good global interdependence story should highlight solutions and effectiveness, teamwork and partnership, and emphasize principles rather than self-interest. The focus should be on communities and individuals, and the values held in common, and should offer meaningful ways Americans can act in support of these values as consumers, volunteers, advocates and voters. Sixteen League members from across the country participated in this innovative workshop: Joyce Benson Joyce Benson was a fictional character on the short-lived seventies comedy, Angie. She was played by actress Sharon Spelman. Thrice divorced. Joyce was the somewhat overbearing and highly status conscious daughter of Randall Benson (John Randolph), and sister of , Duluth, MN; Alice Berthelsen, Houston, TX; Luvenia Butler, Nashville, TN; Margery Cohen cohen or kohen (Hebrew: “priest”) Jewish priest descended from Zadok (a descendant of Aaron), priest at the First Temple of Jerusalem. The biblical priesthood was hereditary and male. , LWV LWV abbr. League of Women Voters UN Second Alternate; Patricia Day, LWV UN Alternate; Sarah Diefendorf, San Francisco, CA; Jane Fix, Bridgeport, CT; Shirley J. Gold, Elkhart, IN; Anne Mychalus, Calvert County, MD; Tracy Pepper, Fresno, CA; Doris Schapira, LWV UN Observer; Helen Scholom, OR; Nadia Najarro Smith, Minneapolis, MN; Marguerita Swift, Oklahoma City, OK; Natalie Testa, Montgomery County, MD; and Norma Corey Tower, Media, PA. David Devlin-Foltz, director of the Global Interdependence Initiative, Aspen Institute, and Zaida Arguedas, LWVUS LWVUS League of Women Voters of the United States deputy executive director and director of Global Democracy Programs, organized and led the workshop. The official trainers on the second day of the workshop were Douglas Gould & Co. Inc., Larchmont, NY. Ambassador Princeton Lyman, executive director of the Global Interdependence Initiative was a keynote presenter. The League of Women Voters League of Women Voters, voluntary public service organization of U.S. citizens. Organized in 1920 in Chicago as an outgrowth of the National American Woman Suffrage Association, it had as its original nucleus the leaders of the latter organization. is very pleased to partner with the GII and other similar initiatives that will enhance the League's own advocacy efforts on global issues. This partnership also builds on League members' personal experiences in Africa, Latin America, and the Balkans, international women's issues, and the League's recently updated trade and UN positions. |
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