World Events Discussion Group 1, Mondays
World Events Discussion Group 1 focuses exclusively on international** current events and related background issues.
Members seek to broaden our knowledge and understanding about all regions of the world in a friendly, informal atmosphere.
We discuss three or four topics over 1-1/2 hours. At each meeting, three members commit to presenting topics at the next meeting.
Accepted topics are recent world events and/or issues related to specific, explicit recent world events. No one is expected to be an expert on her/his chosen topic! The aim is for the group to share knowledge and thoughts.
By the Friday before a meeting, the three presenters send their topic titles, along with a some questions for consideration, to the facilitator, who then forwards the list to all on Saturday.
At the meeting, each topic is introduced briefly (7 minutes max!), followed by about 15 minutes of discussion.
Recent topics explored include Ongoing World Migrant and Refugee Crisis; Climate Change and COP26; Taliban Version 2; Military Coup in Myanmar; Chinese Economic and Political Expansion; Influx of Central American Migrants at the US/ Mexico border; Reviving the Iran Nuclear Deal; Cyberattacks on Utilities; Israel’s Security and Iran; Turmoil in Haiti.
When: | Ongoing, roughly every other Monday |
Time: | 1:30 - 3:00 PM |
Dates: | Sep 12, 26; Oct 17, 31; Nov 14, 28; Dec 12, 2022 |
Jan 2, 16, 30; Feb 13, 27; Mar 13, 27; Apr 10, 24; May 8, 22; Jun 5, 19; | |
Jul 3, 17, 31; Aug 14, 28; Sep 11, 25; Oct 9, 23; Nov 6, 20; Dec 4, 18, 2023 | |
Where: | Online with Zoom |
Max: | 9 |
Facilitator: | Ona Stonkus |
Register: | To register* or for more information, please contact Facilitator If no response: right click, copy email address & send manual email to register. |
*Before you register, you must be a member of CALL.
*** If you are interested more in Canadian and local current events, see the Current Events Discussion Group click here.