In response to numerous calls to open an online, discursive space for conversations on ethical global engagement, globalsl is kicking off a webinar series this fall. Please register now, here or below, to be part of the conversation. You will receive sign-in information on Tuesday, September 1, in preparation for the Wednesday, September 2 webinar.

Going to the Action: Stay Home? And Generation Abroad – Practitioner Wisdom Wednesday, September 2, 1 pm EST

Global nongovernmental organizations dedicated to advancing development partnerships through cooperation with students and volunteers will speak to their mission-driven rationales for involving young people in these efforts. From a community-based, mission-centered focus, these veterans of cooperative development and collaborative community-campus partnership will share their perspectives on a call to “Help your Own Country” (see 6-minute documentary link below) in the context of the values and commitments that lead their organizations to engage beyond national borders. A series of brief presentations will be followed by facilitated discussion. Panelists include:

• Brandon Blache-Cohen, Amizade Global Service-Learning
• Jessica Evert, Child Family Health International 
• Lisa Kuhn, Foundation for Sustainable Development
• Introduced and facilitated by Nora Reynolds,Water for Waslala & globalsl.org

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