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We thank our wonderful sponsors:
and supporters:
Town of Colchester
Colchester High School
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The Vermont Council on World Affairs:
- brings programs on topics of global importance to Vermont
- brings hundreds of international visitors to Vermont.
We bring the world to Vermont and Vermont to the world--Vermont makes a difference!
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Is the glass half empty or half full? John Isaacs, Executive Director of the Council for a Livable World, spoke on May 20th about the progress made and challenges remaining in nuclear arms in recent years.
VCWA and friends shared a great evening of Indian food, music and dance on April 28th at the North End Studios with the Friends of Indian Music and Dance. See more great photos on Flickr.
 
The Fulbright Visiting Scholar Enrichment Seminar on "Social Entrepreneurship: Doing Well by Doing Good" showcased Vermont as a national leader and innovator in social entrepreneurship. Check out more on Facebook!
Read about the seminar in the Lake Champlain Regional Chamber's Main Street News.
The VCWA welcomed scholars from Austria, Belarus, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Hungary, India, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jordan, Malaysia, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Russia, Senegal, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Uganda, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Vietnam and the West Bank.
The Fulbright Program is a program of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA), U.S. Department of State
What do our international visitors say about Vermont and the US? Our visitors this year were amazed that:
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You can walk right into the State House--that would never happen in our countries.
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Anyone can walk in the Memorial Day parade.
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Many Americans know very little about the rest of the world.
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Opposition politicians can freely oppose the ruling party.
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There is so much poverty in the U.S.
Watch this space for more visitor updates and check out our
60 Ways to Be an Engaged Global Citizen in the meantime.
Without your support the world is flat, to quote VCWA Global Symposium speaker Thomas Friedman. Please renew your support for 2013 by making a tax-deductible donation today. We believe the VCWA makes this world a little safer for us and for our children. We hope you cannot imagine Vermont and a world without our hard work. Click here for our secure link -- or contact us by mail (60 Main Street, Burlington 05401), phone (802-861-2343) or in person. We're counting on you.
Thank you for everything that you do!
The VCWA is part of a national network of more than 100 international visitor and world affairs councils around the country. It is an affiliate of the Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce in Burlington, Vermont, and has an ongoing partnership with Saint Michael’s College. Our office is at 60 Main Street in Burlington and we look forward to seeing you there.
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