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SUMMARY:Minnesota and the UK - Trade\, Market Access\, and Brexit
DESCRIPTION:The United Kingdom (UK) and Minnesota have a long-standing and ongoing special relationship and play pivotal roles in each other’s economies. Minnesota exports nearly $600 million in goods and $1 billion in services to the UK annually. And the UK has invested heavily in Minnesota with more than 165 UK subsidiaries supporting nearly 20\,000 jobs in the state. \nPlease join Global Minnesota\, the Minnesota Trade Office\, and the UK Government Office\, Mpls/St. Paul for a Zoom webinar with the new British Consul General\, Alan Gogbashian\, and engage in discussions on market access\, barriers\, and free trade. \nThis event will be offered as a Zoom video webinar. Program access information will be sent closer to the event date.
URL:https://globalminnesota.org/event/minnesota-and-the-uk-trade-market-access-and-brexit/
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SUMMARY:Town Hall: Liberia-Minnesota Connections
DESCRIPTION:Minnesota is home to one of the largest Liberian populations in the country\, with an estimated 30\,000 people. There are many deep connections developing between Minnesota and Liberia through trade\, sports\, economic development\, faith communities\, family\, and friends. \nIn partnership with the Liberian Honorary Consul in Minnesota Jackson George\, join us for a Town Hall public forum for groups connecting Minnesota and Liberia to let others know about their company’s or organization’s activities\, and their vision for the future. \nThis event will presented as a Zoom webinar and broadcast live on YouTube. \nPresented in partnership with the Honorary Consulate of Liberia in Minnesota.
URL:https://globalminnesota.org/event/town-hall-liberia-minnesota-connections/
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SUMMARY:Learning from Sierra Leone: Fambul Tok and the Power of Forgiveness
DESCRIPTION:John Caulker\, Founder and Executive Director of Fambul Tok\, a peace-building NGO based in Sierra Leone\, believes that true healing and reconciliation can only take place through a community-led process. Documentary filmmaker Sara Terry tells this amazing story in her award-winning film\, Fambul Tok\, where victims and perpetrators of Sierra Leone’s brutal civil war come together for the first time in an unprecedented program of tradition-based truth-telling and forgiveness ceremonies. \nThrough reviving their ancient practice of fambul tok (family talk)\, Sierra Leoneans are building sustainable peace at the grass-roots level. Filled with lessons for the West\, the film explores the depths of a culture that believes true justice lies in redemption and healing for individuals and that forgiveness is the surest path to restoring dignity and building strong communities. \nJoin us for an inspiring discussion with John Caulker and Sara Terry on how Sierra Leone is advancing peace by mobilizing ordinary people in the hard work of reconciliation. The program will also feature special guest the First Lady of Sierra Leone Her Excellency Fatima Maada Bio. \nFambul Tok can be streamed online for free. \nThis event will be presented as a Zoom webinar. \nAbout the Speakers\nJohn Caulker is the Founder and Executive Director of Fambul Tok and has led the implementation of the Fambul Tok program since its inception in 2007. John became a human rights activist as a student leader during the initial years of the war in Sierra Leone. Risking his life to document wartime atrocities\, he infiltrated rebel camps disguised as a rebel to gather information and stories to pass along to international organizations such as Amnesty International\, Article 19\, and Human Rights Watch. He founded Forum of Conscience as a human rights NGO in Sierra Leone in 1996. As Executive Director of Forum of Conscience\, John strove to prevent recurring violence by connecting the root causes of Sierra Leone’s brutal conflict to the need for rural community participation in the national decision making process and acknowledgement of wrong doing to victims through the reparations program. As the national chairman of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Working Group\, John pressured the government of Sierra Leone to implement the recommendations of the TRC’s 2004 report. \nSara Terry is the Producer/Director of Fambul Tok\, her first feature-length documentary. A former award-winning reporter for the Christian Science Monitor\, Sara made a mid-career transition into photojournalism and documentary photography in the late 1990s. The focus of her work since has been post-conflict societies. Her long-term project about the aftermath of war in Bosnia — “Aftermath: Bosnia’s Long Road to Peace” — was published in September 2005 by Channel Photographics\, and chosen as one of the best books of the year by Photo District News. Her work has been widely published and exhibited at such venues as the United Nations\, Moving Walls/Open Society\, the Museum of Photography in Antwerp\, and the Leica Gallery in Solms\, Germany. She is the founder of The Aftermath Project\, a nonprofit grant program helping photographers cover the aftermath of conflict and building educational outreach and partnerships around the understanding that “war is only half the story.” \nPresented in partnership with the Edina Senior Center\, Friends of the Edina Library\, Friends of the Minneapolis Central Library\, Hennepin County Library – Minneapolis Central\, Landmark Center\, Minneapolis Public Schools Community Education\, Plymouth Library\, and Washburn Library.
URL:https://globalminnesota.org/event/learning-from-sierra-leone-fambul-tok-and-the-power-of-forgiveness/
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SUMMARY:Success Stories from International Women Entrepreneurs
DESCRIPTION:From medicine to education to agriculture\, women entrepreneurs across the globe are creating transformational experiences that drive innovation\, design solutions\, and bring ideas to life. \nTune in for an engaging conversation with international women entrepreneurs as they share their stories and experiences. \nIn partnership with World Learning and TeamWomen\, we’ll hear from a panel of international women entrepreneurs from Argentina\, India\, Italy\, Mexico\, and Sierra Leone\, who participated in the U.S. Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program and traveled to Minnesota for professional exchange opportunities over the past several years. \nPanel Speakers\n\nMegha Bhagat\, Human Rights Lawyer\, Co-Founder at Project DEFY and Executive Director at MUSE Inc. (India)\nPaulina Perea Eguía\, Co-Founder of Cervecería Olvera (Mexico)\nEnrica Rosa Maria Arena\, Co-Founder of Orange Fiber (Italy)\nDonatela Orsi\, Director of Economic Integration\, City of Buenos Aires (Argentina)\nSofia Mohamed Konneh\, Physical Trainer and Nutrition Advisor\, (Sierra Leone)\n\nThe women will share social\, economic\, and political factors that influence and encourage women as entrepreneurs and business owners. They will also discuss leadership development\, how they market their business\, and grow their companies. The program will include a welcome by Susan B. Plimpton\, Global Minnesota Honorary Board Director; and Patricia Harrison\, Director of Global Programs at World Learning. The panel discussion will be moderated by Priya Morioka\, Co-Founder and Co-Owner of Global Language Connections. \nThis event will be presented as a Zoom webinar.
URL:https://globalminnesota.org/event/success-stories-international-women-entrepreneurs/
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