February 4, 2012

Below is a collection of news articles from 2006 by and about AIDemocracy.org and its network, some of which first appeared elsewhere. They are reposted here when working links were otherwise not available.

Everyone can help in fight against AIDS

by Robert Nelb Yale Daily News December 1, 2006 This Friday, World AIDS Day demands your attention. Twenty-five years after AIDS was first identified, we are called to reflect on … [Read more...]

Fellowship offers insights on activism

by Staff Writer Inside BU October 26, 2006 Erin McNamara, a senior from Poughkeepsie, is well on her way to being an activist. She was a Global Leadership intern for Americans … [Read more...]

Virginia Summit Brings Together College Students to Discuss Global Warming

by Navita Sahai, Northwestern University AIDemocracy.org July 27, 2006 They are in the State Capitol, in schools, and living on your street– involved student leaders seem to be … [Read more...]

Islamic conference addresses U.S. relations with the Muslim

by Sarah Griffith Bowling Green News 7/19/06 While the current global leaders met in St. Petersburg this week for the G-8 summit, Bowling Green was also hosting an event of a … [Read more...]

Diverse, young and focused: Why Caroline Kemp is a shining star for Americans for Informed Democracy

by Shannon C. Lynch, George Mason University Outstanding Student Leaders Digest (published by AIDemocracy.org) January 17, 2006 Americans for Informed Democracy chose 8 students … [Read more...]

We’re not the monster you see on tv: A Muslim students sheds light on his faith and living in a post-9/11 world

by Zeeshan Suhail World Scholar Winter 2006 9/11 may have taken the lives of three thousand Americans, but it has negatively impacted the lives of millions more the world over. … [Read more...]

Bringing the World Home

by DEREK THOMPSON Northwestern Journal of International Affairs Winter 2006 AID was established in September of 2002 by Marshall and Rhodes scholars at Oxford University who sought … [Read more...]

Our ‘Season of Hope’: Conference Moves Students to Take Action

by Marla Bertagnolli Global Solutions Quarterly Winter 2006 “If youth is the season of hope, it is often so only in the sense that our elders are hopeful about us . . .” – … [Read more...]

South African choir to sing in South Salem

by Gary Stern The Journal News December 13, 2006 A small children's choir from South Africa that is touring the U.S. to increase awareness of the growing danger of malaria in … [Read more...]

Violence against women demands attention

by Abigail Garrity Poughkeepsie Journal December 12, 2006 In December 1999, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution declaring Nov. 25 as International Day for the … [Read more...]

The Next Generation of Global Partnerships

by Brigette Victoria AIDemocracy.org December 12, 2006 Hosted by Americans for Informed Democracy, a non-partisan organization that strives to educate American students about … [Read more...]

Engaging Globally: Students Bring World Home

by Christine Heckman Scholarship in Action December 7, 2006 What do a Chinese Journalist, an American photographer, a counter-terrorism scholar from Uzbekistan, a German … [Read more...]

Memoirs From Malaga

by Kristiane Koontz '08 The Dicksonian December 7, 2006 When you’re a young person, old-timers love to nostalgically tell you of the “places you’ll go.” But for some … [Read more...]

Professors shed light on North Korea situation

by Shelly Brown Boston College Heights December 4, 2006 At a panel discussion Tuesday, three of Boston's esteemed professors came together to address one of international politics' … [Read more...]

IU East links into AIDS conference: Voices broadcast from World Bank in Washington D.C.

by Ryan Clark Pal-Item December 4, 2006 Melissa Blankenship knows people infected by AIDS. She wants others in her community to know something about them, and about AIDS, as … [Read more...]

Videoconferences on AIDS connect students across globe

by Hadas Gold GWU Hatchet December 4, 2006 While rapper Chris "Ludacris" Bridges visited GW and rallies took place at the White House, some students spent part of World AIDS Day … [Read more...]

Colleges discuss AIDS campaigns: Video conference looks at approaches students take against disease

by Courtney Albon The Eagle Online December 4, 2006 A recent video conference held to commemorate World AIDS Day, which occurred on Dec. 1, focused specifically on the effect that … [Read more...]

AIDS videoconference highlights global views

by Katherine Manchester The Wesleyan Argus December 2, 2006 The development of new medical technologies and prevention efforts are needed to combat the global AIDS epidemic, … [Read more...]

Elis stress local HIV impact

by June Torbati Yale Daily News December 1, 2006 In an auspicious start for today's World AIDS Day, the student group Universities Allied for Essential Medicine successfully … [Read more...]

AID Featured on Public Radio

by Rebecca Roberts The Intersection December 1, 2006 Americans for Informed Democracy President Seth Green was a special guest on the World AIDS Day show on The Intersection with … [Read more...]

A word of thanks to America

by Eugene B. Kogan Shalom New Haven November 2006 Editor's Note: Eugene Kogan came to the United States with his brother and parents under the auspices of the U.S. Refugee Program … [Read more...]

Speaker at Kent State U. discusses U.S.-Muslim relations

by April Samuelson Daily Kent Stater November 21, 2006 KENT, Ohio -- The vice chair of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, a national Muslim civil rights organization, spoke … [Read more...]

Young Leaders Summit on Global Health Recap

by Ben Solomon and Alisa Mo Cornell Heath International November 17, 2006 “Be unreasonable. Fail. Stick it to the Man. Every time we speed up, we save lives; every time we slow … [Read more...]

International Arts and Crafts Festival comes to the Hendrix Center and the Union

by Caroline Rash The Tiger News (Clemson University) November 10, 2006 Next week, Clemson students and faculty can find a variety of hand-crafted gifts and decorations from over 30 … [Read more...]

Expanding horizons: Panelists stress understanding to improve relations

by Jaclyn Cosgrove Daily O’Collegian November 3, 2006 Caption: Raymond Habibiy, a political science professor, and Ms. Sarwat Husain, executive director of the San Antonio … [Read more...]

Students active in statewide campaigns

by Jennifer Sykes William and Mary News Nov 02, 2006 Neither the Democrats or the Republicans at William and Mary are shying away from taking an active role in campaigning for … [Read more...]

Meeting to offer ‘understanding’ of Islamic world

by Jaclyn Cosgrove Daily O’Collegian November 2, 2006 Tonight’s event “The Future of U.S.-Muslim World Relations” won’t be a boring discussion on religion but rather an … [Read more...]

NYU hosts summit on global health issues

by Josh Burd Washington Square News October 30, 2006 It is up to today’s students to become leaders in addressing health care crises around the world, speakers said at a … [Read more...]

The Re-education of a Nation: Americans for Informed Democracy

by Frances Lessman NCIV Network News (see more at NCIV) October 2006 “The eye only sees what the mind is prepared to comprehend.” –Henri Bergson, French philosopher. Now, … [Read more...]

Muslim Organization Sponsors Fast

by Steven Xian Cornell Daily Sun Oct 22 2006 Would you go hungry for a day so someone else wouldn’t? With open hearts and empty stomachs, Cornellians showcased both their … [Read more...]

Olivet College to discuss future of United Nations

by Staff Writer Lansing State Journal Oct 22 2006 OLIVET — William K. Davis, director of the United Nation's Information Center, will speak at Olivet College Oct. 27 at noon in … [Read more...]

Students stand up to fight poverty

by Rachel Engstrand Washington Square News October 16, 2006 Even the New Year’s Eve ball rose in Times Square last night as thousands of people stood up in support of eradicating … [Read more...]

Getting Rid of Labels: A Panel Discussion on U.S.-Muslim Relations Five Years After 9-11 Called for Tolerance Among All People

by Helen Berggren Miami Herald October 8, 2006 Finding a long-term strategy to improve relations between the United States and Islamic world is not a topic at the forefront of most … [Read more...]

Editor discusses lost liberal legacy in U.S.: Peter Beinart wants liberals to rediscover the power of their ideas in a post-9/11 world.

by Emily Greenhouse Wesleyan Argus October 5, 2006 Peter Beinart, editor-at-large of The New Republic magazine, discussed the outlook of his new book, "The Good Fight: Why … [Read more...]

AIDemocracy Brings Beinart to Trinity

by Joanna Hecht The Trinity College Tripod October 3, 2006 Peter Beinart, editor-at-large for The New Republic, spoke eloquently last Wednesday in the Washington Room about his … [Read more...]

Student voices connect across the world

by Tanica Cooper Daily Nebraskan September 29, 2006 With nine TV sets and nine speakerphones, students and faculty members from around the world met to talk about international … [Read more...]

U.N. speaker warns against hypocrisy

by Tina Abrams The Daily (University of Washington) September 29, 2006 Students, professors and community members gathered yesterday at Kane Hall to hear Gillian Sorenson, former … [Read more...]

Baggy Jeans or a Tailored Suit?

by Julia Levy Cornell Daily Sun September 29, 2006 There is something different about the way your classmates are dressing, and it has more to do with their future than with … [Read more...]

U.N. adviser to speak on international cooperation

by Tina Abrams The Daily (University of Washington) September 28, 2006 Gillian Sorenson, senior advisor and national advocate at the United Nations Foundation (UNF), will speak on … [Read more...]

At NSU, tour urges environmental action

by Scott Harper The Virginian-Pilot September 27, 2006 NORFOLK — A dizzying tour of college campuses spun into Norfolk State University on Tuesday. And despite phrases such as … [Read more...]

Expert addresses crisis

by Margaret Farish The Tiger (Clemson University) 9/22/06 One week after the fifth anniversary of Sept. 11, Matthew Martin opened the stage at Clemson Monday for discussion on the … [Read more...]

Panel examines media coverage of Mid-East

by Geoff Brashear MTSU Sidelines (Murfreesboro, TN) September 21, 2006 Americans for Informed Democracy sponsored a panel discussion about the recent events with Lebanon and … [Read more...]

Post 9/11, divisions magnified

by Sangwon Yoon Washington Square News (NYU) September 21, 2006 The media and Bush administration have widened the rift between the Middle East and the U.S. in the post-Sept. 11 … [Read more...]

“9-11 Plus 5 Summit” Impressions

by Katherine Townsend WorldPress.Org September 21, 2006 It was 1:30 pm on Sept. 8, fifteen minutes before the registration period ended for the 9-11 Americans for Informed … [Read more...]

Summit Calls For Moderation in U.S.-Muslim World Relations

by Andy Zieminski WorldPress.Org September 21, 2006 Over 400 students from around the United States and a number of Muslim countries gathered in Washington, D.C. on Sept. 8 for a … [Read more...]

OneVoice stresses both sides

by Andres Navas Boston College Heights September 21, 2006 In difficult conflicts, such as the one being waged in Israel and Palestine, it is easy to hear the voices of each side … [Read more...]

Stanley Foundation Officer Addressed Students on Nuclear Technologies

by Staff Writer Newberry College News September 19, 2006 Newberry, SC, September 19, 2006: Matthew Martin, a program officer in Policy Analysis and Dialogue at the Stanley … [Read more...]

Arabic newspaper chief to speak at JMU

y Staff Writer Shenadoah September 19, 2006 The Washington bureau chief of Al-Hayat, a London-based Arabic language newspaper, will speak about the future of relations between the … [Read more...]

9/11 anniversary addressed

by Alex Bjork The Clarion (University of Denver) 9/19/06 A standing-room-only audience marked the fifth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, at a panel discussion Wednesday. The … [Read more...]

Save Darfur Rally in Central Park

by Julia Levy Gothamist September 18, 2006 Donning blue UN "peace keeper" hats and protest signs, an estimated 20,000 people gathered in Central Park yesterday to demand the end to … [Read more...]