by Gemma Leghorn Bowdoin Orient April 27, 2007 Experts Steven Metz and Charles Pena debated U.S. options for withdrawal from Iraq on Sunday in Kresge Auditorium, and though they … [Read more...]
Below is a collection of news articles from 2007 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.
Panel says education will improve world relations
by Elizabeth Hays Daily O'Collegian April 9, 2007 The right tactic and strategy is not being used in Western-Muslim world relations, speakers said Saturday at the Young Global … [Read more...]
Authors Stress Commonality in U.N.
by Molly Newman Marquette Tribune April 5, 2007 Americans for Informed Democracy hosted guest speakers David Shorr and Mark Lagon Monday night to discuss their paper, "How to Keep … [Read more...]
Invisible Children documentary tells story of Uganda war
by Tim McCall, Collegian Staff The Collegian March 9, 2007 The Invisible Children campaign came to Amherst Wednesday night to showcase their documentary about the ongoing civil war … [Read more...]
Global Leadership for Girls
by Patti Binder What's Good For Girls February 25, 2007 Girls Scouts of the USA and Americans for Informed Democracy teamed up for a video conference for girls entitled “Women … [Read more...]
Changing the World While Saving Yourself from the Cubicles
Follow Your Bliss. Make a Living. By Marriah Star November 2007 For centuries, the second assertion listed above dictated a person’s career choices. Sure, in college you are … [Read more...]
Citizen Advocacy Or Citizen Diplomacy: What Can You Do? Plenty!
The Huffington Post by Miriam Asnes October 20, 2007 For more than a year the OneVoice Movement had planned to hold historic One Million Voices to End the Conflict Peoples' … [Read more...]
Muslim students respond to Monday’s Horowitz talk
by Mary Duke Wednesday, October 24, 2007 As a response to a lecture by author David Horowitz, the University of Wisconsin Muslim Students Association discussed Tuesday … [Read more...]
One Voice
The Huffington Post by Miriam Asnes October 20, 2007 For more than a year the OneVoice Movement had planned to hold historic One Million Voices to End the Conflict Peoples' … [Read more...]
Church members to fast, pray for debt forgiveness for poor nations
By:Christine McCluskey, Journal Inquirer 10/11/2007 MANCHESTER - For 24 hours this Friday and Saturday, members of Emanuel Lutheran Church will fast and pray for the cause of debt … [Read more...]
C of C students join hundreds for Darfur
Sam Manring Issue date: 10/11/07 Fifteen hundred people gathered at the capitol building in Columbia to watch a rally for the situation in Darfur Sept. 29. A bus carrying students … [Read more...]
US Should Support Democracy in Pakistan
Friday, October 5, 2007 The Huffington Post by Rovert Naiman [Remarks at an event last night at Northwestern University, sponsored by Americans for Informed Democracy.] Since … [Read more...]
Redeeming America – What it will take to win back the world
Redeeming America What it will take to win back the world —By Hannah Lobel, Utne Reader Utne Reader July / August 2007 Issue On April 18, President Bush delivered a … [Read more...]
Redeeming America
by Hannah Lobel Utne Reader July/August Issue On April 18, President Bush delivered a long-awaited speech on his plan to stem the genocide in Darfur. During three years of … [Read more...]
Youth Open House
Youth Open House by World Bank North American Affairs Published on: Jul 20, 2007 TakingITGlobal connects 150,000 youth around the world to find inspiration, information and gets … [Read more...]
Which Youth Will Lead Us?
Which Young Americans Will Lead Us? Posted by Tarek Rizk on July 12, 2007 http://www.gii-exchange.org/blog/2007/07/which_young_americans_will_lea.html The GII had the opportunity … [Read more...]
Advocates Urge Action on Poverty
by Megan Harris United Press International June 14, 2007 WASHINGTON, June 14 (UPI) -- Development experts and observers agree that enormous strides have been made in fighting … [Read more...]
Class of 2007 Offsets Graduation Travel with Carbon Neutral Commencement -
by Staff Writer Exduco June 13, 2007 Continuing a tradition started by John Napier Tye '06 last year, Yale Law School's 2007 Commencement was "carbon neutral," meaning that the … [Read more...]
It’s just not fair
by Guest writer GDLN News May 15, 2007 University students in the U.S. seek guidance from international climate change experts in Quito and Washington on ways to mitigate climate … [Read more...]
Young Americans and Egyptians talk, but don’t see eye to eye
by Dan Murphy Christian Science Monitor May 10, 2007 Over the weekend in Cairo, young Egyptian and American students and professionals came together in a series of meetings … [Read more...]
Americans, Egyptians discuss the US’s Middle East policy
by Jonathan Spollen The Daily Star May 6, 2007 CAIRO: As world leaders descended on Sharm El-Sheikh to discuss Iraq, leaders in the making were running their own conference at the … [Read more...]
A political analyst, Kogan understands the power of opportunity
A political analyst, Kogan understands the power of opportunity by Mary Howard Connecticut College Magazine April 2007 Eugene Kogan ´03 and his family had much to be thankful … [Read more...]
From African poverty to American Idol
by Jake Sommer The Daily (Univ. of Washington) April 27, 2007 World-famous developmental economist Jeffrey Sachs held a video conference with UW students yesterday that was … [Read more...]
UN talk unites students from across the globe
by Rachel Scott Swarthmore Phoenix April 21 Last Thursday students from three continents came together to discuss issues of United Nations reform through a videoconference with … [Read more...]
Jordanian, American Youth Discuss US Democracy Promotion
by Ramsey G. Tesdell The Jordan Times April 20, 2007 AMMAN, April 20 — HRH Prince Hassan on Thursday said democracy is a universal and relative concept and no nation or society … [Read more...]
We’re all just ‘Tree-huggers’: Reflections from a Global Videoconference on Climate Change and Oil Dependence at the World Bank
by Heather Page Grad Life @ SIS (American University) April 20, 2007 In this office we get into some heated debates. Sometimes they center on our ideals for the justices of tipping … [Read more...]
Prof tackles responses to nuclear threat
by Betsy Franz Maroon (U Chicago) April 20, 2007 Dr. Chris Preble, director of Foreign Policy Studies at the Cato Institute, spoke on Wednesday of various solutions that the United … [Read more...]
International videoconference to highlight global environment issues
by Jon Schroeder The Lariat (Baylor University) April 20, 2007 By JON SCHROEDER Staff writer Environmentally conscious students probably have conversations about the environment on … [Read more...]
U.S. Democracy Strategy: An American-Jordanian Dialogue
April 19-21, 2007 Amman, Jordan Conference Recommendations The following recommendations were approved democratically by young Americans and Jordanians (ages 18-28) at a … [Read more...]
Policy Expert Offers Solutions For U.S. To Avoid War With Iran
by Katie Ressmeyer Daily Northwestern April 19, 2007 Christopher Preble once heard a simple explanation for the U.S.'s fear of a nuclear Iran. "'It would cramp our style,'" he … [Read more...]
Climate of Impunity is Deadly for Journalists
by Una Hardester Internationalist April 16, 2007 In the spring of 2002, I was in a sophomore journalism class. As part of an assignment, I had to follow the story of Daniel Pearl, … [Read more...]
Allen debates health care reform
by Beth Kowitt Bowdoin Orient April 13, 2007 CAPTION: INFORMING DEMOCRACY: Rep. Tom Allen ’67 (left) and Tarren Bragdon (right) of the Maine Heritage Policy Center debate health … [Read more...]
Global Citizenship
by Staff Writer Green Bay Press Gazette April 10, 2007 The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay will host its fourth annual Phoenix Forum today in the University Union. The goal of … [Read more...]
An Attack on Iran Would Be a Tragedy for its Democrats
by Una Hardester, Senior Political Analyst, Americans for Informed Democracy The Internationalist April 9, 2007 News about Iran is dominated by that country’s nuclear ambitions, … [Read more...]
Midwesterners Throng to Talk UN
by David Shorr Democracy Arsenal April 6, 2007 Well maybe "throng" is an overstatement, but three days on the road with the State Department's Mark Lagon this week (modeling … [Read more...]
Phoenix Forum to focus on global citizenship
by Staff Writer UW-Green Bay News April 5, 2007 GREEN BAY - Students and others with diverse backgrounds and viewpoints will discuss what it means to be a global citizen Tuesday … [Read more...]
Facing Up to the Iraqi Refugee Crisis
by Una Hardester Internationalist April 2, 2007 Since the Iraq War began in 2003, hundreds of thousands of Iraqis have been killed, and more are dying, in increasingly gruesome … [Read more...]
Policy Advisor Calls For Student Action Darfur
by Marcela Otero Cornell Daily Sun March 29, 2007 “After four years of this ever-spiraling crisis, we have no idea how many people have died. The evidence has been covered by … [Read more...]
Darfur Displays Inform C.U. Awareness
by Alyssa Goldschmidt Cornell Daily Sun March 28, 2007 As Cornell students cross the Arts Quad this week, they will encounter some questions about their knowledge of the crisis in … [Read more...]
AID Summit Addresses Global Change
by Roxanne Binaso The Heights (Boston College) "What do we want … to change the world! When do we want it … now!" This chant, led by Seth Green, founder of Americans for … [Read more...]
Culture dinner sells out; nationality booths added
by Sneha Pradhan The Wartburg Trumpet March 20, 2007 Wartburg celebrated Culture Week with the theme “The world comes to Wartburg” this year. The main event featured cuisines, … [Read more...]
Saving the Human Rights Council from Itself
by Una Hardester, Senior Political Analyst at Americans for Informed Democracy The Internationalist March 18, 2007 The UN Human Rights Council (HRC) has had a terrible first … [Read more...]
Students React to Darfur Genocide
by Molly OToole Cornell Daily Sun March 13 2007 When searching Cornell’s web pages for information on “student activism” one gets numerous results: the first mentions Day … [Read more...]
Activist Decries Genocide in Sudan
by Molly OToole Cornell Daily Sun March 12, 2007 “It is a great pleasure to be visiting Cornell,” began Peter Takirambudde, executive director for the African Division of Human … [Read more...]
Panel to shed light on human trafficking
by Staff Writer MTSU Sidelines March 12, 2007 An open panel discussion on human trafficking and the sex slave trade will take place March 21 at 6 p.m. in room 108 of the … [Read more...]
A night without a home: Around 40 students spent the night on the Quad to experience homelessness
by Shannon Langan The Crimson White February 26, 2007 Imagine sleeping outside on the ground in the middle of February with just a sleeping bag and a blanket, only you and Mother … [Read more...]
Panelists spar over Iraq conflict and solutions
by Chris Maroshegyi The Heights (Boston College) 2/22/07 As the results of the recent midterm election and the current debate in Congress show, the War in Iraq has become the … [Read more...]
Students Try to Make Sense of Uncertain World at Summit
by Una Hardester Think Magazine February 20, 2007 On January 11 and 12, the Stanley Foundation, in collaboration with Americans for Informed Democracy (AID), hosted a summit for … [Read more...]
U.S.-Islamic world panel urges open dialogue on Iran
by Mary E. O’Leary, Register Topics Editor New Haven Register 02/20/2007 NEW HAVEN — An open dialogue between the people of Iran and the United States is the only way to keep … [Read more...]
Straight Talk, Across Borders
by Nicole Allan New Haven Independent February 20, 2007 Seth Green, seated in the Yale Law School, smiled at students in Jordan. He looked at a TV screen, spoke into a microphone, … [Read more...]
