World Affairs Council Inland Southern California,
San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools
and Inland Empire Council for the Social Studies

 invite you to

Discuss the World with Great Decisions 2016

Resources and refreshments provided. Participants need to purchase a Great Decisions 2016 briefing book (see below) and read the topic before the session.

TOPICS, SPEAKERS & DATES
Session 1 - April 5 – Overview Meeting
                   Distribute books and review topics and procedures. The series is mix of facilitated discussion with video and speakers plus discussion.
Discussion on the topic "Rise of ISIS" facilitated by Diana Stiller. Norco H.S.

Session 2 - April 12 – The UN at 70 – A New Economic Development Agenda for a World in Crisis
       Read Gr. Decisions Topic 6.  Talk by Dr. Kevin Grisham, Assist. Prof. Geography and Environmental Studies, coach of the CSUSB Model UN.  President of UN Association USA – Inland Empire Chapter, Ike Khamisani is invited.
Discussion facilitated by Anita Tucker, Cobalt Institute of Maths and Science Academy

Session 3 - April 19 – NOTE TOPIC CHANGE!

Session 4 - May 3 – Climate Geopolitics: The Road to Paris and Beyond
                    Read Gr. Decisions Topic 7. Talk by Dr. William Ascher, Director. Roberts Environmental Center, Claremont
McKenna College with discussion.
 
Session 5 - May 10 - NOTE NEW DATE! International Migration – A Struggle to Develop Workable & Humane Policies
                   Read Gr. Decisions Topic 4.  Discuss Migration videos and Interview with Glocally Connected Director
                   Sherry MacKay & Selin Yildiz Nielsen and one of their refugee/immigrant clients Topic selected by the discussion participants

Session 6 - May 17 – U.S. – Cuban Relations: Are the Two Nations Ready for Change?
         Read Gr. Decisions Topic 8. Talk by Dr. Paul Ryer, Assist Professor of Anthropology, UC Riverside & Cuba specialist.

Teachers are $30 for the series. Students are free.
You may purchase your Great Decisions briefing books at Foreign Policy Assoc.
http://www.fpa.org/great_decisions/?act=gd_materials  or on April 5 from the program facilitator, Peg Hill. Books are $28 which includes tax and shipping.
   Register online at www.WACinlandsocal.org

You may register by mail by downloading and completing the flier information and mailing it with payment to WAC Inland SoCal, PO Box 1268, Riverside, CA 92502 
Gr Decisions 2016 Series fliercolor.pdf