Posted By:  CFR Posted On:  Sep 2, 2008	A Sobering Foreign Policy Landscape
Picking up where it left off last week in Denver, CFR today convened a panel on foreign policy on the sidelines of the GOP convention in Minneapolis that reinforced the difficulties facing a new administration. Here’s a brief look at the discussion on some of the vexing issues: –...... [view]

Posted By:  CFR Posted On:  Aug 28, 2008	Policy Gleanings from GOP Platform
Republicans released a draft of their party’s 2008 platform ( WashPost ) ahead of next week’s Republican National Convention in Minnesota, according to several news reports.  The Washington Post says the draft breaks with Sen. John McCain’s proposed policies in several...... [view]

Posted By:  CFR Posted On:  Aug 26, 2008	Foreign Policy and ‘Swing States’
One of the (few) nice things about being housed 15 miles from the site of the actual convention – yes, hotel rooms downtown were tough to come by even for CFR – is the serendipitous conversations you find yourself having in the Marriott breakfast nook, in the taxi queue. In this case, as I...... [view]

Posted By:  CFR Posted On:  Aug 26, 2008	Morning Update: Democratic Convention
Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-MA) and Michelle Obama, the wife of the presumptive Democratic nominee, were featured speakers ( WashPost ) on the opening night of the Democratic National Convention, where the party will seek to rally around a common foreign policy vision . ...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Jul 30, 2008	More Penalties for Employers of Illegal Immigrants in The Bahamas
PM: Stiffer penalties for employers of illegal immigrants - By ERICA WELLS, Guardian News Editor: Nassau, Bahamas - Employers hiring illegal immigrants could soon face more public penalties as the government works to reign in the number of illegal immigrants that flock to Bahamian...... [view]

Posted By:  CWBloggers Posted On:  Jul 25, 2008	Immigration patterns in smaller Canadian cities: open blog
Hi folks, Diversity Matters is now open for discussion while i’m away on vacation, July 25-Aug 5/08… Here’s a few tidbits - just ’cause all this blank space, although very Zen, kinda unnerves me. Today’s National Post online features a story on...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Jul 16, 2008	THE POWERLESS POWERS
Reflections of Fidel: THIS is a serious subject. The summit meeting of leaders of the eight most highly industrialized powers on the planet took place July 7-9 at a mountain retreat on the banks of the Toyako, a lake formed inside a volcanic crater located in the north of the island of...... [view]

Posted By:  CFR Posted On:  Jul 9, 2008	Morning Update: Missiles and Diplomacy
On the Today show Wednesday morning, Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) said the United States should respond to Iranian missile tests with aggressive diplomacy . IMMIGRATION : Both presidential candidates spoke before the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) national conference on...... [view]

Posted By:  CFR Posted On:  Jul 2, 2008	Morning Update: Obama Adviser on Foreign Policy
In an interview with the Financial Times , Anthony Lake, foreign policy adviser to Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL), said Obama will likely pressure European allies to implement tougher sanctions on Iran. Lake also discussed Obama’s plan to withdraw troops from Iraq, the U.S.-India nuclear...... [view]

Posted By:  CFR Posted On:  Jul 1, 2008	Morning Update: Candidate Trips Abroad
Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) leaves today on his trip to Colombia, where he says he will work to promote free trade. Upon arriving in Cartagena this evening, McCain will meet with President Alvaro Uribe and several other leaders. From Colombia, McCain will travel to Mexico. Speaking to reporters...... [view]

Posted By:  CFR Posted On:  Jun 30, 2008	Morning Update: Obama’’s International Trip
Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) will travel to France, Germany, Israel, Jordan, and the United Kingdom in July, his campaign announced over the weekend. The trip will be “an important opportunity for me to assess the situation in countries that are critical to American national security, and to...... [view]

Submitted By:   voicesofny Event Date:  Apr 16, 2008 & Time: 17:00 PM-21:00 PM Event Location:  The Franklin H. Williams Caribbean Cultural Center/African Diaspora Institute [view]

The Dare to Dream Media and Arts Festival

Submitted By:   ccr4 Event Date:  May 21, 2008 Event Location:  Radisson Winnipeg Downtown Hotel [view]

Notre passé, notre avenir : nos enfants

Submitted By:   ccr4 Event Date:  May 21, 2008 Event Location:  Radisson Winnipeg Downtown Hotel [view]

Our Past, Our Future: Our Children

Submitted By:   voicesofny Event Date:  Apr 19, 2008 & Time: 13:00 PM-17:00 PM Event Location:  The Queens Museum of Art [view]

2008 Dare to Dream Media and Arts Festival