We’re nearing the end of the 1st semester, and all I can say is that it’s been nothing short of a success for the committee, and Ashby as a whole. I think I can speak for the committee when I say that it has been a lot of fun getting together every week, planning and hosting events that are fun and also informative on global politics and international affairs. There was a lot of enthusiasm from the committee and members were very dedicated in making the committee a success right from the beginning. Throughout the semester, we hosted four programs – one more than was required – through the premise of our central theme which was “Spotlight On…” This theme aimed at shining light on a region and specific country within that region. This was done on a monthly basis, and the regions that were chosen were:
· Latin America and Venezuela
· Europe and France
· Africa and Darfur
Three of the four programs we had were based on these regions. For Latin America, we had a documentary on Che Guevara, the Argentinian revolutionary. For Europe, we created a French café in the Ashby TV Lounge, complete with hot cocoa, coffee, chocolate éclairs and croissants. There was also a little quiz on French political information that was posted on the Bulletin Board during that month of October. The final program was a movie showing of Hotel Rwanda, which illustrated glaring similarities to the current crisis in Darfur. An enlightening discussion followed this program, and eventually led to the committee deciding on our Service project for next semester, which hopefully will be to create awareness on the Darfur crisis by holding vigils, distributing flyers. The exact details are still to be worked on, but it promises to be learning experience for all members involved and hopefully for the residents as well.
On a sad note, we will be losing two members next semester as they will be participating in Semester Abroad programs. Will and Kristi will be sorely missed and we all wish them well in Spain and Italy respectively.
On behalf of the committee, I’d like to wish everyone a very Happy Holidays!
International Affairs and Politics Committee
Friday, December 15, 2006
Tuesday, June 06, 2006
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