International Relations Committee:
This committee educates and informs LWV members on selected current international issues. The committee hosts international groups such as the Humphrey Fellows and facilitates cultural exchanges with community groups.
This committee educates and informs LWV members on selected current international issues. The committee hosts international groups such as the Humphrey Fellows and facilitates cultural exchanges with community groups.
International Relations Committee Zoom Meeting
Monday, May 2, 2022
7:00 pm
Contact Liz Taylor (taylorjet@aol.com) for the Zoom link
Monday, May 2, 2022
7:00 pm
Contact Liz Taylor (taylorjet@aol.com) for the Zoom link
International Relations Committee Zoom Meeting
Monday, April 4, 2022
7:00 pm
Topic: visit on April 29 of Humphrey International Fellows.
Contact Liz Taylor (taylorjet@aol.com) for the Zoom link
Monday, April 4, 2022
7:00 pm
Topic: visit on April 29 of Humphrey International Fellows.
Contact Liz Taylor (taylorjet@aol.com) for the Zoom link
International Relations Committee Zoom Meeting
Monday, March 7, 2022
7:00 pm
Tom Morgan will give an update on the Russia-Ukraine situation.
Contact Liz Taylor (taylorjet@aol.com) for the Zoom link
Click here to view the recording of the meeting
Monday, March 7, 2022
7:00 pm
Tom Morgan will give an update on the Russia-Ukraine situation.
Contact Liz Taylor (taylorjet@aol.com) for the Zoom link
Click here to view the recording of the meeting
LWV Duluth International Committee
Duluth Sister Cities
Monday, February 28 at 7:00 pm via Zoom
Join the International Relations Committee Zoom meeting on Monday,
February 28th, at 7:00 p.m. for a discussion on how our Duluth Sister
Cities are coping with climate change and with the pandemic.
Contact Liz Taylor (taylorjet@aol.com) for the Zoom link
International Relations Committee Zoom Meeting
Monday, January 24, 2022
7:00 p.m.
Terrie Shannon will talk to the group about support needed in bringing
4-5 Afghan refugees to Duluth through a program called Sponsor Circles.
Hope you will join us!
Click here to view the recording of the meeting.
Monday, January 24, 2022
7:00 p.m.
Terrie Shannon will talk to the group about support needed in bringing
4-5 Afghan refugees to Duluth through a program called Sponsor Circles.
Hope you will join us!
Click here to view the recording of the meeting.
Meeting with
Humphrey International Fellows
Monday, March 15, 2021
1:00 - 2:00 pm via Zoom
Humphrey International Fellows
Monday, March 15, 2021
1:00 - 2:00 pm via Zoom
There will be a Zoom meeting with this year’s Humphrey International Fellows who are at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities Campus. The Fellows are from the following countries: Morocco, Pakistan, Saint Vincent & the Grenadines, Romania, Venezuela, Kyrgyzstan, India, Argentina, Philippines, and North
Macedonia.
The Fellows will share what they hope to learn during their exchange at the University of Minnesota, what the current social issues are in their home countries, and how their country is doing with the pandemic. Following this meeting, the International Relations Committee will set up Zoom meetings with Duluth community individuals/groups who have interests in the areas these Fellows are studying.
If you would like to be part of the March 15th Zoom, please let Liz Taylor (taylorjet@aol.com) know by Friday, March 12.
Macedonia.
The Fellows will share what they hope to learn during their exchange at the University of Minnesota, what the current social issues are in their home countries, and how their country is doing with the pandemic. Following this meeting, the International Relations Committee will set up Zoom meetings with Duluth community individuals/groups who have interests in the areas these Fellows are studying.
If you would like to be part of the March 15th Zoom, please let Liz Taylor (taylorjet@aol.com) know by Friday, March 12.
Hubert H. Humphrey Fellows
For eighteen years LWV Duluth has hosted Fellows from the University of Minnesota Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program at the Institute of Public Affairs and Human Rights Center at the Law School.
Humphrey Fellows study at the Minneapolis campus for an academic year to expand their knowledge at a professional level in their respective fields. The Fellows come from designated developing nations and emerging democracies such as Pakistan, Philippines, India, Egypt, Columbia, Turkey, Kenya, Nepal, and many others. The ten or twelve Fellows come to Duluth annually to meet with government and non-government representatives, and discuss mutual issues and policies. Learning about our community and local governance is a major aspect of their visit. A visit to the Mayor's office and key non-profit agencies provides perspective for participants. The city is showcased with a tour of Duluth’s attractions and the visit is punctuated with a luncheon and discussion time provided by LWV Duluth. |
2019 Visit
Each year for the past 40 years, the Humphrey International Fellows Program brings accomplished mid-career professionals from designated countries to the United States for a year of academic study, related professional experience, and cultural exchange. The people-to-people approach to international understanding provides a basis for lasting ties between US citizens and their professional counterparts in other countries, and strengthens the global exchange of knowledge and experience essential to a sustainable world.
The 2018-2019 University of Minnesota’s Humphrey Fellows visited Duluth April 24th, 25th, and 26th as guests of the Duluth League of Women Voters. This year, Fellows came from Israel, Brazil, Zimbabwe, Tunisia, Zambia, South Africa Morocco, Pakistan, Nepal, Cambodia, Tonga, and Tajikistan. They come to Duluth at the end of their exchange to learn what social services/programs a medium-size community offers and to have time to evaluate their learning experience in the program. Two delegates from Duluth’s Sister City Thunder Bay also joined the visit. The theme for this year’s visit was Current innovative social services/social justice policies and programs, economic development which bring equity for all. As with past visits to Duluth by former Fellows, the group met with Mayor Larson and other City and human rights officials, learned about the history of the Clayton Jackson McGhie Memorial and Program, and about the American Indian Community programs—but this year they also were part of discussions with UMD faculty on the Current Life of Refugees and on Food Insecurity. |
Humphrey Fellows with Mayor Emily Larson
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