Globalization Under A New Light SAIS, LWVEF, NPA to Co-host Town Hall Meeting

The Johns Hopkins Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), the League of Women Voters Education Fund (LWVEF) and the National Policy Association (NPA) will co-host a town hall meeting, "Are Americans at Home in the Global Village?" on Thursday, October 25 from 10 a.m. to noon.

Susan Dentzer, health correspondent for PBS's The Newshour with Jim Lehrer, will moderate the discussion about globalization's effects on people's everyday lives and how citizens can shape globalization. This meeting will highlight some of the perspectives not always heard in the current globalization debate-public health, income inequality, immigration, cultural understanding and our children's future.

Expert panelists include:

· Andrew Kohut, director of the Pew Center on the People and the Press

· William Spriggs, director of the National Urban League's Institute of Opportunity and Equality

· Cheryl Peterson, director of the American Nurses Association's International Nursing Center

· Frank Sharry, executive director of the National Immigration Forum

· Susan Aaronson, senior fellow for International Programs at NPA

The conference, free and open to the public, will be held in the Kenney Auditorium, first floor of the Nitze Building, located at 1740 Massachusetts Ave., N.W., in Washington, D.C.

Honda North America has provided financial support for this event, which is part of a joint LWVEF/NPA project on educating the public on globalization.

For more information, contact Felisa Klubes in the SAIS Public Affairs Office at (202) 663-5626 or [email protected].