Upcoming Events

March 12th, 2010

Ajami

Join the San Diego World Affairs Council in Attending the Landmark Theatres Special Screening of Ajami.

An Academy Award nominee for Best Foreign Language Film, Ajami is a brave, apolitical look at Jews and Arabs in Jaffa's multi-ethnic Ajami neighborhood—a searing debut by Israeli and Palestinian co-directors Scandar Copti and Yaron Shani, whose balanced perspective and use of non-professional local actors lend a palpable authenticity to a complex, cross-cultural drama. Shakespearian in its scope and themes—revenge, loyalty, hope and despair—the film draws us into the lives of two brothers fearing assassination; a young Palestinian refugee working illegally to cover his mother's medical expenses; and a Jewish cop obsessed with finding his missing brother. Through its unprecedented authenticity and immediacy, Ajami forces us to look at the Middle East conflict through the commonality of the human condition—and the tragic consequences of enemies living as neighbors.

The La Jolla Landmark Theatres is located on 8879 Villa La Jolla Drive, La Jolla, CA 92037

Theatre Will Be Announcing Show Times Shortly

Costs- General Admission: $10.50, Seniors, Children and Matinee: $8.00, Student rate Monday-Thursday: $8.00

For more information please follow this link:

http://www.kino.com/ajami/

Great Decisions Discussions

The Young Professionals Forum will be hosting a series of discussions over three months based on the PBS television series Great Decisions 2010. All are welcome.

Price of admission for the whole series is $60 for members and $65 for non-members (this includes the Great Decisions 2010 briefing book). Individual sessions cost $7.50 for members and $10 for non-members. Topics and dates of sessions are as follows:

March 18: "Special Envoys"

April 1: "Kenya and R2P"

April 15: "Global Crime"

April 29: "U.S.-China Security Relations

May 13: "Global Financial Crisis"

May 27: "Russia and its Neighbors"

June 10: "The Persian Gulf"

June 24: "Peacebuilding and Conflict Resolution"

The book can be purchased on its own. All orders for the briefing book (whether by itself or through a full signup) must be submitted no later than March 7th.

Time: 6:30-8:00 pm
Location: Living Room Coffee House
2541 San Diego Ave.
San Diego, CA 92110

April 20th-22nd, 2010

Join us as the San Diego World Affairs Council participates in attending the 25th annual presentation of the Kyoto Prizes

The Kyoto Symposium Organization is a California 501(c)3 non-profit corporation founded in 2004 to organize and administer San Diego's Kyoto Prize Symposium. The organization is dedicated to promoting education and expanding the mission of the non-profit Inamori Foundation, and the Foundation's Kyoto Prize, in North America.

Major activities of the Kyoto Symposium Organization include co-hosting the annual Kyoto Prize Symposium in conjunction with San Diego's major universities; holding an annual benefit gala; and funding the Kyoto Scholarships, which are awarded to high-school seniors in the greater San Diego / Tijuana region who plan to continue their education at an accredited four-year university.

In addition to scholarships, the Symposium offers unique educational opportunities through public lectures by the esteemed laureates of the Kyoto Prize, Japan's highest private award for global achievement. The mission of the Kyoto Symposium Organization is aligned with that of the Inamori Foundation, which awards the Kyoto Prize to individuals and groups worldwide who demonstrate outstanding contributions to the betterment of society.

SDSU Lecture Series

San Diego State University is having a free lecture series on political violence and terrorism, that will continue through April 2010 on Thursdays. More information provided on this page.