THE SQUARE: A Film by Jehane Noujaim -The Egyptian Revolution Behind the Headlines

GLOBAL EXCHANGE

Ventura County Supporters 

presents

THE SQUARE:

A Film by Jehane Noujaim

THE EGYPTIAN REVOLUTION BEHIND THE HEADLINES

Wednesday, October 22, 2014
7:00pm - 8:30pm

THOUSAND OAKS LIBRARY, 1401 E. JANSS ROAD

The Egyptian Revolution has been an ongoing rollercoaster since January 2011. Through the news, we only get a glimpse of the bloodiest battle, an election, or a million-man march. At the beginning of July 2013, we witnessed the second president deposed within the space of three years.
The Square is an immersive experience, transporting the viewer deeply into the intense emotional drama and personal stories behind the news. It is the inspirational story of young people claiming their rights, struggling through multiple forces, in the fight to create a society of conscience.

The Business of Immigrant Detention: Is it worth the cost?

 GLOBAL EXCHANGE VENTURA COUNTY SUPPORTERS PRESENT:

 GORDON CLINT speaking about:
The Business of Immigrant Detention

Is it worth the cost?
7:00pm - 8:30pm

Tuesday, September 9, 2014  

THOUSAND OAKS LIBRARY, 1401 E. JANSS ROAD

As a volunteer with Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice - Ventura County (CLUE-VC), Gordon Clint has organized 18 carpool trips to Adelanto, the largest immigrant detention center in California.  Since September 2013, Clint and compassionate volunteers have held 147 “Detention Witness” visits with confined immigrants from 19 different countries.  Clint is concerned about the perverse incentives of private, for-profit prisons and detention centers like GEO Group’s Adelanto facility.  He will share what he has learned about the cost of our detention and deportation system on immigrants, their families, and taxpayers.

FREE PUBLIC PROGRAM

Information

http://globalexchangevc.blogspot.com

UKRAINE, RUSSIA, AND THE WEST; AN HISTORIC PERSPECTIVE

GLOBAL EXCHANGE VENTURA COUNTY SUPPORTERS PRESENT:

"UKRAINE, RUSSIA, AND THE WEST; AN HISTORIC PERSPECTIVE"

 A Presentation by Vitali Mostovoj

Wednesday, June 11, 2014  7 P.M. - 8:30 P.M.  Thousand Oaks Library, 1401 E. Janss Road

 

Global Exchange Ventura County Supporters are pleased to present Thousand Oaks resident Vitali Mostovoj  who will dscuss the roots of the current  conflict unfolding in Ukraine, Russia and Crimea.  Mostovoj will relate the historical and cultural ties between Ukraine and Russia, including the evolution of the borders in the region. He will also present thoughts about Ukrainian politics and the language factor in the area. 

Born in the Soviet Union to Ukrainian parents during World War II, Mostovoj emigrated to the U.S. with his parents in 1952.  He served as an officer in the U.S. Air Force for 25 years, including assignment on the staff of NATO's Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe.  For two years he led teams of U.S. weapons inspectors into the Soviet Union to monitor compliance with the INF Treaty.  After retirement from the Air Force he worked for a U.S. company installing commercial satellite terminals in Russia, Ukraine and Latvia. 

Mostovoj's degrees include a BS in Electrical Engineering, an MS in Business Administration and an MA in International Relations.

A question and answer period will follow the presentation.

This Program is FREE and open to the public.  

Dr. Thomas Gionis, MD, JD Speaking about the Stem Cell Revolution - April 29, 2014, 7PM at the Thousand Oaks Library

GLOBAL EXCHANGE

VENTURA COUNTY SUPPORTERS 

PRESENTS

DR. THOMAS GIONIS, MD, JD

SPEAKING ABOUT:

The Stem Cell Revolution: An Update on Stem Cell Treatment

TUESDAY, APRIL 29, 2014

THOUSAND OAKS LIBRARY, 1401 E. JANSS ROAD, 7:00pm - 8:30pm

DR. Thomas Gionis, Medical Director and Director of Stem Cell Research, serves as the Surgeon-in-Chief of the Irvine Stem Cell Treatment Center in Irvine, Ca.  Dr. Gionis has lectured in the UCLA School of Public Health, on Health Law and Principles of Global Health.  He is also a frequent lecturer in Bioethics, International Law, Peace and Public Health, at various international United Nations UNESCO bioethics workshops and seminars. 

A question and answer period will follow the presentation

DISCLAIMER: Ventura County Global Exchange Supporters has no professional knowledge about stem cell research and has organized this presentation as an informative discussion to educate the public.  We recommend that all medical decisions that you make, be discussed and coordinated with your own physician.  Global Exchange does not necessarily sanction or affirm what our speakers have to say. We leave it up to the judgment of our intelligent audience to unravel or take in what they wish.

Professor Jose M. Alamillo speaking about: CUBA Up Close and Personal

Ventura County Supporters presents:

“Professor Jose M. Alamillo
Speaking about

CUBA
Up Close and Personal
Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Thousand Oaks Library, 1401 E. Janss Road

7:00 P.M- 8:30 P.M. 

 

On May 21,2013, faculty and students traveled to Havana, Cuba for ten days as part of a semester-long course at CSU Channel Islands on Cuba's history, culture and politics.  During the trip they interacted with ordinary Cubans and experts in economics, politics, medicine, literature and the arts.  For this presentation, Professor Alamillo and his students will discuss their experiences in traveling to Cuba, their visits to medical clinics, museums, and community centers and their impressions on the future of U.S.-Cuba relations.

 Jose M. Alamillo is Full Professor and Coordinator of Chicano/a Studies Program at California State University Channel Islands (Camarillo, CA).  He is the author of Making Lemonade Out Of Lemons: Mexican-American Labor and Leisure in a California Town, 1900-1960 (2006) and co-author of Latinos in  U.S. Sport: A History of Isolation, Cultural Identity, and Acceptance (2011).  He teaches courses in Chicana/o Studies, Latino/a Studies, Immigration and Labor, Sports and Community Service-Learning.

Please plan to join us for an informative evening. A question and answer period will follow this presentation.

This program is free and open to the public.  Contributions will be gratefully accepted.

The Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare: Facts, Fiction and What We All Need to Know NOW!”

GLOBAL EXCHANGE

Ventura County Supporters presents:

“The Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare: Facts, Fiction and What We All Need to Know NOW!”

Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Thousand Oaks Library, 1401 E. Janss Road

7:00 P.M- 8:30 P.M.

Catherine Pedrosa, an Outreach and Education Specialist with the United Way of Ventura County, will present a program on this important and timely subject. Ms. Pedrosa is also a Certified Educator with Covered California, the State’s health insurance exchange.

Prior to United Way, Catherine ran the First 5 Family Resource Center in Simi Valley.  She has worked on health care, child development, child care and community engagement over the past 15 years, in both Los Angeles and Ventura Counties.

Please plan to join us for an informative evening. A question and answer period will follow this presentation.

This program is free and open to the public.  Contributions will be gratefully accepted.

Update Afghanistan - Maryam Qudrat, Professor at CSU Long Beach

GLOBAL EXCHANGE

Ventura County Supporters present:

“UPDATE AFGHANISTAN”

Tuesday, December 3, 2013

Thousand Oaks Library, 1401 E. Janss Road

7:00 P.M- 8:30 P.M.

 

Global Exchange, Ventura County Supporters, are pleased to present a talk by Maryam Qudrat, Ph.D., Professor at California State University Long Beach and a Fellow at UC Irvine’s Center for Ethics and Morality.  Dr. Qudrat holds in PhD in philosophy from the University of  Southern California.  In 2003, she authored a book entitled Torn Between Two Cultures:  An Afghan-American Woman Speaks Out.  She has traveled extensively in the region and has made numerous appearances on media such as CNN, TIME Magazine and The Los Angeles Times. 

As our troops depart this vital South Asian country after America’s longest war, what should Americans know about what we are leaving behind?  What is the current status of basic education, higher education, women’s affairs and public health?  And what should we expect about the future relationship between Afghanistan and the United States?

Local Board Members of two elementary schools for Afghan Refugee Girls will also be on hand to display Afghan jewelry, shawls and other  South Asian items, available with donations to the schools in refugee camps in northwest Pakistan.

Please plan to join us for an informative evening and an opportunity to do some holiday shopping.

A question and answer period will follow this presentation.

 

This program is free and open to the public.  Contributions will be gratefully accepted.