Global Crossroads Lecture Series
2008-2009 Season

Join us for a dynamic line-up of speakers for the 2008-2009 season including:

All lectures will be held at:
Wyndham Cleveland at Playhouse Square
1260 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio  44115
Valet parking and adjacent parking available
5:30 pm - Registration, Reception and Cash bar
6:00 pm - Lectures

Full Series Subscription Prices:
$150 Current CCWA Members
$200 Non-members
Season Subscribers Attend One Lecture Free of Charge!

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October 9, 2008
Ambassador Edward Peck, Former U.S. Ambassador to Iraq and Mauritania, will present Doing It All Wrong in the Middle East.  Ambassador Peck argued against invading Iraq prior to the March 2003 invasion and has been a lively critic of US actions in Iraq ever since.  Click here for more information. 

November 13, 2008
Pierre-Yves Dugua, Economics Correspondent in the United States for the daily newspaper Le Figaro and correspondent for Radio France and Radio France Internationale.  Mr. Dugua will discuss the French perspective on the U.S. from a cultural and economic point of view.  Click here for more information and to register. 

February 19, 2009
Majka Burhardt, Mountain Climber and Activist, will discuss Ethiopian Culture and Politics.  Burhardt traveled to Ethiopia to climb a mountain and was transformed by her experience in the once war-torn and now Democratic nation.  Click here for more information and to register.  

March 27, 2009
Henrique Salas Romer, who ran against President Hugo Chavez in the 1998 election, will discuss his campaign experiences, the current political situation in Venezuela and US/Venezuela relations.  Click here for more information and to register.

April 2, 2009
Barbara S. Harvey, Former Deputy Chief of Mission in Jakarta, will speak on God and Society in Indonesia, a vast country with the world’s largest Muslim population.  Click here for more information and to register.

May 28, 2009
Bill Abrams, President of Trickle Up, will discuss his organization’s unique strategy to providing microfinancing to people who cannot access or benefit from microcredit directly.  Click here for more information and to register. 


Unauthorized audio recording, video recording or photography is strictly prohibited throughout the duration of the program.