Message-ID: <32ED0731.4619@sais-jhu.edu> Date: Mon, 27 Jan 1997 11:51:13 -0800 From: Andrew Wells <mailto:awells@SAIS-JHU.EDU> Subject: SAIS Social Change & Development Lecture Series To: mailto:DEVEL-L@AMERICAN.EDU
You are invited to: The Spring, 1997 Brown Bag Lecture Series of the Program on Social Change & Development Thursdays from 12:30 to 1:30 SAIS Rome Building, 1619 Mass. Ave. NW, Room 812All lectures are free--no reservations needed.
January 30 Aid and Democratization in the Second Clinton Administration Larry Garber, US Agency for International Development
Supporting democratic transitions has been a major emphasis for USAID's programs in the 1990s. Mr. Garber explains how the next administration will approach questions of foreign aid and democratization.
February 6 Sustainable Agriculture and Environmental Protection Horacio R. Morales, President, Philippine Rural Reconstruction Movement
One of the largest and most successful NGOs in the Philippines, the PRRM follows a strategy of demonstrating sustainable development models at the local level and working for policy reform. Mr. Morales describes how alternative farming methods result in lower production costs and social benefits.
Friday Training Youth in Inner-City Development February 7 Leon Sharpe, American Youth Foundation
Often labeled as the cause of social problems, youth actually can be tapped as a key resource for community improvement. Mr. Sharpe, who also works with SC&D's Empowering Neighborhood People initiative in DC, outlines a vision and process of successful leadership development among urban youth.
February 13 Trends in Nonprofit Law and Welfare Systems Soon-Young Moon and Vino van Veen, Johns Hopkins Institute for Policy Studies
Each year, the Institute for Policy Studies in Baltimore brings fellows from around the world to research topics relating to the nonprofit sector. Ms. Moon, from the Institute of East-West Studies in Seoul, compares NGO and welfare service delivery in the US and South Korea . Mr. van Veen, from the Netherlands, reports on his findings in the field of comparative nonprofit law.
February 20 The Future of the Rainforest Michael Robinson, Director, National Zoological Park
As global "development" destroys rainforests at a rapid rate, a great deal is at stake for the animal life and human communities connected to the forest. Using his own research in Latin America and Southeast Asia, as well as the work of the Smithsonian Tropical Research Center, Mr. Robinson gives case histories of the intricate biodiversity in rainforest habitats.
February 27 International Credit Union Development: Lessons Learned David Dinning, World Council of Credit Unions
For the last 25 years, the World Council of Credit Unions has been involved in developing new credit union movements and revitalizing existing movements in all regions of the world. Mr. Dinning explains the reasons for WOCCU's success and its newest development approaches.
March 6 Employing the Homeless in Washington Eric Steiner, Jubilee Jobs
Changes in the welfare safety net require, among other things, solid urban job creation and the continued efforts of non-profit agencies. Eric, an SC&D graduate working in inner-city Washington, outlines effective employment strategies to make 1997 "the year of the job."
March 13 Indigenous Cultural Resources for Rural Development Kevin Healy, Inter-American Foundation
Through the efforts of Bolivian grassroots federations and NGOs, a wide range of indigenous resources--from native crops and medicinal plants to technological knowledge--has been revitalized over the past several decades. Mr. Healy, author of a forthcoming book on Bolivian development, contrasts indigenous approaches to the monolithic Western development paradigm that took root in the 1950s.
March 20 Spring Break--No Lecture
March 27 Global Power? New Union Attempts to Cross Borders Jeff Fiedler, Food & Allied Service Trades Department, AFL-CIO
Organized labor's active involvement in the 1996 US elections drew extensive coverage and counterattacks. Under the leadership of John Sweeney, the AFL-CIO is developing a new international approach to political action, a process in which Mr. Fiedler plays a central role.
April 3 Approaches to Financial Services for the Poor Gustavo Gomez and Rosemarie Pugh, FINCA
With microfinance experience throughout the Americas, including pilot projects in the US, FINCA illustrates the potential of credit and banking that serve the interests of poor people. Mr. Gomez and Ms. Pugh describe FINCA's methodology and offer a long-range vision of equal access to financial services.
April 10 From Overseas Development to Our Own Third World Deborah Szekely, Eureka Communities
Eureka Communities supports leadership development of community-based nonprofits in US cities. Ms. Szekely, chair of Eureka's National Board of Directors, tells how she created Eureka and compares lessons learned from grassroots development in Latin America with inner-city US experience.
April 17 Cultural Roots of East Asian Development Grace Goodell, Director, Program on Social Change & Development
How have the East Asian "tigers" succeeded in rapidly joining the ranks of developed nations? Dr. Goodell, who has spent a two-year leave researching Asian business practices, reports on differences between Western and Eastern capitalism and the creation of a "culture of contingency."
April 24 Health-Microcredit Linkages: A Tanzanian Case Corinne Whitaker, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health
How can credit interventions work for health outcomes? Ms. Whitaker shares both theoretical and practical findings from her doctoral research examining the impact of a women's microcredit project on household investments and decision-making patterns in Tanzania.