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FEBRUARY Monday February 22: Carolyn Fluehr-Lobban, professor at Rhode Island College, gives a presentation on the history and geopolitical importance of Haiti at a WACNH 2010 Headline Speakers Luncheon in the Penman Room at Southern New Hampshire University from 12noon to 1:30 pm. Lecture and lunch admission is $10 for members and $15 for non-members. All are welcome to attend. Click here for more info Tuesday February 23: WACNH International Film and Discussion Series at Red River Theatres (11 S. Main St. Concord NH) presents a screening of the film The Devil Came on Horseback, an award-winning documentary on the crisis in Darfur, Sudan. Discussing the film afterwards will be film co-producer and founder of Global Grassroots, Gretchen Wallace. Film begins at 6pm with discussion directly after the film. Admission is $6.00. MARCH Tuesday March 9: Nathan Webster, free-lance journalist and photographer will speak about his experiences as an embedded wartime reporter in Iraq. Mr. Webster was embedded with US commando troops and offers a compelling and close-up look at the US war in Iraq through his own words and pictures. This event is part of the WACNH 2010 Headline Luncheon Speaker Series and will take place at Red River Theatre (11 S. Main Street in Concord NH ) from 12 noon to 1:30 pm. Lecture and lunch admission is $10 for members and $15 for non-members. All are welcome to attend. Click here for more info Monday March 22nd: WACNH International Film and Discussion Series at Red River Theaters in Concord NH presents a screening of the film Killing Time, a recent documentary about the plight of Bhutanese refugees forced out of their native country in the 1980's and forced to live in deplorable conditions in eastern Nepal. Many Bhutan refugees are now relocating to the US and there is a growing Bhutan population that has settled in New Hampshire in recent years. Joining us to discuss the film and talk about Bhutan immigration to NH will be members of the refugee assistance organization Lutheran Social Services of New England and Red River Theatres Executive Director Connie Rosement. Film begins at 6pm with discussion directly after the film. Admission is $6.00. Monday March 23: Professor Charles Dunbar, Professor of International Relations at Boston University and former US Ambassador to Yemen, will speak on the History of Yemen and the current conditions in this troubled nation which is verging on becoming a failed state and a haven for terrorist activities. This event is part of the WACNH 2010 Headline Luncheon Speaker Series and will take place at the Penman Room at Southern New Hampshire University from 12 noon to 1:30 pm. Lecture and lunch admission is $10 for members and $15 for non-members. All are welcome to attend. APRIL Tuesday April 13: Sergio Ramirez, former Vice-President of Nicaragua during the Sandinista regime and author and poet , will present a lecture on his experience as a politician and author and poet in his native Nicaragua. This event is part of the WACNH 2010 Headline Luncheon Speakers Series and will take place at the new Dining Hall Banquet Room at Southern New Hampshire University from 12 noon to 1:30 pm. Lecture and lunch admission is $10 for members and $15 for non-members. All are welcome to attend. Wednesday April 21: Nikolas Kozloff, author of the first-ever biography of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and the soon to be published No Rain in the Amazon, will talk about Southern American politics and environmental issues. Mr. Kozloff is a Senior Research Fellow at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs in Washington DC and a widely published author and political commentator. This event is part of the WACNH 2010 Headline Luncheon Speaker Series and will take place at the Penman Room at Southern New Hampshire University from 12 noon to 1:30 pm. Lecture and lunch admission is $10 for members and $15 for non-members. All are welcome to attend. Wednesday April 21: WACNH International Film and Discussion Series at Red River Theatres (11 S. Main St. Concord NH) presents a screening of the film The Revolution Will Not Be Televised, a riveting documentary on the unsuccessful coup attempt against Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez in 2002. We hope to have Nikolas Kozloff , author of the first biography of Hugo Chavez, to lead the discussion after the screening. Film begins at 6pm with discussion directly after the film. Admission is $6.00.
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