Peoria-Area Community Impact Guide 2022-2023

PEORIA AREA WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL

1501 W. Bradley Avenue Peoria, IL 61625 Phone: (309) 677-2454 or (309) 645-2580 Email: director@pawac.org Website : PAWAC.org Facebook : @peoriapawac Twitter : @PeoriaWorld Instagram : @ peoriaareaworldaffairscouncil LinkedIn : Peoria Area World Affairs Council (PAWAC) YouTube : Peoria Area World Affairs Council Virtual Events

Our mission is to bring the world to Central Illinois. PAWAC promotes a better understanding of global history, culture and current events.

OFFICERS: Angela Weck, Executive Director Octavian Gabor, President Julia Ghantous, President-Elect Kathryn Eissfeldt, Immediate Past President

Connie Tomczyk, Secretary Michael Gilles, Treasurer

BOARD MEMBERS: Edith Barnard Michelle Eaton Anne Fox Dr. Beverly Ketel Beatriz Ramirez Paul Resnick Don Samford Conrad Stinnett Dr. Gregory Wilson Joshua Zulu

PAWAC promotes a better understanding of global history, culture and current events. PAWAC does this through a variety of engaging educational initiatives, that provide opportunities for face-to-face learning and dialogue with global leaders, business executives, diplomats, policy experts, social innovators and distinguished opinion makers. The Peoria Area World Affairs Council is a non-partisan, multi generational organization, and takes no institutional positions onmatters of policy. VALUES Through expanded, informed, respectful public discourse about international relations and current events, we can transformhowpeople think about theworld and encourage them to act accordingly. As a non-partisan organization, PAWAC offers a broad tent for people looking for civil discussion of the day’s most pressing global concerns, with a particular focus on how they affect us here in Central Illinois. We believe this enables our communities to better compete, collaborate and make informed decisions. WHAT WE DO PAWAC hosts a variety of educational opportunities. These include dinner programs and lectures with distinguished

HOW TO HELP As a member-driven, volunteer organization, we invite members to share their talents by joining one of the organization’s committees, such as Programming, Educational Outreach, Membership, Finance andDevelopment, Marketing, and Scholastic Bowl. Committees meet monthly or quarterly. The schedule can be found on thewebsite at www.pawac.org.

speakers; the annual International Scholastic Bowl for high school students; pop-up conversations with experts concerning hot topics in global news; a quarterly book club; a weekly world news quiz; discounts on major publications; exciting travel opportunities and more. DID YOU KNOW? PAWAC is a local chapter of a nationwide network created more than a century ago to nurture public awareness of critical international issues affecting the United States. The Peoria Area World Affairs Council celebrated our 50th anniversary in 2020, and are making plans for our next 50 years.

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