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 Global Good Neighbor Strategy Meeting
Two dozen “national strategists” met outside New York City at the Pocantico conference center to lay the groundwork to move the Global Good Neighbor Initiative forward. Six participants volunteered to form a national GGN Committee that will oversee the initiative over the next year, seek funding for a staff person, and develop a strategic plan for Global Good Neighbor. The International Relations Center agreed to constitute the “hub” for the initiative over the same period. Other exciting news was that the IRC received a $10,000 grant from Connect US to distribute Global Good Neighbor Public Service Announcements (PSAs) that are being produced for radio by the Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers.
GGN Committee members: Steve Cobble, Institute for Policy Studies; Marie Dennis, Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers; Alison Giffen, Open Society Institute; Julia Greenberg, American Jewish World Service; Peggy Huppert, Iowans for Sensible Priorities; Tony Kireopoulos, National Council of Churches; Susan Shaer, Women’s Action for New Direction; and Geoff Thale, Washington Office on Latin America.
A reception was held on Wednesday, February 8, 2006 from 5:30 - 7:30 pm at the San Francisco Film Centre, where Global Good Neighbor commendations were awarded to Ann Wright and the San Francsico Mayor and Board of Supervisors. An IRC panel discussion was held at 2:00 pm on Thursday, February 9, 2006 at Room 50, Birge Building, UC - Berkeley, and another on Thursday evening from 7:00 - 10:00 pm at La Peña Cultural Center. IRC program staff Tom Barry, Laura Carlsen, and John Gershman were joined by former diplomat Ann Wright and FPIF analysts Conn Hallinan and Stephen Zunes for a panel discussion entitled "Can the United States be a Global Good Neighbor? Opportunities and Obstacles for a New Foreign Policy." The evening discussion was followed by music - Dr. Loco with Tomas Montoya. (Event Details)
May 2005 ~ New York and DC Events
On Monday, May 16, 2005 at 2pm International Relations Center had a press briefing to introduce the Global Good Neighbor Initiative and the IRC Special Report A Global Good Neighbor Ethic for International Relations at the United Nations under the auspices of UN Correspondents Association.
As part of our continuing 25th Anniversary celebratory events, IRC met with colleagues, collaborators, and others to present A Global Good Neighbor Ethic of International Relations and the Global Good Neighbor Initiative at a reception in New York on Tuesday, May 17, 2005 with speakers Michael Ratner, Salih Booker, and Laura Carlsen.
We also presented a distinguished panel on Thursday, May 19, 2005 in Washington, DC to discuss Global Good Neighbor. The panelists include:
GGNI panelists at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace,
Johanna Mendelson Forman, United Nations Foundation
Anatol Lieven, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
George Vickers, Open Society Institute moderator
Tom Barry, International Relations Center
Ann Wright, former U.S. diplomat, retired U.S. Army Reserve Colonel
Salih Booker, Africa Action |
Inspired by Franklin D. Roosevelt's vision of international relations guided by "mutual respect" and cooperation, the IRC’s Global Good Neighbor Initiative is reclaiming this legacy by promoting dialogue and action aimed at forging a new animating vision for foreign policy in our time:
A Global Good Neighbor Ethic for International Relations
http://ggn.irc-online.org/
For media inquiries, email media@irc-online.org or call (505) 388-0208.
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Published by the International Relations Center (IRC, online at www.irc-online.org). Copyright © 2008,
International Relations Center. All rights reserved.
Recommended citation:
"Global Good Neighbor Initiative: Events" (Silver City, NM: International Relations Center, October 8, 2006).
Web location:
http://ggn.irc-online.org/neighbor/3572
Production Information:
Author(s): International Relations Center
Editor(s): IRC
Production: Chellee Chase-Saiz, IRC |
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