by admin on May 6, 2013
Announcing a new online seminar from Principia College starting May 6. Former CIA analyst Janessa Gans Wilder draws on her experience with top commanders in Iraq to present “Iraq: Ten Years of War.” Janessa is now director of the Euphrates Institute which works to build better relations between the West and the Middle East.
Check out her class at http://www.principialifelonglearning.org/online-non-credit/current-courses
It’s been ten years since the United States invaded Iraq on the heels of the 9/11 tragedy that fixed our gaze on the Middle East. In this online seminar open to anyone, we will learn the lessons of U.S. involvement in Iraq and assess the threats that remain, including Iraq’s neighbor, a nuclear-bent Iran.
The Principia Online Learning seminar will raise such questions as: What went wrong in Iraq? What went right? Where is it now? Where is it headed? Euphrates Founder Janessa Gans Wilder will share firsthand accounts from her time living in Iraq as a CIA analyst from 2003–05 as well as return trips in 2006 and 2009.
Class runs May 6–27. Live class sessions meet Monday evenings 7:30 p.m.–8:30 p.m. (CDT), beginning May 6. Cost: $95. For more information and to register.
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by admin on April 21, 2013
| Join the Principia Club of Greater Kansas City for a timely talk by Janessa Gans Wilder, CEO and Founder of The Euphrates Institute
Why the Middle East Matters to Us
Sunday, April 21, 2013
2:00–3:00 p.m.
Registration begins at 1:45 p.m.
Refreshments will be served after the talk.
Matt Ross Community Center
Crown Room
8101 Marty Street
Overland Park, KS 66204
No RSVP is necessary.
For more information, contact Lisa Holton at 913.338.4285 or llhprin@kc.rr.com,
Jean Moffitt at 913.302.1094 or jeanmoffitt@gmail.com,
About the Talk: The Middle East is the site of wars and terrorism, the major source of the world’s energy, and the birthplace of monotheistic religion. The world needs informed individuals thinking about this important region and going beyond media sound bites and stereotypes. Learn about current trends in the Middle East and their underlying issues and causes and hear inspiring examples of hope and progress. Janessa will also discuss how building bridges with this critical region begins with each of us. You will leave equipped to take practical steps toward peace.
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Directions
Location: Matt Ross Community Center: Crown Room
The Matt Ross Community Center is located in downtown Overland Park, one block west of Metcalf. Turn west onto Marty Street from Metcalf (at approximately 81st Street), and the Center will be on your right.
There is ample parking available.
For more information the day of the event, please contact
Lisa Holton at 913.579.4285 or Jean Moffitt at 913.302.1094. |
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by admin on April 15, 2013
The Euphrates Fellows are hosting a lunchtime discussion in the Principia College dining room, April 15, from 1:30-2:15. The topic is Iraq and where it’s headed, given April 9th was the 10-year anniversary of Saddam Hussein’s regime being toppled.
All are welcome to attend.
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by admin on March 29, 2013
Euphrates’ Visionary of the Year, Ronny Edry, will be speaking at Principia College on March 29th, at 8:00 p.m. at Cox Auditorium, as the keynote speaker of the 64th annual Public Affairs Conference. Ronny Edry is the founder of the Israel Loves Iran campaign and is an Israeli graphic designer from Tel Aviv. All are welcome to attend and admission is free. For additional details, see the Principia PAC 2013 website, and for registration information for the entire three-day conference.
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by admin on March 25, 2013
The Euphrates Fellows are hosting a lunchtime discussion from 1:30-2:15pm in the right field of the Principia College dining room to discuss President Obama’s recent visit to Israel, his first trip to the country as President. See a transcript of his speech in Jerusalem on March 21. All are welcome.
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by admin on March 24, 2013
Janessa Gans Wilder will give a talk in Kansas City for the Principia Club on “Why The Middle East Matters to Us.” All are welcome to attend. Click here for more information.
Sunday, March 24, 2013
2:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Registration begins at 1:45 p.m.
Refreshments will be served after the talk.
Matt Ross Community Center
Crown Room
8101 Marty Street
Overland Park, KS 66204
No RSVP necessary.
For more information, contact Lis Holton at 913.338.4285 or llhprin@kc.rr.com
or, Jean Moffitt at 913.302.1094 or jeanmoffitt@gmail.com
About the talk: The Middle East is the site of wars and terrorism, the major source of the world’s energy, and the birthplace of monotheistic religion. The world needs informed individuals thinking about this important region and going beyond media sound bites and stereotypes. Learn about current trends in the Middle East and their underlying issues and causes and hear inspiring examples of hope and progress. Janessa will also discuss how building bridges with this critical region begins with each of us. You will leave equipped to take practical steps toward peace.
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by admin on February 26, 2013
CHAPLAIN (COL.) (RET.)
JANET HORTON, will speak on “Divine Command Morality” at Principia College’s Wanamaker Hall, 8:00 pm, February 26th. This event is sponsored by The Euphrates Institute. All are welcome to attend. Please contact 618-374-5454 for additional information.
Janet Horton entered the U.S. Army in June 1976 and served for 28 years as a Christian Science Chaplain. She was the first woman in the Army Chaplain Corps to be assigned as a Division or Corps-level Supervisory Chaplain and the first woman to attain the grade of Colonel in the Army Chaplain Corps.
Having served two tours at the Pentagon, Horton prayed with casualties in the Pentagon Courtyard on 9-11.
Her talk, Divine Command Morality is an ethical concept based on the Abraham Tradition. Three major faith groups have preserved “faith group specific” texts about the Patriarch Abraham. The ethical precepts of this mind set are susceptible to excesses. Extremist from both Christian and Muslim groups have been notable for literally or figuratively inflammatory events that have made news in the last two decades. This mindset is very different from the typical Western European cognitive or non-cognitive ethical systems familiar to Americans and Europeans. The discussion will address the values, the ethical construct, the dangerous and volatile elements of some groups who have prescribed to Divine Command Morality based beliefs. It looks at what constrains behavior and defines it as right or wrong.
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by admin on February 8, 2013
In honor of the UN-established World Interfaith Harmony Week, the first week of each February , the Euphrates Fellows will dialogue via Skype with an Iraqi Shia Muslim living in London, UK to learn more about Islam. The Skype conversation will take place on Friday, March 8 from 10-11 am in Arabia room in the School of Nations, Principia College. All are welcome to join.
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by admin on December 10, 2012
Euphrates Founder will be interviewed on current Middle East issues on Jill Boomer’s hour-long radio show. This radio interview will be broadcasted live, Monday, December 10, 9-10am CST, on WJBM Radio, 1480 AM, from Jerseyville, Illinois. Hope you can tune in!
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by admin on December 6, 2012
From 8:30-10:30PM in Wanamaker at Principia College, our Fellows will have the opportunity to share their individual projects with the greater community. Throughout the semester, the Fellows have been diligently working on their individual projects. Some students have elected to learn basic Arabic, while others are researching topics including Muslims in New York, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, how art serves as a medium for dialogue in the Middle East and many more. The Fellows are eager to share their findings and we hope you can come!
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