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Submitting guest blogs is open to Global Washington’s members of the Atlas level and above. We value a diversity of opinions on a broad range of subjects of interest to the global health and development community.
Blog article submissions should be 500-1500 words. Photos, graphs, videos, and other art that supports the main themes are strongly encouraged.
You may not be the best writer, and that’s okay. We can help you shape and edit your contribution. The most important thing is that it furthers an important conversation in your field, and that it is relatively jargon-free. Anyone without a background in global development should still be able to engage with your ideas.
If you include statistics or reference current research, please hyperlink your sources in the text, wherever possible.
Have an idea of what you’d like to write about? Let’s continue the conversation! Email comms@globalWA.org and put “Blog Idea” in the subject line.
Posted on June 13, 2014
By Ian Greer
Building upon the success of last year’s one-day educational workshop, Global Visionaries has partnered with Seattle University’s School of Education, Washington’s Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI), Seattle Public Schools, Global Weeks, and the World Affairs Council to develop the 2014 Global Leadership Summer Institute for Educators.
There are two opportunities available this year:
- The five-day Institute from August 4-8.
- The one-day workshop on Friday, August 29.
Both programs are designed to provide teachers with the tools to create a democratic classroom, a climate of mutual respect, and shared ownership among the students. Participants will leave with lesson plans, sample course policies, and access to a wealth of ready-to-use curricula.
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Posted on June 9, 2014
By Tim Hanstad, President and CEO of Landesa and Board Member of Global Washington
Arguably, there is no other continent on the planet that has more at stake in the post-2015 development agenda discussions than Africa.
Africa is largely seen as having made the least progress toward the existing Millennium Development Goals, and much of the current discussion is focused on finding more meaningful, cross cutting, fair, and impactful goals and targets, and ways to measure them that are as relevant to Africa as they are to other areas.
As world leaders, including those from Tanzania, Ghana, and Kenya which plays a prominent role in the discussions as a member of the Open Working Group, continue these discussions to shape the post-2015 development agenda, it is useful to step back and consider the Middle-eastern parable of the drunkard and the streetlight.
Read more: http://africagreenmedia.co.za/targeting-success-in-the-post-2015-development-agenda/
Posted on June 2, 2014
By Kathleen Lemly
The University of Washington School of Law is pleased to announce that it is sponsoring a Global Health Law Summer Institute from July 14-18, 2014. Keynote speakers include:
- Dr. Allyn Taylor, Georgetown University
- Bruce Plotkin, International Health Regulations Secretariat Team Lead, World Health Organization
- Juan Carlos Botero, World Justice Project
- Thomas J. Bollyky, Senior Fellow for Global Health, Economics, and Development, Council on Foreign Relations
- Richard Wilder, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
- Dan Laster, General Counsel, PATH
- Dr. Kristie Ebi, and many other leaders in global health law
Registrants can sign up for a single day, three days or all five days of the program. Continue Reading