2007-8 Classes and Teachers:

All classes are from 8-9pm Central Time

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Class 1:  September 20, 2007 THE STATE OF OUR PLANET What’s going on?  New LWR president reviews global issues and solutions. John Nunes, President, Lutheran World Relief (bio) International Staff Profile: Elhadi Abdalla Mohamed, Country Representative, Indonesia (bio) Class Readings | Class Notes | Replay this class

Class 2:  October 18, 2007 CHOCOLATE IS BOTH HUMAN AND DIVINE Can you imagine what Fair Trade delight may turn up in this month’s class packet? Guest Presenters: Representatives from Kuapa Kokoo Cocoa Cooperative, Ghana   Cecilia Appainim (bio) Cecilia Donkor Kattie Somerfeld, Fair Trade Projects Coordinator  (bio) International Staff Profile: Hazara Ouedraogo, Project Officer, Mali (bio) Class Readings | Class Notes | Replay this class

Class 3:  November 15, 2007 JESUS, JUSTICE AND THE KINGDOM OF GOD What does good news to the poor really mean to the poor? Guest Presenter: The Rev. Dr. George Johnson, Pastor, Teacher, and former director of the Hunger Program of the former American Lutheran Church  (bio) International Staff Profiles: Eduardo Contreras, Program Manager, Peru (bio) Annastasia Mulwa, Program Manager, Kenya (bio) Class Readings | Class Notes | Replay this class

Class 4:  December 20, 2007 CHRISTMAS IN BETHLEHEM Ready to move beyond sensationalized stories? Explore the realities on the ground, and learn what you can do to put your faith into action. Dan Lee, Communication Projects Coordinator (bio) International Staff Profile: Solomon Nzyuko, East Africa Regional Representative (bio) Class Readings | Class Notes | Replay this class

Class 5:  January 17, 2008 HUMANITARIANISM IN CONFLICT ZONES Is it even possible? Does it really work? It’s tricky, but yes. We’ll share lessons learned. Zoraida Castillo, Program Manager, Colombia (bio) Tim McCully, Vice President, International Programs (bio) International Staff Profiles: Shyamali Abeysekera, Program Manager, Sri Lanka (bio) Class Readings | Class Notes | Replay this class

Class 6:  February 21, 2008 FORGOTTEN DISASTERS: MALARIA, SUDAN, TSUNAMI, AND “THE CNN EFFECT” Does LWR stay when the headlines go away? Absolutely. And we remember the lessons. Heather Dolphin, Monitoring and Evaluation Manager (bio) Alissa Karg, Deputy Regional Director, Africa (bio) International Staff Profiles: Abdallah Ben Mabrouk, Program Officer, Niger (bio) This class is brought to you in partnership with The Lutheran Community Foundation. Class Readings | Class Notes | Replay this class

Class 7:  March 20, 2008 8:00 p.m. Central Time WATER AND CLIMATE CHANGE What’s wrong with our fresh waters? And what it means for impoverished communities. The world’s climate is changing and this affects water availability. Presently, only one percent of the earth’s water is usable and fresh, yet water demand is increasing. As water becomes scarcer and more privatized, numerous areas of our increasingly connected global community may be threatened. Virtual U participants will explore these challenges more deeply, hear how Lutheran World Relief is helping communities adapt to climate change, and be empowered to support the most vulnerable communities in tangible ways. Michael Watt, Regional Director, Latin America (bio) International Staff Profiles: Bernard Coppens, Program Manager, El Salvador and Honduras (bio) Class Readings | Class Notes | Replay this class

Class 8:  April 17, 2008 WE’RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER How do we cooperate for the common good? Hear how our voices make a joyful noise on behalf of our brothers and sisters around the world. Guest Presenter: Noelle Lusane, Staff Director on the Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health for the office of U.S. Representative Donald Payne (bio) Mary Duvall, Midwest Grassroots Advocacy Organizer (bio) International Staff Profile: Aime Ouedraogo, Program Manager, Burkina Faso (bio) Class Readings | Class Notes | Replay this class

 

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