Promoting Dialogue on International Matters

Windham World Affairs Council encourages learning and action on global issues that impact us all.

Windham World Affairs Council connects people with global expertise and knowledge to Windham County to inform, educate, foster community and dialogue, and encourage civic participation.

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Sa•lonnoun:  A conversational gathering of intellectuals, artists, and politicians.

Upcoming Events

2025 Annual Galbraith Lecture & Fundraiser  “Hot Spots: Revolution in Syria, Ukraine’s Munich moment, NATO In peril, War in Iran & the Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza” Oct 08 | 6:00 PM
2025 Annual Galbraith Lecture & Fundraiser “Hot Spots: Revolution in Syria, Ukraine’s Munich moment, NATO In peril, War in Iran & the Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza”

Join us for an evening commemorating John Kenneth Galbraith, the distinguished economist whose belief that economies should serve people—and not the other way around—remains profoundly relevant. Author of more than thirty influential books, including the timeless The Affluent Society, Galbraith...
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From Sea to Shining Sea  Katharine Lee Bates and the Story of America the Beautiful Oct 19 | 5:30 PM
From Sea to Shining Sea Katharine Lee Bates and the Story of America the Beautiful

Join us for a screening of this short, but powerful film, followed by a conversation with filmmaker John deGraaf. As we count down to the United States’ 250th anniversary, From Sea to Shining Sea invites us to recommit to the...
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A Community Screening - Borderland: The Line Within Oct 26 | 5:00 PM
A Community Screening – Borderland: The Line Within

Borderland: The Line Within is an acclaimed 2024 documentary film by Pamela Yates and Paco de Onis that explores the "border industrial complex" – the system profiting from immigrant exploitation, presented through the personal stories of activists and data visualizations....
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America 250

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America250 is a nonpartisan initiative working to engage every American in commemorating the 250th anniversary of our country. This multi-year effort, from now through July 4, 2026, is an opportunity to pause and reflect on our nation’s past, honor the contributions of all Americans, and look ahead toward the future we want to create for the next generation and beyond.

Recent News

Women of America fight back to preserve democracy

Women of America fight back to preserve democracy Can we make this happen or just wishful thinking?To those who understand the current...

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Ukraine wouldn’t be the first country, or the last, to accept an ugly peace

Read the latest Boston Globe op-ed from esteemed journalist Stephen Kinzer. He will kick off the ‘America 250 Global Blowback’...

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On Hope

Two hundred people attended the community screening of The Invisible Doctrine: The Secret History of Neoliberalism on Sunday March 16th. ...

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A New Board Chair, a New Presidency, and a New Perspective 

I am excited to be taking on the role of Chair of the Windham World Affairs Council Board this month, and especially at this particular...

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Five Ways Illiberal Democracies Control Nonprofits: Lessons from Central Europe

Five Ways Illiberal Democracies Control Nonprofits: Lessons from Central Europe Merrill Sovner, Board Chair of the Windham World Affairs...

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Jody Williams with students

WWAC began working with Nobel Peace Laureate and WWAC Member Jody Williams when we presented her Zoom talk in 2020.

We created a Peace Jam Task Force composed of Carla Lineback, Amanda Thurber, Lissa Weinmann, Kerstin Roos, Kenny Pepper on behalf of The Commons Media Mentoring Project and Lauren Coffano of PeaceJam international and are building a PeaceJam Community Support Group to help initiate an ongoing club and programming at Brattleboro Union High School students starting September 2022.

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“Human security requires directing our resources toward providing for the basic needs of human beings so they are secure in their daily lives. For too long, security has een defined in terms of the security of the state, not of individuals. We call it national defense. The US spends more on its military and weapons systems than all of the other nations of the world combined. The billions and billions of our tax dollars that go to weapons systems and other aspects of ‘defense’ is money that will never be spent on our public schools, or on an affordable health care system that gives everyone access to health care, or on creating jobs with dignity. Money for war will never be used to fight poverty and other social ills that tear apart the socioeconomic fabric of a country and often are fundamental causes of armed conflict. We have to change that kind of thinking.”
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Jody Williams
in her book
“My Name is Jody Williams: A Vermont Girl’s Winding Path to the Nobel Peace Prize”

Peace Jam Update

PeaceJam’s Second Annual Bike Drive

Support BUHS Peace Jam A Billion Bikes for Peace Inspired by their success last  school year, BUHS PeaceJam students report that there...

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The World Affairs Councils of America is an independent, nonpartisan organization dedicated to engaging the public and leading global voices to better understand the world, America’s international role, and the policy choices that impact our daily lives and our future.

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