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Week of May 27th - May 31st, 2002

 
Mon. May 27
Topic: The Military Family
Guests: TBA

Duty, Honor,Country is a creed of the American military. It is a commitment a person serving in uniform makes for themselves that extends to their spouse and children. So what about the family that stays behind? Our guests will discuss life in the military family when they say good-bye to their loved one in uniform.

Tue. May 28
Topic: INMED
Guests: Linda Pfeiffer,PhD, president of INMED
              Thad Jackson, INMED

INMED, a U.S.-based nonprofit organization, supports  health and education programs as a means of giving children better opportunities for the future. 

Wed. May 29
Topic: Vital Voices Global Partnership Awards
Guests:Theresa Loar, president
              Inez McCormack, winner ,Northern Ireland
              Oksana Horbunova, winner, Ukraine
              Dawn Marole, winner, South Africa
              Sadoozai Panah, winner, Afghanistan
              Farida Azizi, Advisor to Vital Voices 

Vital Voices is a global partnership to support women’s progress in building democracies, strong economies and peace. Our guests will discuss the work of Vital Voices and the work done by this years winners.

Thr. May 30
Topic: U.S. State Dept. Annual Terrorism Report
Guest: TBA

This 22nd annual report on terrorism records the death toll in 2001 from terrorist attacks in which conventional weapons were used. Our guest will discuss terrorism worldwide and the progress being made to stop it.

Fri. May 31
Topic: International Criminal Court
Guests:TBA

On 11 April 2002, 10 countries ratified the Rome Statute for the ICC, surpassing the number needed to trigger entry into force of the statute on July 2002. Our guests will discuss why the United States was not one of the 10 who ratified.

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