Jimmy Carter, Nobel Peace Prize recipient and his wife Rosalyn will talk about the creation of the Carter Center in 1982 and the work it has accomplished since then.

Tue. Oct.22
Topic:    Future World Water Situation
Guests:  Mark Rosegrant, senior research fellow, International Food Policy Research Institute
 Ruth Meinzen-Dick, senior research fellow, International Food Policy Research Institute

The Clean Water Act is 30 years old, the U.S. Congress has declared 2002 the Year of Clean Water, but is the world heading towards a genuine water crisis? Will hundreds of millions of people still lack access to clean water in 2025? What impact will water scarcity have on future global food production and the environment?  The guests will tell us about a major study just released from the International Food Policy Research Institute.

Wed. Oct.23
Topic: Domestic Violence
Guests: Leslie Orloff, Dir. of the Battered Immigrant Women Program at the 
              NOW Legal Defense & Education Fund
               Lenny Marinn, Family Violence Prevention Fund

In the United States today, women and children constitute approximately two-thirds of all legal immigrants. Immigrant women suffer a triple burden of discrimination based on their sex, race, and immigration status. Increasing evidence indicates that there are large numbers of immigrant women trapped and isolated in violent relationships, afraid to turn to anyone for help.  Our guests discuss the issue of Battered Immigrant Women and the help that is available to them. 
 

Thr. Oct. 24
Topic: The Ambassador Is In -  Profile of Ethiopia 
Guest: His Excellency Kassahun Ayele, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Ethiopia

The first recorded account of this region dates back 5,000 years. It was the first African country to defeat a European colonial power in 1896 at the Battle of Adwa. Haile Selassie ruled for 44 years and then in 1994 a new constitution was written and in 1995 the first free and democratic elections were held. We will discuss the role Ethiopia now plays in African and world politics and its relationship with the United States. 

Fri. Oct.25
Topic: Central Asia Nuclear Weapon Free Zone Treaty
Guest: Leonard S. Spector, Deputy Director, Monterey Institute of International Studies’Center for Nonproliferation Studies

Diplomats from Kazakhstan, Kyrgystan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan have agreed on a treaty establishing a Central Asian nuclear weapon-free zone; the world’s fifth such zone. This could also prove to be a positive step in the  international struggle against terrorism.