Global Issues & Perspectives Winter 2008

Business and Climate Change:
How Companies Can Make Money While Saving the Planet
January 2008
Kevin Wilhelm, CEO of Sustainable Business Consulting and Antioch adjunct faculty, is the chair of the Seattle Chamber's Sustainability Committee and an advisory board member to the Sustainable Business Institute. He provided an interactive presentation that highlighted the various ways in which climate change will impact business and how organizations can respond in a way that actually will improve profitability, brand value and environmental performance at the same time.

Finding the Road Home: The Impact of Cultural Reconnection
February 2008
Marcia Arunga, Antioch adjunct faculty, cultural custodian and co-founder of Cultural Reconnection Mission (CRM), has led numerous delegations from the United States to East Africa where cultural immersion in development projects with Kenyan leaders has led to transformative civic leadership and professional growth.

When in Gaza... But, How Do the Gazans Do It?
March 2008
Nada Elia, Antioch core faculty, B.A. in Liberal Studies program, has a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature. She has written and lectured extensively on resistance to institutionalized systems of oppression. She is a founding member of RAWAN, the Radical Arab Women's Activist Network, and of the National Council of Arab Americans and serves on the national steering committee of INCITE! Women of Color Against Violence. She is also president of AMEWS, the Association of Middle East Women's Studies.