Security, and Civic Education and empowerment. This conversation is part of a broader and Strategic Dialogue on civics as a National Security imperative. The Broader Program and todays. Rogram are generously funded we are very grateful. Todays amazing lineup of speakers will focus on the ways in which systemic racism, in addition to being a in fundamental violation of our commitment to human rights, is also a National Security issue. From sidelining essential voices and talents in National Security to undermining our influence around the world, to presenting all too tempting target adversaries to dos exploit. Tomorrow afternoon, same place and time at 4 00, we will have part two of the conversation where we will delve into the ways in which revitalizing Civic Education and engagement can help address the inequities and National Security threats. Engaged inust be sustaining our democracy. Civic education can help you click equip us to be better effective and to hold our institutions acc
Hi i am Suzanne Spaulding director of the Democratic Institution project and the International Security program at the center for strategic and international studies. I want to welcome all of you to part one of a twopart conversation, connecting the issues of racism, National Security, and Civic Education and empowerment. This conversation is part of a broader Strategic Dialogue with civics as a National Security imperative. The Broader Program and todays program are generously funded by the Craig Newmark philanthropy. We are very grateful for his support. Todays amazing lineup of speakers will focus on the ways in which systemic racism in addition to being a fundamental violation of our commitment to human rights, is also a National Security issue. From sidelining essential voices and talents and National Security to undermining our influence around the world to presenting an all too tempting targets to exploit. address the inequities in the National Security threat. All of us must be
This discussion includes journalists talking about the and howmedia landscape people outside the industry respond to what is being reported. From the center for strategic and international studies, this is just over one hour. Good morning, everyone, and thank you for coming. Im glad to see theres a large group of students in the room. Want to raise your hands. Thats great. Wow. Im deborah mccarthy, the executive director of a new program we have here at csis to bring Diverse Voices and diverse perspectives to discussions of foreign affairs. Its the result of a partnership between the International Career Advancement Program aluminize association, icapaa for short, and csis, and we have some amazing donors committed to this effort we want to thank. The panel we have today is fantastic. It will challenge you, bring new thoughts and provoke new questions. Our moderator, beverly kirk, is well known to many of you as the Program Manager of smart women smart power, plus four other incarnatio
This discussion includes journalists talking about the and howmedia landscape people outside the industry respond to what is being reported. From the center for strategic and international studies, this is just over one hour. Good morning, everyone, and thank you for coming. Im glad to see theres a large group of students in the room. Want to raise your hands. Thats great. Wow. Im deborah mccarthy, the executive director of a new program we have here at csis to bring Diverse Voices and diverse perspectives to discussions of foreign affairs. Its the result of a partnership between the International Career Advancement Program aluminize association, icapaa for short, and csis, and we have some amazing donors committed to this effort we want to thank. The panel we have today is fantastic. It will challenge you, bring new thoughts and provoke new questions. Our moderator, beverly kirk, is well known to many of you as the Program Manager of smart women smart power, plus four other incarnatio
Bring Diverse Voices and diverse perspectives to discussions of foreign affairs. Its the result of a partnership between the International Career Advancement Program alumini association, icapaa for short, and csis, and we have some amazing donors committed to this effort we want to thank. The panel we have today is fantastic. It will challenge you, bring new thoughts and provoke new questions. Our moderator, beverly kirk, is well known to many of you as the Program Manager of smart women smart power, plus four other incarnations here at csis. Shes also a member of icapaa and was instrumental in getting this whole program going. Please enjoy. Thank you so much, deborah and thank you to everyone joining us here and online and to viewers on cspan. As deborah mentioned, im beverly kirk, a volunteer at csis in the International Security program and i manage the smart women, smart power initiative. Full disclosure, i spent more than two decades as a journalist. Most of that time was here in