When we both took part in a Panel Discussion on t. V. On occasion of my bravia simplistic planet. I live and sickly 60. Year. Lifted off to see if you live. In the said this is trying to go say in the film is in going to this bikini and this written from the get it and then. Some and systems on this as. A few minutes. Of iraq. China starts in my hometown vienna has one of the highest quality social life in the know. There are hardly any social protests and almost no new violent demonstrations just makes it a popular place to do business. Today its hosting it into. System. And choosing. To be one to get tough there. Is lying to us. Good enough but this is about sustainability its about our environment and how it treats planet affects us in ways that sometimes we dont even think off. Mr mock but she. Know i had a Great Fortune this year our being at the white house where pope francis was there and then when mine things are this went on into the. Summer this isnt just the end. Of this mee
Moment totake a mention a couple of additional arele who are here they three who came from vietnam who will be participating this afternoon and i think that for a number of reasons i want to introduce them including in reference to the past discussion, one of the key ways of talking about what has gone on, what is the harm of the war, is to have the faces and the voices of individual people and tran teortunate to have wan was an agent or an survivor will be part of agent orange survivor who will be on the panel this afternoon. Will beguyen fu talking about an effort to clear landmines and unexploded ordnance. Lai who is ao van victim of exploded and unexploded ordnance. I also want to mention two people who are not part of the book but who played a key role in helping to organize this panelence and the wednesday afternoon. That is terry province and John Mcauliffe from that vietnam peace memory she committee. We out peace commemoration committee. [applause] a great pleasure to chris ap
Professor here at the school and director of partnerships for international strategies. This is the program here but partners directly with universities and researchers and state suits across asia. And since 1994, weve had extensive work with universities and research. And in Government Agencies and ngos in vietnam. Would love to be able to also bring the voices of the region here. To washington. This week is devoted to waging peace in vietnam. It is especially acknowledge the partnership with the institute of policy studies. And their associates fellow ron carver. [applause]. We will hear from him in a moment. Today at many locations around the nation news capital, the service of veterans to our country is recognized with gratitude. We also remember that november 11th, 1st marked the day the gun fell silent you wrote. And what is known then as the great war and was supposed to be a war end all wars. And it jet succeeding generations, men and women have been enrolled in military servic
Decade talking about their books. You can watch our series at 4 00 p. M. Eastern here on American History tv on cspan3. Announcer 2 three College Professors discuss the ways they teach about u. S. Involvement in the vietnam war. Panelists talk about their personal participation in peace and Antiwar Movements and how those experiences translate into their classrooms. This discussion was part of a conference in washington, dc posted in conjunction with the waging peace in vietnam traveling exhibit. And with that, i want to begin with two things. First, there are so many people here to credit. There are so many people who helped create exhibit which is now on the second floor in the atria. If you havent seen it, we invite you to go down during lunch, take a look at it. You have heard a lot about the book waging peace in vietnam. Com, what you havent heard about the publisher which is new village press, distributed by nyu. We are fortunate to have the director of the press Lynn Elizabeth i
Thanks to a record setting performance by sprecher arguing. Im calling assman thanks for joining us nearly 2000000 people have been rallying in hong kong demanding the resignation of the citys probation leader every lamp she bowed to pressure and apologize to the public for her handling of the proposed bill that would allow extraditions to Mainland China prodemocracy demonstrators want that bill scrapped completely they worry that the bill is one of many steps to chip away at hong kongs freedoms and legal autonomy. I. Have to more than a week of massive protests the human tide showed no sign of abating it was kerry less. 2nd back step in as many days she admitted that the law had led to conflict and distress but still hong kongs people dont feel lam went far enough. There are im here to condemn the police while its against us its unacceptable of the police to find our demonstration last wednesday as a riot. Lamb even justifies the Police Violence as righteous measures thats why im here