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Upcoming programs (see events page for complete schedule):

World Affairs Council /World Community Institute 2010-11 Visiting Fellow Lecture Series: 
Sacred Spirit and Respectful Living
Tuesday, September 28, 2010, 7:00 – 8:30 p.m., Bettendorf Room

About Our Speaker: Judy A. Morrison, Cherokee/Osage, is the Native American Spiritual and Cultural consultant to the Iowa Department of Corrections.  She is also on the Iowa Department of Multi-Cultural Health Advisory Council, and is the liaison to the Commission on Native American Affairs from the Department of Corrections.  

About the Program: Of her presentation, Judy says, “The Earth and all things upon her are Sacred, the two legged, four legged, winged ones, those that swim, and the creepers and crawlers.  We as two legged must learn to walk gently among our Relatives with respect and humility in a Spiritual way remembering that we are just a small part of the whole.  Today we will set as Relatives and learn of a way of being and a time most have forgotten but still it remains and still we remain.  Spirituality is a gift from the Creator to the women and men of the Earth on how to live each day in our words, our thoughts, and our actions.  Come, let us share what most have forgotten and fewer ever knew.”

The Bettendorf Public Library partners with the World Affairs Council and the World Community Institute to present programs of global education and international understanding.

Welcome to the Quad City World Affairs Council Inc. website. Briefly, here is our mission:

• To foster global education and international understanding within the Quad Cities and beyond.
• To further the citizens' understanding of the geo-political and economic interdependence of our world thereby promoting world peace.
• To provide local business and industry the needed information to forge ties with their counterparts in the world.
• To provide students of all ages the opportunity to learn about other nations of the world and develop respect for all peoples.
• To create opportunities to experience and appreciate diverse cultures and customs of the world.