Past Events
Cross-Cultural Reporting
Many jobs require cross-cultural training, but perhaps none more so than journalists. Whether it’s encountering a different religious sect in their own state or traveling overseas to cover a war, a journalist has to quickly understand how to communicate and work with people from all types of background - ON DEADLINE.
Learn from former KXAN political reporter and Anchor, Jenny Hoff, how a journalist self-trains to deal with cultural boundaries and the mistakes and successes that come from learning on the job.
From traveling to Afghanistan to dealing with Washington antics to spending three months on a polygamist compound in West Texas,
Jenny will talk about the struggles that come with understanding cultures that are often under fire from a many people in society as well as the lessons all journalists should learn before venturing into the field.
Join us for a multimedia experience with video and pictures as well as plenty of time for questions as Jenny shares the secrets of successful reporting and the kind of mistakes that can lead to important stories being left untold when the understanding of other cultures is absent.
When: Tuesday, May 25th 2010, 6.00 – 7.30 pm
Where: Mexican American Cultural Center (MACC) Raul Salinas Room
Cost: Free Admission. Donations are gratefully accepted.
The Future of Interculturalism:
How the world is changing and what interculturalists need to think about and do to remain relevant and proactive
A guided dialogue with intercultural “tweaker”, Jeremy Solomons
When: Wednesday, April 7th, 2010, 11.30 am - 1.30 pm
Where: Peony’s Restaurant, Meeting Room
The Cold War and the Axis of Evil are making way for a more complex and dispersed Global War on Terror; China’s Market Socialism is now challenging a new form of Managed Capitalism; and a young, Blackberry junkie of humble, mixed-race origins is the most powerful yet misunderstood leader in the world.
With all of these and other global cross-currents, it would seem to be a good time to reconsider what it means to be an interculturalist and how to remain relevant and proactive in a rapidly changing world.
Jeremy Solomons will lead an open, no-holds-barred dialogue on the past, present and future of interculturalism, focusing on the three main challenges and the three top opportunities that lie ahead for interculturalists.
For further information on the presenter, please click here.
Please note that the presenters views do not reflect those of SIETAR Austin and vice versa
IT IS TIME FOR OUR SECOND SATURDAY SOCIAL AGAIN!
Mark your calendar for Saturday, March 13th, 7pm and join us for some great mingling while enjoying some fantastic food and atmosphere at Fortune Restaurant at Austin's Chinatown Center!
In the name of this wonderful New Year of the Tiger, let's celebrate!
When: Saturday, March 13th, 7pm
Where: Fortune Chinese Seafood Restaurant
10901 N. Lamar Blvd, Suite A-1-501 Austin, Texas 78753
Please send your RSVPs to info@sietaraustin.org
EL ELEFANTE IN THE BOARDROOM
Look forward to this highly engaging and informative presentation by Juan Tornoe, CMO at Cultural Strategies. You will learn what you need to know to better understand America’s largest minority and its vital importance in business and marketing strategies. Get ready to better understand the Latino community!
When: Friday, January 29th 2010, 5.30 – 7.00 pm.
Where: Mexican American Cultural Center (MACC) Auditorium
Cost: Free of Charge. Donations Gratefully Accepted.
Click here for further information on the presentation and speaker.
FROM AWARENESS TO COMPETENCE:
LEARNING TO COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY ACROSS CULTURES
This 3 hour interactive workshop with Anna Katrina Davey of Across Cultures will provide an introduction to the theoretical and practical dimensions of cross-cultural communication. Participants will gain hands-on insight into the cultural knowledge, mindset and skills, necessary to work and communicate successfully with people from other cultures.
When: Friday, November 6th, 2009, 5.30-8.30 pm.
Where: Mexican American Cultural Center (MACC) Raul Salinas Room.
Cost: Free of Charge. Donations Gratefully Accepted.
Please download the PDF Flyer here.
A WHOLE NEW WAY OF WORKING
Two one-day interactive workshops based on whole-brain theory with Jeremy Solomons
When: September 18-19
Cost: 10% off for SIETAR AUSTIN members
Click here for program details
GLOBAL AND DOMESTIC NOMADS AND
THE IMPACT OF FREQUENT RELOCATION
An interactive workshop with Vicki Ray
When: Saturday, August 22nd, 2 - 5 p.m.
Where: MACC, Raul Salinas Room
Cost: Free of charge - donations gratefully accepted
SIETAR AUSTIN Benefit Night
at Ten Thousand Villages
Shop at a this wonderful Fair Trade store and up to 15% of the proceedings will benefit SIETAR AUSTIN.
We will be hosting live BELLYDANCING as well, so don’t miss out on this fun event!
| When: Where: |
Thursday, April 16th 2009, 5-9pm Ten Thousand Villages, Austin 1317 S. Congress Austin, TX 78704 |
Is Iraq Viable?
Iraqi Blogger, Ali Rawaf, discusses what Iraqis really want and gives their perspective on Iraq before, during, and after the war. US troops have been in Iraq almost six years now. Is the timing right to pull out a large contingent of U.S. troops, or should the number of troops remain at current levels?
| When: | Wednesday, March 11th 2009, 6.30pm |
| Where: | Room 7003 in Building E. ACC-Riverside Campus 1020 Grove Boulevard Austin TX, 78741 |
Jerusalem is Proud
to Present
(80 minute documentary)
Monday
November 24, 2008
at 6:00pm
We will have a short overview
of the Global Conference
and start the movie about 6:30pm In the summer
of 2006, Jerusalem was to host, for the first time in history, the World
Pride events,
which were to culminate in a traditional gay pride parade
for the first time in the city’s history.
This hair –raising
documentary captures the homophobic hate campaign launched by
fundamentalist
religious groups. The planned events stirred turmoil in the politically
complex city,
with Jewish, Muslim, and Christian religious leaders banding
together in a an uncompromising battle
against what they say would “defile
the holy city.” On the other side stood the activists of
the Open
House, Jerusalem’s LGBT community center, who planned the events.
Steadfast in
the face of the heated and violent anti-gay sentiment,
they had to deal with threats
to much more than just their right to
march.
Awards: The CMCA “Mediterranean Challenges” Grand Prize; Best Documentary at BAFF World Television Film Festival; Movies that Matter Human Rights Award IDFA; a Silver Hugo (Chicago); Best Out Standing Documentary at Outfest, USA; audience award for favorite documentary and honorable mention from the jury for excellence in documentary filmmaking at the Seattle LGBT Film Festival, USA.
This film was part of the film festival at the SIETAR Global Conference in Granada, Spain this past October.
Hostelling
International
2200 S. Lakeshore Blvd.
Austin, TX 78741
We hope you can join us for this truly moving documentary event!
COMMUNICATING
WITH CONFIDENCE
In this interactive presentation,Guy
Monroe,
a vocal, shyness and
expression coach, will provide tools on how to communicate with
greater ease, confidence, clarity and power.
Join us for this exciting program
Wednesday,
July 23rd, 6.30 pm
at
the International Office at UT, Wooldridge Hall,
600 W 24th St., Austin, TX 78705.
http://www.GuyMonroe.com
Click on the links for info:
A
200 Year Mosaic
of Asian Texan History
Irwin
A. Tang
Positive
Strategies for
Immigrant Student Success in
Austin/Round Rock Schools,
A Roundtable Discussion
Suki Steinhauser, CEO,Sunday, Feb. 24, 2007
