WACCT Takes NYC!
On Thursday, October 30th over 700 students representing almost 30 Connecticut high schools traveled with WACCT for the annual Model United Nations trip to New York City.
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UN WEEK – Time to take the pulse of the world
Time to take the pulse of the world By Megan C. Torrey Every third week of September when you walk into the WACCT office you can usually find one or all of us live streaming video from the opening of the United Nations General Assembly. Each year world leaders from around the world make the… Continue reading UN WEEK – Time to take the pulse of the world
The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict- “It is easy to take a side, it takes courage to be objective.”
As part of WACCT’s Global Conversation Series, the Council held two programs addressing the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict here in Hartford. Carmel Ford, a member and WAC volunteer wrote the following re-cap of the two programs. We’d like to thank our speakers, moderators, and volunteers for all their help with the programs! We welcome you to… Continue reading The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict- “It is easy to take a side, it takes courage to be objective.”
CRISIS in Syria
If you have been following the news this week, there was no of escaping the horrible images and stories of a chemical weapons attack in Syria. Secretary of State, John Kerry, made clear yesterday that the U.S. government has evidence that President Assad used chemical weapons to brutally attack his own people this week. Kerry… Continue reading CRISIS in Syria
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