Charlotte’s Global Initiative Notes from the Charlotte International Cabinet VOLUME III, ISSUE 4 FOURTH QUARTER INSIDE THIS ISSUE: 3 Copenhagen Office Updates Courtney D. Williams Although the accord was “taken greatest challenges of our time” note of,” participating and the urgency to “combat The primary conclusion governments hesitated to climate change in accordance with of the 2009 United Nations 4 CIC Spotlight: unanimously adopt the proposal. the principle of common but Climate Change Conference failed The Copenhagen Accord stresses differentiated responsibilities and Gail to meet the high expectations of “that climate change is one of the respective capabilities” The many attending VanDerVeer document illuminates ambassadors, but the necessity to reduce some analysts foresee carbon dioxide 5 great potential in emissions and keep Sister Cities future environmental temperature increases endeavors. Updates under two degrees The twelve- Celsius. It further calls day conference, more for a global pact to commonly referred implement quantified 6 Arts to as the Copenhagen economy-wide emission Summit, fostered the & targets for 2020. Critics Copenhagen of the proposed accord Entertainment Accord—a agree with the dire “meaningful importance of the agreement” drafted 8 subject at hand, but by the United Carolina question what States, China, News Environmentalists play dead as they stage a demonstration specific measures India, Brazil, and demanding a „real deal‟ in the Bella center during the United South Africa. Nations Climate Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark. Continued on page 2 9 Education From the Desk of the Executive Director:

Alina Z. MacNichol- City of Charlotte and of our city is reflected in the 10 Executive Director Mecklenburg County, to establish group of community leaders MICA The 2010 census is underway! goals, recommendations, and participating in 2020 Vision Plan strategies to guide the public and working sessions and has already Census results will help us private sectors when making resulted in fresh perspectives on understand not only how our growth, development, and issues from transportation to community has grown and investment decisions for Uptown urban living and economic vitality. 11 diversified over the past 10 years and the adjacent neighborhoods. As we look to the future in International but also how our neighborhoods are 2010 Vision Plan Charlotte we must also be aware Organizations likely to develop in the next 10 recommendations that have been of the needs of our local and years. implemented (such as ImaginOn, global community today. On At the same time, Charlotte is the new UNCC Uptown building February 17th the CIC is hosting addressing issues of growth and and the EpiCenter complex) have our annual International 13 Upcoming community through the 2020 had a huge impact on the Organizations meeting, which Events Vision Plan. The plan is being economy and lifestyle of Uptown provides a forum for the many developed by Charlotte Center City Charlotte. international organizations to Partners, in conjunction with the The growing ethnic diversity Continued on page 2 Charlotte’s Global Initiative P A G E 2

VOLUME III, ISSUE 4 News Copenhagen

Continued from page 1

the drafters intend to solve the air for real action, is a sign that beforehand. Had Obama not been aforementioned problems. Other global climate talks have moved due to attend, I doubt whether more optimistic analysts praise beyond symbolic rhetoric,” writes the US would have begun the progress accomplished committing on long-term during the summit and hope for finance—which is historical. Had further improvements in the Lula not been due to attend, Brazil future. would hardly have raised its level “The very struggle to of ambitions. Had Wen not been reach agreement at due to attend, China would Copenhagen… demonstrates probably not have opened to that climate policy has finally some level of international insight come of age. The negotiations as to what it is doing—which at Copenhagen were so actually is a globally politically From the desk of the contentious because of the significant admission.” Executive Director: very real impact the As the global population Continued from page 1 proposals will have, not only continues to grow, so does for the environment, the emission of carbon Julia Michalak, Climate Campaigner Greenpeace Poland but also on national dioxide. Even the most economies. China hands over the ‘Greenpeace Demands -Copenhagen brainstorm on issues, share stubborn deniers of global and the United Climate Report’ to Polish prime minister Donald Tusk their concerns and interact climate change admit the States played with the Mayor and elected impact this instills on the hardball—and sent heads of TIME magazine. officials. More information is lives of millions. government to do the Danish Prime Minister available through our office. TIME also reports, “the talking—precisely because Lokke Rasmussen adds that “the The greatest need in the toughness of the negotiations only they had something to lose. top leaders were taking global community today is in demonstrates that climate policy The onset of a kind of climate Copenhagen seriously as their , where there is such has moved beyond hot air into realpolitik which eschews hot deadline and delivered tremendous devastation economic reality. .” following January’s earthquake. There are many fine relief organizations at work there; a list of contact Global Gender Gap Index information is available through our office. Courtney D. Williams countries according to gender claimed fiftieth, Russia fifty-one, equality instead of women’s China sixty, and eighty-one. The Global Gender Gap empowerment. Yemen’s overwhelming lack of Index, an annual publication of The World Economic Forum gender equality landed the the World Economics Forum, calculates the gaps by analyzing devastating lowest ranking on the measures the figurative gap credible, qualitative, hard data index. between men and women in four regarding the four main Klaus Schwab, founder and essential categories: economic categories, while perpetually executive chairman of the World participation and opportunity, considering the three basic goals. Economic Forum, stresses the education attainment, political The Index then ranks the importance of attaining gender empowerment, and health and countries in ascending order from equality and utilizing the skills of survival. The index serves to those with the smallest gaps in all to successfully conquer the frame the scope and track the access to these resources, current economic crisis. progress of international gender- regardless of each country’s “It is clear that the recovery biased disparities. developed levels of resources. will require, among other things, The three basic concepts of In 2009 Iceland conquered the the best of talent, ideas, and the Global Gender Gap Index list at first place. Of the 134 innovation,” says Schwab. focus on measuring gaps instead countries listed, the For the complete Global of separate gender levels, ranks thirty-one. Germany Gender Gap Index and more capturing the gaps in outcome attained the twelfth spot, France information on the research variables or as the result of earned eighteenth, Peru forty- process, please visit current actions, and ranking fourth, Israel forty-fifth, Poland www.weforum.org. Charlotte’s Global Initiative P A G E 3

Office Updates VOLUME III, ISSUE 4 Dr. Nini Samantha Jo Edwards the Charlotte international community, Dr. Nini has always Congratulations are in order stood out in the crowd. Choosing to the International Cabinet’s to study nuclear engineering versus Executive Committee member, the family favorite of medicine, she Dr. Nini RB Bautista de Garcia, went on to work as a nuclear or as you may inspector know her, Dr. Nini, for the International Education Recently, She United Carolinas, founding the Miss was honored by the Nations. Asian Festival Pageant, being Week Spirit Award ‘09 Filipina Women’s 15 years a member of the Network as one of later she left International Cabinet, co- Michelle T. McNulty the 100 most Vienna for a founding Taste of the influential Filipina warmer World Restaurant The Charlotte International women in the climate, Showcase, along with Cabinet congratulates Zoi Karavokyri United States, for Charlotte, countless other activities. for receiving the International her pioneering NC. Since When asked about how Education Week Spirit Award from work as the Chair of the Carolinas coming to Charlotte, Dr. Nini has she felt about receiving this the International Teacher Exchanges Asian-American Chamber of played an active part in the award, Dr. Nini said, “I am Services (ITES). Currently, Karavokyri Commerce . community by sitting on numerous honored and humbled at is an exchange teacher from Greece As an author, nuclear boards, serving as president of the the same time for being working at Socrates Academy in scientist, and active member of Filipino American Community of the selected.” Charlotte, . Karavokyri incorporated Aesop Fables, such as “The Hare and the Tortoise,” into her second grade class Meet Our Interns curriculum. By reading and writing their favorite fables in Greek and A fresh assembly of interns from a military background she learned a in both Corporate English and creating comic strips and graced the desks of the Charlotte lot about leadership, dedication, and team Communications and posters of the stories, her students International Cabinet this fall. work. Michelle considers her completion Vocal Music. Her learned about ancient Greek Tyler Finnie, a graduate of of the Marine Corps Officers Candidate choir tour to mythology. Karavokyri and Socrates Coastal Carolina University, with a School in 2004 one of her greatest Charlotte’s Sister City Academy will each receive a cash prize of $250. B.S. degree in Business achievements thus far. She enjoys spending of Wrocław, Poland International Teacher Exchange Administration, recently started time with her husband and 4 month old last Spring ignited her Services (ITES) provides opportunities volunteering for the CIC in mid- daughter, Zoey, playing the violin, and love for international for schools and students in the U.S. to October. Tyler originally reigns from fishing. affairs and interest in experience firsthand the benefits of Hilton Head Island, SC and moved to Pablo Carvajal, a native of Costa Rica, the CIC. Courtney having highly qualified international Charlotte in May ’09. He plans on majors in political science, international hopes to earn her educators teaching in the classroom. living and building a career in studies, and foreign languages at Queens Masters Degree in For more information visit Charlotte over the next 5 years. He University of Charlotte. In addition to International Public www.itesonline.com also has a passion for weather, and holding the presidency of the Eta Zeta Relations and plans on attending college in the chapter of Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity, Pablo ultimately work for future for a B.S. degree in also serves as a chemical operations Sister Cities Meteorology. specialist in the United States Army. International. Michelle McNulty is a graduate Jewly Phoutinan attends UNC from UNC Charlotte with a Charlotte as an international studies and Bachelor's degree in Organizational finance double major, with a minor in Communication. She has a great economics. In addition to school and the interest in volunteerism, being CIC, she also devotes her efforts to the involved in her community and area UNCC Model United Nations, youth. She hopes to become an International Studies Students Association, outreach coordinator. She grew up and Students in Free Enterprise. in Havelock, where her father served Courtney Williams is a senior at as Marine at Cherry Point. Coming Queens University of Charlotte, majoring Charlotte’s Global Initiative P A G E 4

VOLUME III, ISSUE 4 Sister Cities Franklin Graham

Jewly Phoutinan ceremony of Bethel Church’s brand Asheville native Franklin Graham new six-story Lay Training Center. recently returned from China where “The training center is meant he preached to a crowd of 10,000 at to train and teach the young men the Bethel Church of Baoding. and women of China about the CIC Spotlight: Baoding, a Sister City of Charlotte, love of God so that they too may is filled with rich culture dating back go throughout China as preachers past the 13th spreading Gail VanDerVeer century. the Gospel,.” Preceding his says Graham. Michelle McNulty trip to His China, connection Gail VanDerVeer, Franklin with the a 20-year resident Graham Chinese of Charlotte, NC, visited North people is not became a member Korea for only through of Charlotte three days to the desire to International visit various spread the Cabinet two years high ranking Franklin Graham at the dedication ceremony word of ago. Raised in government God, but meeting various Chinese pastors Chicago, IL, officials as through the VanDerVeer is no well as his relief organization, history of his mother. stranger to Samaritan's Purse. Graham’s maternal Mrs. VanDerVeer with her international Graham is the President and CEO grandparents had served for 25 relations. of Samaritan’s Purse, winner of the years in China in the medical field One of her fondest memories of growing up Vinroot Award from MICA 2007. and thus their daughter, Franklin’s is being able to help her father sell gourmet This will be Graham’s third time mother, was born in China in the foods to the many international grocers preaching to the Chinese people since year 1920. throughout the city. Growing up in such an his last excursion this past May where Franklin Graham hopes that internationally diverse community is an immense he visited the largest church in one day, his students will be able to reason for becoming involved with the Charlotte mainland China with a recorded spread the words of God International Cabinet. attendance of 12,000 people. throughout all of China and Asia. After obtaining her undergraduate degree The purpose of Graham’s visit was from Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan to show his support at the dedication VanDerVeer taught English and German to high school students. She also had the opportunity to travel to Germany a few times. Once, in undergrad she studied in Berlin for a short Limoges period of time. On a Fulbright Grant, she Samantha Jo Edwards been selected, from 12 various local studied in Freiburg in Breisgau and also in The Charlotte International schools including, Charlotte Catholic, Hamburg. In May 2010, VanDerVeer will attain Cabinet is proud to be supporting the Butler, Audrey Hall, Independence, a Masters Degree in Theological Studies from Charlotte Cougars’ 2010 trip to and many others, to Queens College. Charlotte Sister City, participate in the When VanDerVeer is away from CIC she Limoges, France. tournament. can be found throughout Charlotte playing 2nd The Charlotte Cougars Six coaches from violin for Queens Community Orchestra, have been invited to attend schools like East serving as Vice President for Charlotte the Limoges Partner Cities Mecklenburg,, Charlotte Basketball Tournament in Christian Academy and Mecklenburg Republican Women, or working April. Independence, will be out at the YMCA. The student athletes accompanying the students will be playing against on their travel to France basketball teams coming and will be coaching the from Limoges sister cities traveling athletes during the tournament. from all over the world. If you would like to support the Recommended by peers and team please call the CIC office or visit teachers, 22 high school students have www.cscbhoops.com. Charlotte’s Global Initiative P A G E 5 Sister Cities VOLUME III, ISSUE 4 Obama Praises Sister Cities

respect, understanding and Courtney D. Williams interpersonal exchanges with a cooperation by focusing exchanges network exceeding 650 U.S. cities and public programs on sustainable President Obama traveled in with more than 2,000 sister city and economic development, youth November to Shanghai, China, relationships in 135 countries on and education, arts and culture, and where he stressed the important six continents. Sister Cites humanitarian assistance. More impact of United States sister city International maintains 202 information about Sister Cities relationships throughout the affiliations between U.S and International can be found at world. Chinese cities, including www.sister-cities.org. At his November 16th town Charlotte's relationship with hall meeting with Shanghai college the city of Baoding. students, Mr. President praised “For more than 53 years, the partnership between Shanghai sister cities have worked to and his home town of Chicago. He bridge cultural divides and further shared his support of such advance mutual "wonderful" exchanges between understanding between cities. communities, "said Patrick Sister Cities International Madden, President & CEO, remains the only U.S.-based Sister Cities International. organization committed to "President Obama creating and flourishing long-term comments at his town hall President Obama meets with some of city-to-city relationships between meeting in Shanghai, China his Shanghai audience U.S. and communities abroad. reinforces the importance Founded by U.S. President Dwight and impact of Sister Cities D. Eisenhower in 1956 at a White International's network." House summit, Sister Cities Sister Cities International International serves as a leader in promotes peace through mutual Haunted Wroclaw

Courtney D. Williams church, an adolescent tenant of from his fist and forcefully threw the home butchered his him to the floor. Modern visitors A country once coveted at a grandmother in a devilish scene. report hearing mysterious sounds military battleground, a war-torn Many insist hearing the elderly crossroads between east and west woman’s screams to this day. coming from the cellars. Europe, Poland now offers a chilling The city’s Jewish cemetery, an history of chilling ghost lore. overgrown reminder of attempted Wroclaw, Poland’s premiere cultural extermination only sixty- ghost town, boasts cobblestone some years ago, exudes an alleyways, centuries-old ominous aura. The cemetery architecture, and one particular closed in 1943, making way as Jewish cemetery, all riddled with the essence of forgotten souls and grounds for wartime activity. Just urban legend. The Hansel and as bullet traces remain etched in Gretel building near the Rynek, the monument, the souls of Wroclaw’s main square, houses tortured Jews and fallen perhaps the city’s most infamous A family monument in Wroclaw‟s soldiers still walk the soggy ghost story. Jewish cemetery cemetery grounds. The two, skinny, tenement Wroclaw is commonly homes are linked by a single The House Under the Golden described as a student city, filled archway engraved with Latin script Dog, now a popular restaurant in reading “death is the gate to life.” with college undergraduates and the Rynek, once was the According to legend, the Hansel energetic club-goers. Perhaps this residence Frederick the Great. and Gretel house once provided is because the city’s older While penning a letter one the setting for gruesome murder. residents are not so easily seen. Possessed by a demonic dwarf evening, Frederick claimed a residing in the nearby St. Elizabeth’s phantom force seized the quill Charlotte’s Global Initiative P A G E 6

VOLUME III, ISSUE 4 Arts Wroclaw Art Courtney D. Williams the United States, following an agreements within the United exhibition in Knoxville, Tennessee, States, Japan, Israel, Canada, and Local art students recently before continuing to Chicago, Korea. expanded their cultural Illinois. A full color, eighty-page The administration hopes that knowledge through a thriving catalog of the display and related their efforts will broaden the sister city relationship. works accompanied the free-of- school’s didactic and artistic From October 12 through cost exhibit. offerings, benefitting the Academy, November 16, UNCC’s College The Academy of Art and the City of Wroclaw, and future of Arts and Architecture hosted Design in Wroclaw, a higher international relations. an ambitious exhibit from the education institute established in Academy of Art and Design in 1946, currently strives to build the Wroclaw, Poland. The artwork, school’s international relations. displayed in the campus’ Rowe Joint exhibitions Arts Gallery, featured more than and workshops sixty works from twelve master supplement printmaking faculty members. exchanges of The techniques presented students and included copper plating, tutors between lithography, mezzotint, dry point, more than forty aquatint, etchings, linocut, international silkscreen, woodcut, stencil, and partners within contemporary digital prints. the Eu Erasmus The University of North Programme and Carolina-Charlotte served as one other bi-lateral, stop among a three-city tour of non-European Khaled Hafez Courtney D. Williams members of the Charlotte binary topics and the overlapping community with an evening similarities between them: East/ Egyptian artist Khaled Hafez discussion of his artwork as it West, sacred/commercial, old/ mixes multicultural life explores various worldly issues. new, good/evil, animal/human, experience, painting, video, and Mr. Hafez devotes his talents male/female, and static/kinetic. His photographic art to cross social to investigating the recurring work depicts these dichotomies’ boundaries. dichotomies influence on the perpetuation of The McColl within and the mass media’s tendency to Center for Visual connecting the “create emotions of love and Art recently popular and social hate, notions of collective featured Mr. cultures of the memory, and visions of the Hafez as a world. He future.” Through visual forms, temporary Artist focuses on his figures, and objects, Hafez in Residence from native Egypt, illustrates how the international September 8 France where he system of commodities creates through resided for cultural similarities and November 23, several years, and differences, as well as universal 2009. In addition the United States attachments to social history and to his art for its identities. exhibition, Mr. capitalistic society Hafez refined his natural Hafez also graced and “locus of talents through the Cairo School the political power.” of Fine Arts and has since Contemporaries Through a variety exhibited his work internationally of the McColl of artistic while striving to master his craft Center, the mediums, Hafez and share his artistic message. His World Affairs Council of attempts to merge understanding skills earned him a coveted Charlotte’s Magellan Society, and and comprehension of specific Fulbright Fellowship in 2005. Charlotte’s Global Initiative P A G E 7

Art VOLUME III, ISSUE 4 Orchestra Trip to Limoges Alexis Gordon abroad and accompanied everyone was by title, a A blend of traditional music very excited stream of united students from six cities for about the chance consciousness one marvelous concert. Every two to perform with poem written years our sister city of Limoges, other students by Vincent France invites young musicians from across the Schaer. Schaer from all of it’s sister cities to take world. is a part in a free public concert. The concert is psychologist Avery McGuirt (violin), Hannah organized by the and his poem Hoyt (violin), Jared Olinick Conservatory of The students prepare for their concert reflected the (violin), Treva Olinick Performing Arts at Limoges’ Opera Theater feelings evoked (Chaperone), Katherine Turner and the by the music. (viola), and Hayley Drennon International Relations The piece representing Charlotte, (viola) traveled to France with Department of Limoges. The “La Montagne Noire” was a blend CIC Program performance of civil war songs and Appalachian Director Alexis piece, “Poème folk music. Gordon . des Cités Unies,” When the students were not All of the was written and rehearsing or performing they got student directed by Alain to tour Limoges. The group visited musicians are Voirpy as a the Bernardaud porcelain factory, members of the compellation of a old fashioned paper mill, the Charlotte music from the House of Enamel and many of the Symphony Youth different historic sites in Limoges. Orchestra. This countries Other cities participating where was most of participating in Pilsen, Czech Republic; Fürth, the groups Drennon, Turner & McGuirt wait for the the concert. Germany; Seto, Japan; and first trip rest of the group by the Porcelain fountain The music was Grodno, Belarus. in front of Limoges City Hall Changing Places, Changing Tunes

Courtney D. Williams both exhibits. expression in general. “Changing Places, Changing The CSO and partnering The Charlotte Symphony Tunes” serves as the second institutes hope the event Orchestra, Levine Museum of the annual installment of the Charlotte “encourages collaboration among New South, and Mint Museum of Symphony Orchestra On Campus students and professionals and Art partnered this fall to present series, traveling to six campus provides students with hands-on “Changing Places, Changing locations including the University learning in the arts.” Tunes.” of North Carolina Charlotte, The Friends of Music at The program’s title and Central Community Queens University of Charlotte instrumental arrangements College, Queens will host the final borrowed inspiration from the University of “Changing Places, Levine Museum’s current exhibit Charlotte, Davidson Changing Tunes” “Changing Places: From Black and College, Johnson C. performance on White to Technicolor,” which Smith, and Winthrop February 6, 2010. In studies the growing number of University. The series addition to the newcomers to the Charlotte offers four advanced Charlotte Symphony metropolitan area and their multi-media Orchestra, the impact on the larger surrounding orchestral performances, smaller culminating evening features the region. The Mint Museum of Art’s chamber concerts, accompanying Queens University of Charlotte exhibition of Lois Mailou Jones’ lectures, discussions, and Chamber Singers performing work “A Life in Vibrant Color” demonstrations exploring the pieces inspired by the life and provides a visual film component effects of migration and artwork of Lois Mailou Jones. to the musical interpretation of immigration on music and artistic Charlotte’s Global Initiative P A G E 8

VOLUME III, ISSUE 4 News Immigrant Power in the Tarheel State

Tyler Finnie total workforce in North Carolina, created 22,738 companies with an with an estimated $17.8 billion in employee base of around 44,374 Did you know that purchasing power. In return, this individuals. immigrants With the growing debate within North over immigrant reform, it is Carolina have important to look at the been playing an economic impacts of the increasingly unauthorized immigrants. Five important role percent on North Carolina’s within the state workforce in 2008 were over the past unauthorized immigrants. The ten years? effects of removing this workforce With seven from the state would have percent of the negative impacts on the state’s North Carolina’s economy and governmental overall operations. North Carolina would population being result in a total loss of $14.5 immigrants, their billion in expenditures, $6.4 billion impact on the in economic output, and economy and approximately 101,414 jobs. political With the current state of the system economy, it is important that the Did You cannot be state does not alienate its over looked. Nine percent monetary inflow into North of overall immigrants within Carolina’s economy helped create immigrant population which plays Know? the state are either Latino 89,600 jobs around the state. such an important role within its or Asian. These immigrants Latino and Asian immigrant owned labor force, tax base, and business In Israel, the common greeting is make up nine percent of the companies have also helped community. “Shalom,” which means “peace.” And do not be offended by the common practice of doogri—direct bluntness and lack of formality and Airport Security euphemism.

Russians love and make a fuss Courtney D. Williams following failed attempts to ignite sponsors of terrorism or other over children. Sharing a picture of the explosive while on board. countries of interest will be your own family is a great way to In this ultra-security Observant passengers on the flight required to go through enhanced break the ice. Russian hospitality is conscious, post-9/11 era, to Detroit foiled the terrorist’s screening. TSA directed the “legendary.” They will take great how does one feasibly plans. The FBI charged increase use of enhanced care to entertain visitors in style, smuggle an explosive onto an Abdulmutallab with attempting to screening technologies and even if it requires making financial airplane? Apparently in their sacrifices. And be warned that the blow up the plane. mandates threat-based and consumption of vodka is inevitable. pants. This incident, in turn, means an random screening for majority TSA and government increase in even more tedious passengers on U.S. bound For more tips on appropriate security officials from three airport security measures. TSA international flights.” international behavior, try reading separate continents struggle responded to the security breach Security screenings for Michael Powell’s Behave Yourself: The to learn how a 23-year-old by instituting new international traditional passengers flying from Essential Guide to International Nigerian man successfully security measures going into effect the United States remain the Etiquette, or Terri Morrison and boarded a Christmas day Wayne Conaway’s Kiss, Bow, or January 3, 2010. According to a same until further notice. Shake Hands. flight from Amsterdam to the press release document, “TSA is United States with a harmful mandating that every individual explosive device tucked neatly flying into the U.S. from anywhere in his pants. The man, Umar in the world who holds a passport Farouk Abdulmutallab, was issued by or is traveling from or hospitalized for burn treatments through nations that are state Charlotte’s Global Initiative P A G E 9

Education VOLUME III, ISSUE 4 Carolina International School Courtney D. Williams individually. Character education The Carolina International instills essential core values such School utilizes resources beyond As Charlotte’s international as respect, responsibility, traditional text books to further community continues to flourish, solutions, and service. The global understanding, hosting so does the area’s opportunities administration also recognizes the visitors and guest speakers from for international education. growing prominence of Chinese various countries including Algeria, The Carolina International and Spanish-speaking countries in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Botswana, School opened in 2004 just our global community and Cameroon, Columbia, Ghana, India, outside of Charlotte, in Cabarrus responds by incorporating the Laos, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Malaysia, County. The mission of the two languages into every students’ Mexico, Montenegro, , tuition-free, K-10 institution curriculum. Norway, Pakistan, Russia, Saudi strives to “nurture students’ Arabia, Slovenia, South Africa, natural curiosity and joy of Thailand, Turkey, and Uganda. learning while they achieve As the city of Charlotte academic excellence through a grows increasingly multicultural, challenging, interdisciplinary, and the world nurtures international curriculum. “ international interdependency, The innovative school’s the need for students to broaden specialized programs promote their cultural awareness project-oriented and inquiry- perpetually deepens. Carolina based instruction, international International School provides emphasis and interaction with young minds with positive Charlotte’s eight sister cities stepping stones for enhanced throughout the world, while also Charlotte Eagles soccer player worldly understanding and providing environmental studies and former NCAA All-American acceptance. on their own 36-acre forest and from Ghana, Ismael Minta, wetlands site and opportunities shared a soccer demonstration for each student to learn and stories about his home. Global Learning Pablo Carvajal members. countries. Furthermore, the Loren Fauchier, Global Global Studies program focuses Studies program director, believes Providence Day School on expanding the knowledge, that through this event and the celebrated Global Day event on skills, and attitudes in students to October 3, 2009. Global Studies program at understand the nature of global The festivities supplement Providence Day, "students learn Providence Day’s Global Studies to appreciate and interdependence and to program, which continues enjoying value differences think globally. If desired, extensive success within the among people Providence Day students private school system. locally and may study to receive a globally." Students and community concentrated degree in Providence members engaged in a variety of global studies and can activities focusing on global issues Day School itself even travel abroad and international cultures. Guests boasts strong through the support of experienced the program’s seven international intriguing international regional the program. diversity tents including, a variety of Global Day promises comprised of international foods, games, to be an exciting event students, faculty, cultural arts performances and each year, not only for and staff hailing sports. The event, which students but the whole promoted the motto “excite, from over thirty community. educate, and empower”, hosted as different many as 600 Charlotte community Charlotte’s Global Initiative P A G E 10

VOLUME III, ISSUE 4 MICA

The Charlotte International Cabinet cordially invites you to Save the Date for the Mayor’s International Community Awards Recognizing individuals and foreign-owned firms for outstanding contributions to philanthropy in the Charlotte region

We invite you to join us for Festivities and Friendship at Lunch on

May 10, 2010

at the Westin in Uptown

Please call the CIC office for Sponsorship Opportunities Charlotte’s Global Initiative P A G E 11 INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS VOLUME III, ISSUE 4 Mothering Across Continents Michelle T. McNulty learn income earning skills. enough school supplies and a uniform for an entire year. Mothering Across Continents Mothering Across Continents (MAC) is a small organization with is always interested in speaking to a big heart. Founded in 2007, groups about activities. It is their mission is to adopt dreams possible to show the documentary and raise tomorrow’s leaders. film, “Angels in the Dust,” or hear Two women, Patricia Schafer directly from one of the ’s and Dr. Lyndall Hare founded the Lost Boys who wound up settling organization with the idea of in Charlotte and now is actively helping children in South Africa working to build schools in his impacted by the HIV/AIDS home village. For more epidemic that paralyzes their Mothering Across Continents information please call community. An estimated 15 makes sure that shelter, food, (704) 607-0098, or e-mail million children have lost one or health care and counseling to cope info@motheringacrosscontinents. both parents to AIDS. However, with the trauma of losing one or org many orphaned children do not both parents are provided to these live in traditional orphanages; they unfortunate children. “If everyone helps to remain in their villages raising their One of the projects MAC hold up the sky, then one siblings after their parent’s die of participates in is the “I CAN” person does not become AIDS. campaign, where people are asked tired.” MAC works night and day to donate quarters to fill up a can supporting these orphans of $150. For just $150, an orphan -African proverb by helping them stay in school and in South Africa will be able to have Friendship Force International

Courtney D. Williams more than sixty countries, the trip to Indonesia and the hosting of Friendship Force focuses on residents from Columbia and By finding common interests in foreign exchange and home Bavaria, Germany in 2010. cultural diversity, one organization hosting programs. The emersion Acknowledged for their advances challenges us to change the way we into the home life of a completely towards world peace through see the world. foreign culture fosters a unique cultural cooperation, Friendship Friendship Force International interpersonal connection. Force International is a current is a non-profit organization fighting Participants learn from each other consideration for the coveted to “create an environment where to discover a fresh view of the Nobel Peace Prize. personal friendships can be world. To apply for membership or to established across international The Charlotte Friendship host an exchange traveler, please barriers that separate people.” Force nourishes relations with visit Currently serving 350 cities in Brazil and anticipates an exchange www.friendshipforcecharlotte.com Charlotte’s Global Initiative P A G E 12 Supporting the CIC VOLUME III, ISSUE 4 Presenting Sponsors Goodrich & US Airways

Event/Delegation Sponsor We’d like to thank our Cabinet Sponsors organizational sponsors for Allegra Print & Imaging Charlotte Chamber their support. These companies and individuals CGR Creative Envoy Sponsors enable us to bring you a wide Duke Energy range of programs and Alan Gordon Immigration Law activities that promote Carolinas Asian-American Charlotte as an international Platinum Sponsor Chamber of Commerce city. Showmars Carolina Polyglot, Inc. Grant Thornton LLP Greer & Walker, LLP Gold Sponsors Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP Boatsman, Gillmore & Bronze Sponsor RagApple Lassie Vineyards and Associates Stork Prints America, Inc. Winery Globe Express Services SREE Hotels Steeds Reprographic Services The Wachovia Foundation

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There are several opportunities for to become a community. Whether you wish to contribute to visiting sponsor of the Charlotte international Cabinet. Each level delegations from aboard, philanthropy through the Charlotte can be tailored to the interests of the Individual or school in sister city of Arequipa or helping spread the joy of Company wishing to sponsor our Organization. experiencing new cultures we would love to have your support.

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We’d also like to thank our Cabinet James Summers Renee Etakisse Members for their tireless work Jeff Linker Shelly Pendleton and contributions. John Austin Tate Steve Goldberg * denotes an Executive Committee Judith Osei-Tutu Sue Gorman - Secretary* Member Karim E. Azar Terri DeBoo Leila Lahbabi Tim Jones Aaron Means Dr. Maha Gingrich - Tom Flynn Anthony Edwards Chair* Wendy Shanahan Cecilia Ramirez - Vice-Chair* Major Andy Leonard Victoria Howell Charles Lansden* Malik Rahman Dale Gilmore - Treasurer* Mary Ward Gail VanDerVeer Maryanne Dailey Hal Markowitz Dr. Nini Bautista* Isis Hanna Randall F. Eaton* Upcoming International Events in Charlotte

“Love Notes” CPCC to host “Dances of 2010 CHARLOTTE DRAGON India” BOAT/ASIAN FESTIVAL Love Notes is a passionate evening starring international Internationally acclaimed The 2010 Charlotte Dragon performing artists Olivia Gorra, performer and choreographer Dr. Boat/Asian Festival is nearing. The Luis Ledesma, and Israel Lozano in Maha Gingrich is pleased to Carolinas Asian-American a program of grand opera and present “Dances of India.” Dr. Chamber of Commerce (CAACC) Zarzuel (Spanish folk opera). It Gingrich, assistant chief will be joined by the Mecklenburg will be held at Knight Theater at information officer at CPCC, with Park and Recreation Department the Wachovia Cultural Campus more than 40 dancers will as co-organizers to introduce Love Notes is an excellent perform a series of dances Asian culture and traditions to the introduction to opera for those designed to promote unity and greater Charlotte community. who normally do not attend celebrate the diversity and Dragon Boat race will be classical music events, and a great festivals of India through their joined in conjunction with the introduction Zarzuela. Recognized steps and movements. colorful Asian Festival where throughout Spain and Latin In its 9th year at CPCC, visitors will be entertained by and America, the rich tradition of “Dances of India” includes treated with a wide variety of Zarzuela will bring new friends to numerous distinct dance styles traditional Asian offerings in food, the theater, and valuable support performed to live music. During stage performances, cultural to these two wonderful the performance, Dr. Gingrich will exhibits and merchandise for a fun organizations: The Hispanic showcase the 2000-year-old filled day to all. Enjoy a most Scholarship Fund and Opera traditional Indian classical dances colorful display of young talents in Carolina in their effort to from South and North regions of the Miss Asian Festival Scholarship establish a scholarship program India, namely Bharatha Natyam, competition. Admission is for Charlotte area Latino students Kuchipudi and Kathak, along with free. Satellite parking areas will be in the performing arts. Feb. 20 folk dances of India. Apr. 24 posted for all visitors, with shuttle bus services to the park. May 16

Charlotte International Cabinet Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center 1st Floor 600 East Fourth Street Charlotte, NC 28202

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The mission of the Charlotte International Cabinet is to promote Charlotte as an international city and serve as a resource to Alina Ziaja MacNichol foster international relations. Executive Director Actively Promoting an International Alexis Gordon Charlotte Program Director