Guided Search: Communications

Results 101 - 110 of 1102

Results

Hersha Releases 2019 Sustainability Report

Hersha Hospitality Trust released its 2019 Hersha EarthView Sustainability Report last week to highlight the company’s progress towards the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

News Type:

GLOBAL AFFAIRS

Topic:

SDG Campaign

Resilience and Adaptation: Globalization and the Corona Crisis

Date:

5/12/2020 11:00am - 12:00pm

Website:

https://www.acgusa.org

The current pandemic has slowed the global economy. It has exposed the interdependence inherent in global supply chains. Will things snap back when the concerns over the virus subside? Join us for a discussion with Thorsten Benner, co-founder and director of the Global Public Policy Institute, and Shannon O’Neil, the Vice President, Deputy Director of Studies, and Nelson and David Rockefeller Senior Fellow for Latin America Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, about globalization in volatile times.

Event Type:

Meetings

Topic:

Advocacy/Policy

Topic:

In the News

Topic:

International Relations

Topic:

Public Health

Global Region:

German

Diplomacy and Dialogue: A Conversation with Italian Consul General in Philadelphia

Date:

5/12/2020 3:00pm - 5:00pm

Website:

https://cdiphila.org

Citizen Diplomacy International Philadelphia is partnering with the Consular Corps Association of Philadelphia for a very special conversation with Pier Attinio Forlano, Consul General of Italy.

Join us to hear Pier's reflections on Italy's COVID-19 response; the economic impact of the crisis; and what Italy has learned as a result.

Event Type:

Meetings

Topic:

In the News

Topic:

Global Conversations

Topic:

Global Crisis

Global Region:

Europe

Global Region:

Italian

Ella Torrey

Ella

Torrey

Contact Information

Member

Ms. Torrey was a graduate of Moorestown Friends School. Ms. Torrey’s focus was on modern dance and English at Bennington College, but she left Martha Graham and Shakespeare behind after graduation and pursued an interest in international relations. She soon found her way to the United Nations, newly created in 1945, where she served its prime charter aims of maintaining international peace, fundamental human rights and the equal rights of men, women and nations. She spent the next 50 years of her career working toward these goals.

People Type:

Government Official/Legislator

Topic:

In Memoriam

Topic:

Member In the News

Senator Casey Unveils Plan for Child Welfare Reform

Topic:

Parenting/Family

Topic:

Emerging International Journalists Program

NSC Appoints Steven Larin as New Deputy Director

Philadelphia’s Nationalities Service Center (NSC) announced on February 14 that Steven Larin, Esq., will be the agency’s new Deputy Director, in which he’ll serve as its top Diversity, Equity and Inclusion officer. In this role, Larin will have the opportunity to expand NSC’s policy and advocacy initiatives on the Philadelphia, state and national levels.

Topic:

Business and Commerce

Topic:

Community Development

Topic:

Emerging International Journalists Program

Topic:

Philadelphia

Conversation with Vernon Odom, retired journalist and honoree of the 2019 World Heritage City Celebration

Vernon Odom, retired Philadelphia TV journalist, 6abc, and Zabeth Teelucksingh, executive director, Global Philadelphia Association, recently joined the hosts of Tone and Tenor for a conversation about Vernon's career and life in Philadelphia, as well as receiving the Distinguished Global Journalism Award at the World Heritage City Celebration on September 5, 2019.

Topic:

Global Conversations

Topic:

Philadelphia

Designers Make It Work: Philadelphia Fashion Incubator Produces Global Fashion Pioneers

From casual to couture, the Philadelphia Fashion Incubator has ingrained an international fashion consciousness within the cultural fabric swathing Philadelphia. Now in its eighth year, the Incubator’s newest batch of designers have found their niche on the runway by seeking to maximize the accessibility of fashion itself.

Topic:

Arts and Culture

Topic:

Graphic Arts/Design

Topic:

Business and Commerce

Topic:

Entrepreneurship

Topic:

Emerging International Journalists Program

Topic:

Philadelphia

International House Philadelphia hosts 14th Sanctuary Supper to raise awareness for the African Family Health Organization

The International House Philadelphia hosted their 14th Sanctuary Supper on the evening of September 10 to raise awareness and funds for the African Family Health Organization (AFAHO).

Topic:

Cultural Exchange

Topic:

Networking

Topic:

Emerging International Journalists Program