The High Atlas Foundation, a nonprofit organized by RPCVs that works on locally designed and managed development projects in Morocco, is hosting its Fourth Annual NYC Reception October 15. The event, ...Continue Reading
Imported on 09/27/2008 by Erica Burman in Erica Burman's Blog | 0 commentsOne of the best things about RPCVs is the truly fascinating stories they have to share and the things we can learn from those stories. Dirt Road Documentaries, headed by RPCV Jill Vickers and Jody Ber...Continue Reading
Imported on 09/27/2008 by Erica Burman in Erica Burman's Blog | 0 commentsEveryone agrees that this year's election is going to have unprecedented turnout. But what about those who are voting from abroad? The process for voting from overseas can be complicated and time-cons...Continue Reading
Imported on 09/27/2008 by Erica Burman in Erica Burman's Blog | 0 commentsIn July a group of more than 20 RPCVs and friends got together on the Seattle coast to re-connect and reminisce about their service in Sri Lanka. The get-together was masterminded by four Seattle area...Continue Reading
Imported on 09/27/2008 by Erica Burman in Erica Burman's Blog | 0 commentsSix decades ago, the remote Pacific Islands of Micronesia were the site of intense battles between American GIs and entrenched Japanese defenders. Now the region is better known for hosting the realit...Continue Reading
Imported on 09/27/2008 by Erica Burman in Erica Burman's Blog | 0 commentsWe recently got news that on October 1, 2008 applications for the 2009-10 writing fellowship cycle of the Black Mountain Institute will be available from their website. Founded in 2006, Black Mountain...Continue Reading
Imported on 09/27/2008 by Erica Burman in Erica Burman's Blog | 0 commentsPeace Corps has announced that it is suspending its program in Bolivia because of "growing instability." You can read the Peace Corps press release here. CNN has the following news report: Peace Corps...Continue Reading
Imported on 09/17/2008 by Erica Burman in Erica Burman's Blog | 0 commentsNPCA President Kevin Quigley and Lex Rieffel brought the discussion about national service, global citizenship, and the role of the Peace Corps in the wake of 9/11 to The Globalist Online Magazine yes...Continue Reading
Imported on 09/17/2008 by Erica Burman in Erica Burman's Blog | 0 commentsRajeev Goyal, MorePeaceCorps Campaign Coordinator sent out this message yesterday... You did it! One Hundred House Parties rocked the world last night because of your leadership. What happened last ni...Continue Reading
Imported on 09/17/2008 by Erica Burman in Erica Burman's Blog | 0 commentsYesterday's New York Times featured a wonderful tribute to Panama RPCV Ron Rivera, who died in Nicaragua on Sept. 3 of malaria contracted while working in Nigeria. Writes the Times:Ron Rivera liked to...Continue Reading
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