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Young Professionals in International Affairs June Meeting

Jun 11
Wed 6:45 PM
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Who attended?
Estimated attendance:  26  people attended.
3.75

Monthly informal coffee discussion. This event is set up as an informal debate. Depending on the space and number of people we either have a large group discussion or split into smaller groups. An informal free flow of debate follows with a facilitator to ensure the flow of discussion and that no one person dominates. Each month a timely topic is chosen and articles related to the topic are sent out a week before the event for participatnts to be better informed. We attempt to find different perspectives on the topic.

**Please note that these discussions are informal and the opinions and views expressed do not reflect the views of YPIA. Also as everything said is off the record, there is no audio or video recording allowed without the permission of the YPIA Board of Directors.**

Topic: Disaster Relief Burma vs China

Articles:

http://news.bbc.co.uk...

http://www.washington...

http://afp.google.com...

http://www.nytimes.co...

http://news.bbc.co.uk...

http://www.reliefweb....

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  • Jonathan
    Posted Jun 20, 2008 4:39 PM
    Jonathan
    • Assistant Organizer
    I didn't take any pictures of the discussion, but I though I would post a couple of pictures from my recent trip to Burma (nowhere near the cyclone-effected area).
  • Jonathan
    Posted Jun 20, 2008 4:39 PM
    Jonathan
    • Assistant Organizer
    So I thought it was a really great discussion. We compared China's relatively effective and widely praised response to the earthquake and Burma's disastrous and widely condemned response to cyclone Nargis. The two countries' approaches to media coverage of the natural disasters was contrasted, China�s approach of relaxing media censorship somewhat versus Burma's extremely tight controls on the press. It was a lively and interesting discussion.
  • Pre-Meetup comments below
  • Kristy
    Posted Jun 9, 2008 4:27 PM
    Kristy
    • Organizer
    Wow a big group!! We might have to split into 2 smaller groups for the discussion!
  • Kristy
    Posted May 28, 2008 3:51 PM
    Kristy
    • Organizer
    Ok I upped the limit to 40 people. Please only RSVP yes if you are coming. For maybe's please change your RSVP to yes or no when you know for sure so more people have the opportunity to attend!

Who attended?

    • Lee
      “ I thought it strange that you and a few others were involved in the production of weapons of mass destruction, then at the same time, are concerned about people suffering in third world countries. It's like bombing a country and dropping lollypops and chocolate on them right afterwards. It seems like you meant well, but I could see a real problem with stuff like that. It's the mentality that is the source of the world's problems. It also seemed like the concern was who was getting the credit for what, as opposed to really helping, which I find is somewhat common in these types of organizations. ”
    • “ Really great discussion! Everyone had really good comments and viewpoints. ”
    • “ It was pretty good. The outdoor location was airy, but ultimately too noisy for comfortable discussion. ”