Worldview Magazine - Winter 2007 - (Page 2)

A magazine of news and comment about the Peace Corps world Winter 2007 Volume 20 Number 4 THE PUBLISHER e publisher of WorldView magazine is the National Peace Corps Association, a national network of returned Peace Corps volunteers, former staﬀ and friends. e NPCA is a notfor-proﬁt 501(c)(3) educational and service organization which is independent of the federal agency, the Peace Corps. WORLDVIEW PUBLISHED BY THE NATIONAL PEACE CORPS ASSOCIATION Departments PRESIDENT’S NOTE, Page 3 President Kevin Quigley proposes a powerful new threeyear nationwide promotion and Washington advocacy initiative to provide new strategies and new resources for the Peace Corps. He calls it “More Peace Corps.” LAFAYETTE PARK, Page 4 Our correspondents report on the Smithsonian’s nomad show; How we could approach global warming as though it were World War III; Why Lucy won’t come to Washington; e missing links in the Middle East; and Leo DiCaprio’s inconvenient truth. LETTER FROM MUNUNGA, Page 35 His town may be prone to violence and corruption but Josh Swiller preferred the sounds of his Zambian neighbors to what he heard from Peace Corps workshops and Yale lectures. LETTER FROM MEDELLIN, Page 39 Congressman Sam Farr went back to his Peace Corps site and discovered that with all of its problems, Colombia can show the United States a thing or two about urban development. GIVING BACK, Page 42 Global Mamas are one of four projects that might deserve your support. By JoAnna Haugen COMMUNITY NEWS, Page 43 ose who served in the Peace Corps continue to excel long after they return home, reports JoAnna Haugen. ADVISORY COUNCIL BOARD OF DIRECTORS Jan Guifarro Carol Bellamy Chair President and CEO Chris Glaudel World Learning Vice Chair Ron Boring Bruce Anderson Former Vice President Treasurer Vodafone Japan Sharon Stash Jerr Boschee Secretary Executive Director Trina Janes e Institute Forum Coordinator, for Social Entrepreneurs ex oﬃcio Nicholas Craw Kevin F. F. Quigley President, Automobile President, ex oﬃcio Competition Committee Frances Alford for the U.S. Betty W. Currie Sam Farr Robert Findlay Congressman, U.S. House Priscilla Goldfarb of Representatives, California Robert Graulich John Garamendi Hope Johnson Lieutenant Governor, Sandra Lauﬀer State of California David Magnani Mark Gearan Mike Peter President Hobart & William Smith Colleges Jensy Patterson Richards Joel Rubin Sandra Jaﬀee Former Executive Vice President Allegra Troiano Patricia A. Wand Citigroup Aaron Williams William E. James Chairman Donald J. Dakin e Rockport Group Counsel Roland Johnson Former Executive Director STAFF e Grundy Foundation Virginia Kirkwood Kevin F. F. Quigley Owner/Director President Shawnee Holdings, Inc. Anne Baker Richard M. Krieg Vice President President and CEO David Arnold e Horizon Foundation Communications Director Jonathan Lash Emily Bello President Coordinator of Member World Resources Institute Services & Operations Kenneth Lehman Erica Burman Chairman Emeritus New Media Director Winning Workplaces Jonathan Pearson C. Payne Lucas Advocacy Coordinator Senior Advisor AllAfrica Foundation CONSULTANTS Kevin O’Donnell Lollie Commodore Managing Director Finance O’Donnell &Associates JoAnna Haugen Gordon Radley Alumni News Editor Former President Lucasﬁlms John E. Riggan Chairman Emeritus TCC Group Mark Schneider Senior Vice President, Special Adviser on Latin America International Crisis Group Donna Shalala President, University of Miami Paul Slawson Former CEO, InterPaciﬁc Co. Harris Woﬀord Former U.S. Senator, Pennsylvania www.worldviewmagazine.com 2 Winter 2007 Kristin Johnson courtesy of Sam Farr UCLA Fowler Museum http://www.worldviewmagazine.com

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Worldview Magazine - Winter 2007 Contents President's Note Lafayette Park Note to Readers Commentary Letter from India Commentary Letter from Botswana Letter from Ha Teboho Letter from Jumbi Valley Letter from Mununga Letter from Medellin Giving Back Community News

Worldview Magazine - Winter 2007

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