Global Issues and Perspectives Spring 2009

Negotiating a Seat at the Table:
Indian Nations, the State and the United Nations
May 2009
Rudy Rÿser, Ph.D., founder and chairman, Center for World Indigenous Studies
Rÿser spoke to the emergence of Indian nations as local, regional and international players in the climate change debate.

The Future of Grassroots Development in the Majority World
April 2009
Britt Yamamoto, executive director of iLEAP and core faculty in the Center for Creative Change and the 2009 iLEAP International Fellows
In a moderated conversation, the 2009 iLEAP International Fellows debated the promise, problems and future of development in the Majority World. These Fellows hail from Uganda, Zambia, India and Liberia and are leaders in their respective organizations where they are committed to working for change at the grass-roots. The iLEAP Fellowship program works to expand and deepen their understanding of social change through an integrated curriculum built around the methodology of reflective practice and the concept of critical service.