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The Impact of Fair Trade on Culture
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Wednesday, December 05, 2007
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Join us at Ten Thousand Villages, located at 2424A Rice Boulevard (in Rice Villageon Wednesday, December 5, from 6:00 to 9:00 pm, for a provocative and inspiring talk on The Impact of Fair Trade on Culture + enjoy a private Shopping Night at the store. 15% of net sales during the Shopping Night will be donated to SIETAR Houston and the charity of our choice - more on that later. Ten Thousand Villages is a nonprofit, self-supporting, non-governmental, and fair trade organization, designed to benefit artisans, not to maximize profits. They market hand-made products (jewelry, toys, musical instruments, and household accessories) from artisans in low income countries and provide consumers around the world with products that have been fairly purchased from sustainable resources. Refreshments will be provided for this special evening event. (more...)
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Location: Ten Thousand Villages - Rice Village
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Time: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
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Pakistan: A Timely Look at the Culture
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Saturday, January 19, 2008
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Syed Zafar, a cross-cultural trainer and a native of Pakistan, will talk about Pakistani culture. The talk will include Pakistan's deep culture & the impact of religion. Time will also be allocated to an open discussion (unprepared) on current events in Pakistan. (more...)
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Location: Upper Kirby District Center
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Time: 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
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RIDING THE WAVES OF CULTURE
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Saturday, February 16, 2008
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The Fons Trompenaars' Seven Dimensions of Culture Presented by SIETAR Houston Board Member David C. Wigglesworth, Ph.D. (more...)
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Location: Upper Kirby Room at the Upper Kirby District Bldg.
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Time: 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
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NAVIGATING CULTURAL DIFFERENCES in the 21st CENTURY
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Saturday, March 15, 2008
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Michael Fjetland's presentation to SIETAR Houston will draw on his extensive experience in intercultural negotiations through his career as an International Attorney and Global Strategist. (more...)
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Location: Upper Kirby Room - Upper Kirby District Bldg
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Time: 9:30 AM - 12:00 AM
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Al Andalus The Legend; Then and Now, Spain and Houston
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Saturday, April 19, 2008
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Sara Draper and Sharon Joy speak about the multi-cultural issues and successes of Al Andalus The Legend, a multi- disciplinary dance epic that celebrates a historic time of peace. It celebrates a legendary golden age in medieval Spain during the eight hundred years of Arabic reign in Andalusia. Through this multi-media production, that age of vibrant exchange of knowledge and cultures is depicted, with its spirit of tolerance among Muslims, Christians and Jews. In this special SIETAR presentation, Ms. Draper and Dr. Joy will discuss and show video clips from the project. They will describe the unique intercultural experiences and challenges that were encountered in bringing together this diverse group of artists and share their vision for the future of the project (more...)
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Location: Upper Kirby Room - Upper Kirby District Building
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Time: 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
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Learning Business Culture of Singapore via Cultural Detective® Tool
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Saturday, May 17, 2008
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Come and learn about business culture of Singapore in this fun and highly interactive session. This learning will be facilitated by a new and innovative intercultural competency development tool called Cultural Detective. Cultural Detective®: Singapore, co-authored by Kathleen Curran and Soo Kok Leng, we will experience the Cultural Detective method and consider various applications, learn about the culture of Singapore, and of course, discover a bit more about ourselves – the inevitable in cross-cultural learning Take-aways: New eyes, new insights, a new tool. Regardless of your profession or area of interest, the Cultural Detective® can help all interact more effectively across any border – cultural, geographic, organizational, gender or any that you can perceive. (more...)
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Location: Upper Kirby District Bldg - Upper Kirby Room
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Time: 9:30 AM - 12:00 AM
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