[CivilSoc] ISAR Forum: Civil Society in Central Asia: A Key Component of Security

[John P. Deever]

Please join us for an ISAR forum on
Civil Society in Central Asia: A Key Component of Security
a panel discussion with
Robert Kaiser
Associate Editor, Washington Post
Kent Hill
Assistant Administrator for Europe and Eurasia, USAID
Pat Scheid
Program Coordinator, Aga Khan Foundation USA
You are cordially invited to a forum on civil society in Central Asia,
sponsored by ISAR: Initiative for Social Action and Renewal in Eurasia
(http://www.isar.org).  ISAR, a nonprofit organization based in Washington,
DC, has been working in Central Asia for the past ten years, supporting
grassroots citizen initiative groups and nongovernmental organizations
(NGOs) that address local environmental problems.
Robert Kaiser of the Washington Post, who has recently returned from a
reporting trip to Central Asia, will join with Kent Hill, Assistant
Administrator for Europe and Eurasia at the US Agency for International
Development, and Pat Scheid of the Aga Khan Foundation USA for a discussion
of the ways in which NGO activity contributes to stability and reform in the
region.  Kate Watters, ISAR's Deputy Director, will moderate the discussion.
Tuesday, October 29, from 12:30 to 2:00 p.m.
The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
1779 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, DC
Following discussion we will welcome comments and questions from the floor.
Please RSVP to Olga Segars at 202-387-3034 or <olga@isar.org>.
Light refreshments will be served.
-- 
John P. Deever
Systems Administrator/Webmaster
Initiative for Social Action and Renewal in Eurasia
1601 Connecticut Ave NW #301
Washington DC 20009
tel: 202-387-3034, fax: 202-667-3291
http://www.isar.org