Globalization: Making the Local Connection

Posted by on April 23, 2004

William J. Marrazzo
President and CEO of WHYY

Invites you to the Spring 2004 Preview Forum

GLOBALIZATION: MAKING THE LOCAL CONNECTION
Tuesday, May 18th, 2004

An alphabet soup of acronyms of international trade policies and players – NAFTA, FTAA, WTO, G-8, IMF, GATT – is transforming the Philadelphia region. From job security and education, to immigration and natural resources, global forces are impacting local lives. And, depending on who is doing the talking, globalization may be welcomed or denounced.

The Preview Forum, a national public engagement media initiative, creates the opportunity for community members and news professionals to explore together the promise and problems, the new creativity, the nagging concerns caused by economic globalization in our region, and the challenges to the news media as they respond to the changes.

Moderated by Chris Satullo, Editor, Philadelphia Inquirer editorial page, the Preview Forum consists of a short screening of national TV shows that raise issues concerning the economic effects of globalization, and deliberations and recommendations on specific questions relating to the economy of the Philadelphia region.

Location: WHYY Technology Center, 150 N. 6th Street, Philadelphia
Time: 6:00 pm – 6:30 pm, Registration, light food and beverage
6:30 pm – 9:00 pm, Screening and discussion
RSVP: WHYY, 215-351-2051 or events@whyy.org by Friday, May 14.

Driving instructions at http://www.whyy.org. Discounted parking available at the Parkway surface lot at 8th and Arch Streets.

Philadelphia Preview Forum Committee:

Richard Bendis, President and CEO, Innovation Philadelphia
Harold Brubaker, Business Writer, Philadelphia Inquirer
Joseph Busler, Business Writer, Courier-Post Business News
Andrew Cassel, Business Columnist, Philadelphia Inquirer
Bruce Crawley, President, African American Chamber of Commerce of Philadelphia
Bernard Dagenais, Editor, Philadelphia Business Journal
Nessa Forman, Vice President for Corporate Communications, WHYY
Ashok Gangadean, Department of Philosophy, Haverford College, and Co-founder, Global Dialogue Institute
Paul Gluck, Station Manager and Vice President, WHYY
Don Kane, Member, Mainline Unitarian Church
Kay Keenze, Civic Space Manager, WHYY
David Thornburgh, Executive Director, PA Economy League
Mjenzi K. Traylor, First Deputy Director, Department of Commerce
RoseAnn Rosenthal, President & CEO, Ben Franklin Technology Partners
Judy Wicks, Founder & CEO, White Dog Caf?, White Dog Caf? Foundation.

Preview Forum is a project funded by the Ford Foundation.