International Affairs Forum-Traverse City

Such an honor to learn from Sherri Goodman, a visionary leader at the intersection of climate & global security. Thank you, Sherri & CDR Ryan Hawn, for a conversation that reshaped our view of climate risks and defined actions toward a more secure future.

If you haven't read , pick up a copy at Bay Books, our independent bookseller partner for this event.

Much gratitude to all our IAF members & community supporters for an incredible season of programs at IAF. You make it possible for NMC & IAF to serve our community with top-tier global affairs content. What a unique privilege it is to learn from thought-leaders like Sherri Goodman.

Learn how you can support the IAF mission. Our 33rd season starts in September: https://www.tciaf.com/support


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The World Affairs Councils of America
Princeton University Press

Enjoy a primer interview tomorrow (Tues) @ 8am on WNMC Radio with Sherri Goodman, author of Threat Multiplier: Climate, Military Leadership and the Fight for Global Security. Get prepped for her appearance at on IAF June 11 & then get tickets.

Our thanks to WNMC Radio & Station Manager Eric Hines for making Northwestern Michigan College a vibrant center of gravity for our community.

Get tickets for June 11:
https://www.tciaf.com/event-june-2026

Get the book:
Bay Books 231-944-6809

Support IAF as a member, and get event tickets & livestreams automatically as a benefit:
https://www.tciaf.com/support

Support WNMC while you're at it!
https://www.nmc.edu/about/foundation/wnmc.html

Join us at IAF on June 11. First, check out Sherri Goodman's interview with Ali Rogin on PBS News Weekend. Get your tickets to hear Goodman's full perspective: Climate issues as an overlay for global security concerns ahead, especially in the Arctic.

Get tickets:
https://www.tciaf.com/event-june-2026

Get the book:
Bay Books 231-944-6809

Support IAF's mission as a member, and get event tickets & livestreams as a benefit:
https://www.tciaf.com/support


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https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/new-book-threat-multiplier-details-the-fight-for-the-pentagon-to-adapt-to-climate-change

Incredible! Deborah Amos & Elizabeth Jensen were incisive on press freedom & today's media climate at IAF this week. Our inaugural Giles Press Freedom Lecture was so impactful thanks to these insightful journalists and great audience questions.

We continued the impact with a gathering at NMC hosted by Press Forward Northern Michigan & IAF: Our region's journalists in conversation on the values & strengths of our local news ecosystem while addressing the many challenges ahead.

Convenings like these exemplify IAF's value in our community: crafting space for dialogue, expertise, close listening, and a way forward.

Our thanks to all who support the mission. Join us on June 11 to close our 32nd season. Become a member to sustain this community asset. Brand new season starts in September. Details @ tciaf.com/support

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Grand Traverse Regional Community Foundation
Giles Press Freedom Lecture | Deborah Amos
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Join us Thursday for essential discussion on press freedom and journalism in today's climate. What an honor to host the inaugural Giles Press Freedom Lecture, in memory Bob & Nancy Giles, for Traverse City and northern Michigan. Event features Deborah Amos, longtime NPR international correspondent.

Our thanks to the Traverse City Record-Eagle for their tireless work on behalf us all.

Get tickets at TCIAF.com and https://www.tciaf.com/event-may-2026 Attend in person or watch online. Like, share, and see you there!


Northwestern Michigan College
Giles Press Freedom Lecture | Deborah Amos

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS FORUM: New lecture series to honor press freedom, and the TC couple who stood for it TRAVERSE CITY — Sanctuary. Empathy. Advocacy.

IAF x IPR on the air today. As we honor veterans' service, listen into IAF on Interlochen Public Radio at 3pm & 7pm. IPR airs our recent discussion on the civil-military relationship in the U.S. with Kori Schake, PhD, Senior Fellow & Director of Foreign and Defense Policy Studies, American Enterprise Institute. The conversation was recorded on the precipice of the Iran War.

Enjoy the summer breeze & give a listen. Many poignant takeaways in this episode -- and deep history of U.S. national security dynamics -- featuring Kori & MajGen Mike Lehnert, USMC Ret., chair of the IAF Advisory Board.

This content was originally presented by International Affairs Forum-Traverse City in partnership with Central Michigan University Hart-Milliken Speaker Series.

Support community assets like IAF and IPR, thoughtfully informing our community on critical issues.

https://www.interlochenpublicradio.org/
https://www.tciaf.com/

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American Enterprise Institute
CMU College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

Moments from our life-affirming time together with Dr. Nasser Abufarha, the inspiration for Land of Canaan, an achingly beautiful film centered on heritage, tradition, family, resilience, pride, and love.

Many thanks to all who attended -- especially to Nasser and our partners at On the Ground, and to panelist Timothy Young & Jacob Wheeler for his thoughtful Q&A moderation.

Continued thanks to reception sponsors who helped us break bread -- and importantly, taste the olive oil provided by Canaan Palestine!
Common Good Bakery
Oryana Community Co-op
Higher Grounds Trading Co.
Canaan Palestine

Learn more about the Canaan Palestine fair trade olive oil here:
https://canaanpalestine.com/

Learn more about the work of On the Ground:
https://www.onthegroundglobal.org/

Northwestern Michigan College

Join us this evening. Free tickets at TCIAF.com while they last. Our thanks to our event partner On the Ground and to 9&10 News Good Morning for sharing all the inspiring non-profit work in our northern Michigan community, week after week.

https://www.9and10news.com/2026/04/30/northwestern-michigan-college-to-host-palestinian-documentary-and-filmmaker-qa/

Continue the Rights of Nature conversation this Earth Day. Don't miss I Am River, The River Is Me at The Dennos, Dutmers Threatre today @ 3:30. Free documentary screening w/ framing remarks from Matt Hirsch, NMC faculty at the Great Lakes Water Studies Institute.

Along with Ecuador -- featured in our April 15 IAF program -- New Zealand is a forerunner in the global Rights of Nature movement. Get to know the Whanganui River and the forward-looking fighters who helped recognize its rights to persist and thrive.

This free screening is part of NMC's Global Cinema Series. Click the film poster to learn more.

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NMC Student Life
Dennos Museum Center
Center for Democratic and Environmental Rights
Flow Water Advocates
Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy
Leelanau Conservancy
Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians

Global Cinema Series: I Am The River, The River Is Me - NMC Communiqué I Am The River, The River Is Me will screen at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, April 22 in the Dutmers Theater as part of NMC’s Global Cinema Series. Admission is FREE and is open to students, staff and the community, although seating is limited. Doors open and 3:30 p.m. and films begin at 4 p.m. […]