Sarasota World Affairs Council | News & Events

America and Afghanistan as Partners for Peace

UPDATE: DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES, HONORABLE EKLIL HAKIMI WILL BE UNABLE TO JOIN US TONIGHT. We will be going on with the event...

INTERVIEW: Dr. Deri Ronis

Dr. Deri Ronis is the lead trainer in SWAC's peer mediation program at Sarasota High School. How did you first get involved with...

Speaker: Honorable Jon O. Newman

On February 13th, SWAC had the pleasure of welcoming the Honorable Jon Newman, Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the...

Our Inaugural Event!

[PRESS RELEASE] Sarasota World Affairs Council’s Inaugural Lecture Features Federal Judge A federal judge with experience in prominent...

Peer Mediation: On the Road to Conflict

In April 2009 a former Sarasota Military Academy student shot a man outside the downtown Sarasota movie theater when the former high...

Hello Sarasota!

The World Affairs Council has found a new home in Sarasota. Our officie is located in the New College Foundation. We are excited to get...

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