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Camp United Nations for Girls New York 2025
2025-12-20 08:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | 1717 Broadway, 1717 Broadway, New York, NY, 10019, United States
Camp United Nations for Girls New York 2025 introduces girls to the work of the United Nations, international policy and diplomacy.

Camp United Nations for Girls New York 2025 introduces girls to the work of the United Nations and international policy. Camp United Nations begins with a lesson on the history of the United Nations and the organization’s purpose. This is followed by a study of the structure, leadership, and the rules of procedure of the United Nations. Each student will be given an assignment to serve as a delegate for a UN Member State. When the General Assembly convenes delegates will propose a resolution. The resolution will be subject to negotiation and amendment by the UN Delegates before a vote on a final version of the resolution. Girl Scouts and Girl Guides qualify to earn a Global Action Award or World Thinking badge for participating in Camp United Nations for Girls; awards and badges not provided.
For additional information contact us at +1 866-277-2123 extension 1, via email at info@girlsinpolitics.com or visit our website at www.girlsinpolitics.com. Ticketing options for girls ages 9-11 and 12-17. Please no solicitation emails or calls. We do not book speakers, book vendors or recruit volunteers for events.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this event a drop-off? All camps are drop-off unless parent participation is indicated. Parents may wait at the venue for the duration of the camp in any of the lounge or seating area throughout the hotel. The meeting room space capacity can only accommodate students and staff.
Is the registration fee refundable? The registration fee is non-refundable unless the organizer cancels the session. If a participant is unable to attend a session a credit will be placed on file that may be used at any time for a future program. The credit does not expire.
Is this a partisan program or supported by a political party? No, the Girls in Politics Initiative is an independent organization that is self-funded through the fees generated from hosting sessions. The curriculum is civic education.
Is financial assistance available? Due to rising costs associated with hosting events, there is no financial assistance available for this event and there is no promo code for this event.
Who are the instructors? Our Lead Instructors are women that currently or have previously worked in government or electoral politics. Our support staffers are current or former licensed teachers. All instructors and support staff undergo background screening. All instructors and support staff are also in compliance with any local ordinances or state/provincial regulations applicable to those working with children.

Camp Parliament for Girls Vancouver 2025
2025-12-20 08:00 - 12:00 (America/Vancouver) | 39 Smithe St, 39 Smithe Street, Vancouver, BC, V6B 0P3, Canada
It’s all fun & civics at Camp Parliament for Girls Vancouver 2025. Girls study government, stand for office & pass a bill.

Camp Parliament for Girls Vancouver 2025 introduces girls to Canada’s parliamentary system of government. Camp Parliament for Girls Toronto begins with a lesson the structure and history of the Canadian Parliament. The lesson goes on to review the eligibility requirements to stand for office, a review of political parties, a study of the structure of elections and recognition of Canada’s female political leaders. Students will form political parties, create a campaign platform to stand for office, vote in an election and form a government to pass a law. Each student will serve as an MP.
For additional information contact us at +1 866-277-2123 extension 1, via email at info@girlsinpolitics.com or visit our website at www.girlsinpolitics.com. Ticketing options for students ages 8-11 and 12-17. Please no solicitation emails or calls. We do not book speakers, book vendors or recruit volunteers for events.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this event a drop-off? All camps are drop-off unless parent participation is indicated. Parents may wait at the venue for the duration of the camp in any of the lounge or seating area throughout the hotel. The meeting room space capacity can only accommodate students and staff.
Is the registration fee refundable? The registration fee is non-refundable unless the organizer cancels the session. If a participant is unable to attend a session a credit will be placed on file that may be used at any time for a future program. The credit does not expire.
Is this a partisan program or supported by a political party? No, the Girls in Politics Initiative is an independent organization that is self-funded through the fees generated from hosting sessions. The curriculum is civic education.
Is financial assistance available? Due to rising costs associated with hosting events, there is no financial assistance available for this event and there is no promo code for this event.
Who are the instructors? Our Lead Instructors are women that currently or have previously worked in government or electoral politics. Our support staff are current or former licensed teachers. All instructors and support staff undergo background screening. All instructors and support staff are also in compliance with any local ordinances or state/provincial regulations applicable to those working with children.

In-Town Pool Call Time
2025-12-20 07:30 (America/New_York) | Mar-a-Lago
In-Town Pool

The President has no public events scheduled
2025-12-20 00:00 - 23:59 (America/New_York) | Mar-a-Lago
Out-of-Town Travel Pool

The President delivers Remarks on the Economy
2025-12-19 21:00 (America/New_York) | Rocky Mount Event Center, 201 North St, Belmont, NC, United States
Pre-Credentialed Media

The President participates in a Christmas Reception
2025-12-19 17:45, 2025-12-18 16:15 (America/New_York) | Grand Foyer
Closed Press

Out-of-Town Travel Pool Call Time
2025-12-19 17:45 (America/New_York) | Joint Base Andrews

The President makes an Announcement
2025-12-19 13:00 (America/New_York) | Roosevelt Room
White House Press Pool

State Employment and Unemployment (Monthly)
2025-12-19 10:00 UTC | Washington, DC

In-Town Pool Call Time
2025-12-19 09:00 (America/New_York) | The White House

The President and The First Lady participate in a Christmas Reception
2025-12-18 20:15 (America/New_York) | Grand Foyer

White House Press Office: Full lid called
2025-12-18 19:33 (America/New_York) | The White House

The President signs the National Defense Authorization Act
2025-12-18 18:00 (America/New_York) | Oval Office

The President signs an Executive Order
2025-12-18 13:30 (America/New_York) | Oval Office

Rep. Joanna E. McClinton, Speaker of the PA House
2025-12-18 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood & Steaks, 1 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, United States
Join PA House Speaker Joanna McClinton for a candid conversation on the state budget, democracy, and expanding opportunity in Pennsylvania.

Our next PCCP Policy conversation on Thursday, December 18th will feature PA House Speaker Joanna McClinton, fresh off of a long State budget impasse that ended last week. And for those who missed it, we had a great conversation on Friday, November 14th with Scott Stephenson, the President of the Museum of the American Revolution, as we anticipate watching the Ken Burns 12 hour docu-series and next year being the center of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
Pennsylvania Speaker of the House Joanna McClinton was first elected in 2015 to serve communities in west and southwest Philadelphia, as well as Yeadon and Darby in Delaware County.
As a state lawmaker she has made history three times! First in 2018 when she became the first woman and first African American to be elected as House Democratic Caucus Chair, and again in 2020, when she was the first woman elected House Democratic Leader in the institution’s 244-year history. In 2023, McClinton was elected Speaker of the Pennsylvania House – the first woman to serve in that position in the nation’s oldest legislature.
A lifelong resident of southwest Philadelphia and graduate of Grace Temple Christian Academy, she became active in her community while completing an internship with radio station WDAS. Later, she studied Political Science and Leadership in Global Understanding at La Salle University. After earning her degree, she enrolled at Villanova University School of Law, interning at Regional Housing Legal Services, the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office and the Defender Association of Philadelphia.
She was an assistant public defender for seven years and became assistant chief of the East Zone during her last year, helping attorneys with case preparation.
In 2013, Speaker McClinton combined her passion for public service and law by becoming chief counsel to state Sen. Anthony Hardy Williams, where she worked behind the scenes to develop policy and legislation; organize expungement fairs and public policy forums; and assist constituents.
Speaker McClinton has earned several distinctions for her commitment to public service including City and State PA’s 40 Under 40, Power of Diversity: Black 100, and Above & Beyond lists, the Barristers’ Association of Philadelphia’s Outstanding Young Lawyer of the Year award, Fun Time Magazine’s Women of Influence Award, the PRE-K for PA Champion award, the Lucien E. Blackwell Guiding Light Community award, the Black Gala Women of Excellence, and the University of Pittsburgh’s Institute of Politics’ Elsie Hillman Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Public Service. She was named to Politico Recast’s Power List 2022, and as a NewDeal Rising Leader in 2023.

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Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries
2025-12-18 10:00 UTC | Washington, DC

Pandemic Political Education Book Club
2025-12-17 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Denver) | Under the Umbrella Bookstore and Cafe, 511 West 200 South, #Suite 120, Salt Lake City, UT, 84101, United States
Read books to learn lessons from HIV/AIDS Activism and Disability Justice.

Politics and Business Networking | Elevate Your Potential - Orange County
2025-12-17 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | The Country Club, 330 East 17th Street, Costa Mesa, CA, 92627, United States
Strive welcomes you to ‘Politics and Business Networking’, an event for tenured and newcomers at Country Club! Event is 21+.

Strive welcomes you to ‘Politics and Business Networking’, Orange County’s hottest networking event! We are set in the perfect central location for all to join.

Are you interested in politics and business? Want to elevate your career? Meet Consultants, Analysts of all types, Entrepreneurs, Lawyers, Political Science Professionals and more who are active in the space or are eager to get started.

**This will be a multi-vertical event**
There will be professionals with backgrounds in the arts, finance, tech, real estate, healthcare, and more. Come with an open mind, and leave with connections that wouldn’t be possible otherwise!

Pack some business cards and come with an open mind!

Meet your future business partners, employers, coworkers, investors, and friends. You don’t want to miss this opportunity to expand your network and create a brighter future.

We will have a space for our event to check-in.

The event will go from 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM(feel free to come at any point in this timeframe).

Name tags will be provided.

Business casual dress code. Job fair attire.

Remember – it’s not about who you know today, it’s who you’ll meet tomorrow!

We look forward to meeting you at the event!

Sincerely,
Strive Networking Team

Refund requests are permitted up to 24 hours after purchase, so long as we are not within 48 hours before the event start time. Refunds will be made in full and repaid to your method of payment. Note that we are unable to reimburse for eventbrite fees.

Disclaimer: By attending Strive Networking events you agree to photos/videos taken during the event being used to promote future events.

Politics and Business Networking | Elevating Your Potential - Charlotte
2025-12-17 18:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | The Conspiracy, 412 West 5th Street, #Suite C 120, Charlotte, NC, 28202, United States
Strive welcomes you to ‘Politics and Business Networking’, an event for tenured and newcomers at The Conspiracy! Event is 21+.

Strive welcomes you to ‘Politics and Business Networking’, Charlotte’s hottest networking event! We are set in the perfect central location for all to join.

Are you interested in politics and business? Want to elevate your career? Meet Consultants, Analysts of all types, Entrepreneurs, Lawyers, Political Science Professionals and more who are active in the space or are eager to get started.

**This will be a multi-vertical event**
There will be professionals with backgrounds in the arts, finance, tech, real estate, healthcare, and more. Come with an open mind, and leave with connections that wouldn’t be possible otherwise!

Pack some business cards and come with an open mind!

Meet your future business partners, employers, coworkers, investors, and friends. You don’t want to miss this opportunity to expand your network and create a brighter future.

We will have a space for our event to check-in.

The event will go from 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM(feel free to come at any point in this timeframe).

Name tags will be provided.

Business casual dress code. Job fair attire.

Remember – it’s not about who you know today, it’s who you’ll meet tomorrow!

We look forward to meeting you at the event!

Sincerely,
Strive Networking Team

Refund requests are permitted up to 24 hours after purchase, so long as we are not within 48 hours before the event start time. Refunds will be made in full and repaid to your method of payment. Note that we are unable to reimburse for eventbrite fees.

Disclaimer: By attending Strive Networking events you agree to photos/videos taken during the event being used to promote future events.

State Job Openings and Labor Turnover
2025-12-17 10:00 UTC | Washington, DC

The President participates in a Hanukkah Reception
2025-12-16 20:15 (America/New_York) | East Room

Multnomah County Politics Uncovered with District Attorney Nathan Vasquez
2025-12-16 16:00 - 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | The Fields Bar & Grill, 1139 Northwest 11th Avenue, Portland, OR, 97209, United States
Dive into local politics with DA Nathan Vasquez live and in person—get the inside scoop on Multnomah County!

Multnomah County Politics Uncovered with District Attorney Nathan Vasquez
Join Partnership for Progress for an in-person event where we dive deep into the world of Multnomah County politics with none other than District Attorney Nathan Vasquez! Get the inside scoop, ask your burning questions, and discover what really goes on behind the scenes. Don’t miss this casual and insightful gathering – perfect for anyone curious about local politics.

The President participates in an Ambassador Credentialing Ceremony
2025-12-16 14:00 (America/New_York) | Oval Office

Instant Issues: Dr. Laura Reed on The Future of Nuclear Weapons
2025-12-16 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | 1350 Main St, 1350 Main Street, Springfield, MA, 01103, United States
Laura Reed will speak on The Future of Nuclear Weapons in a Perilous World. She will review key threats & steps needed for a safer world.

The World Affairs Council of Western Massachusetts will present an Instant Issues lunchtime discussion with Dr. Laura Reed, on The Future of Nuclear Weapons in a Perilous World. The program will take place on Tuesday, December 16 from noon to 1 pm at 1350 Main Street, 9th Floor Gallery, in downtown Springfield.
A popular Council speaker, Laura Reed is a political scientist specializing in international security and American foreign policy. Until 2022, Dr. Reed taught political science at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Reed served as the Secretary of the U.S. Pugwash Committee when the international Pugwash organization received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2005. She has been a fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, a visiting Scientist at MIT’s Security Studies Program, as well as serving as a program officer at the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Over the course of her career, Dr. Reed taught at Wellesley College, Boston College, Mount Holyoke College, and Hampshire College, as well as serving as the Assistant Director of the Five College Program in Peace and World Security Studies. Her work has received funding from the National Science Foundation, the Ford Foundation, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Ploughshares Fund, and the U.S. Institute of Peace.
For those who purchase a meal, box lunches with a choice of sandwich–turkey, tuna, roast beef, vegetarian–will be available first come, first served. Lunches also include deli salad, a cookie, chips, and soda or water. (Attendees may bring their own lunch or choose not to eat.)
Registration deadline for a lunch provided is Tuesday, December 9th.
The Instant Issues series is generously sponsored by Wilbraham & Monson Academy & Sir Speedy
Media Sponsor: The Republican
Media Partner: FOCUS Springfield
Special thanks to NAI Plotkin
The World Affairs Council of Western Massachusetts is a nonpartisan educational organization dedicated to fostering civil discourse on international events and foreign policy. Our speakers’ opinions are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of the World Affairs Council or our affiliates.

"Smartphone Democracy" (Francois Brochet) book discussion
2025-12-16 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
This book explains how 20th century “representative democracy” changed into 21st century “direct democracy” in Europe. NYC also just changed

If you have noticed that smartphones have radically changed our social activity over the last two decades, do you think that smartphones have radically changed our political activity as well? Francois Brochet does. In Smartphone Democracy, he carefully deconstructs patterns of smartphone use as well as their effects on political systems. He concludes that no matter how hard we try, 21st-century political processes cannot be replaced by the previous 20th-century norms that were used to generate the familiar patterns of our representative democracies.

We have slowly developed new habits that derive from our quick reactions to smartphones. Over a couple of decades, these habits have made voting on a yearly (or four-year basis) too slow for the multitudes. The result is a political change seen in the phenomenal growth of global populist movements often characterized by millions of internet users liking, sharing, tweeting, “truthing”, re-tweeting, or “re-truthing” their preferences. And all of this informational sharing is under the control of a charismatic leader whose data analysts help shape decisions made by governments.

The iphones and social platforms that were invented in the early 2000’s quickly spread throughout the world. There are currently 7.4b smartphones in use and 5.4b social media users worldwide. Beginning in 2007, Barack Obama and his knowledgeable tech team first used only texting to collect 2.2m volunteers who then interacted with 10 million voters. This resulted in his gaining 3 million donors and a vast majority of support among both 18-30 year-old voters and Black/Hispanic voters which led to his victory in the 2008 presidential election. His “Yes We Can” slogan was picked up in Spain by the Podermos (meaning “We Can”) movement in 2014 and by the end of 2015 that left-wing populist movement won 20.7% of the Spanish votes cast (5.1m) using digital techniques.
Since 2002, populist politics have been developing and spreading through many countries. In Italy and Hungary, the voting for the populist leaders is currently larger than the voting for the traditional parties’ leaders (58% and 54% in 2022).
In the United States, populism is usually thought of as a right-wing phenomena (based on the use of social media platforms by the Republican party), but on November 5th Zohran Mamdani’s left-wing populism made him the new mayor of New York (a city with more economic power than Canada). He gathered 104,000 volunteers who made 4.4m phone calls and knocked on 3.1m doors which led him to obtain just over 1m votes and win the election. A few days later, he used Blue Sky Social to collect 50,000 resumes so that he could hire people for his upcoming mayoral administration.
Additionally, California Governor Gavin Newsom began to use left-wing populism based on social platforms last summer. At first he just imitated the Trump tweet-clash style using all capital letters, but since then his Press Office team has been maintaining a constant presence on Twitter/X and he has now become the leading contender for the 2026 elections.
The “smartphone democracy” methods that Brochet describes have become standardized wherever they are used and are fairly easy to understand. They are best summarized in another book (The Engineers of Chaos: How the engineers of chaos multiply anger and frustration using their algorithms by Da Empoli, 2025) which offers a quick and somewhat blunt analysis:
“A process of microtargeting is used to mine anger and resentment about certain political topics which then get channeled into political energy.
Emotional content is prioritized over rational discourse on the platforms which then amplify polarization and replace traditional political debate with strong emotions like anger, fear, and resentment (often about hot topics like immigration).
The logic of the political actions which become catalyzed by the platforms involves three simple operations:
1) identify both hot topics and fractures that divide public opinion,
2) push the most extreme positions and make them clash with each other, and
3) project this confrontation back onto the public as a whole.
These three operations then generate anger and frustration which overheat the general atmosphere.”

This book discussion will offer a 25-minute presentation about the ideas in Smartphone Democracy with questions and comments invited. The remaining time will be devoted to breakout groups and a general discussion. Join us for an engaging experience.

Understanding the Conflict in Sudan
2025-12-16 10:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York) | Perry World House, 3803 Locust Walk, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, United States
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For more than two years, Sudan has been in the throes of a violent civil war following attempted civil-military rule. Fighting has been intense between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary group with origins in the Janjaweed militia that was previously accused of atrocities in the war-ravaged Darfur region.
The war has been taking on a new dimension as additional actors have appeared on the geopolitical scene. Countries such as Egypt, Turkey, Iran, Qatar, Russia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have all been accused of supporting one side or the other of the conflict depending on their strategic interests. Join Perry World House as we seek to explain some of the background of this entrenched conflict, who the key players are and what are their motivations in Sudan, and what we expect to see in the short-, medium-, and long-term.

SPEAKERS
Ali B. Ali-Dinar is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Africana Studies. Dr. Dinar obtained his B.A. and M.A. from University of Khartoum, Sudan, and his Ph.D. in Folklore and Folklife from University of Pennsylvania.
His research interests include Sudanese popular culture, the politics of identity, and the history of colonial and post-colonial Africa. Among the courses he taught are: “African Conflicts”, “Sudanese Arabic I, II”, “Reading Historical Arabic Manuscripts”, “The Darfur Conflict”, “Sudan Civil Wars”, “Dress and Material Culture.”
His publications include: “Historical Perspective on Darfur Geopolitical Status in the Context of Modern Sudan “, in Darfur Political Economy: A Quest for Development, Hamid Eltgani Ali (ed), forthcoming 2011, “The Darfur Conflict: A Natural Process or War by Design?”, in: Darfur and the Crisis of Governance in Sudan: A Critical Reader, Salah M. Hassan & Carina E. Ray (Eds.), Cornell University Press, 2009.
Mark Malloch-Brown has had a long career in international affairs, development, business, and communications. At the United Nations, Mark Malloch-Brown led the global promotion of the UN Millennium Development Goals as head of the UN Development Programme (UNDP). At the UNDP, and previously as vice president of external affairs at the World Bank, he led reform efforts to increase the impact of both organisations. He later served as Kofi Annan’s chief of staff, and then as UN Deputy Secretary General, before joining the British government of Prime Minister Gordon Brown, as minister responsible for Africa and Asia from 2007 to 2009. Most recently, he was president of the Open Society Foundations, the world’s largest private funder of independent groups working for justice, democratic governance, and human rights. Mark Malloch-Brown is a Visiting Professor in Practice at the London School of Economics (LSE), he was knighted for his contributions to international affairs, and is currently on leave from the British House of Lords.

MODERATOR
Marie Harf comes to Penn with two decades of varied experience in the U.S. federal government, higher education, media, and politics. Previously she worked as senior advisor for strategic communications to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and deputy spokesperson for the U.S. Department of State, as the foreign policy director on Barack Obama’s 2012 re-election campaign, and as a Middle East analyst and spokesperson at the Central Intelligence Agency. She has also held senior roles at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service and for Congressman Seth Moulton’s political organization. Since 2017, Harf has been an on-air commentator for Fox News. She holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from Indiana University with concentrations in Jewish Studies and Russian and Eastern European Studies, and a master’s degree in foreign affairs from the University of Virginia.

In-Town Pool Call Time
2025-12-16 09:00 (America/New_York)

U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes
2025-12-16 08:30 UTC | Washington, DC

The President participates in a Christmas Reception
2025-12-15 20:15 (America/New_York) | State Floor
