Savoring the Spice of Life with Author Susan Orlean pdf
Event benefits intercultural education program for Boston's inner-city youth

International Women's Day Film Festival Welcomes Former Iraqi Minister of Higher Education pdf
Iraq’s former Minister of Higher Education, Tahir K. Al-Bakaa, Ph.D., will be on hand at the first ever International Women’s Day Film Festival hosted by Hostelling International- USA [HI-USA]. Currently a visiting scholar at Suffolk University, Dr. Al-Bakaa will be the special guest at a discussion following the screening of MY HOME-YOUR WAR, a short film that looks at the Iraq war through the eyes of an ordinary Iraqi woman.

International Women's Day Film Festival Debuts in Boston pdf
For nearly 100 years, International Women’s Day has commemorated the extraordinary lives of women throughout the world. In 2008, Hostelling International-USA brings the celebration to Boston with the organization’s first ever International Women’s Day Film Festival which showcases thought-provoking films and provides a forum for discussion about the lives of contemporary women.

Cultural Kitchen After-School Program Proves Too Many Cooks Don't Spoil the Broth pdf
Hostelling International-USA’s signature youth outreach program kicked off its winter semester in Boston-area schools in January. Cultural Kitchen draws on the rich diversity of cultures in students’ communities to use cooking as a means of fostering intercultural understanding and exchange. The program increases openness and comfort in multi-cultural settings by sparking dialogue and providing an opportunity for students to share their cultural origins and traditions.

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