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All Sides with Amy Juravich
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All Sides with Amy Juravich

The Peace Corps and global citizenship

Published April 22, 2022 at 5:00 AM EDT
Cameron Beach, sits with fellow teachers during a break at a school in Dedza, near Lilongwe, Malawi, Friday, July 23, 2021. Beach, a former Peace Corps volunteer, is living in rural Malawi teaching English at a rural high school where she had been sent by the United States government 18-months before COVID-19 began sweeping the world.
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Cameron Beach, sits with fellow teachers during a break at a school in Dedza, near Lilongwe, Malawi, Friday, July 23, 2021. Beach, a former Peace Corps volunteer, is living in rural Malawi teaching English at a rural high school where she had been sent by the United States government 18-months before COVID-19 began sweeping the world.

This episode originally aired on April 5, 2022.

In 1961, President John F. Kennedy signed the executive order creating the Peace Corps, a radical idea of global citizenship that has stood the test of time over its history. In 2021, this icon of American idealism, peace and friendship marked its 60th anniversary.

We鈥檒l discuss the documentary A Towering Task: the Story of the Peace Corps which looks at the past, present and future of the organization. We鈥檒l also address what it means to be a global citizen in today鈥檚 world.

GUESTS:

  • Alana DeJoseph, Producer/Director, 
  • Gil Latz,  for Global Strategies and International Affairs
  • Tim Hornsby, Returned Peace Corps Volunteer, 

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