The Tennessee World Affairs Council was organized to develop and deliver informative and educational programs to the community and students.  These programs include those developed locally to meet specific needs in our area and those available through the national network of World Affairs Councils.

The availability of these programs is directly related to the funding made available by support from individuals like you, as well as corporate giving programs and foundation grant making.  Please help make these important programs available through your generous support.

Tennessee World Affairs Council -- Town Hall Meetings

Town meetings traditionally focused on matters of local governance.  In the Middle Ages town meetings in Northern Spain's Basque region were called "anteiglesia" -- meaning "in front of the church."  Residents would vote on issues at the doors to the local church and choose representatives to district assemblies.    The practice continues in modern times, especially in the New England region, where some municipalities assemble citizens once a year to serve as legislative bodies, acting on budgets, local ordinances, and other matters.  

An offshoot of traditional town meetings -- the expression of democratic assembly -- is the town hall meeting.  These can be a forum where, by open invitation, concerned citizens get together to listen to speakers talk about issues of the day and everyone gets the opportunity to share their opinions.  This is the model for Tennessee World Affairs Council Town Hall Meetings -- an opportunity for our community to get together to learn, generally in connection with our distinguished visitor program, and to share opinions on important global issues.

TN WAC Town Hall Meetings will be held in various communities, usually in connection with our community partners (i.e. universities, high schools, businesses, etc.).  Town Hall Meetings will be announced through our web site home page, our calendar and our "What's New" section.  Also, if you are a member -- please join TN WAC -- you will be notified of upcoming events such as Town Hall Meetings.

Please contact us if you have suggestions or questions about the Town Hall Meeting program.

You can learn more about our past Town Hall Meetings by checking the TN WAC press releases index.

PROGRAMS

The programs of the Tennessee World Affairs Council can be roughly divided between those developed for community groups, town hall meetings and so forth, and those appropriate for educational outreach in our schools.  However, some programs, like the distinguished visiting speaker program, are appropriate for all audiences.

Your feedback and participation will be greatly appreciated as we work to bring these programs to our community and schools.  For more information on volunteering to help click here.

Contact us for more information and to join, support, and participate.  Just drop us an email at:
info@Tennessee-World-Affairs-Council.org