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Do you ever wonder if what you're seeing online is true? Did you know that there are some easy ways to find out?

In order to be a well-informed citizen, sometimes we need to do some digging to determine if what we're seeing in the news or social media can be considered the truth.

Please join the League of Women Voters of the Grand Traverse Area and Ed Ronco from IPR for this informative program where you'll learn the steps to take to verify the information on the internet and be savvy consumers of news.

If you'd like to join us from home via Zoom instead on in-person, please register here.

International Affairs Forum | Giles Press Freedom Lecture
May 28 | 6pm reception | 7 pm event
Milliken Auditorium, in person and online
Free for students & educators
Tickets & details at TCIAF.com

Veteran international correspondent Deborah Amos brings decades of reporting from global conflict zones to northern Michigan for this inaugural lecture. A longtime voice on National Public Radio, Amos has covered the Middle East, migration, and the human consequences of war with depth and clarity.

Her work exemplifies the courage, rigor, and integrity at the heart of the Giles Press Freedom Lecture. In conversation, Amos will explore the evolving challenges facing journalists today—from disinformation and declining trust to increasing threats against press freedom worldwide.

The Giles Press Freedom Lecture is supported in part by a gift to IAF from the late Robert & Nancy Giles. Bob was a two-time Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, editor, and author who served our community as a former IAF Advisory Board member. Nancy was a psychologist and a tireless mental health education advocate. The Giles were lifetime champions of an open worldview, education, press freedom & journalistic integrity.

The showcase is the culminating event of the NextCycle Michigan Accelerator program. Sixteen teams will pitch their reuse, recycling, recovery, and recycled-content projects to potential investors and partners while competing for monetary awards. Each team will have five minutes to pitch their project/business, followed by 5 minutes of questions from the judging panel.

Judges will select winners from each group and attendees will have the opportunity to vote live for the People's Choice Award, recognizing one team from each pitch group as the "best" pitch.

Register for this free event and witness changemakers building Michigan’s circular economy.