Podcast appearances and mentions of julie fisher

Welcome back to KHM Today! We experienced some technical difficulties today but stick with us because there is a lot of good information in this episode.  Joanne Shikitino leads our conversation today with Kevin Kelly, Julie Fisher, and Teri Engelhart. All are group are experts and share knowledge and tips for successful group planning. You may also notice another voice, our producer Sam, she was on to make sure everything was running as smoothly as possible.  Be sure to join us on May 14th when Carolyn with be LIVE from our studio. We will be talking about prioritizing work, family, and fun.  Become an agent with KHM Travel Group today! Check out our website to learn more: www.KHMTravel.com

Join Warrior Women in Business Podcast special guest, Julie Fisher MSW, BCBA, LBA and Executive Director, NYC Autism Charter Schools and host Jasmine Sandler LIVE on all Warrior Women in Business social channels! Julie and Jasmine talk about the urgent need for support of families and children with autism and what the programs at NYC Autism Charter Schools are doing to help. Further, our guest share advice on how she rose in the ranks in the NYC education system to make a real impact across cultural boundaries - as all warrior women leaders do! Meet Julie Fisher: WWIB Episode #66 Featured Guest! Julie Fisher, MSW, BCBA, LBA: Julie received her Master of Social Work degree from New York University and is a Board Certified and NY State Licensed Behavior Analyst. While earning her undergraduate degree at Rutgers University, Julie began working with children and adolescents on the autism spectrum and has remained in the field ever since. She joined NYC Autism Charter School as a consultant during its first year (2005), became Co-Director in year two, and Executive Director in 2009. Julie led the school's replication effort, resulting in the creation of NYC Autism Charter School Bronx in 2017.

Join us as 5-time author, sought-after speaker, workshop facilitator & radio host Julie Fisher shares her unexpected journey with her 3rd son, Darcy, who lives with Down Syndrome. Julie is an educator & ambassador for inclusion & diversity, this podcast is a blend of her personal experience as a mother, entrepreneur and spokesperson for people & families living with disabilities. She is a connector and a clever cookie following her passion & purpose. She has an uncanny ability to share & talk about hard things making every dream seem possible. Even when it is big, hard and scary she shows you how to take the next step, because your story & life matter!Follow her here: https://www.facebook.com/juliedixie

With the huge ongoing skills shortage, it's vital that more young people feel encouraged to get on thetools!Today we'll be discussing whether training is both good and available enough to young people, to encourage them to get into the trades. We were joined by many guests on today's show, including Julie Fisher, the Interim UK CEO for Simply Business, who shared data on the skills shortage, and Kirsty Evans - Executive Principal for the National Construction College who discussed training opportunities.There's also the pub lunch quiz for your chance to grab yourself 6 points as well as the very best messages that we received - enjoy!

Monday morning live with Natasa Denman featuring her Publishing Coordinator, Julie Fisher, who has published 4 books. Julie had a dream to write a book and in 2018, when she meet Nat and Stuart Denman, her dream began to unfold into a reality. She completed her first book The Unexpected Journey in September 2019 and even though she didn't expect it, her whole life began to change. Julie began to be asked to speak about her journey and what she is passionate about and found herself becoming a voice for her son and others living with a disability. In 2020 she published her second book The Magic of Inclusion and is enjoying working with groups such as Carers Victoria and Australia, Down Syndrome Victoria and Australia and many other groups she will be working with in the future. Julie's life has definitely changed since the first day she met Nat and Stu and she is enjoying where her books are taking her. In 2023, she completed and published her third book, titled From the Hearts of Mum. Just this year (2024), she published her fourth book, which is a children's book. In this book, she used AI-generated illustrations for the images. Links to purchase Julie's 4th book: https://www.tinyurl.com/Big-School Find us at http://www.writeabook.com.au Join our Facebook Community: Author Your Way to Riches: https://www.facebook.com/groups/authoryourwaytoriches Subscribe to my YouTube Channel: http://bit.ly/NatasaDenmanYouTube

In today's episode, a ship was loaded with 2,000 pallets of humanitarian aid and expected to sail on Wednesday from Larnaca port to the US-built pier in Gaza, amid growing concerns for the project's viability and a lawlessness on the ground which is hampering humanitarian efforts. Elsewhere, Hezbollah's threats are not in touch with reality as Cyprus' role in Gaza is strictly humanitarian, Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos stressed on Wednesday in a press conference with US ambassador Julie Fisher. All this and much more in today's Daily News Briefing brought to you by the Cyprus Mail.

Professor Julie Fisher tells us all about her seminal text; Starting from the child? This episode marks an exciting time as Julie publishes the 5th edition of her book.  Julie explains how Starting from the child? began in the 1990's, and how it responds to policy and practice, and follows the history of early childhood education in England.  To find out about Julie Fisher's book launch visit: https://thevoiceofearlychildhood.com/starting-from-the-child/ Episode break down: 00:00 - How did Starting from the child begin? 05:05 - Your job as an educator is to inspire children 06:45 - Back when early years had money!... 12:44 - Children and educators are crying 16:47 - The constantly evolving sector 20:13 - Every headteacher needs early years training 24:35 - We need to focus on future educators 31:09 - Julie's advice for new educators 38:08 - Book launch announcement For more episodes visit The Voice of Early Childhood website: https://www.thevoiceofearlychildhood.com 

Imagine embarking on a vibrant journey through the often-unexplored terrain of early career moves, small business wisdom, and the unexpected delights of the insurance industry. That's precisely what we unpack with Julie Fisher from Simply Business. Our conversation spans from the priceless lessons learned in small businesses to navigating the emotional rollercoaster of job changes, all while building your commercial acumen. Julie's insights on the transformative power of youthful work experiences and the deep value of customer connections will equip you with new perspectives whether you're just stepping on the career ladder or seeking a refreshing climb.As we traverse this path, the nuances of commitment and adaptability take the spotlight, and you'll find that even the tiniest tasks have the potential to shape your character and future. We dissect the stark contrasts between the environments of small versus large businesses and the different opportunities they present. Reflecting on the importance of demonstrating reliability and navigating professional transitions, we'll share stories that underscore the resilience and self-awareness needed to not just overcome adversity but to thrive amidst it.Whether you're pondering a leap into insurance or any other field, this episode is a trove of practical strategies. We dive into the importance of showcasing your unique skills, the power of a strong support network, and the indelible impact of mentorship. The episode wraps up with a celebration of paying it forward, sharing the significance of creating opportunities for others and the personal mantras that keep us motivated. Join us for an episode that promises to leave you inspired, informed, and ready to take on the world of work with newfound vigor.

In this second episode of Voices From Israel, Good People Fund Executive Director Naomi Eisenberger welcomes and introduces Julie Fisher as GPF's new Director of Engagement. Julie was the Founder and Director of the Consortium for Israel and the Asylum Seekers, and describes challenges to the asylee population in Israel before and since Oct. 7, … Continue reading Voices From Israel: Helping Asylum Seekers in Israel During the War →

As we continue to evolve further into a digital age of smartphones, social media, apps, and artificial intelligence, parents grow more and more unsure of how to guide their children. As parents, we are treading in uncharted waters of the effects a child's digital blueprint can have on their lives as well as the long term effects of the extended use of digital technology. Julie Fisher is an educational consultant and coach who focuses on helping parents navigate the complicated task of balancing the digital world with the real one. She is a former teacher and has a background as an Executive Director of the nonprofit organization, BBFA (Building Better Families for Action) where she created specialized curriculum and led educational programs for both parents and students that gave them answers to real-life questions about tech and social media use. She is an author, keynote speaker and a digital coach with private clients, and also works with businesses. Julie helps parents cope with the chaos that comes from parenting digital kids by offering realistic solutions to help manage family tech use, keep kids safe online, and ensure that kids' past posts don't hurt their future.  Our discussion today included: Benefits and drawbacks of social media and smartphones for youth.  Benefits of social media for kids' mental health and safety. Managing technology use in households with children.  Parental control and education for children's online safety.  Sextortion, cyberbullying, and online safety for children. Thank you to our sponsor: Mama Needs A Moment Patreon Resources Mentioned in Episode: Your Digital Guardian Julie's Instagram page where she offers free resources: https://www.instagram.com/yourdigitalguardian/ Julie's TicTok page: https://www.tiktok.com/@yourdigitalguardian --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/herhealthcollective/support

We are living in a digital age of smartphones, social media, apps, and artificial intelligence. This is all new to most parents and we are treading in uncharted waters of the effects a child's digital blueprint can have on their lives. Julie Fisher is an educational consultant and coach who focuses on helping parents navigate the complicated task of balancing the digital world with the real one. She is a former teacher and has a background as an Executive Director of the nonprofit organization, BBFA (Building Better Families for Action) where she created specialized curriculum and led educational programs for both parents and students that gave them answers to real-life questions about tech and social media use. She is an author, keynote speaker and a digital coach with private clients and also works with businesses. Julie helps parents cope with the chaos that comes from parenting digital kids by offering realistic solutions to help manage family tech use, keep kids safe online, and ensure that kids' past posts don't hurt their future.  Our discussion today included: Ways that the digital boom may be correlated to changes in our youth Social media, digital footprints, and online safety.  Tech's impact on youth resilience and coping skills.  Digital boom's impact on self-reliance, confidence, and communication skills.  Online safety for children and the impact of technology on their brains.  Determining appropriate age for kids to have phones.  Parental sharing of children's personal information online. Thank you to our sponsor: Camp Gladiator Special 15th Anniversary September offer! 15 days of free workouts and up to 15% of membership:  campgladiator.com/trainer/tammyyalch tammyyalch@campgladiator.com Resources Mentioned in Episode: Your Digital Guardian "How to Break Up with Your Phone" by Catherine Price --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/herhealthcollective/support

We welcome back Dr Sue Allingham in this episode following on from a month highly focused around mental health and wellbeing. We often discuss wellbeing from both a theoretical view and quite a negative and deficit perspective of all the things that are not working. What about discussing what we CAN do, the solutions rather than just the problems… Angelica Celinska and Dr Sue Allingham discuss both adults' and children's wellbeing, what is right for each individual, what is your way of listening? How sometimes we recognise individual needs in adults but actually not always in children. The fact that we cannot schedule wellbeing, and in who's opinion is it wellbeing anyway? What does wellbeing mean? They consider the need to recognise how the other person feels secure in themselves, and questioning “what do I know about the children and adults around me and what makes them feel comfortable”?   Angelica and Sue tap into: Stepping back and observing – interacting or interfering (Julie Fisher) The adult agenda impacting on children's wellbeing ‘Chocolates in the staffroom and golden time on a Friday' Sitting ‘nicely' – what IS sitting nicely, in who's opinion? Intrinsic vs extrinsic motivation The Leuven Scale – Dr Ferre Laevers' emotional wellbeing and involvement scales Sticker charts, marble jars, golden time, circle time…does this work for your children? For your community? For your team? For YOU as an educator? Leaders tuning in to their individual team's needs Critical reflection and critical consumption of knowledge Pressures from various central bodies ‘Emotional backpacks' The right to silence – the United Nations Convention on the Rights of a Child Reading body language  How do children know you value them? How does your team know you value them? Slow pedagogy – Dr Alison Clark Emotional and physical wellbeing is all about the entire body – do the children feel comfortable in the setting? Does your team feel comfortable? Distractions in the environment

Hola Comadres!   We are back BABY!!!! Season 4 is here thank you for your patience and sticking with us. Welcome to the 1st episode of Season 4! The Grand Premiere. We are starting the season with a phenomenal guest in honor of Women's History Month.    Let's talk about special education and charter schools!   Join your comadre Marcy and special guest the amazing Julie Fisher, CEO and Director of the Autism Charter, as they discuss charter schools caveats you should adhere to when searching for a charter school for your child.    Marcy is recording with Riverside-FM and if you'd like to watch instead of listen, head on over to YouTube and check out the video version of the podcast.   If you have any suggestions, opinions, questions, or comments about this or any episode, please send us a Comadre-Gram at marcy@comadreandopod.com or DM me via IG. Let's have a conversation.     If you like the podcast, please share with your family, friends, and significant other. You can support this podcast by finding it across all platforms and rating, liking, and reviewing.   If you chat about us, please use the hashtags #Comadreando, #ComadreTime, or #HolaComadres so that I can see and share you as well.   If you want to help the sustainability of Comadreando, please consider becoming a patron on Patreon. Become a monthly sustaining member or make a one time contribution. Every little bit helps.   You can contribute via $comadreandopod on CashApp and @comadreandopod on Venmo. Merchandise is out now, please visit our BRAND NEW WEBSITE to check out all the Comadre Gear https://www.comadreandopod.com.    NOTES:   Sign Up for Comadre-grams Using this link: http://eepurl.com/h-Gqw9   Links for Julie's Socials:   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nyca_cs/

Hola Comadres!   We are back BABY!!!! Season 4 is here thank you for your patience and sticking with us. Welcome to the 1st episode of Season 4! The Grand Premiere. We are starting the season with a phenomenal guest in honor of Women's History Month.    Let's talk about special education and charter schools!   Join your comadre Marcy and special guest the amazing Julie Fisher, CEO and Director of the Autism Charter, as they discuss charter schools caveats you should adhere to when searching for a charter school for your child.    Marcy is recording with Riverside-FM and if you'd like to watch instead of listen, head on over to YouTube and check out the video version of the podcast.   If you have any suggestions, opinions, questions, or comments about this or any episode, please send us a Comadre-Gram at marcy@comadreandopod.com or DM me via IG. Let's have a conversation.     If you like the podcast, please share with your family, friends, and significant other. You can support this podcast by finding it across all platforms and rating, liking, and reviewing.   If you chat about us, please use the hashtags #Comadreando, #ComadreTime, or #HolaComadres so that I can see and share you as well.   If you want to help the sustainability of Comadreando, please consider becoming a patron on Patreon. Become a monthly sustaining member or make a one time contribution. Every little bit helps.   You can contribute via $comadreandopod on CashApp and @comadreandopod on Venmo. Merchandise is out now, please visit our BRAND NEW WEBSITE to check out all the Comadre Gear https://www.comadreandopod.com.    NOTES:   Sign Up for Comadre-grams Using this link: http://eepurl.com/h-Gqw9   Links for Julie's Socials:   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nyca_cs/

Monday morning live with Natasa Denman featuring her 3-time published author and amazing mum, Julie Fisher. Inclusion isn't something that anyone should have to fight for, but for many, this is an everyday battle that feels like it will never end. Have you ever thought what it would be like if your child, or someone you care for, was made to feel like they shouldn't be somewhere or doing something that others take for granted? Julie Fisher is a mum of 3 boys and is also a carer to her youngest son Darcy who lives with Down Syndrome. Her journey into the world of disability with Darcy began while she was pregnant and with her family, they decided to provide the best life possible for Darcy. Over the last 16 years, Julie has become an advocate for inclusion and acceptance not only for her son, but for many people who live with a disability. Julie is a bestselling author, speaker, radio host, and works together with families to ensure their children are being seen and heard. Since publishing her 3 books, The Unexpected Journey, The Magic of Inclusion and more recently From the Hearts of Mums, she has worked with Down Syndrome Victoria, Carers Victoria and has completed her first TedX Talk as well as been interviewed on radio, many podcasts and for Melbourne news programs. Julie's quote says it all…"Give People A Chance and Watch Them Shine". 3 Key takeaways: 1. to have an insight into the world of Down syndrome 2. the importance of acceptance and inclusion and the 3. amazing common threads throughout the book "From the Hearts of Mums" Get to know more about Julie and her books here: https://www.facebook.com/theunexpectedjourneybook Link to purchase her new book is https://www.tinyurl.com/FromTheHeartsofMums Find us at http://www.writeabook.com.au Join our Facebook Community: Author Your Way to Riches: https://web.facebook.com/groups/authoryourwaytoriches Subscribe to my YouTube Channel: http://bit.ly/NatasaDenmanYouTube

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Monday morning live with Natasa Denman featuring one of her amazing multi-published authors, Julie Fisher, who is also part of the Ultimate 48 Hour Author Team. Julie had a dream to write a book and in 2018, she meet Nat and Stuart Denman, and from there, her dream began to unfold into a reality. Julie completed her first book "The Unexpected Journey" in September 2019 and even though she didn't expect it, her whole life began to change. She began to be asked to speak about her journey and what she is passionate about and found herself becoming a voice for her son and others living with a disability. In 2020, Julie published her second book "The Magic of Inclusion" and is enjoying working with groups such as Carers Victoria and Australia, Down Syndrome Victoria and Australia, and looking forward to working with many other groups in the future. Her life has definitely changed and she is enjoying where her books are taking her. Currently, Julie is working on her book 3 and a business to raise awareness and help families. 3 Key takeaways: The life-changing magic of acceptance and inclusion Embracing individuality and diversity Focusing on abilities and celebrating successes Get to know more about Julie Fisher at www.juliefisher.com.au Find us at http://www.writeabook.com.au Join our Facebook Community: Author Your Way to Riches: https://www.facebook.com/groups/autho... Subscribe to my YouTube Channel: http://bit.ly/NatasaDenmanYouTube

Get out your readers and cozy up for a chat about getting old, staying young, and just being in the moment.  I'm finally back and I brought my friend Julie Fisher into the pod to discuss two very NON Holiday movies, OLD and ORLANDO.  You can still grab a cup of hot cocoa and wrap up in a blankie while you watch these two films.  It might become your new Holiday tradition!  Horror movies and period pieces I think are a perfect match for a Covid Christmas. You can check out the movies on Amazon Prime. Old - 2021 M. Night Shyamalan Orlando - 1992 Sally Potter Send messages and requests to me on instagram @thefilmeffect

The Bible in a Year with Maple City Chapel & Julie Fisher  Today's readings are: Jeremiah 37:1 - 38:28 // 1 Timothy 6:1-21 // Psalm 89:38-52 // Proverbs 25:28 ----------  www.maplecitychapel.org www.facebook.com/maplecitychapel  ----------  Maple City Chapel is an evangelical, interdenominational church with Anabaptist roots that welcomes people from a variety of beliefs and backgrounds. Our worship is contemporary and energizing. Our teaching is bible-based, Christ-centered, and life-giving. Our atmosphere is warm, accepting, and casual. We invite you to join us as we connect with each other, connect with God, and change the world!

The Bible in a Year with Maple City Chapel & Julie Fisher  Today's readings are: Jeremiah 16:16 - 18:23 // 1 Thessalonians 4:1 - 5:3 // Psalm 81:1-16 // Proverbs 25:6-8 ----------  www.maplecitychapel.org www.facebook.com/maplecitychapel  ----------  Maple City Chapel is an evangelical, interdenominational church with Anabaptist roots that welcomes people from a variety of beliefs and backgrounds. Our worship is contemporary and energizing. Our teaching is bible-based, Christ-centered, and life-giving. Our atmosphere is warm, accepting, and casual. We invite you to join us as we connect with each other, connect with God, and change the world!

Allison Kaplan Sommer, Don Futterman and Noah Efron discuss three topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them smile this week. Hear the Extra-Special, Special Extra Segment on Patreon   —Face the Nation-State— Israel's Supreme Court votes 10 to 1 to let the controversial “Nation-State Law” stay on the books. Could both the 10 and the 1 be right at the same time? —Sins of the Fathers— Toddler's whose fathers study full-time in Yeshivas just lost their day-care subsidies. Should tots suffer because dads don't work? —Is a Dream a Lie if It Don't Come True, or Is It Somethin' Worse— Ten years ago this week, Israel was rocked by the biggest protests in the country's history. Did they make any difference? —The State of Asylum Seekers, Refugees and Migrant Workers in Israel— For our most unreasonably generous Patreon supporters, in our extra-special, special extra discussion, we talk with Julie Fisher, the founder and director of the Consortium for Israel & the Asylum Seekers, about the state of asylum seekers, refugees and migrant workers in the age of Corona, in Tel Aviv, and Israel in general. All that and the strange and uncategorizable charm of Onili!

Julie Fisher, Head of Admissions, joins the Common Good Podcast to talk about the clearing process at GCU and how prospective students can apply for a place to study at the University. Julie talks through the clearing journey and gives hints and tips for applicants, before discussing her wider role at GCU. For more information on clearing visit: https://clearing.gcu.ac.uk/

It's been a long month since the last bonus Thank You episode! In this episode, get an update on the ongoing regime change operation in Belarus and find out why the vaccine intellectual property waiver actually has a chance of becoming a reality. After those updates, Jen responds to a lot of notes from producers. Thanks for supporting the show! Please Support Congressional Dish – Quick Links Click here to contribute monthly or a lump sum via PayPal Click here to support Congressional Dish for each episode via Patreon Send Zelle payments to: Donation@congressionaldish.com Send Venmo payments to: @Jennifer-Briney Send Cash App payments to: $CongressionalDish or Donation@congressionaldish.com Use your bank's online bill pay function to mail contributions to: 5753 Hwy 85 North, Number 4576, Crestview, FL 32536 Please make checks payable to Congressional Dish Thank you for supporting truly independent media! Recommended Congressional Dish Episodes CD229: Target Belarus CD233: Long COVID CDTY: Thank You Alcee Articles/Documents Article: World Bank opposes vaccine IP waiver The Bull, June 17, 2021 Article: Pfizer, Moderna vaccines now preferred second dose for AstraZeneca recipients: NACI by Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press, North Shore News, June 17, 2021 Article: Delta COVID-19 variant is now in more than 80 countries, WHO says By Emily Shapiro, ABC News, June 17, 2021 Article: Delta variant causes more than 90% of new Covid cases in UK By Nicola Davis, The Guardian, June 11, 2021 Statement: FACT SHEET: President Biden Announces Historic Vaccine Donation: Half a Billion Pfizer Vaccines to the World's Lowest-Income Nations The Bull, June 10, 2021 Article: World Bank opposes vaccine IP waiver The Bull, June 8, 2021 Article: US contributed USD 2 billion to GAVI for COVAX facility Malaysia Sun, June 5, 2021 Article: Why Joe Biden Punched Big Pharma in the Nose Over Covid Vaccines by Matt Stoller, May 9, 2021 Article: U.S. Backs Waiver of Intellectual Property Protection for Covid-19 Vaccines By Yuka Hayashi and Jared S. Hopkins, The Wall Street Journal, May 6, 2021 Article: Pharma loses vaccine IP battle despite record Q1 lobbying By Alyce McFadden, Opensecrets.org, May 4, 2021 Article: Government-Funded Scientists Laid the Groundwork for Billion-Dollar Vaccines by Arthur Allen, KHN, November 18, 2020 Sound Clip Sources Hearing: U.S. Policy on Belarus Senate Foreign Relations Committee, June 9, 2021 Watch on CSPAN Witnesses Julie Fisher: US Ambassador to Belarus Sviatlana Tsikhaouskaya: Want-to-be President of Belarus Jamie Fly: President and CEO of Radio Free Liberty/Radio Liberty Transcript: 2:45 - Sen. Bob Menendez (NJ) confirms that Senators Rob Portman (OH), Jeanne Shaheen (NH), and Chris Murphy (CT) all traveled to visit the people trying to change the government of Belarus in early June. 14:30 - Julie Fisher confirms that more sanctions are imminent 30:40 - Sen. Rob Portman's (OH) main takeaway from his visit is that Belarus's military partnership with Russia threatens Ukraine 1:35:00 - Julie Fisher confirms that U.S. diplomats access to Belarus will be limited Cover Art Design by Only Child Imaginations Music Presented in This Episode Intro & Exit: Tired of Being Lied To by David Ippolito (found on Music Alley by mevio)

We are in the process of regime changing Belarus. In this episode, I prove it. Executive Producer: Nich Secord Please Support Congressional Dish – Quick Links Click here to contribute monthly or a lump sum via PayPal Click here to support Congressional Dish via Patreon (donations per episode) Send Zelle payments to: Donation@congressionaldish.com Send Venmo payments to: @Jennifer-Briney Send Cash App payments to: $CongressionalDish or Donation@congressionaldish.com Use your bank’s online bill pay function to mail contributions to: 5753 Hwy 85 North, Number 4576, Crestview, FL 32536 Please make checks payable to Congressional Dish Thank you for supporting truly independent media! Recommended Episodes CD225: Targets of the Free Marketeers CD206: Impeachment: The Evidence CD190: A Coup for Capitalism CD176: Target Venezuela: Regime Change in Progress CD102: The World Trade Organization: COOL? CD068: Ukraine Aid Bill CD067: What Do We Want In Ukraine? Bills Omnibus 2021 Outline Bill Text DIVISION FF - OTHER MATTERS TITLE III - FOREIGN RELATIONS AND DEPARTMENT OF STATE PROVISIONS SUBTITLE C - Support for Human Rights in Belarus Belarus Democracy, Human Rights, and Sovereignty Act of 2020 Sec. 322: Findings "Alyaksandr Lukashenka has ruled Belarus as an undemocratic dictatorship since the first presidential election in Belarus in 1994." "Subsequent presidential election in Belarus have been neither free nor fair..." In response to the 2006 presidential election, "Congress passed the Belarus Democracy Reauthorization Act of 2006" 2006: President George W. Bush issued Executive Order 13405 which authorized sanctions 2011: Senate Resolution 105 condemned the December 2010 elections in Belarus as illegitimate Repeatedly says, "The Government of Belarus, led illegally by Alyaksandr Lukashenka..." Accuses the government of conducting flawed elections, retribution against protestors, the suppression of the media, "a systematic campaign of harassment, repression, and closure of nongovernmental organizations", and pursuit of policies that make Belarus "subservient" to Russia by integrating into a "so called 'Union State' that is under the control of Russia". Accuses the government of arresting journalists, activists, and "3 leading presidential candidates" ahead of the August 2020 election. Accuses the government of conducting a fraudulent election on August 9, 2020, which reelected Alyaksandr Lukashenka and says the United States, the European Union, the United Kingdom, and Canada refuse to recognize Alyaksandr Lukashenka as the legitimate President of Belarus. The opposition candidate, Sviatlana Tsikhaouskaya fled to Lithuania in the days following the election, and from Lithuania, she "announced the formation of a Coordination Council to oversee... a peaceful transition of power..." The government of Belarus is accused of arresting journalists, including six who report for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Alyaksandr Lukashenka has requested security assistance from Russia, which Russia has promised to provide Sec. 323: Statement of Policy "To continue rejecting the invalid results of the fraudulent August 9, 2020 presidential election in Belarus..." "To continue supporting calls for new presidential and parliamentary elections..." "To refuse to recognize Alyaksandr Lukashenka as the legitimately elected leader of Belarus" "To not recognize any incorporation of Belarus into a 'Union State' with Russia..." "To continue calling for the fulfillment by the Government of Belarus of Belarus's freely undertaken obligations as an OSCE (Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe) participating state and as a signatory of the Charter of the United Nations" "To recognize the Coordination Council as a legitimate institution to participate in a dialogue on a peaceful transition of power." "To impose targeted sanctions, in coordination with the European Union and other international partners..." Sec. 324: Assistance to Promote Democracy, Civil Society, and Sovereignty in Belarus Authorizes "Belarusian groups outside of Belarus" to receive assistance Authorizes assistance to be used for "enhancing the development of the private section, particularly the information technology sector, and its role in the economy of Belarus, including by increasing the capacity of private sector actors..." Authorizes "such sums as may be necessary" for fiscal years 2021 and 2022. Sec. 325: International Broadcasting, Internet Freedom, and Access to Information in Belarus Gives the Biden administration's State Department 120 days to submit a strategy, with a cost estimate, for expanding radio, television, live stream, and social network broadcasting and communications in Belarus to provide news and information, to develop and deploy circumvention technologies to allow people in Belarus to communicate on the internet without interference from the government of Belarus, to monitor the cooperation between Belarus and other countries in regards to internet monitoring or censorship capabilities, and "build the capacity of civil society, media, and other nongovernmental organizations and organizations to identify, track, and counter disinformation." Part of this report can be classified Sec. 326: Sanctions Against the Government of Belarus Allows sanctions to be applied to "a member of any branch of the security or law enforcement services of Belarus...", or is "an official in the so-called 'Union State' between Russia and Belarus (regardless of nationality of the individual) and their family members. Articles/Documents Article: Institutional interest in bitcoin sets the latest bull run apart from 2017's retail-driven surge, Goldman's digital asset chief says, By Emily Graffeo, Business Insider, March 9, 2021 Article: The European Deterrence Initiative, By Candela FERNANDEZ GIL-DELGADO, Legal Researcher at Finabel – European Army Interoperability Centre, March 4, 2021 Article: Atlantic Council urges Biden to enforce regime change in Belarus, By Paul Antonopoulos, Aletho News, February 18, 2021 Press Release: Nominations Sent to the Senate, The White House, February 13, 2021 Article: Joe Biden’s Pick of Victoria Nuland Means Relations with Russia Could Get Worse, By Mark Episkopos, The National Interest, January 15, 2021 Article: Opinion: How Biden can undo damage to U.S.-backed news outlets that counter authoritarian propaganda, By Gregory Feifer, Slate, December 18, 2020 Article: Belarus Will Be an Early Challenge for Biden, By Jamie Fly, The Washington Post, December 24, 2020 Article: U.S. Senate Unanimously Approves Julie Fisher As New Ambassador To Minsk, BelarusFeed, December 17, 2020 Article: Opinion: The people of Belarus are still marching against dictatorship. 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They are joined by Valery Kovaleuski, an adviser to Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, to discuss the report. The event will be moderated by Eurasia Center Nonresident Fellow and Tsikhanouskaya adviser Hanna Liubakova. Watch on Youtube Speakers: Melinda Haring Deputy Director of the Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center Eurasia Foundation Freedom House National Democratic Institute Council on Foreign Relations John Herbst Director of the Eurasia Center at the Atlantic Council 2003-2006: US Ambassador to Ukraine 2000-2003: US Ambassador to Uzbekistan - played a critical role in the establishment of an American base to help conduct Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan Former Principal Deputy to the Ambassador at Large for the New Independent States Dr. Anders Åslund Senior fellow at the Eurasia Center at the Atlantic Council Chairman of the Scientific Council of the Bank of Finland Institute for Economies in Transition Former Director of the Russian and Eurasian Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Valery Kovaleuski Adviser to Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya Transcript: 9:40 Melinda Haring: The problem, though, is that there's all kinds of limitations on moving money into Belarun. It's A, it's a security state, B, we have COVID. And people can't move in and out of the country very easily. So this has to be handled sensitively. The folks that I'm talking to say that cryptocurrencies are the way to do it, but there's a bigger problem. The US government is not very good at moving money. They are tied up in all kinds of reporting requirements. The European Union has the same issues. But we need to be more creative. If we don't think with some new creative energy. This protest movement is going to fizzle out. So it's time to go back to the drawing boards and talk to people who are good at moving money and make it happen now. 14:40 Dr. Anders Åslund: Lukashenko today has only reserves for about one month of imports normally said it should be for three months. And he has a$3 billion of cash he needs $6 billion more to carry, to cover this year. And traditionally there are two sources to get that. One is from the IMF and back is not available because the IMF is not prepared to deal with Lukashenko because he is normally cheating them. And they know that. And the other source is Russia. Putin declared when Lukashenko came to his knees to Putin in Sochi on the 14th of September, but he's ready to give one and a half billion dollars as loans. But, Lukashenko needs much more, and well to Putin hinted at it is that Russian private money can come in and buy the big companies, and the Belarusian economy is quite concentrated to a few big companies. So there are four big companies: two fertilizer plants and two oil refineries that account for two thirds of the Belarus's exports to the west. And then where do they get the raw material from? All the oil comes from Russia, and the gas for one of the fertilizer plants come from Russia. So the natural thing is that the Russian private businessmen by these Belarusian companies, we have seen it before. It has happened with gas assets in Belarus and half of one of the refineries is already bought by Russian companies. But where does the money come from? It comes from Russian state banks. So what Putin is essentially saying it is a couple of my most loyal oligarchs are allowed to get billions of dollars of Russian state bank financing in order to buy Belarusian companies cheaply, and that would completely tie up the Belarusian economy and this is what we have to avoid. 18:07 Valery Kovaleuski: Biden has expressed a lot of interest in the situation in Belarus, he showed himself as fairly well informed about the events in those. And he was very vocal in kind of demanding the action and kind of defining the policy of the United States government. At this stage, I think the most important than the sort of doses are waiting for very specific steps that will be tangible, and that will be impactful. And number one is fast reintroduction of economic sanctions. And you might know that the United States have has imposed the sanctions since long, but they were suspended when Russia invaded Ukraine and the United States and European Union decided to engage with those and normalize relations. And that was one of the steps that they made. They introduced the waiver to the sanctions and now they are in the the suspension state. The other one would be to continue not recognizing Lukashenka's legitimacy as he is not legitimate ruler of Belarus at the moment. Very important would be to start implementation of the those Democracy Human Rights and Sovereignty Act that was adopted just last year, and actually it was, it was adopted in a very kind of fast, fast pace in just three months since in introduction in the house. But the whole Act has as a kind of arsenal of tools and mechanisms to to influence the situation that was to influence, the behavior of Lukashenka. 21:46 John Herbst: The first is to promote the legitimacy of the opposition in Ms. Tsikhanouskaya and the delegitimization of Lukashenko. So, for example, our ambassador when she goes out, Julie Fisher, a wonderful diplomat, should not present credentials to Lukashenko, she should be spending most of our time in Vilnius near Ms. Tsikhanouskaya to wish to organize the US government to manage this crisis. So we should have a senior coordinator to manage sanctions against Lukashenko regime, and maybe against appropriate Russians, and also should have a senior official designated to manage assistance to the opposition and to the people of Belarus. And finally, this this combines both organization and resources, we should double the budget of RFP and RL. So we can get out our message to the people of Belarus. The third category is to increase specific support to the opposition. So for example, Melinda already mentioned the need to get resources to the opposition using cryptocurrency, we should also push to give legitimacy to the opposition. The fourth, the next element is to keep Russia out of the conflict. I mean, they're already in. We've seen what they've done by sending media experts, for example. But this this involves I say, a series of measures that have to be conducted simultaneously. One, we don't want to frighten Russians into thinking that Belarus is is now going to become part of the West. So we would encourage the opposition not to talk about NATO not to talk about the EU talk simply about the need for Belarus to choose its own president to work with the EU should be in dialogue with Moscow about the crisis in Belarus. But three, we should send a very clear signal to Moscow that if they intervene with their repressive opperatives, whether with their secret police, with their regular police with their military, to repress the people of Belarus, or to prop up Lukashenko or Lukashenko-like alternative, there will be serious sanctions against the Russian economy against Russian officials. 43:09 Melinda Haring: I think that Ukraine can definitely play a role here. And you know, there's a lot of Belarusians who are in Ukraine. One of the more interesting things I found in in my section of the report, I focused on the domestic picture, is where Belarusians have gone since August, so Belarusians have gone to give, they've got to Riga, they've got to Vilnius and they've gone to Warsaw. And they're creating massive civil society organizations that are helping people who had to leave quickly. And many of the people in Kiev are students so you can help students, you can, you can send a pizza, you can provide a house for them. You can do very basic things. 55:09 Dr. Anders Åslund: The aim of the sanctions is to put sufficient pressure on a bilateral so that Lukashenko has to go. This is a really a regime change group of sanctions. Meeting: A conversation with Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, Atlantic Council, December 7, 2020 Watch on Youtube Speakers: Damon Wilson Executive VP of the Atlantic Council 2007-2009: Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for European Affairs at the National Security Council Former Executive Secretary and Chief of Staff at US Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq 2004-2006: Director for Central, Eastern, and Northern European Affairs at the National Security Council 2001-2004: Deputy Director in the Private Office of NATO Secretary General Lord Robertson - Played a lead role on the Alliance’s response to 9/11 and its operations in Afghanistan and the Western Balkans Melinda Haring Deputy Director of the Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center Eurasia Foundation Freedom House National Democratic Institute Council on Foreign Relations Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya Transcript: 1:37 Damon Wilson: After her husband was jailed by Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenka, while running for President, Svetlana stepped in. Running a historic campaign for change. Much of the world recognizes that she overwhelmingly won the August 9th election, but Tsikhanouskaya was forced to flee the country after the regime threatened her family. The people of Belarus have protested for months demanding that Lukashenka resign, they are the true source of legitimacy. Tsikhanouskaya and the coordination Council for the transition of power which she leads from Vilnius, Lithuania, is recognized by the European Union and many others as the true voice of the Belarusian people. 5:42 Melinda Haring: How can the people of Belarus change the dynamic on the ground and force out Lukashenka? 8:07 Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya: We are asking the west to act faster. In my opinion, Western countries should demand new and fair elections and release of all political prisoners. Belarus democracy Act would serve as timely and extremely helpful step from the head of the US government in support of their brave people. 19:57 Melinda Haring: Look, I wanted to tell our audience if they haven't had a chance to get a copy of The Washington Post. Ms. Tsikhanouskaya has a piece in it this weekend. It's called 'The people of Belarus are Still Marching, Help Us.' And she writes very passionately about the need to pass the Belarus Democracy, Human Rights and Sovereignty Act of 2020. There's two weeks left to pass this act before Congress is out. Ms. Tsikhanouskaya what's in it and why is it important? Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya: The proceeds the bipartisan support received in favor of this act. We hope that this draft bill becomes law as soon as possible, as it would inspire the US to act decisively and urgently to support Belarus. Belarusian peaceful protest is a turning point. People struggle, people suffer. People struggle everyday with great dedication, yet there is a need of support on behalf of the international community. And when the new democracy act becomes low, it would send a strong signal to the Belarusian regime and the rest of the world on non recognition of Lukashenka's legitimacy, call for new presidential elections and oversee standards and demand the release of all political prisoners. You know, in our opinion, the Act would allow prompt US assistance to the civil society, media and urgent actions such as counter internet blockages in Belarus. Meeting: Backing Batka: Russia's strategic economic integration with Belarus, Atlantic Council, November 6, 2020 Watch on Youtube Speakers: Host: John Herbst Director of the Eurasia Center at the Atlantic Council 2003-2006: US Ambassador to Ukraine 2000-2003: US Ambassador to Uzbekistan played a critical role in the establishment of an American base to help conduct Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan Former Principal Deputy to the Ambassador at Large for the New Independent States Dr. Katerina Bornukova, academic director of the BEROC Economic Research Center Professor Vladislav Inozemtsev Senior associate at the Center for Strategic and International Studies Dirk Schuebel Ambassador of the European Union to Belarus Dr. Anders Åslund Senior fellow at the Eurasia Center at the Atlantic Council Chairman of the Scientific Council of the Bank of Finland Institute for Economies in Transition Former Director of the Russian and Eurasian Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace 5:58 Dirk Schuebel: The pro-democracy movement and Belarus now faces the difficult prospect of dislodging Mr. Lukashenko, the unrecognized President who refuses to leave office. 6:47 Dr. Katerina Bornukova: So, if we take a look at the recent economic growth, over the last 10 years, we will see stagnation, average growth rate was around 1.7% only, which is too low for a developing economy, which needs to catch up. And the reason for this is structural problems, lack of reforms and privatization. As a result, we have a very large state owned sector, which is inefficient and which has accumulated a lot of debt, and this debt was slowly transferred to the government. So, which means that, well, right now, over the years, Belarus has also accumulated public debt. And right now that that is up to 35% of GDP. It's not relatively large, but it's quite difficult to serve because the majority of this debt is nominated in foreign currencies and that means that the liquidity and currency is always a problem with Belarus, and it often turns to Russia to solve this problem. So right now 50% of the debt is held by Russia or Russia associated funds. 10:45 Professor Vladislav Inozemtsev: Even if the government in Belarus changes, Russia will not...it cannot decouple from better because there are a lot of links, which tightens the two countries. First of all, Belarus is a part of the so called union state with Russia existing from like 99. It's a part of the Eurasian Economic Union. And in this case, Russia can allow to lose Belarus. There is a huge difference between Belarus and Ukraine for example, in this case, because Ukraine never was a part of any Russian led organizations but Belarus is. 13:49 Professor Vladislav Inozemtsev: The difference between Ukraine for example and Belarus is that Belarusian economy is state owned, it is not controlled by the oligarchy groups as it is in Ukraine. So therefore, for participating in this privatization for getting this shares or stakes in Belarus enterprise, the Russian private companies should be allowed to do so. So, therefore, there were several moves from the Russian side from the Russian private companies in direction of somehow changing the situation and to being allowed to jump in. 24:40 Dr. Anders Åslund: More money must come. And as we have discussed, all of us, this essentially has to come from the private sector. Ideally, this would be an IMF program, but the IMF is not ready to go for any program way of Lukashenko. They haven't had anything since 2009. Because Lukashenko refuses to do the elementary thing, stop subsidies to state enterprises and deregulated certain prices. So this is out of question. Hearing: Markup Hearing including Belarus bill, U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs, October 1, 2020 Watch on Youtube Transcript: 1:18:30 Rep. Chris Smith (NJ): Mr. Chairman, I would like to thank you as well for bringing the Belarus Democracy Human Rights and Sovereignty Act of 2020. And thank you to Ranking Member McCall for his leadership on this Chairman Keating and Mr. Kissinger for their leadership as well. And Marcy Kaptur, who is also one of the co sponsors originals of this bill. 1:20:15 Rep. Chris Smith (NJ): We are now approaching almost two months since the fraudulent poll. And the people of Belarus despite the brutal crackdown, are still organizing rallies of 100,000 people or more demanding that Lukashenko leave power, and lead Belarus to the people to whom it belongs. I would note to my colleagues that according to the UN Special Rapporteur, more than 10,000 peaceful protesters have been detained as of September 18. And they need our help. Recent reports indicate that the police are using now, today increasingly violent tactics against these peaceful demonstrators. We do have a window of opportunity, and we need to seize it with everything that we have. As my colleagues know, the leading opposition presidential candidate, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, who won the election by most accounts. Of course, there's not access to the ballots, but it seems clear that she won the election formed the coordination Council. Svetlana is an incredibly brave woman. She ran a brilliant campaign. But today she has an exile in Lithuania, where she continues to rally the Belarusian people and the world. I want to thank Mr. Keating for putting together that WebEx a few weeks ago with her and some of the coordination leaders from the council. We all saw a new and a fresh, just how important it is that we stand behind her. And behind all of the people of Belarus who have aspirations for free and fair elections and for democracy. 1:21:50 Rep. Chris Smith (NJ): This bill today updates the Belarus Democracy Acts of 2004, 2006, and 2011 that I authored, and renews the personal economic and visa sanctions on an expanded list of bad actors in the Belarusian government. And, this is new, Russian individuals complicit in the crackdown. It calls for new elections, it recognizes the coordination council as a legitimate institution to participate in a dialogue on a peaceful transition of power. 1:23:15 Rep. Chris Smith (NJ): So I just want to thank my colleagues. It's a totally bipartisan bill. I want to thank Katie Earle for her work on the bill. I want to thank Jackie Ramos, Pierre Tosi, Patrick, the Doug Anderson, there are just many who have worked together fast, quickly and effectively, and members to put together this bipartisan legislation. Hearing: Protecting Democracy During COVID–19 in Europe and Eurasia and the Democratic Awakening in Belarus, Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, Energy, and the Environment, September 10, 2020 Watch on Youtube Witnesses: Douglas Rutzen President and CEO of the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law Professor at Georgetown University Law Center Advisory Board member of the United Nations Democracy Fund Therese Pearce Laanela Head of Electoral Processes at the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance Joanna Rohozinska Resident Program Director for Europe at the Beacon Project at the International Republican Institute Senior program officer for Europe at the National Endowment for Democracy at least as of 2019. She has worked there for about a decade Jamie Fly Senior Fellow at the German Marshall Fund and Co-Director of the Alliance for Security Democracy Senior Advisor to WestExec Advisors Co-founded by incoming Secretary of State, Antony Blinken Former President and CEO of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty in 2019 & 2020 Former counselor for foreign and national security affairs for Sen. Marco Rubio from 2013-2017 Former Executive Director of the Foreign Policy Initiative from 2009-2013 Former member of GWB's National Security Council from 2008-2009 Former member of GWB's Office of the Secretary of Defense from 2005-2008 Transcript: 53:30 Joanna Rohozinska: Lukashenko must be held responsible for his choices and actions. Word mating strategies with transatlantic allies should be priority and to call for dialogue, immediate release of political prisoners and support for the political opposition's demands for holding elections under international supervision and beginning negotiations on a Lukashenko transition. 53:56 Joanna Rohozinska: Support for democracy requires patience as well as long term commitment and vision. This has been made possible with the support of Congress to IRI and the family. Thank you and I look forward to your questions. 1:03:05 Therese Pearce Laanela: Institutions that are as strong...What we are seeing... those that are able to safeguard and against disinformation for example, they are working in innovative ways because this isn't a challenge that existed really as much before social media and one of the things that we're seeing is a kind of interagency cooperation, a partnership between private and public. That's really hasn't been seen before. Let me just take Australia as a case, but the working together with social media companies and government agencies and security agencies and election officials for rapid reaction to anything that comes in and that kind of seamless communication between agencies, that is one of the ways in which we can protect. 1:04:15 Jamie Fly: We have tools. Radio Free Europe, Radio Liberty has a Bella Russian language service Radio Svoboda which has significant of followers inside Belarus. The problem is that Lukashenko like many other authoritarians have realized that when they face significant pressure, they should take the country offline. And Belarusian authorities have done that on a regular basis, which makes it much more difficult to communicate and allow information to spread freely. So what they really need outlets like Svoboda and other independent media are access to internet circumvention tools, which are also funded by the State Department and the US Agency for Global Media. 1:09:57 Douglas Rutzen: China is providing surveillance technology to countries including Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Serbia. They also provided a $2 billion dollar loan to Hungry to construct a railway which Hungry then classified as a state secret in terms of the construction. 1:19:28 Brian Fitzpatrick: In 2013, in 2000, and he saw large scale protests in Ukraine, following what many believed to be a falsification of elections by their federal officials. So my first question for the entire panel, do you believe that Belarus protests could lead to a revolution similar to the one we saw in Ukraine and secondarily, on Tuesday, President Lukashenko, refused to rule out the idea of holding new elections, and acknowledge that he may have overstayed his time at office, whether or not you see revolutions similar to Ukraine, do you think that these protests could lead to an actual change in leadership? Joanna Rohozinska: So I take it as a question to me. I mean, I think that things have been building up and I would say that with this similarity to Ukraine was that there was also a deep seated frustration with corruption. Here, it's less about corruption. But it's still meets, where you have the accountability and transparency aspect of it that I was mentioning in my testimony. And I think that the frustration with the lack of responsive government and being treated like animals, frankly, is what they say, is what finally boiled over, but there's been, there's been an uptick in protests in Belarus, if you watch these kinds of things over the past two years, over the parasite tax, for example, which was also was a special tax that was put on unemployment, and on to penalize people who are unemployed, is trying to target civic activists, but it ended up reaching far farther than that. So you can see things percolating below the surface for quite a long time. Now. You never know when it's going to blow. Here, I think that there was just the COVID, underlay everything and it mobilized such a broad swath of society, that the trigger event was finally the elections, which again, demonstrating a degree of hubris they decided not to put off right, they figured that holding the elections at the beginning of August was the best thing to do, because there is always a low torque turnout and all this, frankly, because people tend to go out to the countryside. So they simply miscalculated. They did not understand how the people were feeling. And here, you do have a similarity with Ukraine, I think. And in terms of in terms of the other questions to going forward? No, you have to appreciate that this is a country that's never experienced democracy ever. Which means that even the democratic opposition leaders basically know it from textbooks, they don't know what from firsthand practice. And, Lukashenko himself, ironically, has been supporting the notion of sovereignty and independence in the face of the Russian state for the past couple of years. And he only changed his tune a couple of weeks ago, when he started getting backed into a corner. And in terms of, you know, his promises and calling new elections, I would be wary. He does not have a particularly good track record of following through on promises. And so I would probably take that as a lesson learned and be extremely cautious. I personally think he's just buying time. Because he also said that he would consider holding the elections after introducing constitutional changes and the constitutional changes that he's proposing is to introduce term limits. So I mean, he's still looking at the succession. He understands that this is the end of his time in office. I don't know if he wants to do that right, exactly now, however, understanding that this would have been his last term anyways, you're probably preparing for an exit strategy. 1:23:00 Joanna Rohozinska: I would certainly invest in looking at quality early parliamentary elections as being much more significant. Because once you turn the house, once you turn the parliament and then at least you start building up a degree of political capital that can start carrying forward into into the governance. 1:52:37 Therese Pearce Laanela: Your people are excellent. I really want to say that I'm calling in from Sweden. I'm not American myself. But I have worked in this business for 28 years working in different countries in really tough situations. And some of the best experts out there are from organizations that are very close to those of you when you're normally working in Washington. So the United Nations as well based in New York, but also organizations like IFIS, NDI, our colleagues from IRI they are doing excellent work supported by USA ID. So and they've kind of got it figured out how to support institutions for the long term, so you can trust the people that you are supporting. Hearing: Foreign Affairs Issue Launch with Former Vice President Joe Biden, Council on Foreign Relations, January 23, 2018 Speakers: Richard Haass - President of the Council on Foreign Relations Joe Biden State Department Daily Briefing, Department of State, February 6, 2014 Ukraine coup - leaked phone call between Victoria Nuland and Geoffey Pyatt, Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, February 6, 2014 Watch on YouTube Hearing: Economic Aid to New Independent States, Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, January 24, 1994 Witnesses: Brian Atwood Then: USAID Adminstrator Now: NDI board member - Was the first president of the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs Stephen Cohen Then: Professor at Princeton with emphasis in Russian studies Married to Katrina Vanden Heuvel Criticized the Obama administration for starting the new Cold War Said in 2014 that Ukraine crisis was a result of US actions, starting with Clinton, aimed at expanding NATO up to Russia's border. Wrote about our role in the 2014 Ukraine coup  Strobe Talbot Then: Deputy Secretary of State Former Director of the Yale Center for the Study of Globalization President of the Brookings Institution for 15 years Member of CFR Transcript: 14:23 Sen. Patrick Leahy (VT): There is no greater United States national security objective today than to assist Russia make a peaceful transition to a stable democratic form of government, an open pluralistic society, a market economy. Such a transition offers the best prospect of a long term cooperative, peaceful relationship with the only other nuclear power capable of destroying the United States. 26:39 Strobe Talbot: Our approach from the beginning, our strategy has been to reinforce those trends in Russian political and economic life that together we believe, constitute the essence of the Great Transformation underway in that country. Those trends are democratization and privatization. They are in fact interlocking. They are mutually reinforcing. The more people work in private enterprise, the more they are likely to participate in the democratic process and the more they are likely to vote for candidates who will support economic as well as political freedom. 27:27 Strobe Talbot: Our bilateral foreign aid program is intended in its essence, to help prime the pump for the flow of much higher levels of support from two other sources from the international business community in the form of trade and investment, and from the international financial institutions in the form of loans to help Russia make the transition from a command to a market economy. 28:25 Strobe Talbot: President Yeltsin needs to have the confidence that if he continues to press forward on a strong economic reform program, Western support will be swift and substantial. But he and his colleagues in both the executive and the legislative branches of the Russian government must also understand something else. And that is the cause and effect relationship between internal reform and outside support. Our support will follow their reform. It cannot be the other way around. 29:30 Strobe Talbot: Privatization involves closing down inefficient state enterprises while the shift to market economics at least initially brings higher prices. The result is social pain, disruption and fear of the future. If they reach critical mass, those ingredients can explode into a political backlash against reform. 1:46:00 Strobe Talbot: The world has capital flows, potential for investment that can move into societies like Russia, where the population is highly educated. It's a tremendous human resource where there are natural resources that can be exploited for the good of Russia and for the entire world economy. 2:23:47 Strobe Talbot: Now we do not know what the future holds. We do not know what kind of Russia we will be sharing the planet with early in the 21st century. We do not know if it will have stayed on a reform path and have continued to move in the direction of integration. 2:53:10 Stephen Cohen: Now, to be fair, this unwise American policy toward Russia began under President Bush in the end of 1991, with the breakup of the Soviet Union, but for a full year now President Clinton has expanded that policy, made it worse and therefore now, it is his policy. 2:54:10 Stephen Cohen: The guiding principle of that policy since 1991 has been, and evidently based on the hearing today remains, an exceedingly missionary and highly interventionist idea that the United States can and should intervene in Russia's internal affairs in order to convert or transform that nation into an American style system at home, and a submissive junior partner of the United States abroad. Cover Art Design by Only Child Imaginations Music Presented in This Episode Intro & Exit: Tired of Being Lied To by David Ippolito (found on Music Alley by mevio)

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Helen, Ben and Jules talk with Julie Fisher about the transition to Year 1, the balance between child led and adult led teaching and learning and nurturing self-worth in every child to enable them to become life long learners. Julie Fisher's twitter: https://twitter.com/FiJulie If you enjoy these podcasts from the Education Team at Tapestry, make sure to subscribe to be notified when we post new episodes. For more information on Tapestry please visit our website or contact us by email: https://tapestry.info/index.html customer.service@eyfs.info Twitter: @Tapestry_FSF Intro Song: Rising Spirits Music by Jay Man - OurMusicBox http://www.youtube.com/c/ourmusicbox

Welcome to Early Education's Pedagogy Podcast - our 'PedPod' - hosted by Cathy Gunning, our Pedagogic Lead. On this episode, we explore the Principles of Provision - looking at building on the EYFS and continuing the provision into KS1 with Julie Fisher, with thoughts for leaders, teachers, and practitioners about balancing children's self-directed and adult-led learning. For more resources relating to this podcast, visit: www.early-education.org.uk/podcasts © Early Education. Music written and composed by Stephen Hussey ©, and used with kind permission.

Welcome to Early Education's Pedagogy Podcast - our 'PedPod' - hosted by Cathy Gunning, our Pedagogic Lead. On this episode, we explore the intricacies of interaction with Julie Fisher, looking at the role of the adult in adult-led and child-led learning, and how this can facilitate and support teaching and learning most effectively through our considered engagements. For more resources relating to this podcast, visit: www.early-education.org.uk/podcasts © Early Education. Music written and composed by Stephen Hussey ©, and used with kind permission.

I always love chatting with Julie. Im excited that she's starting up The Gifted Podcast. 

When Julie Fisher was pregnant with her 3rd child, she faced the news that her son had Down Syndrome. 14 years later, she shares her unexpected journey and how she discovered the beauty of having a child with special needs. Darcy has brought joy and delight into their lives, just as every child does. It has also given her the opportunity to serve and assist people on their unexpected journey. This is a beautiful episode about inclusion of all people regardless of ability.Connect with Julie on Facebook or her website www.JulieFisher.com.auSupport the show (http://socialmissionrevolution.com/community)

What a great lady!! Julie brings in her healing bowls and we sing into them!! What a special lady.

This week we go French with the film Amelie and my good friend Julie Fisher.  This one has all the feels and lots of magical moments.  We talk about connection, love, loss, tragedy, the little things and so much more!  Join us for some movie therapy this week as I continue to search for the meaning of life through the avenue of film.

ICIS energy news editor Miriam Siers talks to journalists about the stories behind their stories. Episode 14 discusses the secrets of writing forward-looking journalism, with Julie Fisher and Diane Pallardy chatting about their Q2 2020 European gas outlook.

LONDON (ICIS)--ICIS energy market expert Julie Fisher talks to journalists about the stories behind their stories. Episode 12 discusses how we cover macroeconomic developments in a way that is relevant to our audience, with market reporters Chetan Patel and Roy Manuell.

ICIS energy news editor Miriam Siers talks to journalists about the stories behind their stories. Episode 2 looks at changing trends in growing global LNG production and their impact on European gas supply, with Julie Fisher.

Europe’s storage sites have entered the gas summer with historically low levels of gas in store, meaning market participants are having to inject into storage even when prices are disadvantageous. ICIS experts Patrick Sykes and Julie Fisher discuss what this means for hub pricing and injections this summer.

As freezing temperatures drive up European gas demand, storage levels are falling at an alarming rate. ICIS experts Julie Fisher and Tom Marzec-Manser discuss this trend, the outlook, and what it means for prices.

As the gas markets enter the winter period, storage sites are less full than in previous years. ICIS expert Julie Fisher talks to gas editor Tom Marzec-Manser about how this has come about, and how pricing is affecting shippers’ storage decisions in the early part of the gas winter.

The first show back for 2017, we are joined in the studio by Dan, Warren and Vanessa, with plenty to say about technology, computing, gaming and anything else on your radar. This week's guests are Lisy Kane and Julie FisherLisy Kane is a producer for game studio League of Geeks, and co-founder of Girl Geek Academy - a startup encouraging women to learn technology and launch their own businesses.Julie Fisher is Adjunct Professor in the Faculty of IT at Monash University. Julie has researched the area of gender and IT for the past 20+ years, and has been part of teams which have implemented intervention programs designed to encourage girls into IT. In 2007 Julie Fisher, and her co-authors, trialled a revolutionary new program in schools: 'Digital Divas'.

European gas markets have been impacted by substantial maintenance on Norwegian offshore infrastructures since the end of May. Deputy editor of European Spot Gas Markets, Ben Samuel, talks to market reporter and Norwegian expert Julie Fisher about how prices reacted and what other factors came into play.

Two announcements made this week, concerning the Norwegian Troll field and Britain’s Rough storage site, are likely to improve future European natural gas supply. ICIS gas specialists Ben Lee, Julie Fisher and Ben Samuel discuss the impact this may have on wholesale gas prices.

Following a mild winter, natural gas stocks in Europe remain exceptionally high even as the gas winter draws to a close at the end of March. ICIS storage expert Julie Fisher talks to Thomas Rodgers about what effect this will have on summer prices and how it could change the way storage facilities are used in the future.

German gas and power markets have been bearish this week in spite of cuts to gas supplies to the country and an increase in the winter power reserve. Editor Isabel Save speaks to German market experts Julie Fisher and Laura Raus about why this has happened.

About This Weeks Guest Julie Fisher With a doctorate from Johns Hopkins, Julie Fisher Melton has been a consultant on micro-enterprise and on partnerships between northern and southern NGOs  to Save the Children, Technoserve, and many other organizations. She taught World Population at the Yale Forestry School and comparative politics  plus The Politics of Third World Development at Connecticut College. Most recently she spent ten years as a Program Officer at the Kettering Foundation. Her numerous publications include three books about indigenous NGOs:  The Road from Rio: Sustainable Development and the Nongovernmental Movement in the Third World,  Non-governments: NGOs and the Political Development of the Third World and Importing Democracy: The Role of NGOs in South Africa, Tajikistan, and Argentina. Her tips for becoming more culturally competent are: Travel Read up on your guest country Develop ties with local foreign organizations Interview Links Links that are mentioned in this episode: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/julie-fisher-melton-ph-d/1b/b33/a7 Twitter: @importdemocracy Website: http://www.importingdemocracy.org/ Build Your Cultural Competence In the Culture Matters podcast, we interview real people with real stories. Every other week there is a guest with broad international experience and lots of cultural insights. I interview real people with real stories. To subscribe directly using iTunes or Stitcher, Click here, or here (or click any of the images below). How To Get In Touch With Culture Matters I'd love for you to get in touch. There are a couple of ways you can do this: Via this website: Just use the “Ask Your Question” tab on the right of the screen and leave a voicemail Email me at chris.smit@culturematters.com Send me a Tweet: @chrissmit Finally Thank you so much for taking the time to read this far, and to listen to my Podcast. I hope you will be back for the next episode of the Culture Matters Podcast!

ICIS energy deputy news editor Miriam Siers, gas expert Julie Fisher and deputy editor of the Global LNG markets report Ludovic Aldersley discuss the recent Gazprom gas tender, which failed to attract expected interest from market participants, and the implication of the price of Russian gas for LNG in Europe.

What are Democratic NGOs? Dr. Julie Fisher joins us this episode to talk about her book “Importing Democracy: The Role of NGOs in South Africa, Tajikistan and Argentina”. Dr. Fisher makes a valid point that after the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, “exporting democracy” has not been effective at all. Through her book she makes... The post EP 16 – Julie Fisher author of Importing Democracy appeared first on Greed for Ilm.

Betsy Upton Stover, trustee of the Frederick S. Upton Foundation in St. Joseph, Michigan, and Julie Fisher Cummings, trustee of the Max M. and Marjorie S. Fisher Foundation in Southfield, Michigan talk about the influence each of their philanthropic fathers had on their lives and personal philanthropy.