September 25, 2019
Meeting #1,051

Program: Peter Payette, Executive Director, WIAA/WICA, Role of the News Media in an Era of Political Divisiveness

Agenda:

1. Pledge
2. Invocation - Kip Nickel
3. Guests - Mark O’Reilly
4. 50/50 - Ram McDonnell
5. Happy Dollars
6. Announcements 
Upcoming
 
Sunrise at Sunset - Thursday, Sept. 26 at 5:30 p.m. - Sunrise-Twilight merger celebration at the Park Place Hotel in the Courtyard room. Join all members for a social meet and greet and brief words on this historic moment for the clubs. 
 
Due September 30th:
TC Sunrise Rotary Club Foundation has up to 10 grants for $1,000 available to local nonprofits and schools.
 
District Training Cadillac at Baker College on October 19th 
 
What you missed
September 18, 2019

Hatem Atallah, Frmr. Ambassador to the US from Tunisa, Lessons Learned from the Tunisian Uprisings. Amb. Atallah began by sharing a history of Tunisia and took us to today's state of the country and what brought them to a revolution in 2011. In his words, "It is important to understand who we are, to understand what is happening today." The Ambassador shared many insights into the people, culture, economics and politics of Tunisia -- and its unique place in the Arab world (those countries which speak classic Arabic).

Notable, was his explanation of the difference in their constitution from countries around them in regards to the value on the "Freedom of conscience." Defined loosely as the ability to choose for yourself how you will live individually -- for example choosing to follow a certain faith tradition, or not. They are moving from a group-focused society (valuing most what is good for the group) to elevating individual choice. Their culture is often the target of criticism from their neighboring countries and terrorist activities in the region have focused on hurting culture deemed too "open."

"When you embark on the construction of your country, you must know yourself first and not copy what others have done, nor even what the country has done before." 

The Ambassador concluded by sharing that the main achievement gained through the uprisings and subsequent revolution, is the freedom to speak our minds on what is happening politically. 

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Traverse City, MI  49684
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September 25th Meeting Volunteers
Greeter
O'Reilly, Mark
 
Invocation
Nickel, Kip
 
Raffle
McDonnell, Ram
 
Rotary Minute
 
Inspiration
 
Member Birthdays
Chris Rogers
September 1
 
Jen Hutchinson
September 18
 
Valerie Kirn-Duensing
September 24
 
Russell Hampton
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