On Thursday, Sandy Rosenthal of Levees.org will participate on a panel before 13 visiting international journalists (with interpreters).

The group – in New Orleans with the Edward R. Murrow Program for Journalists arranged through the State Department – represents Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Kazakhstan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Tajikistan.

Also appearing on the panel will be Ms. Rebecca Currence of Women of the Storm and Matt Davis, staff writer at The Lens.

The panel will meet with the visitors and talk about the role and impacts of local, grassroots, citizen action in addressing significant events that have occurred in New Orleans in recent years. The role of civil society in advocating for the welfare of local citizens and communities and the non-profit’s relationship to the government/public sector could be discussed.

The panel is 1-2:15p on November 4 New Orleans Citizen Diplomacy Council office at 1215 Prytania Street, New Orleans.