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VSAE ConneXions

Virginia Society of Association Executives

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An original podcast series focused on the interconnectivity of Virginiaโ€™s association community, engaging in conversations with VSAE members about life, work, and the communities they serve.
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Exploring our close links with Israel and delves into the news behind the news and aims to provide detailed analysis of important current political, social and cultural issues to do with Israel. In collaboration with experts from all walks of life, who specialise in various aspects of Israelโ€™s political life, arts and culture you can hear in depth interviews delving into issues affecting Israel, on topics to do with Israelis and their involvements around the world.
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The Inspiration North Podcast

James Eves and Michelle Minnikin

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Inspiring stories from inspirational people, who have found their passion: their true north! Take inspiration from people who have been there, experienced the same, and taken action to create a more fulfilling life in line with their values and passion. Learn about what helped them and what they did to create the momentum. Change takes time but listen to our weekly episodes for a shot of inspiration! There are so many toxic messages around what success looks like, which can leave us feeling ...
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Labor Friends of Israel are dedicated to fostering strong connections between the Australian Labour movement and the state of Israel. Their mission is to promote understanding, and encourage collaboration between Australia and Israel. I speak with co-convenor Mike Kelly on the eve of their official launch after having announced that former Victoriaโ€ฆ
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Talking about the plight of the Jews in France is Dr. Dov Maimon, a Senior Fellow at the Jewish People Policy Institute (JPPI), leading the "Grand Strategy toward Islam" project, the "Israel-Diaspora New Paradigm" project and the Institute's activities in Europe. He is also the author of the action plan for bringing the developing mass migration ofโ€ฆ
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In this episode, we talk to Corey Clayborne, senior vice president of knowledge & practice, at The American Institute of Architects. Corey shares his deep passion for service and volunteering, highlighting the critical role of building strong relationships and leading by example. He delves into his experiences managing diverse member groups at the โ€ฆ
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Professor Kobi Michael is a senior research fellow at the Institute for National Security Studies, and a visiting professor at The International Centre for Policing & Security - the University of South Wales UK. He is also an expert associated with the Misgav Institute for National Security & Zionist Strategy. He served as deputy director general aโ€ฆ
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Professor Kobi Michael is a senior research fellow at the Institute for National Security Studies, and a visiting professor at The International Centre for Policing & Security - the University of South Wales UK. He is also an expert associated with the Misgav Institute for National Security & Zionist Strategy. He served as deputy director general aโ€ฆ
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Adam Butt of Counsel, instructed by Levitt Robinson Solicitors, will be imminently launching class action proceedings to protect and defend Jewish students, academics and staff at the University of Sydney and seek redress against the propagators of antisemitism. I spoke about this class action with senior partner Stewart Levitt, who exhorts the comโ€ฆ
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For decades, since the glorious military victory in the Six Days War (1967), Tzvi Elpeleg used every possible public stage to voice his concern about the Israeli government policy, led by the iconic one-eyed Moshe Dayan, who was considered to be the architect of this military victory that took 6 days. This policy aim was to treat the Palestinians iโ€ฆ
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Jonathan Spyer is a British-Israeli analyst, writer, and journalist of Middle Eastern affairs. He is director of research at the Middle East Forum, editor of Middle East Quarterly magazine, a fellow at the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security, a freelance security analyst and correspondent for Jane's Information Group, and a columnist for โ€ฆ
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Jonathan Spyer is a British-Israeli analyst, writer, and journalist of Middle Eastern affairs. He is director of research at the Middle East Forum, editor of Middle East Quarterly magazine, a fellow at the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security, a freelance security analyst and correspondent for Jane's Information Group, and a columnist for โ€ฆ
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Air Doctor connects travelers to a global network of over 25,000 professional medical practitioners, including GPs, paediatricians, dentists, ophthalmologists, dermatologists, gynaecologists, and orthopedic specialists, spanning 75 countries. I speak with co-founder Jenny Cohen Derfler. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.โ€ฆ
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Former ABC director Joe Gersh has called out the public broadcaster for not examining the current explosion of antisemitism in Australia. Gersh affirms that he is a supporter of a โ€œstrong, independent and impartialโ€ ABC. โ€œIt is a matter of deep concern to me, as a member of the Jewish community, as a former ABC director, and as an Australian citizeโ€ฆ
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Dr Alon Liel is the former director general of the Foreign Ministry of Israel and was also Israel's ambassador to South Africa. He is one of the instigators of an Israeli campaign to advance recognition of a Palestinian state by European parliaments and government. We will be discussing the different attitudes of the various nations that have been โ€ฆ
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Julian Leeser MP has presented a private members bill in the House of Representatives that would introduce a judicial inquiry with royal commission powers to investigate antisemitism on university campuses. This compares with the Labor government's proposal for a two year study into various kinds of racism at our universities. Julian Leeser does noโ€ฆ
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In this episode, we talk to Shannon McCabe, CAE, executive director of the Association of Consulting Foresters and current president of the Virginia Society of Association Executives. Shannon shares her journey into the association profession and her enthusiasm for stepping to the president role for VSAE. She discusses leading as a millennial, engaโ€ฆ
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David May is a research manager and senior research analyst at the influential Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD), a Washington, DC-based, nonpartisan research institute focusing on national security and foreign policy. We discussed possible scenarios after Israel reaches the point where it sees that its mission to destroy the military infโ€ฆ
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Shay Khatiri, vice president of development and senior fellow of the Yorktown Institute, has written on the Iranian regime in many publications, including the Jewish News Syndicate, the Middle East Forum, and The Hill. In a recent article in the Wall Street Journal Shay discussed the potential regional and political repercussions and succession sceโ€ฆ
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The Executive Council of Australian Jewry (ECAJ) has reported a 738% increase โ€œin antisemitic attacks on Jewish Australiansโ€ since Oct 7th. I speak with Alex Ryvchin, co-CEO of the ECAJ about the avalanche of antisemitism we are experiencing in Australian society today. (0:31-37:10) Air Doctor connects travelers to a global network of over 25,000 pโ€ฆ
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The situation on our university campuses has worsened with anti-Israel protests continuing unabated. I speak with Ilya Somin, who is a law professor at George Mason University, the B. Kenneth Simon Chair in Constitutional Studies at the Cato Institute and a blogger for the Volokh Conspiracy He has written a couple of articles Student Movements Are โ€ฆ
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In this episode, we talk to Michelle Runge, CAE, director of chapter relations with the American Inns of Court and VSAE board member. Michelle shares her journey into the association profession, highlighting her dedication to fostering community and hospitality. We delve into her involvement in VSAE and the significance of being part of this organiโ€ฆ
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Many countries including Canada and Australia have now resumed funding UNRWA, despite all of the explosive revelations about UNRWA's complicity with Hamas. Both my guests this week are involved in initiatives to redress this injustice. Richard Marceau is Vice President, External Affairs and General Counsel, Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJโ€ฆ
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The Australian Academic Alliance Against Antisemitism (5A) comprising a network of 250 academics, working across 26 Australian universities and medical centres, from diverse disciplinary backgrounds, cultural identities, and religious affiliations, aims to counteract antisemitism in the tertiary sector and medical and research affiliates through edโ€ฆ
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John Lockwood, the chairman of an Australian pro-Israel Christian organisation called Kingdom Builders, is partnering with Jewish community organsations and the Global Israeli Leadership. John founded the Southern Cross Alliance for Israel, which started 5 years ago in an effort to bring Jews and Christians together in support of Israel and to combโ€ฆ
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Ralph Seliger has been a left-wing Zionist activist since the 1980s. He's edited and written widely for print and online platforms, usually on Israel and Jewish-related topics. His current focus is as co-editor of The Third Narrative, a website dedicated to a nuanced perspective on Israel, defending its existence and security, while also advocatingโ€ฆ
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The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms while Countering Terrorism happens to be Professor Ben Saul, Challis Chair of International Law, Sydney Law School and Elected Academic Fellow, The University of Sydney Senate. In this complete interview with Professor Ben Saul we wrestledโ€ฆ
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Eitan Drori OAM joined me in the studio live speaking with Ahal Besorai, an Israeli Certified Forum Facilitator and Coach and British lawyer, who currently lives in the Phillipines. Ahal, born in Kibbutz Be'eri, is a former officer in an IDF Navy Commando unit and a chairman of the Young President Organization (YPO) London Chapter. Ahal's younger sโ€ฆ
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The recently appointed CEO of the Zionist Federation of Australia Alon Cassuto is responsible for leading the organisation through the most challenging times being faced by Australiaโ€™s Jewish community. Cassuto is an accomplished lawyer and management consultant. Born and raised in Jerusalem, the former youth movement madrich (leader), AUJS and Isrโ€ฆ
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Born in Tel Aviv and educated at UCLA and Columbia College in Chicago, Duki Dror Darwish is an internationally award-winning documentary filmmaker. His extensive body of work spreads over multiple topics and forms - character-driven journeys, experiment biographies, investigative docs, and historical epics, have won him international recognition anโ€ฆ
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Understanding the world is harder than ever. There is too much information, too much propaganda, and too much virtue signalling. Moral Clarity: Truths in Politics and Culture is a vehicle to speak truth to nonsense. Nachum Kaplan holds a degree in politics from Monash University in his native Australia and has spent 30 years working as a journalistโ€ฆ
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Born in Tel Aviv and educated at UCLA and Columbia College in Chicago, Duki Dror Darwish is an internationally award-winning documentary filmmaker. His extensive body of work spreads over multiple topics and forms - character-driven journeys, experiment biographies, investigative docs, and historical epics, have won him international recognition anโ€ฆ
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In this episode, we talk with Sam Richter, one of the world's foremost sales intelligence and digital reputation experts, award-winning speaker and bestselling author. As the closing keynote speaker at this year's VSAE Annual Conference, May 5-7 in Norfolk, Sam provides insights into gaining intel secrets to grow your organization. Tune in for a snโ€ฆ
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Israel had to change its entry for Eurovision because its original selection 'October Rain' was deemed to be too political. Now Eden Golan will be singing 'Hurricane' and I spoke with Israeli Eurovision expert Amir Alon about Israel's prospects at Eurovision 2024. Alon Amir was slated to be a judge before the Estonian pre-Eurovision contest, a posiโ€ฆ
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Dr. Dan Diker is president of the Jerusalem Centre for Public Affairs and a Senior Fellow and longtime Director of the Counter-Political Warfare Project at the Jerusalem Center, former Secretary-General of the World Jewish Congress and Research Fellow of the International Institute for Counter Terrorism at Reichman University (formerly IDC, Herzliyโ€ฆ
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Joseph Braude is a Middle East scholar and author, who is the founder and president of the Centre for Peace Communications, which works through media, schools, and centres of spiritual and moral leadership in the Middle East and North Africa to roll back divisive ideologies and foster a mindset of inclusion and engagement. A year ago I spoke to Josโ€ฆ
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Gidi Grinstein is an Israeli societal entrepreneur. He is the founder of the Reut Group), a non-partisan not-for-profit research, strategy and leadership group. He helped to found TOM: Tikkun Olam Makers, a global nonprofit that aids the disabled, elderly and poor. Gidi has been involved in peacemaking in the Middle East region since 1995 and is abโ€ฆ
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Gidi Grinstein is an Israeli societal entrepreneur. He is the founder of the Reut Group), a non-partisan not-for-profit research, strategy and leadership group. He helped to found TOM: Tikkun Olam Makers, a global nonprofit that aids the disabled, elderly and poor. Gidi has been involved in peacemaking in the Middle East region since 1995 and is abโ€ฆ
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๐‘ป๐’‰๐’† ๐’Š๐’Ž๐’‘๐’‚๐’„๐’• ๐’๐’‡ ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐‘ฎ๐’‚๐’›๐’‚ ๐‘พ๐’‚๐’“ (Lessons from Oslo) Gidi Grinstein is an Israeli societal entrepreneur. He is the founder of the Reut Group), a non-partisan not-for-profit research, strategy and leadership group. He helped to found TOM: Tikkun Olam Makers, a global nonprofit that aids the disabled, elderly and poor. He has been involved in peacemaking iโ€ฆ
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In this episode, we talk with Anne Bonney, a courage ignitor, two-time author, and a renowned authority on change management. As the opening keynote speaker at this year's VSAE Annual Conference, May 5-7 in Norfolk, Anne provides insights into the challenges and opportunities we collectively encounter. Tune in for a sneak peek into Bonney's keynoteโ€ฆ
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Sarah Leah Whitson is the Executive Director of Democracy for the Arab World Now (DAWN). Previously, she served as executive director of Human Rights Watch's Middle East and North Africa Division from 2004 โ€“ 2020, overseeing the work of the division in 19 countries, with staff located in 10 countries. She has led dozens of advocacy and investigativโ€ฆ
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