UPCOMING EVENT ON THE HISTORY CHANNEL®!!
The final five Crusades were a failure for Christian Europe. Agree? Disagree? DEBATE!
The Crusades Classroom Debate contest is presented by The History Channel in support of the world premiere, The Crusades: Crescent & The Cross. Utilize the powerful and controversial themes of the Crusades to stage your next debate and you could be featured on The History Channel website and win a $5,000 grant.
Log on to History.com/crusades for sample debate topics and formats plus information on how to enter the contest.
The Crusades: Crescent & The Cross explores one of the most horrific religious wars in history and its diametrically opposed Islamic and Western view points. Watch Sunday, November 6th and Monday, November 7th at 9pm/8c. Only on The History Channel.
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Austin Debate League World Wide Poetry Event!!!
A MUST SEE!! The world wide poetry jam will be on November 22nd from 7:30- 11:00 CST. Please contact Austin via our Expertise Locater to ask for more information about the upcoming poetry jam, and on how you can view in live via the web.
Also continue to check back with our Debate Happening section for current updates on whats new in the debate world from around the globe.
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BUDL Director Honored As Social Entrepreneur!!
Pam Spiliadis was one of four 2005 honorees selected by The B'MORE Fund with $5,000 award for her work with the Baltimore Urban Debate League. The B'MORE Fund (www.bmorefund.org) is a Giving Circle created by emerging leaders who are celebrating the work of social entrepreneurs in the region while at the same time becoming more informed about grantmaking, philanthropy, and the myriad of issues affecting our community. B'MORE Fund members are pooling resources and identifying, publicizing and celebrating individuals who, through their work, enrich the lives of Baltimore's residents. The B’MORE Fund recognizes these individuals and their work by honoring them with cash awards made once each year.
Spiliadis was previously recognized in 2004 with a Harry and Jeannette Weinberg fellowship and continues to expand the presence of the urban debate in Baltimore. She will travel in her capacity as a Weinberg fellow to Hawaii to explore the potential of an increased presence for debate in that state.
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First Lady Endorses Debate As Educational Initiative
Mrs. Bush's Remarks at Helping America's Youth Event in Georgia 
Laura Bush attends the Helping America's Youth Event at the Benjamin S. Carson Honors Preparatory School, Atlanta, Georgia, March 9, 2005, visiting a debate class with U.S. Education Secretary Margaret Spellings. White House photo by Susan Sterner
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2005/03/20050309-10.html
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Educators Discuss Global Prospects for Debate in Estonioa
IDEA CONFERENCE 2005
November 11, 2005 - November 13, 2005
The conference will offer an opportunity for debate educators and activists from over 36 nations in the IDEA network to meet, exchange views, share curriculum, and provide a critical evaluation of ideas and projects.
Full data at http://207.97.202.26/events/index_standalone.php?event_id=54
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International Tournament Held in Xi’an, China
IDEA is thrilled to announce the first ever IDEA/NPDA-Sanctioned International Tournament, which takes place this winter in Xi’an, China! Serving in lieu of the 5th Annual International Parliamentary Debate Tournament Championship Series, this tournament promises to be a unique opportunity for high-quality competition, fertile cultural exchange, and all-around fun! Running from January 5th-8th of 2006, the IDEA/NPDA-Sanctioned Tournament will occur on the campus of the prestigious Xi’an International Studies University. Participants will hail from both China and numerous foreign countries (including a large contingent from the US) and will compete in a minimum of six Parliamentary format rounds. As a spur to serious and productive debate, resolutions will center around the topic of the Environment, an ever-pressing and contentious issue in the contemporary People’s Republic of China.
The tournament will also feature ample opportunity for cultural exchange and site-seeing. Xi’an is a UNESCO world heritage site, and the famous “Tomb of Terracotta Warriors” – a buried monument of over eight thousand life-size clay soldiers dating from the 3rd Century BC – is nearby.
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