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Permanent Exhibit Reopens October 18
The permanent exhibit at the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum, including the replica Oval Office and steel from the World Trade Center, will reopen Oct. 18. The special exhibit, Out of Many, One: Portraits of America’s Immigrants, is currently open to guests. Capacity will be limited and advance online ticket purchase is required.
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Five for Friday
A Weekly Digest from the Bush Center
October 8, 2021
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Get Tickets for Laura Bush Book Club With Author Gayle Tzemach Lemmon; Save the Date for Merry & Bright Night
Don’t miss this year’s Laura Bush Book Club at 6:30 p.m. on Nov. 1 – part of our popular Engage at the Bush Center, presented by Highland Capital Management programming. Gayle Tzemach Lemmon, a national security expert and former journalist, will discuss her latest New York Times bestseller, The Daughters of Kobani: A Story of Rebellion, Courage, and Justice about women of the Kurdish militia in northeastern Syria.
Tzemach Lemmon – who has also covered Afghanistan extensively and wrote a previous bestseller about the country – will be joined by Presidential Leadership Scholar Roya Mahboob, who will offer timely and thought-provoking insights on the unfolding situation in Afghanistan.
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Merry & Bright Night: Nov. 18
This year, the Bush Center’s annual Merry & Bright Night family holiday open house takes on a new theme as we celebrate the festive food and many holiday traditions that were brought to the United States and integrated into our culture by immigrants. There will be music, holiday cookies, activities for the kids, a visit by Santa Claus, and more.
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In Focus
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REGISTER | Afghanistan: Why We Can't Look Away
Bush Institute experts Natalie Gonnella-Platts, Laura Collins, and Holly Kuzmich will discuss the dire circumstances and immigration issues that women and children in Afghanistan face in an Engage at the Bush Center virtual conversation and Q&A at 11:30 a.m. CT on Oct. 18. They will address the policy changes that Congress and the administration should make and what the private sector and international community can do to protect Afghans’ rights.
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IN THE NEWS | Free Press and Democracy
In a new op-ed for The Hill, William McKenzie, Senior Editorial Advisor at the Bush Institute, argues that the Biden Administration should make freedom of expression a pillar of its foreign policy strategy. In his recent United Nations address, President Biden highlighted the work of journalists as exemplifying democratic values. Yet the issue warrants continual vigilance.
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AFGHANISTAN | A Responsibility to Support Students
More than a month after the U.S. military evacuation, students at the American University of Afghanistan are afraid for their lives, guarding their movements because of concern about the Taliban. Natalie Gonnella-Platts, Director of the Women's Initiative at the Bush Institute, spoke to CNN about the responsibility of the United States and the international community to support Afghan students.
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MEMBERSHIP | Become a Member of the George W. Bush Presidential Center
Sign up for your membership today and be the first to get tickets to upcoming events at the Bush Center like the Laura Bush Book Club. Your membership will help preserve presidential history and shape the future. Join or renew today and be a member through 2022.
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