Photo by Julie ButterfieldSince the fall, The World Affairs Council has worked to enlighten area residents on international issues through its series of speakers, a series that has gained in popularity in just a few months.
Five years ago, Ken Harman, founding steering committee member of the World Affairs Council of Houston in The Woodlands, heard about the council through a friend and began to travel downtown to attend council events. There, Harman met Linda Wuest, executive director of WACH. Between the two, the idea of bringing the council to The Woodlands began to coalesce.
Membership doubled since the first lecture in October to the second lecture Nov. 17, Wuest said. She said the event brought a large audience to the Lone Star College ballroom for the second lecture by Ari Shavit, author of "My Promised Land."
"It is a great credit to The Woodlands community that the first two programs were embraced with such enthusiasm," Wuest said.
