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CONTACT PIRACY ON THE HIGH SEAS New distance learning program at Laurel Lake  February
4, 2011 --
Modern-day pirates are
striking farther afield as the United States, the European Union and
other countries crack down on piracy off the coast of Somalia. The
International Maritime Bureau reports that Somali pirates currently hold
31 vessels and 700 hostages.
On Wednesday, Feb. 23 at 1 p.m., Laurel Lake will host a live videoconference with anthropologist and author Carolyn Nordstrom. The program, "Piracy in the Waters of Globalization" is sponsored by the Cleveland Council on World Affairs. Piracy on the high seas has a long history going back several centuries. Dr. Carolyn Nordstrom has spent three years tracking the routes of illegal trade and piracy, talking to pirates, observing traffic in major ports of Africa and Asia, and tracking the flow of goods around the world. A member of the Notre Dame faculty since 1997, Nordstrom is at home in lecture hall and war zone alike. She studies wars, the illegal drug trade, gender relationships, and war profiteering. Her research has made her an eyewitness and scholar of worldwide urban and rural battlefields as well as of the shadowy worlds of diamond, drug, and arms and smuggling. She is the author of "Global Outlaws: Crime, Money & Power in the Contemporary World." The program is free and open to the public, and will be held at 200 Laurel Lake Drive in Hudson. Laurel Lake Retirement Community is the smart choice for discerning adults who wish to continue leading active lives filled with a variety of interests, including work, volunteering, travel, fitness, cultural and lifelong learning pursuits. To learn more about this not-for-profit community offering multiple home styles within a scenic 150-acre campus in Hudson, call 1-866-650-2100 or visit www.laurellake.org .
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