Anoka-Ramsey Community College will host an International Symposium on World Poverty and Sustainable Development, Oct. 30, to cultivate concrete ideas for a global action plan that integrates policies of job creation, global warming and war prevention, and third world development. These ideas will be brought to an international meeting — scheduled for June 2004 in Berlin, Germany — that 80 countries are expected to participate in.

The Symposium will take place at the Coon Rapids Campus of Anoka-Ramsey Community College and the public is welcome to join the discussion. Scheduled participants include Bill Fletcher, President of TransAfrica Forum; Kathy Tinglestad, Minnesota State Representative; Ken Pentel, Green Party 2002 Gubernatorial Candidate; Marianne Cerilli, Community Activist; Hans-Josef Fell, Member of Germany’s Parliament.

For more information, contact Stephan Peter, faculty member at Anoka-Ramsey Community College, at 763-422-2600.