Local Programs/meetings & Co-sponsored Events
“Votes for Women! The Oregon Story” is the title
of a special display available all this month (through Mar 6) on the
third floor of the Multnomah County Central Library, 801 SW 10th Ave to
help celebrate this centennial year of women gaining the right to vote
in Oregon, which occurred on Nov 5, 1912, eight years before national
suffrage. Suffrage-related author talks are scheduled at the library on
Feb 26 and March 4.
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Every
Friday this month there will be a one-hour lecture on a Great
Decisions topic at 12:00 noon in room 212 Shattuck Hall, 1914 SW
Park Ave, Portland State University. These presentations are free
and open to the public and are co-sponsored by the World Affairs
Council of Oregon. The topics will be: |
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Friday, Feb 3 |
Mexico |
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Friday, Feb 10 |
Energy |
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Friday, Feb 17 |
Indonesia |
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Friday, Feb 24 |
Middle East |
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Friday, Mar 2 |
Iraq &
Afghanistan
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Tuesday, Feb 7, 7:00 pm: The UNA Rose
Villa Chapter annual meeting and program will feature a video
“Exiting Iraq and Afghanistan” from Great Decisions. This will be
followed by a short open discussion. Also, there will be a brief
business session. This meeting is free and open to all. Light
refreshments will be provided. Location is the Rose Villa Fellowship
Hall, 13505 SE River Rd, Milwaukie.
Saturday, Feb 11, 7:00 pm: Jeffrey
Clements, co-founder of the national, nonpartisan organization Free
Speech for People, will give a presentation entitled “Corporations
Are Not People” and explain the proposed People’s Rights Amendment,
at the First Unitarian Church, Eliot Center, SW 12th & Salmon St,
Portland. A $5 to $15 donation requested but no one turned away for lack
of funds. For more info call David Delk: 503-232-5495.
Wednesday, Feb 29: F.W. de Klerk,
former President of South Africa and co-winner of the 1993 Nobel Peace
Prize (with Nelson Mandela) will have a full day of events in Portland
sponsored by the Wholistic Peace Institute (WPI). The main event will be
a dinner at 7:15 pm at the Hilton Hotel, 921 SW 6th Ave, Portland with a
very interesting presentation by President de Klerk on the decision to
eliminate South Africa’s nuclear arsenal, the only country so far to do
this! Prior to that, at 5:30 pm, he will lecture on Leadership during
South Africa’s Transition and Contemporary Peace Issues and this
will be at First Congregational United Church of Christ, 1126 SW Park
Ave, Portland. The 7:15 event is a fundraising dinner for WPI with
tickets being $100. Tickets for the 5:30 lecture are $20. For more info
go online to: www.wholisticpeaceinstitute.com or call Gary Spanovich of
WPI at 503-314-5955.
Saturday, Mar 10, 10:30 am: The UNA
Portland Chapter annual meeting to report to members and plan activities
for the coming year will be at the First United Methodist Church, 1838
SW Jefferson St, Portland; room and other details next month. Only
members vote on motions but everyone is invited and can participate in
the discussions.
Daily Newseum website:
Every morning, more than 700 newspapers from around the world submit their
front pages to the Newseum via the Internet to be part of Today's Front
Pages and these are shown online in their original, unedited form. Double
click on a location to show the front page. For an international view of
newspapers go to:
www.newseum.org
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E-Action Network
UNA-USA uses the
E-Action Network to alert members and other UN supporters via e-mail
when action is needed on important UN issues. The
E-Action Network allows users to "take action" quickly and easily by
providing them with a sample letter which they can personalize and send to
their elected officials by fax or regular mail.
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UNA
Chapters in Oregon
Portland
Chapter 466
David Poindexter, President
4336 NE 40th Ave.
Portland, OR 97211-8238
email
info@una-oregon.org
"ROSE VILLA CHAPTER 139
Carol Bosworth, President
cbosworth@cmug.com
SALEM CHAPTER 140
Anita J. Owen, President
fundraisingor@msn.com
SOUTHERN OREGON CHAPTER 145
Wayne Thomas, President
whthomas_0923@yahoo.com
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UNA
Contact Groups
National UNA-USA
Organization
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High School Millennium Development Goals
Curriculum
Lesson Plans and Resources for Teachers
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UNA-Student alliances
The
UNA-USA Student Alliance seeks to engage students by creating a
nationwide network of motivated individuals, student advocacy groups,
international affairs clubs, and Model UN teams who stand poised to
collectively sound their voices and make their opinions heard amongst their
peers, in their communities and across the nation.
On individual elementary, middle
school, high school, and college campuses, Student Alliance Advisers
mobilize others who want to be involved with the work of the United Nations.
Participating groups conduct a wide range of activities that promote work of
the United Nations. Student Alliance participants have opportunities to
coordinate programs in their local community, network with UN dignitaries
through UNA-USA's programs, including UNA-USA's Members Day at the UN, the
National Forum on the United Nations, and even participate in UN meetings.
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Model UN
In the
Model UN, students step into the shoes of ambassadors from UN member
states to debate current issues on the organization's vast agenda. Student
"delegates" in Model UN prepare draft resolutions, plot strategy, negotiate
with supporters and adversaries, resolve conflicts, and navigate the UN's
rules of procedure, all in the interest of mobilizing "international
cooperation" to resolve problems that affect countries all over the world.
For specific
information about Model UN activities in Oregon State high schools go to
their website: www.oregonmun.org
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Essay
Contest for High School and Middle School students for Oregon and SW
Washington
Since 2008, the UNA-USA
Portland Chapter Essay Contest for Oregon and SW Washington Middle School
and High School students has inspired
students to engage global issues and the work of the U.N. through
scholarship and critical thinking. Each year, the UNA-USA Portland Chapter publishes a topic and
question of particular importance to the international community.
Students then conduct research
and write a response to the question, based not only on the information they
have found, but also on their own views and opinions.
The purpose of the essay contest
is not to summarize or evaluate the work of scholars, thinkers, government
officials or authors. Instead, the UNA-USA Portland Chapter asks students to use these resources
to structure their own arguments and reach their own conclusions.
It is our hope that as students
are introduced to new issues or asked to think critically about issues they
have discussed in the classroom, they will be better prepared to confront
difficult questions in the future, when they have taken up the
responsibility of leadership themselves.
Information on entry forms and essay rules are found here.
You
can see the 2011 winning essays here.
You
can see the 2010 winning essays here.
You
can see the 2009 winning essays here.
Information on the
National
UNA-USAHigh School Essay Contest on the United Nations can be found
here.
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UN Millennium Development
Goals
* Goal 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
* Goal 2: Achieve universal primary education
* Goal 3: Promote gender equality and empower women
* Goal 4: Reduce child mortality
* Goal 5: Improve maternal health
* Goal 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases
* Goal 7: Ensure environmental sustainability
* Goal 8: Develop a Global Partnership for Development
Internships
UNA-USA awards a variety of
part-time and full-time
internships to highly motivated high school, undergraduate and graduate
students. Interns must possess a strong interest in international affairs,
good writing and research skills, and formidable knowledge of the United
Nations and other multilateral institutions.
While our
internships are not salaried positions, interns have found the
experience of working at UNA USA and exploring the UN's resources rewarding
in other ways, both educationally and vocationally. In many cases, academic
credit can be arranged for students requiring documentation. Since the
internship takes place in New York, interns are often able to attend various
United Nations meetings, briefings, and special UNA-USA events as well.
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Annual conference in NYC at UN
UNA-USA hosts an Annual Meeting
that brings together UNA-USA's constituencies for a variety of skills
trainings, issue briefings, networking opportunities and capacity-building.
As part of the Annual Meeting, UNA-USA also hosts the most important
advocacy event of the year — Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill! This day is a
not-to-be-missed opportunity for activists from across the country to
demonstrate to members of Congress the strong public support that exists for
active U.S. participation in the United Nations. Although letters, e-mails
and phone calls are useful advocacy tools, meeting face-to-face with your
representatives or their staff members is the most effective way to
influence their policy positions. These visits help legislators judge the
mood of the electorate and allow constituents to advance their favored
issues.
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Business
Council
The Business Council for the United Nations (BCUN) is a catalyst for
action, understanding and innovative business opportunities between member
companies and the United Nations. Through a network of partnerships in
economic development, health, education, and technology, BCUN advances the
common interest of the UN and business in a more prosperous and peaceful
world.
A series of ongoing conferences
and working groups bring the UN and UN specialized agencies such as UNDP
together with banks, investment banks, ratings agencies, pension and mutual
fund managers, insurance companies and other corporations to work on
innovative means of mobilizing private sector capital for development. These
and other working groups on technology, UN/private sector partnerships, risk
mitigation and sovereign debt result in policy recommendations to the UN and
UN agencies to further BCUN's mission to leverage private sector support for
the achievement of the UN's Millennium Development Goals.
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Council of
Organizations
UNA-USA's Council of Organizations offers unique opportunities for
leaders from more than 100 nongovernmental organizations to partner with the
United Nations and each other. Groups with interests in education, religion,
labor, sustainable development, human rights, health and women's issues work
together to encourage strong US leadership in the United Nations and play a
critical role in educating millions of Americans about the UN's importance
in world affairs.
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World UNAs
Inspired by the opening words of
the United Nations Charter "We the Peoples", the
World Federation of United
Nations Associations was created in 1946 - one year after the
establishment of the UN. Today, they have become a global network of
hundreds of thousands of people linked together through United
Nations Associations in over 100 member states of the UN. Their networks
enable people to connect with each other on critical global issues affecting
us all, from peace and human rights to the spread of democracy, equitable
development, and international justice.
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