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FORTHCOMING AND PAST MEETINGS of the UNA-USA/Northern Colorado Chapter.

Last Updated: 12/02/2007

====================== Forthcoming events in December 2007 ==========================
DECEMBER 8TH 10:30 AM - ANNUAL MEETING of UNA-USA NORTHERN COLORADO CHAPTER Bring a friend – this is not for members only!
Location: First Methodist Church, 1005 Stover (corner of Elizabeth and Stover.)
Schedule: 10:30 Sign in – coffee “hour” 11:00 Business Meeting 12:00 Lunch (buffet – quiche, salad, breads, fruit compote, cookies)** 12:30 Speaker – Carl Hammerdorfer 1:30 Adjourn
Our presenter will be Carl Hammerdorfer, the first director of the new Master of Science in Business Administration degree in Global Social and Sustainable Enterprise. The program, the first of its kind in the country, is designed to address global challenges of poverty, environmental degradation and poor health. Previously he has served extensively in the Peace Corps in Mali, Africa and Bulgaria. The title of his talk is, "Looking for Traction in the International Development Swamp."
** Cost of lunch is $10 per person, pay at the door. Please RSVP for lunch by December 4th to Margaret Smith, by phone at 493-3857or email at MacSmith36@aol.com.
WORLD VIEW BOOK CLUB World View Book Club, a component of the United Nations Association of Northern Colorado, will be reading When the Rivers Run Dry: Water--The Defining Crisis of the 21st Century by Fred Pearce.
Mark your calendars for TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11th at 7:30pm when we'll meet in the loft of the Bean Cycle in Old Town, Fort Collins. We'll discuss When the Rivers Run Dry and local and international water issues with Todd Simmons (and friends TBA) from the local action organization, Save the Poudre www.savethepoudre.org.
As always, the books are available at a discounted rate of $14.50 + tax at the nonprofit bookstore, Matter, inside the Bean Cycle coffee shop in Old Town, Fort Collins. If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to email Carole at carole.lundgren@gmail.com
UNA-USA STUDENT ALLIANCE, CSU: On November 8 and 29, several CSU students met with UNA President Eleanor Dwight and Board Member Rod Adams to discuss starting a UNA Student Alliance at CSU. The paperwork for registering the group with CSU and with UNA-national is underway. The group’s first event, scheduled for January 23rd, is to advertise the group at CSU’s Student Involvement Fair. Additional activities are still under consideration; some possibilities include creating a team to participate in Model UN events, coaching and judging high school Model UN’s, holding informational events focused on the UN, and assisting junior high students with Adopt-A-Minefield events.
YOUTH AND EDUCATION NEWS Now that copies of our recommended books are in area public libraries, members are encouraged to check out these three important current works:
Parliament of Man by Paul Kennedy, a comprehensive look at the past, present and future of the UN Act of Creation by Stephen Schlesinger, examines the complicated issues surrounding the founding of the UN With the Best of Intentions by James Traub, is a biography of Kofi Annan centered on his UN work
Please save the date of April 12th to help the Ft. Collins High School Model UN Club as they host their first state-wide Model UN. We want to offer assistance with logistics and judging, as needed. This club is one of the state's most active, of which we in northern Colorado should be proud. Details of how we can help will be forthcoming.
Our chapter is sponsoring a first local essay contest for high school students this spring. The topic is "UN Peacekeeping: Lessons Learned and Future Prospects.” Area teachers will be informed soon, due date is April 25th and we hope to invite winners to share their findings with us at our meeting in May or June. If you have contact with teachers or students, please spread the word.
CSU UNICEF CHAPTER NEWS The UNICEF on Campus group made ribbons and flyers to hand out on campus for World AIDs Day (Nov.30). Following a candlelight vigil, the documentary film called, "A Closer Walk" was screened. “A Closer Walk” depicts humankind's confrontation with the global AIDS epidemic.
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