2015 Calendar of Events - Region 11
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UNA-USA MEETINGS 2015 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA DIVISION |
DIVISION GENERAL BOARD ( 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM)
1/31/15 Hosted by Whittier
4/25/15 Hosted by Pomona Valley
6/8/15 Hosted by So.Cal Division at National Annual Meeting
6/27/15 Hosted by TBD
9/30/15 Hosted by So.Cal Division after West Coast Global Forum
11/14/14 Annual Division Meeting
DIVISION EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (11:00 AM – 2:00 PM)
3/7/15 TBD
5/16/15 TBD
8/1/14 TBD
10/17/15 TBD
12/5/14 TBD |
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JANUARY |
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Tuesday
January 20, 2015
7:00pm
Armory Center for the Arts
Community Room
145 North Raymond Ave.
Pasadena CA 91103
Social time will begin at 6:30pm, with light refreshments
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Sunday
January 25, 2015
(714) 538-5689
info@una-oc.org
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Saturday
January 31, 2015
11am – 3 pm
Marie Callender’s Restaurant
9829 LaSerna Drive
Whittier, 90605
RSVP: beynonjohn@ymail.com |
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FEBRUARY |
Sunday
February 1, 2015
5:00 - 7:00pm
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Tuesday
February 17, 2015
7:00 to 8:30 PM
Hahn Hall, Rm 101
420 N Harvard Ave
Claremont |
“Troubled Waters: The Global and Local Dimensions of a Vital Resource”
Professor Char Miller, W.M. Keck Professor of Environmental Analysis at Pomona College
Author: Gifford Pinchot and the Making of Modern Environmentalism, On the Edge: Water, Immigration, and Politics…, numerous other books and articles, and the blog, “Golden Green”
Professor Miller writes that access to, the distribution of, and the need for sustainable water supplies are among the key challenges facing life in a climate-disrupted world and will discuss the difficulties and solutions at the global and local level.
Free and open to the public. Contact: Melbourne.boynton@gmail.com Refreshments will be served. This program is part of our spring series focusing on UN Sustainable Development Goals to be reached by 2030. |
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Sponsored by:
- United Nations Association of Pomona Valley
- Office of International Initiatives, Pomona College
Transportation provided from Pilgrim Place: Volunteers will be available front of Porter Hall at Pilgrim Place from 6:20 PM to 6:45 PM. Parking available on street and in lot south of building |
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Saturday
February 21, 2015
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Casa de Manana
849 Coast Blvd
La Jolla, CA 92037
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Rima Fujita's Web site
CLICK HERE FOR WEBSITE |
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Tuesday
February 24, 2015
7:00PM to 9:00PM
North Hollywood Fire Station 89 – Community Room
(at the far end of the parking lot)
7063 Laurel Canyon Blvd. North Hollywood, CA 91605
FREE ADMISSION
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United Nations Association of the United States of America—San Fernando Valley Chapter
Invites you to join us for an informative and social evening. |
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In Mauritania, the National Association of Midwives has publicly declared their opposition to FGM and their pledge to abandon the practice in the communities they serve.
Photo credit: UNFPA Mauritania |
Our program is:
Stopping Female Genital Mutilation Around the World Tuesday, February 24, 2015 - 7:00PM to 9:00PM
North Hollywood Fire Station 89 – Community Room
(at the far end of the parking lot)
7063 Laurel Canyon Blvd. North Hollywood, CA 91605
FREE ADMISSION
If you have problems finding the Fire Station Call 818-414-1637
Refreshments will be served
Please join us for an uplifting evening of dialogue.
We encourage members to bring friends and family.
RSVPs appreciated but not essential
For info. or RSVP call Ginny Hatfield at ginnyvmh@aol.com or 818-970-4577
The United Nations decided to put the spotlight on female circumcision by calling for a day of "Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)." On Feb. 6, 2015 they held a conference that was paneled by 3 African women, of which 2 had undergone this brutal practice in Gambia and Somalia. They decided to fight so future generations of girls could live without fear and pain throughout the world including the USA. Young women and little girls are pressured into this procedure by people following superstitious, non-scientific beliefs and traditions. Female circumcision prevents women from experiencing sexual pleasure and therefore keeps them in psychological bondage. This practice results in millions of woman having special problems giving birth.
Most of the women in Egypt have undergone FGM. You will also see a very short film on young girls in Egypt forming resistance to this brutal domination. The idea is to save existing girls and woman from going through this brutal procedure and making sure it doesn’t happen to their daughters and other people’s children.
Please come to our United Nations Assn. event to show solidarity with these brave reformers.
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MARCH |
Sunday
March 8, 2015
12.30pm
La Canada Country Club
5500 Godbey Drive
La Canada, CA 91011
CLICK HERE FOR FLIER
www.5050Leadership.org |
7th Annual Women of the World Awards
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Tuesday,
March 17, 2015
5:30 to 7:00 PM
Porter Hall, Pilgrim Place,
625 Mayflower Rd
Claremont |
"Arab Women: Appearance and Reality"
Monthly program of Pomona Valley UNA-USA
Dr. Barbara Aswad is a Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at Wayne State University in Detroit. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Michigan. She conducted research in Arab villages and Turkish cities of the Middle East, as well as in the Arab community in Dearborn Michigan. She has published three books. Her most recent book is Family and Gender among American Muslims.
She is a Past President of the Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA), the major professional organization for professors who teach and conduct research on the Middle East.
Contact: Melbourne.boynton@gmail.com
Free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served. |
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Friday
March 20, 2015
2:30 - 4:00
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Celebrate The First Ocial Day of Happiness in Los Angeles
Please join us and our friends at the United Nations Association - USA, Pacific-Los Angeles Chapter on Friday, March 20 at 6:30pm at Art Share L.A. in the heart of the Art District in Downtown Los Angeles.
Happy City LA is a community organization inspired by the 2012 United Nations High-Level Meeting on Happiness & Well-Being: Defining a New Economic Paradigm held at the United Nations headquarters in New York City.
Please check out the links below for more information on Happy City LA. You will find it very interesting!
Support our Thunderclap Campaign before March 20th!
Check out the 2014 Happiness & Well-Being Index: Los Angeles report!Join us to celebrate March 20th as we celebrate the 1st Official Day of Happiness in LA
See you there!
No RSVP, Free and Open to the Public.
What: Live Work Play [HAPPY] in LA
When: Friday, March 20 at 6:30pm
Where: Art Share L.A.
801 E. 4th Place, L.A., CA 90013
Why: Celebrate the 1st Ocial
Free parking is available on Hewitt St. (Click here for map) |
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Sunday
March 29, 2015
4:30 pm & 7:00 pm
Women’s Museum of California, Liberty Station
2730 Historic Decatur Rd.
#103, Barracks 16
San Diego, CA, 92106
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Joint Movie Screening by San Diego Italian Film Festival and UNA San Diego, of Italian Documentary LA SCELTA DI CATIA
This documentary – LA SCELTA DI CATIA (Catia’s Dream) – tells the story of Italy’s first female Navy Officer, Catia Pellegrino commanding a naval unit on the ship Libra in the Straits of Sicily
$10 General Admission cash/credit
Members of both organization, students, military with ID: $8
Purchase tickets here!
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APRIL |
Thursday
April 9, 2015
7:00 - 9:00 PM
North Hollywood
Fire Station 89
Community Room
(at the far end of the parking lot)
7063 Laurel Canyon Bl.
North Hollywood
CA 91605
FREE ADMISSION
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Tuesday
April 14, 2015
11:30 AM to 1:30 PM
Padua Room
Hughes Community Center
1700 Danbury Road
Claremont, California |
“The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, 2016 to 2030”
University Club meetings are open to the public and $13 includes lunch.
Contact: Mel Boynton at melborune.boynton@gmail.com |
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Saturday
April 18, 2015
10:00 AM to 3:00 PM
2nd Street in the Village
Claremont |
“Earth Day in Claremont”
Street Fair!
Help staff the PVUNA table.
Free.
Contact: katieg@surfside.net http://sustainableclaremont.org/
Contact: Mel Boynton at melborune.boynton@gmail.com |
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Saturay
April 18, 2015
TBD
Gardner Room
Robinson Building Complex
UCSD School of International Relations and Pacific Studies
9500 Gilman Drive,
MC 0519
La Jolla, CA 92093-0519 |
2nd Annual Adult Model United Nations
Never been part of a Model UN before? Perhaps your college did not offer such programs and today you find yourself in the workforce still interested in the workings of the UN. Now is your chance!! Come join us and be a delegate to the Model UN Security Council. You will be trained in the rules & procedures and paired with an advisor to ensure you are well prepared for the simulation. We are looking for professionals - young or seasoned – who are like you curious and interested in this unique opportunity. Join in on the fun!
Cost: $15
Andrew.Kim@unasd.org
Registration here: http://unasd.org/2nd-adult-model-united-nations-18-april-2015/
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Tuesday
April 21, 2015
7:00 to 8:30 PM
Hahn Hall Room 101
Pomona College
420 Harvard Street
Claremont |
"An Update on Global Efforts to Combat HIV /AIDS" - the monthly program of Pomona Valley UNA-USA
Presented by Harvey Mudd Professor Karl Haushalter
According UNAIDS, an estimated 35 million people were living with HIV as of 2013, more than anytime in history. Encouragingly, the rate of new HIV infections has fallen by 38% since 2001 and by 58% for children during the same time period. Likewise, the deaths from HIV related causes have decreased by 35% since the global peak in 2005. This talk will describe the scientific discoveries and political efforts that have made this progress possible, as well as explore new advances that have the potential to move us closer to the end of the epidemic.
Dr. Karl Haushalter holds a B.A. in chemistry from Rice University and a Ph.D. in chemical biology from Harvard University. He completed his postdoctoral studies as a Damon Runyon Cancer Research Fellow at the University of California San Diego. Dr. Haushalter is currently an Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biology and the Associate Dean of Research and Experiential Learning at Harvey Mudd College, where he has been on the faculty since 2003. The focus of his research and teaching is the biochemistry of HIV. Dr. Haushalter serves on the board of directors of Foothill AIDS Project and holds an adjunct faculty appointment at the City of Hope National Medical Center, where he is a collaborator on an interdisciplinary project to develop a gene therapy approach to treating HIV-AIDS.
Contact: Melbourne.boynton@gmail.com
Free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served. |
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Thursday – Saturday
April 23-25, 2015
Mexicali, Baja California Mexico
juventudvision@gmail.com |
JUVENTUD CON VISIÓN - MODELO DE NACIONES UNIDAS
A Model United Nations is a debating event, at which participants discuss current international topics in a simulation of the United Nations. Hereby the participants get together in six different committees and slip into the role of a diplomat representing a state without using their personal opinions. The official languages of JUVENTUD CON VISIÓN - MODELO DE NACIONES UNIDAS are English and Spanish.
Don’t forget to register until April 3rd, 2015. Come and join the little delegation f the UNA-USA San Diego Chapter!
$30, incl. registration fee and first night at the hotel
Contact info: http://fdmdj5.wix.com/jcvmun |
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American Red Cross Bldg.
600 Parcenter Dr.
Santa Ana
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No Charge for the Event; RSVP Requested
RSVP: joy.adams0@gmail.com or 949-235-3603
Refreshments will be served -- $5.00 Voluntary Donation Suggested |
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MAY |
Saturday
May 2, 2015
11:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Napier
Conference Center
660 Avery Rd.
Claremont |
“SoCal UNA BOARD MEETING”
PVUNA hosts the SoCal UNA Board Meeting at Napier Conference Center, 660 Avery Rd, Claremont.
Lindblad, Former head of UNAIDS New York Office, will speak and we will elect our new Regional Representative.
Members and guests welcome.
$30 members and $25 for students includes lunch.
Please RSVP to Mel Boynton at melbourne.boynton@gmail.com
Electing a SoCal Regional Representative to National Steering Committee at May 2, 2015 UNA BOARD MEETING
Three UNA-USA chapter presidents have been nominated as candidates for the Council of Chapters and Regions Steering Committee (CCR-SC) for the next year. Nominations are now closed and one of our candidates will be elected at the May 2nd SoCal board meeting in Claremont (all members and guests welcome).
The candidates are Bettina Hausmann from San Diego, Ike Khamisani from Inland Empire, and David Tuckman from San Fernando Valley. Each of the candidates will present themselves at the May 2nd board meeting. An election will be held that day in which each of our eleven chapters and the division will have one vote. The Candidate information is detailed in the attached April2015 CCR-SC Candidates report.
Also, the Saturday, May 2nd board meeting will feature Bertil Lindblad, former head of the UN AIDS Office in New York, speaking on the Post-2015 Agenda, along with the CCR-SC election and sharing of chapter events. The luncheon meeting (11:00 AM to 3:00 PM) is held in the Napier Conference Center, 660 Avery Rd, Claremont. Just $30 for members and guests and $25 for students includes lunch. RSVP by April 29th to melbourne.boynton@gmail.com |
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Saturday
May 2, 2015
10:00am- 4pm outdoors
Santa Barbara City College
West Campus-Grand Meadow
Sign up today: unitedyouthsb@gmail.com |
United Youth: A Festival Of Expression
Share your Talent, Speak your Thoughts, Art Expressions . & come to enjoy the day
DATE: Saturday May 2, 2015 10:00am- 4pm outdoors
LOCATION : Santa Barbara City College West Campus-
Grand Meadow. Free. Sign up today: unitedyouthsb@gmail.com
If you are a teen or a young adult (13-25 years) join our free event designed for you to be heard and appreciated. Express your hopes and dreams, concerns, and your talents. Art, Music, Dance, Impromptu talks and conversations will keep the discussions and participation lively. Come to listen. Come tell your stories and get to know other teens and more than 20 organizations offering mentorships and volunteer opportunities. This event was created by a new youth group called United Youth. It’s your opportunity to advance your ideas and learn first hand from each other. “We will all benefit from the wisdom of our youth” said Dr. Gil Reyes, Event Coordinator for the UNA-USA and 2020 A year without war.
We will be creating the “World’s Largest Peace Collage.” Bring words or images that express how you feel about world peace, what you want our world leaders to know. Thank you for sharing this with others! |
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Monday
May 11, 2015
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
North Hollywood Fire Station #89
Community Room
7063 Laurel Canyon Blvd.
No. Hollywood, CA 91605
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How the United Nations is Involved in Helping the World’s Population Feed Itself
Will be highlighting the UN’s three food programs via video. The Food and Agricultural Org.; World Food Program; International Fund for Agricultural Development. Joining us will be the nonprofit, Bread for the World.
Free admission – open to the public
Ginny Hatfield, 818-970-4577
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Friday
May 15, 2015
6:00pm - 10:00pm
1000 Universal Studios Blvd.
Universal City, CA 91608
Click here for flier
PLEASE RSVP to David Tuckman, 2015 UNA-USA Chapter YP Chair at:
uclacool7@gmail.com
818-414-1637 to be placed on the guest list. Then bring flyer with you for admission. |
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Saturday
May 16, 2015
11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Location TBD
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DIVISION EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
(11:00 AM – 2:00 PM)
5/16/15 TBD
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Tuesday
May 19, 2015
5:30 to 7:00 PM
Porter Hall
Pilgrim Place
625 Mayflower Road
Claremont |
“Cal Poly Pomona Model United Nations Team Reports”
For the second year in a row, Cal Poly Pomona’s National Model United Nations team received the Outstanding Delegation Award in April 2015, at the annual conference in New York.
In addition, several students were honored for position papers and committee work, making the team the most decorated in its history. http://polycentric.cpp.edu/2015/04/model-united-nations-team-becomes-most-decorated-in-cal-poly-pomona-history/#.VVDywxfviEw
Free and open to the public.
Contact: Melbourne.boynton@gmail.com
Refreshments will be served.
This program is part of our spring series focusing on UN Sustainable Development Goals.
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Tuesday
May 19, 2015
7:00 pm
All Saints Church
Guild Room
132 N. Euclid Ave.
Pasadena, CA 91101
CLICK HERE FOR FLIER
$10 donation at the door - proceeds go to the ongoing work of the United Nations Association.
For information, visit www.unapasadena.org |
COFFEE TALKS SPEAKER’S SERIES presents
WATER WISDOM with Leigh Adams
Practical, cross-cultural approaches to harvesting, utilizing and conserving water.
We are currently faced with decisions we must make regarding water. We are challenged by the ongoing drought, radically depleted groundwater, and our own cultural biases. Perhaps a look at how water is used in other cultures may offer some valuable clues to improving our local systems and overcoming these persistent, contemporary difficulties with WATER.
Leigh Adams, the LA County Arboretum's Artist-in-Residence, teacher, and garden designe r, is currently curating and developing The Crescent Farm – A Living Demonstration of Water Conservation and Sustainable Landscapes at the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Gardens. Leigh will present a storyteller's approach to thinking about, teaching, harvesting and conserving water.
You will also have an opportunity to see some unique approaches taking place in our own neighborhoods.
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JUNE |
June 7-9, 2015
National Educations Association Headquarters
1201 16th St NW
Washington, DC 20036
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National UNA-USA annual meeting
To be held June 7th through 9th at the National Educations Association headquarters 1201 16th St NW, Washington, DC 20036
Further information www.unausa.org |
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Monday
June 8, 2015
11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Hosted by So.Cal Division at National Annual Meeting |
DIVISION GENERAL BOARD ( 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM)
6/8/15 Hosted by So.Cal Division at National Annual Meeting
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Tuesday
June 16, 2015
5:30 to 7:00 PM
Porter Hall
Pilgrim Place
Claremont |
“Report from the National UNA-USA Meeting”
Monthly PVUNA chapter meeting.
Free, open to the public, and refreshments served.
Contact: Mel Boynton at melborune.boynton@gmail.com
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Thursday
June 25, 2015
6:00 - 8:00 PM
8825 Wilshire Blvd.
Beverly Hills, 90211
Click here for flier
UNABeverlyHills.org |
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CANCELLED
Dear Division Leaders and Chapter Presidents,
I regret that the Division General Meeting scheduled for Saturday, June 27th has been cancelled. The meeting will be rescheduled, with adequate notice, for the end of July or early August and will be held in Pasadena. I apologize for any inconvenience this may generate and look forward to seeing all of you at the rescheduled meeting.
Please send this message to your membership and feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns.
With thanks for all each of you does to make the world better for all,
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CANCELLED
Saturday
June 27, 2015
11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Board Room
San Diego Museum of Art
1450 El Prado
San Diego, 92101
RSVP: http://unasd.org/
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DIVISION GENERAL BOARD
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JULY |
Tuesday
July 21, 2015
5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
Porter Hall or Napier Center
Pilgrim Place
Free and open to the public
Refreshments will be served
Contact: katieg@surfside.net |
An Evening with Marilee Scaff - “A life of Learning and Justice.”
There is hardly an area of community service Marilee Scaff has left untouched in her nearly 72 years living in Claremont. There’s her devotion to Rancho Santa Botanic Garden for example. Ms. Scaff is entering her 32nd year as a volunteer at the local botanic garden, where she spurs on her never-ending curiosity with native wildflowers, a passion developed as a young child. She has also made a name for herself with the local chapter of the League of Women Voters, serving at both the local and county level.
Asking her to reflect on her other areas of involvement over the years draws up a long list from the Community Friends of International students and the United Nations Association, and she mentions each name with a devote level of interest.
Perhaps Ms. Scaff found the fountain of life in her healthy dose of involvement because this 99-year-old is sharp as a whip with walker in hand at city council meetings, Sustainable Claremont and League of Women Voters gatherings. She continues to be Claremont’s resident expert in water rights, though she would humbly dispute the title.
Free and open to the public. Contact: katieg@surfside.net Refreshments will be served.
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Tuesday
July 21, 2015
7pm
Armory Center for the Arts
145 North Raymond Ave
Pasadena, CA 91103
Free to the public
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You are invited to an open general meeting:
Please join us at an open general meeting on Tuesday, July 21st, 7pm at the Armory Center for the Arts, 145 North Raymond Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91103.
It is free to the public and open to all members, past and present.
Prospective members are also welcome.
It will be a great opportunity to network and learn more about the United Nations and the UNA. |
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AUGUST |
Saturday
August 1, 2015
11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Location TBD |
DIVISION EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
(11:00 AM – 2:00 PM)
8/1/14 TBD
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Tuesday
August 18, 2015
7pm
Armory Center for the Arts
145 N. Raymond Ave.
Pasadena, CA
RSVP: RSVP@unapasadena.org
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Coffee Talk @ Armory Center for the Arts
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Tuesday
August 25, 2015
7:00PM to 9:00PM
North Hollywood
Fire Station 89
Community Room
7063 Laurel Canyon Blvd.,
North Hollywood, CA 91605
FREE ADMISSION
For information contact Ginny Hatfield
818-970-4577
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San Fernando Valley Chapter invites you!
Join us in learning about China's Human Rights Failure
& Other Important Asian Issues.
We will have Thanh Le speaking on the very important subject of Human Rights in China. She will explain how members of a group named Falun Gong are being persecuted for their beliefs and spiritual practices. There are reports of systematic torture, illegal imprisonment, forced labor, organ harvesting, and abusive psychiatric measures, with the apparent aim of forcing practitioners to recant their belief in Falun Gong. Also, we will be showing short videos on UN issues of land justice for hill tribes in Thailand, home labor rights in Cambodia, Indonesia sustainable seaweed labor, fighting domestic violence in Thailand, and protecting property in Cambodia.
Tuesday, August 25, 2015 - 7:00PM to 9:00PM
North Hollywood Fire Station 89 – Community Room
7063 Laurel Canyon Blvd., North Hollywood, CA 91605
FREE ADMISSION
For information contact Ginny Hatfield 818-970-4577 ginnyvmh@aol.com |
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Saturday
August 29, 2015
11 am - 3 pm
Du-Par's Restaurant
214 S. Lake Ave.
Pasadena, 91101
RSVP:
judithannharris@yahoo.com
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SEPTEMBER |
Tuesday
September 15
7pm-9pm
Armory Center for the Arts
145 N. Raymond Ave.
Pasadena, CA 91103
For more information, visit Facebook: UNAPasadena/events |
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Tuesday
September 15, 2015
7:00 to 8:30 PM
Hahn Hall Room 101
Pomona College
420 Harvard Street
Free and open to the public.
Refreshments will be served.
Contact: cmartin335@gmail.com |
Miguel Tinker Salas, "Venezuela and Dilemnas of Oil Dependent Nations”
Miguel Tinker Salas is a Latin American historian and professor at Pomona College in Claremont. He specializes in modern Latin America having written books, edited volumes, and essays on Mexico and Venezuela.
Expertise: Contemporary Venezuela; Oil, Politics and Culture in Venezuela; Contemporary Mexican Politics; Mexican Border Society; Mexico in the 19th and 20th Centuries; Latin American History; Chicanos/as and Latinos in the United States; Chicano/a History; Latin American Immigration and the Diaspora; Oil, Politics and Culture; Mexican Elections 2006
Research Interests: Venezuela, Politics, Oil and Culture; the U.S. presence in Venezuela, Mexican/U.S. border society, Mexican social and political structures in the 19th and 20th Centuries; Latin American History; Latinos in the United States; Chicano/a History; Latin American Immigration.
Winner of the Mexican Club de Periodistas, International Media Prize for political commentary and critical perspective on electronic media, 2009.
Co-sponsored by the Office of International Initiatives, Pomona College
Free and open to the public. Contact: cmartin335@gmail.com Refreshments will be served.
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Wednesday
September 30, 2015
11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Hosted by So.Cal Division after West Coast Global Forum
The California Endowment
1000 N. Alameda Street
Los Angeles, 90012
Free Parking
CLICK HERE FOR FLIER
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER |
DIVISION GENERAL BOARD
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OCTOBER |
Saturday
October 17, 2015
11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Location TBD |
DIVISION EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
(11:00 AM – 2:00 PM)
10/17/15 TBD
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Wednesday & Thursday
October 21 & 22, 2015
Leammle's Playhouse
CLICK HERE FOR DETAILED FLIER |
UN Day Film Festival @ Leammle's Playhouse
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Thursday
October 22, 2015
8am-10am
Los Angeles City Hall
Tom Bradley International Room
200 N. Spring Street
L.A. 90012
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Saturday
October 24, 2015
9:00am - 4:00pm
Chapman University
Argyros Forum
Room 209
Orange, CA
CLICK HERE FOR FULL DETAILS |
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Saturday
October 24, 2015
10:00am - 1:00pm
In front of Hyatt Santa Barbara on Cabrillo Blvd, Santa Barbara |
You are invited to walk with us, all or part of the way!
The 70th birthday of the United Nations will be celebrated by the UNITED NATIONS ASSOCIATION and the 7 SISTER CITIES (Mexico, Japan, Ireland, China, Greece, Philippines, Montenegro) on Saturday, October 24th. We will join the Santa Barbara Open Streets Event on Cabrillo Blvd. which will once again become Santa Barbara’s longest public park for the day as over 2 miles of Cabrillo Blvd are transformed into a celebration of people-power to promote better health, flexibility, PEACE, and FUN.
PLEASE Join us on our birthday walk. Meet near the Hyatt Hotel at 10:00AM. Look for the UN & Sister Cities Flags. Walk as long as you want. For more information call 805 680 9445 or go to the UNA website www.unasb.org Bring your friends, flags and wear a blue t-shirt.
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Saturday
October 24, 2015
11 AM to 2 PM
Ballroom of the Prado Restaurant in Balboa Park
Event Registration
CLICK HERE FOR PDF PRESS RELEASE |
Grandson of President Franklin & Eleanor Roosevelt Visits San Diego to Celebrate
The United Nations Association of the United States of America, San Diego Chapter (UNA-USA San Diego) - the local Ambassador to and for the United Nations - is celebrating the 70th Anniversary of the United Nations.
The community is invited to a Gala Luncheon on Saturday, October 24th, 2015 from 11 AM to 2 PM, in the Ballroom of the Prado Restaurant in Balboa Park. The luncheon will be hosted by Co-Chair Joanne Tawfilis, U.S. National Commissioner to UNESCO, the Honorary Chairs Sherri Lightner, Council President for the City of San Diego, and Lora Fisher, President of the La Jolla Rotary Club the San Diego community.
In noting the importance of the United Nations, former Secretary General Dag Hammarskjöld once stated “the United Nations was not created to take mankind to heaven, but to save humanity from hell.” Formed after World War II as an alternative to the balance-of-power politics, the UN looks back at seventy years of creating an institutional architecture that fosters international cooperation and consensual global norms as well as establishes universally applicable rules for the benefit of all. “For most of us here in the United States, unless we have been the beneficiary of the UN’s incredible humanitarian efforts the significance of this milestone anniversary might not be apparent” said Bettina Hausmann, President and CEO of the local UN Association. “San Diego with its vibrant refugee community, however, brings home the very core of the UN mission: to provide solutions to ‘problems without passports,’ in short security concerns that impact us all and can no longer be solved unilaterally”. Community partner and long term supporter of the UN, Rotary International is sharing “a fascinating history” remarks Lora Fisher, President of the La Jolla Rotary Club “a long and successful partnership based on similar visions for a more harmonious and unimpaired world”. Ms. Fisher expressed her excitement to join this year’s commemoration.
The celebratory luncheon on October 24th also represents a wonderful trifecta of events for 2015 including: the seventieth birthday of the United Nations, the sixty-ninth anniversary of the United Nations Association of San Diego, and Balboa Park's centennial celebration. The visit of President Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt’s grandson, Ford Roosevelt marks an important and historical return to the San Diego Chapter after sixty-two years. In 1953, his grandmother, Eleanor Roosevelt opened the new Headquarter of the UN Association at the House of Hospitality in beautiful Balboa Park; the return of a family member to the very spot and heart of the organization is a great privilege and inspiration to the community.
“I’m very honored to be part of the 70th anniversary and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) celebration with the San Diego Chapter of the UN Association” said Ford Roosevelt in an phone call earlier this week. As the guest of honor, Ford is presenting Dr. Dee Aker, Director of the Institute for Peace and Justice at USD with the annual Eleanor Roosevelt Human Rights award. “Dr. Aker embodies the values and moral imperative of the work of my grandmother, Eleanor Roosevelt. We need more champions of Human Rights active in our communities today.”
Event Information & Registration www.unasd.org/2015-UN-Day
For all media inquiries, please contact Stacey Ebert publicrelations@unasd.org
About UNA-USA San Diego
As a program of the UN Foundation, UNA-USA San Diego is the local Ambassador to and for the United Nations. With its prestigious consultative status to the United Nations, UNA-USA San Diego links the local community with the United Nations and vice versa since 1999. As a Center for Policy Research, the organization is expanding on the understanding of global issues through advocacy and mobilization for actions to influence legislation in supporting the principles and vital work of the United Nations. UNA-USA San Diego actively engages partners and stakeholders locally since 1946.
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October 24, 2015
2:00pm - 4:30pm
First Methodist Church of Whittier
13222 E Bailey Street
Whittier, 90601
Questions?
Call Sheila Hartfield
562-698-3225 |
October 24, 2015 is the 70th Anniversary of the United Nations
Everywhere you look in the world, they are there trying to help out, make peace, bring people together.
They are the best hope in the world for bringing the world’s attention to the strife, and needs of others and bring together the services and protectors who can try to answer the problems of illiteracy, injustice, disasters, epidemics, environmental threats and devastating wars and chaos.
It’s the best vehicle of humanity for making the world safe, peaceful, and adequate.
It is all of the world’s nations, all of the world’s churches and service organisations brought together to know and lend their best efforts for a Better world for all.
Won’t you come celebrate with us
this most valiant and heroic conglomeration of and for the world’s people.
We will be at the
First Methodist Church of Whittier
13222 E Bailey Street, Whittier, 90601
2:00pm - 4:30pm * Questions? Call Sheila Hartfield, 562-698-3225
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Saturday
October 24, 2015
7:00 PM until the party ends
Beverly Hills, CA
Tickets at www.unabeverlyhills.org
and EVENT tab.
Friends and family are welcome.
Tickets are $30 for UNA members and $55 for non-members who get a 1-year membership with the purchase of the ticket @ H.O.M.E. - Beverly Hills House of Music and Entertainment
430 North Camden Drive
Beverly Hills, CA 90210 |
Multi-Cultural Gala Celebration 70th Anniversary of United Nations
United Nations Association of Beverly Hills
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Sunday
October 25, 2015
2-4PM
North Hollywood Amelia Earhart Regional Library
5211 Tujunga Ave., North Hollywood, CA 91601
(corner of Magnolia Blvd. and Tujunga) |
“SWEET ADVERSITY”---CELEBRATING THE UN AT 70
A screening of the above film honoring one of our chapter’s founding members and dedicated advocate for the UN. Marsha Hunt is a motion picture, stage and TV actor whose career has spanned
decades. The documentary relates the events in her career before and after she was unfairly blacklisted. She will be on hand after the screening for a Q&A with the audience.
Ginny Hatfield
ginnyvmh@aol.com
818-970-4577
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Wednesday
October 28, 2015
7 p.m. Panel Discussion
8:30 p.m. Reception
Peace & Justice Theatre
University of San Diego
RSVP
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Thursday
October 29, 2015
6 PM – 8 PM
Edmunds Ballroom, Pomona College
170 E. 6 th St.
Claremont
$15.00
Reservations:
CLICK HERE
or 909-607-4571
by October 23 |
Celebrating 70 Years of Global Cooperation
Thursday, October 29, 6 PM – 8 PM
Edmunds Ballroom, Pomona College
170 E. 6 th St, Claremont
With Dinner, Music, and Guest Speaker: Ken Legins
Senior Advisor, HIV Policy, UNICEF
“Goals for Global Sustainability”
$15.00
Reservations: http://iplace.claremont.edu or 909-607-4571
by October 23
Sponsored by International Place of The Claremont Colleges
Office of International Initiatives, Pomona College
United Nations Association of Pomona Valley
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NOVEMBER |
Thursday
November 12, 2015
8:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Please RSVP and join us live via webcast @webtv.un.org
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Dear Youth Advocate, Student and Representative,
The United Nations Department of Public Information (UNDPI) invites you to a discussion on the role of the youth in combating climate change! Your participation will help the UNDPI create an outcome document to send to COP21, the 2015 Paris Climate Conference.
NOVEMBER 12 | 8 AM - 10 AM (PST)
Moderator | Amanda Nesheiwat
Youth Representative of Foundation for Post Conflict Development; Environmental Director at Town of Secaucus
Speakers:
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Dave Gonzales | Partner Development Manager of Skybox Agriculture, Google
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Jada Monica Drew | CEO of Social Designs
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Kelly Matheson | Board President of Our Children's Trust & Victoria Barrett | One of the 21 plaintiffs suing the U.S. Gov't on Climate Change alongside Our Children's Trust.
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Lisa Russell | Climate Change Film Maker/Poet
Please RSVP and join us live via webcast @webtv.un.org
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Saturday
November 14, 2015
11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Dupar's Pasadena
214 S. Lake Avenue
Pasadena, CA 91101
RSVP: Ginny Hatfield
by November 12th
ginnyvmh@aol.com
(818) 970-4577
CLICK HERE FOR FLIER
CLICK HERE
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Tuesday
November 17, 2015
7pm-9pm
Armory Center for the Arts
145 N. Raymond Ave
Pasadena
CLICK HERE TO RSVP
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Wednesday
November 18, 2015
7:30p
305 E. 4th Street
Santa Ana, CA 92701
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A Screening of "This Changes Everything" at the Frida Cinema
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Thursday
November 19, 2015
6:30-8:00p
1151 Dove Street #210
Newport Beach CA |
Orange County for Climate Action (OCCA) Meeting
(planning for climate rally)
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DECEMBER |
Saturday
December 5, 2015
11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Location TBD |
DIVISION EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
(11:00 AM – 2:00 PM)
12/5/14 TBD |
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Thursday
December 10, 2015
6:30-8:30 PM
Donald Wright Auditorium
Pasadena Central Library
285 E Walnut Street
Pasadena, CA 91101 |
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Sunday
December 13, 2015
5:45 - 12 midnight
8555 Beverly Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90048
Riviera 31
Click here for flier
UNABeverlyHills.org |
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Tuesday
December, 29, 2015
5:30pm
The University Club
1332 Santa Barbara St.
Santa Barbara, CA
UNASB.org |
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