Current Events 2010
September
19 Sun 9:00am. 12th Annual Run for Peace featuring 5k run/walk and 10k run around the Path for Peace in Cesar Chavel Park, Berkelely Marina shoreline. Begin now to form a team to support peace. Families invited to stroll or run. Many fabulous individual and team awards. Funds raised by Pledges for Peace will benefit educational programs of UNA East Bay and millions of people fed by UN's World Food Program. Co-sponsored by the City of Berkeley and many others.
For more info and to register click here.
22 Wed 6:30pm. Monthly UNA Dinner Forum. "Fighting Global Poverty: Reflections on Four Decades of Development Practice". Speaker, George Scharffenberger, Special Assistant for International Development Policy and Practice , Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, UC Berkeley. Cancelled.
October
23 Sat 11:00am - 12:00pm. Parade of Nations & UN Flag-raising Ceremony
to celebrate the 65th birthday of the UN. Jack London Square, Oakland. For information Mary Strauss,
oakstrice@earthlink.net or 510-891-8009.
24 Sun 6:30pm. UN Day Dinner & Global Citizen Awards Program. International House, UC Berkeley.Theme: Combating Global Hunger - MDG#1. Seminar and Dialogue with distinguished speakers at 3:30pm. Reception 6:00pm.