EVENTS 2024-2025
Saturday, June 15, 2024
World Refugee and Immigrant Day Festival
Noon to 3:00 pm
Clinton Park, 1230, 6th Avenue, Oakland. More info
Friday, July 19
Biodiversity Forum (virtual) co-sponsorship with Climate Emergency Mobilization Task Force (CEMTF)
Monday, August 19
Humanitarian Day Forum: Immigrants and Displaced Persons
Sunday, September 8
Solano Avenue Stroll | Street Festival and Parade
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Albany and Berkeley. More Info
Wednesday, September 18
International Day of Peace: Cultivating a Culture of Peace
DiversiTea & Coffee, UC Berkeley I-House.
Saturday, September 21
International Day of Peace
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Lake Chabot, Castro Valley, East Bay Regional Park District
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SF 40th Anniversary International Day of Peace
11:00 am – 2:00 pm, San Francisco Civic Center Plaza. More Info
Saturday, September 28
BioBlitz co-sponsorship with Alemeda Parks & Recreation and CEMTF
9:00am - noon
Tilden Regional Park, Berkeley
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Saturday, October 12
58th Annual UN Celebrations with Parade and Flag-raising Ceremony
Jack London Square, Oakland
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Sunday, October 27
United Nations Day and 19th Global Citizen Awards
More info
November
Forum on Food, Hunger, Agriculture
SDGs #2, 10, 15. 17 Global Goals
Tuesday, December 10
Human Rights Day Program
More info
January-February 2025
Forum on UN Climate Change Conference COP29, UN Summit of the Future
Sunday, January 26, 2025
EB Chapter Annual Meeting & Keynote Presentation
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Saturday, March 8, 2025
International Women's Day Program
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WHO WE ARE
We are the East Bay Chapter of the United Nations Association.
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Our organization is dedicated to educating, inspiring and mobilizing Americans to support the principles and vital work of the United Nations.
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With more than 200 UNA Chapters across the country and more than 20,000 members, the United Nations Association is the single biggest organization dedicated to supporting the UN and promoting the priorities behind its vital work.
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WHAT WE DO
We work within our community to educate and advocate on behalf of the United Nations. With your support, we are proud to:
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Host dinner forums, panel discussions, and a variety of informational events led by policy experts and respected practitioners.
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Participate in cultural celebrations in and around the East Bay.
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Engage in advocacy work with local and national politicians in order to influence key policies and legislative priorities.
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Promote issue based programs to address climate change, human rights, poverty, global health, and sustainable development.
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Support a Young Professionals network of local, internationally minded, young professionals.
WHY WE NEED YOU
Around the world, the United Nations is working to protect human rights and confront the world's most complex challenges -- but it can't do it alone.
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Now more than ever, we need your support to ensure the vital work of the United Nations can continue.
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Together we can demand full funding for key programs, we can strengthen US leadership in the world, and we can work together to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.
"While the UN is standing up for the world, we're standing up for the UN."