Past Events (2013)
Dec. 10, 2013
Human Rights Day programs about Universal Declaration of Human Rights, East Bay schools
Dec. 8, 2013
Post-2015 MDGs – participatory consultations with special guests re future UN priorities for global human development
Hosted by UNA East Bay with NorCal UNA chapters; Clark Kerr Center of UCB
Oct. 27, 2013
UN Day Celebrations & Global Citizen Awards Dinner
Theme: Alleviating Poverty, Inequality, and Disparities
Location: International House, UC Berkeley
Speakers: Rep. Barbara Lee, US Youth Observer to UN Tiffany Taylor, other honorees
Oct. 26, 2013
UN Parade of Flags and Flag Raising Ceremony
Location: Jack London Square, Oakland
Reception to follow
Oct. 19, 2013
3rd Inter-Generational Model UN and UNA-USA 70th Anniversary Reception Gala
Location: San Francisco State University
Sept. 24, 2013
Dinner Forum, Fukushima Now
With Cecile Pineda, advocate-author, in Berkeley
January 16
Dinner Forum - Hostages in Iran: Solitary Confinement & Human Rights, Sarah Shourd & Shane Bauer
January 26
UNA-USA East Bay Annual Meeting - International Law, the UN & Middle East, Prof Stephen Zunes, USF
February 28
Dinner Forum – Global Flood of Refugees: Halting & Coping
March 10
International Women’s Day – Closing Gender Gaps, legal panel, at International House, Berkeley
March
Advocacy meetings with Senators’ and Congressional Representatives’ district offices in East Bay
April 13
UNA-USA Nor Cal Division meeting, hosted by East Bay Chapter
April 7
Warriors Basketball Game, each ticket bought a Bed-Net to combat malaria, save lives. Our NET Work!
April 17
Climate Refugees, video & discussion with filmmaker Michael Nash, & UCB Prof Kate O’Neill
April 20
Spring Festival at International House, UC Berkeley, UNA East Bay participated/tabled
April 25
Global Malaria Day Symposium, Emeryville (UNA East Bay co-sponsor)
April 25 Forum – India’s Emerging Security Challenges, Neil Joeck, in Lafayette (co-sponsor: World Affairs Council)
May 22
Dinner Forum – Challenges of Emerging Democracies: Case of Mongolia, Prof Stephen Fish, Berkeley
June 1-5
UNA-USA Annual Meeting in Washington D.C. (UN themes, plus advocacy with CA Congressional reps)
July 31
Dinner Forum, Land Grabs: Development or Re-colonization? Anuradha Mittal of Oakland Institute, in Oakland
August 27
Dinner Forum, Chemicals & Public Health Michael Wilson & Megan Schwarzman, UCB, in Berkeley
September 8
International Day of Peace, 4th annual program, Compassion and Change on the Path to Peace: What’s feasible? Expert panelists & discussions. At Pacific School of Religion, Berkeley
September 8
Solano Stroll, UNA East Bay participating/tabling
September 22
Peace Forum
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