International Human Rights Day 2007
Monday, December 10th
Illinois Department of Human Rights will be celebrating Human Rights Week by offering various trainings Monday, December 10 through Friday, December 14.
UNA USA Greater Chicago Chapter Anuual Meeting 2007
Wednesday, November 7th
Celebrate United Nations Day 2007 with UNA USA Greater Chicago Chapter
Wednesday, October 24th
The Gage Tavern and Restaurant, 24 South Michigan Avenue
Keynote speaker: Ms Roxianne Cooley, Global Classrooms Director, Chicago Public Schools
Entertainment by: Chicago Latin Sensation Jose “Papo” Santiago
UNA-USA MEMBERSHIP E-NEWS
Washington Edition
September 21, 2007
Save the Date - United Nations Day 2007
Wednesday, October 24th
The Gage Tavern and Restaurant, 24 South Michigan Avenue
The World Federation of United Nations Associations newsletter
September 2007
Message from Hans Blix, President -- Who's Who at the UN -- What's Happening at the UN -- UN Partnerships in Action: The Three Pillars -- and more...
Global Poll: Majority Wants Troops Out of Iraq Within a Year
BBC Poll Results
“A Refugee Camp in the City” private tour and lunch, sponsored by Doctors Without Borders
Grant Park, Chicago
September 19-23, 2007
The Wild Cards in Climate Change: Weather Warfare, Geoengineering and ENMOD
Department of Public Information, United Nations
September 5, 2007
Comprehensive Analysis of Polls Reveals Americans’ Attitudes on US Role in the World
Many people have the impression that polls produce highly discrepant findings that simply do not add up. However scholars of public opinion have found that by organizing public opinion research across studies and carefully reading the wording of questions there is actually a coherent pattern of majority opinion behind numerous poll results—including ones which on the surface may appear contradictory.
www.worldpublicopinion.org, August 3, 2007
UNA Chicago Selected as a Potential Pro-bono Client by Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management
July 29, 2007
Update on U.S. Efforts to Destroy Excess Small Arms/Light Weapons Worldwide
Press Release from U.S. Departmet of State
July 9, 2007
World Refugee Day Celebrations in Chicago
Wednesday, June 20th 2007
Jewish Federation, Noon - 2 pm
Public meeting on the Human Right situation in Zimbabwe
Saturday, June 2nd 2007 from 10 am to 2pm
Grace Place, 637 S Dearborn
African American Women and Our Global Responsibility Community Workshop Forum
Saturday, April 14th from 10-2pm
Chicago Urban League, 4510 South Michigan Avenue
34 Million Friend of UNFPA
UNA-Chicago will present Jane Roberts, Co-Founder of 34 Million Friends of UNFPA, which works to help some of the most vulnerable women in the world.
Tuesday, April 17, 2007 at 12:00 P.M.
Chicago Kent College of Law
Second Annual Observance of International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action
April 3, 2007
Press Release from the U.S. Department of State
Global Governance for a Changing World
The Stanley Foundation, in collaboration with Americans for Informed Democracy , is hosting a series of town hall meetings on "Global Governance for a Changing World."
April 3rd and 4th, 2007
For Details visit: http://www.stanleyfoundation.org/events.cfm?id=30
Nicholas D. Kristof at Loyola University Museum of Art
Tuesday, March 13, 2007 at 5:30 PM
Kasbeer Hall, 15th floor, 25 E. Pearson, WTC, Loyola University Chicago
Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times columnist Nicholas D. Kristof will present *First Genocide of the 21st Century: A Report from Darfur.*
Admission is $5 for LUMA members, Loyola students, staff, and faculty and $10 for non-members. Reservations are strongly suggested. Contact (312) 915-7630 or luma@luc.edu.
Help End Extreme Poverty in Africa!
Join Professor Jeffrey D. Sachs for lunch
Monday. February 12, 2007
Meet a real life Hero! Paul Rusesabagina
4:00 - 5:30 PM Gardner Carton - 191 N Wacker Drive
7:00 - 9:00 PM Garrett Ripley's - 712 Clark Chicago
A gentleman who's bravery and heroism saved over 1000 lives and inspired the film Hotel Rwanda
Monday February 5, 2007
