UNA Chicago Newsletter
2009
President's thank you message and
pictures from the Silence the Violence Event
Global Classrooms:
Chicago Model UN Conference
Pictures from the United Nations Mission in the Sudan
UNA-USA
Chicago Health Task Force Page
Past President Lydia Lazar spoke at the
International Law Students Association Conference on Human Rights & UN in
Istanbul, Turkey
| Upcoming Events... |
Join us for Global Wake-Up!
This is our chapter's 1st Annual International Film Festival.
October 28-29, 2011
Exact time T.B.A.
Columbia College - Film Row Cinema
1104 S. Wabash, 8th Floor
Currently we are in need of volunteers to help organize this event. Director of International Film, Roxxy Cooley, has put together a list of help we currently need. If you are interested, please see the two following documents:
For a short list of needed positions (one-sheet pdf), click here.
For a more detailed listing of types of volunteers, duties, and committees, click here.
The UNA-USA Greater Chicago Chapter thanks you for your service!
Women and the U.N.: Power, Progress, and Modern Day Slavery
Thursday, February 10, 2011
As part of Dominican University's International Week, they and United Nations Association-USA Greater Chicago Chapter would like to recognize women advocates and their efforts.
Speaker: Monica Uribe of United Nations Association USA Chicago's Chicago Kent School of Law Chapter
Monica Uribe received her bachelor's degree in music performance from Baylor University and is currently a first year law student at Chicago-Kent College of Law, where she is earning a Certificate in International and Comparative Law and is a member of the Kent Law Chapter of UNA-USA. During her undergraduate studies, Monica served as a delegate on the Inter-American Committee on Human Rights in the Model Organization of American States. Monica is a member of UNA-USA because of her strong interests in international human rights, human trafficking, and foreign policy.
Date: Thursday, February 10, 2011
Time: 7-8pm
Place: Cusack Board Room (Power Hall Room 101, near the Alumni Office) Dominican University 7900 West Division Street River Forest, IL 60305
No fee, Free Parking Available at the school and on the street
Contact info: Ivana Gentile 773.983.1821
Symposium honoring Adlai Stevenson II
Monday, November 15, 2010
The United Nations Association-USA Greater Chicago Chapter and the
Adlai Stevenson Center on Democracy cordially invite you, your family and friends to join us at a symposium honoring Adlai Stevenson II and his
impact on the United Nations. The symposium will take place at the Northwestern Law School, Lincoln Hall, 375 E Chicago Avenue, on November 15 from 7-8:30, with a reception from 8:30 to 9:30 pm.
The event will be moderated by: A. Edward Elmendorf, President, UNA-USA and former aid to Adlai Stevenson II, in 1965 at the United Nations.
Northwestern Law School, Lincoln Hall, 375 E Chicago Avenue
7:30 pm to 9:30 pm
Join us for the United Nations Day Celebrations 2010
Thursday
October 21, 2010
We will have lunch with Ms. Gillian
Sorensen, former Assistant Secretary-General for External Affairs at the UN and
now Senior Advisor at the UN Foundation. It will be held on October 21 at
Noon at Northwestern Law School, 375 E Chicago Avenue, Room McCormick 185.
The Cost of the event is $8.99. Click the "Donate" button below to register for
the event.
United Nations Day Celebrations at the Office of the Cook County Treasurer
Friday October 22, 2010
In honor of United Nations Day, Cook
County Treasurer Maria Pappas is hosting a reception and program on October 22,
at 1:00 p.m. in her office at 118 N. Clark Street, Room 112.
Stand Up Take Action: "Make
Noise" for the Millennium Development Goals
Friday September 17, 2010
Daley Plaza, Chicago, 5 pm to 6 pm
An
UNA-USA Chicago Event
Featuring Musical Performance
By Jon Langford
College of
Complexes:
Making the UN
relevant one chapter at a time: How a team from UNA-USA Chicago is making a
difference in Haiti
Global
Classrooms: Chicago Model UN Conference
A UNA-USA sponsored event:
Documentary Screening: Sergio
The Chicago Council on Global Affairs and HBO presents a film
screening and discussion of the new HBO documentary, Sergio, based on
Samantha Power’s biography of Sergio Vieira de Mello.
Wednesday,
April 28, 2010 6 PM
Gene Siskel Film Center
164 N. State Street
UNA-USA
Chicago Haiti Relief Team Benefit Event
Join the members of the Health Task Force at the
Executive
Club of Chicago, Leadership Development Program
"Success Stories form Leaders Under 40".
Chicago Bar
Association
Symposium on
Human Trafficking and the Trial of Enemy Combatants
Panel discussions at the Chicago Bar Association followed by lunch and a keynote
address by Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez at The
Standard Club.
9:30 am to 11:45 am on Tuesday, Mar. 9th, 2010
321 S Plymouth Court
Education for a
Generation: A Special Reception for Darfur Dream Team
Proceeds will benefit the Darfur Dream Team to provide Darfuri refugee
children with access to quality education.
Co-sponsored by the
The Illinois Holocaust Museum and the Enough
Project.
At the Union League Club.
7 pm on Thursday, Feb. 25th, 2010
Executive's
Club of Chicago, Global Leaders Luncheon. Reinventing America's Economic Future.
Featuring Paul S. Otellini President and Chief Executive Officer
Intel Corporation.
11:45 am on Wednesday, Feb. 24th, 2010
Sheraton Chicago
International Volunteering
Network of Chicago (IVNC) networking event
International
Volunteering Initiative (IVI) presents an International Engagement Discussion
Panel
Perspectives on international engagement through the
frameworks of cultural awareness, sustainability, and service.
6pm on Thursday, Jan. 28th, 2010
Stuart RM 104,
University of Chicago
Complicit
Destruction: Money Mines and Militarization in the Democratic Republic of Congo
A panel discussion and film screening
presented by Chicago Society
and the African and Caribbean Students’ Association with Global Voices and the
University of Chicago International House
Wednesday, January 27, 2010, 6 –
9 pm
International House
1414 East 59th Street, Chicago 60637
Exposure of Blood
Diamond in Zimbabwe
Tuesday, January 19th at 5:30 PM
Fourth Presbyterian Church - Anderson Hall
126 E. Chestnut Street.
The Executives' Club of Chicago Global Leaders Luncheon and Panel Discussion
Economic
Outlook for 2010 and Beyond
Thursday, January 14, 2010
