Ripples of Hope Submission for Second Issue

Hey there all. Just a reminder that Ripples of Hope submissions are due by October 4th. Please send them to roheditor@gmail.com. E-mail if you have any questions, want a narrower topic, or just need help on starting, I'll be more than glad to help.

Resources for UNESCO Student Ambassadors

Just to remind everybody (especially prospective members), on the rights side of the blog under "Human Rights links" is the link to the website of the UNESCO Chair, where applications for this semester can be found. Just click on the UNESCO Chair's link and under the "Opportunities for Students" menu click on "Student Amabssadors". There you will find the goals set out for the UNESCO SAHR that were on the fliers given out at the involvement fair. The application is also available there. Hopefully this is helpful!

SAHR Minutes August 28th 2008 Meeting #2

Minutes taker: Rafael Pérez-Segura

Present: Pronoma, Erin, Carrie, Teki, Kara, Shefali, Joelle, Spencer, Olivier, Nana, Dr. O

1. Introduction: Dr. Amii Omara-Otunnu

2. Agenda Presented

   1. Opening Remarks

      1. welcome to new members

      2. orientation success

      3. new address, unescoambassador@uconn.edu

      Dr. O’s house gathering-date friday Sept 12, 5-8 pm

      1. car pooling would be cool

      2. volunteer for doing barbecue????

      3. RSVP Sept 10

      November 17 and 18 traveling dates, keep in mind, overnight type of visit, let Kara know

      1. New York, UNICEF Related

      2. read Convention on the Right of the Child before going

      Shefali-Month of Kindness (MOK)

      1. MOK still uncertain of what they’re doing

      2. could get activities on their calender, good advertising

      Rafael and Kara-Ripples of Hope newsletter introduction

      Olivier shares experience

      1. went to Niger to stay with family

      2. joined SAHR last year

      Experience at conference

      1. Pronoma

         1. inspired

         2. motivated, great experience to hear about others’ actions

         3. listening to others

      2. Joelle

         1. interesting to see people applying what she learned in school

         2. saw what she learned theoretically could be adapted for different situations

      3. Teki

         1. good experience

         2. networking was impressive

         3. fun

      4. Shefali

         1. didn’t realize what you can do until you meet conference participants

         2. amazed by people quitting their job and giving their lives to human rights

      5. Rafael

         1. amazingly fun

         2. met a lot of very awesome people, learned a lot about central Asia

      6. Erinn

         1. workshops challenged you to take a step forward

         2. MDGs workshop provoked thought of practicality of implementation

   COP

   1. Spencer presents Culture of Peace as a semester theme for the SAHRs

   2. alternative way of thinking, SAHR brainstormed ideas

      1. contract to sign to promote a culture of peace

      2. disseminating culture of peace, get students interested in human rigths

      3. show as possibility, not just a random ideal

   3. Facebook group update: closed but you can be invited if on UCONN network

   Involvement Fair Poster

   1. Put on posters with quotes

      1. UNESCO Constitution excerpt, “war begins in minds of men”

      2. Rev. Niemoller

      3. Robert Kennedy

      4. starfish story

   2. COP explanation

   3. Flyers on colored paper

      1. quotes

      2. meeting time

      3. graphics-bright

      4. marquee

      5. baked goods

      6. pens

      7. work on it 12-3 on Monday

   4. quick run through of projects we’ve done, concrete examples

   5. What does UNESCO stand for? on poster

   6. UNESCO SAHR diagram of hierarchy

   7. put info on meeting times and location

   8. New people ice breaker

      1. map (where you’ve been, who you are) Spencer running it

   School workshops

   1. Introduce COP, then specific topic, such as human trafficking

   2. change approach for different age groups

   Carrie-Covenant Soup Kitchen Erinn Habitat for Humanity, MACC

   1. Friday Oct. 17th 3:30-6:30

   2. Friday, Nov 7th, 3:30-6:30

   3. MACC

      1. a saturday morning

   4. Habitat for Humanity

      1. Pending

   Next meeting: September 4th, 5:(30)-7:00 PM