Group of Student Ambassadors with Guest Speaker
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Newsletter is Up!
The first issue of the Student Ambassadors for Human Rights' newsletter is up here. Any feedback would be great.
Monday, October 27, 2008
'Say 'No' to Violence Against Women' Campaign
30 days and counting to reach Say NO campaign one million signatures goal ...
Dear Friends,
Thanks to you, more than 375,000 individuals have given their names to UNIFEM to be counted in the Say NO to Violence against Women campaign, helping to break the silence and give voice to women and girls who have experienced violence.
The 25 November challenge: To deliver one million names to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on 25 November.
Why is it so important? To demonstrate the broad-based international support for making ending violence against women a top priority.
How to beat the challenge? Spread and post UNIFEM’s Say NO Widget — specially designed for websites:
If you have a website, blog or social networking site (for example, Facebook, MySpace), you can put the Say NO to Violence against Women widget on your page and collect names for the campaign right on your website.
Go to http://rocketxl.com/unifem
Click on “Embed”
Press the Facebook, MySpace or LiveJournal button (depending on the type of networking site you have),
Please Use and Spread the Say NO Widget
The current UNIFEM HTML-based site, www.saynotoviolence.org, continues to run, so please, make full use of it.
Thank you so much for being a key outreach advocate.
Dear Friends,
Thanks to you, more than 375,000 individuals have given their names to UNIFEM to be counted in the Say NO to Violence against Women campaign, helping to break the silence and give voice to women and girls who have experienced violence.
The 25 November challenge: To deliver one million names to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on 25 November.
Why is it so important? To demonstrate the broad-based international support for making ending violence against women a top priority.
How to beat the challenge? Spread and post UNIFEM’s Say NO Widget — specially designed for websites:
If you have a website, blog or social networking site (for example, Facebook, MySpace), you can put the Say NO to Violence against Women widget on your page and collect names for the campaign right on your website.
Go to http://rocketxl.com/unifem
Click on “Embed”
Press the Facebook, MySpace or LiveJournal button (depending on the type of networking site you have),
Please Use and Spread the Say NO Widget
The current UNIFEM HTML-based site, www.saynotoviolence.org, continues to run, so please, make full use of it.
Thank you so much for being a key outreach advocate.
ONLINE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PEACE EDUCATION
Announcing the Launch of the
ONLINE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PEACE EDUCATION
http://www.tc.edu/centers/epe/
The online Encyclopedia of Peace Education provides a comprehensive overview of scholarly developments in the field to date as well as new insights from across the globe from various actors involved in advancing peace education. This online resource serves as a living reference guide that traces the history and emergence of the field, highlights foundational concepts, contextualizes peace education practice across international and disciplinary borders, and suggests new directions for peace educators. From core conceptual perspectives to the moral and spiritual foundations of the field to the role of the United Nations, the Encyclopedia grounds peace education in a solid theoretical and practical framework through the writings of some of the field's most renowned scholars and its emerging voices. This online resource targets undergraduate and graduate students as well as scholars and practitioners working in international and non-governmental organizations in the field of peace education.
ONLINE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PEACE EDUCATION
http://www.tc.edu/centers/epe/
The online Encyclopedia of Peace Education provides a comprehensive overview of scholarly developments in the field to date as well as new insights from across the globe from various actors involved in advancing peace education. This online resource serves as a living reference guide that traces the history and emergence of the field, highlights foundational concepts, contextualizes peace education practice across international and disciplinary borders, and suggests new directions for peace educators. From core conceptual perspectives to the moral and spiritual foundations of the field to the role of the United Nations, the Encyclopedia grounds peace education in a solid theoretical and practical framework through the writings of some of the field's most renowned scholars and its emerging voices. This online resource targets undergraduate and graduate students as well as scholars and practitioners working in international and non-governmental organizations in the field of peace education.
Saturday, October 18, 2008
Interesting Projects
Every year the BBC hosts the "World Challenge," a contest that gives innovative, world-changing grassroots projects some publicity...and some money! Projects from around the world can be nominated. The BBC and a panel of judges narrow the submissions down to 12 finalists, and profile each one on a website and TV program. Viewers/readers can then vote for their project of choice. The winning project gets $20,000 US and two runners-up each get $10,000.
http://www.theworldchallenge.co.uk/
http://www.theworldchallenge.co.uk/
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Minutes, October 16, 2008
Welcome
Nov. 19th- Wednesday, UNICEF conference: final list of people going needs to be sent in tomorrow
Everyone who needs a letter to get out of class needs to email Kara
Oct. 21st- Conference: 168 high school students are coming for discussions
11:30 panel discussion that SA’s are encouraged to participate in & a lunch afterward where
SA’s would be wanted to mingle with the students
SA’s should wear their UNESCO shirts to the conference if they have them; otherwise navy shirts and khaki pants
Conference goes from 9-9 - For the full schedule visit: http://www.unescochair.uconn.edu/upchrconference.htm
New Shirts? Nicole, Julie, and Simon will work on a new shirt design
Oct. 17th -People going to the soup kitchen tomorrow will meet at 3:30 in the UNESCO office
Oct. 23rd-SA’s going to Lawyers without Borders will drive over together next Thursday
Feedback on FYE workshop:
We’d like to expand the workshop out to different FYE classes and possibly RA
programs
It would have been better to have run through the presentation a couple of times
and have a timeline worked out about how long we wanted to talk about
[Other feedback: More real life examples from Student Ambassadors would be helpful for students to connect and relate . . . to place themselves in the shoes of change makers.
Consider surveying students to understand the impact of the conference]
It’d be good to send out an email to the FYE director about the possibility of doing a lot more workshops.
Brainstorming for Different Events/Issues to Focus On:
• World water day event working with Eco Husky
• Poverty dinner: charging people for ex. $10 and then people will be given a sheet of paper explaining what class of society you belong to and based on that you’d get certain foods and you’d sit at ex. A table or on the floor and then money was collected for homeless & food shelters—possibility of having someone from covenant soup kitchen come and talk
• David Adams lecture
• HR’s film or a speaker
• Something to do in Idealist United week
• Eradicating Malaria
• Genocide: history, information, Darfur
• A thousand paper cranes?
• Homeless shelter: volunteering or raising money, might be good to talk to CO, they have a semester long program- Inequality within the US, and education problems
• Human Trafficking
• AIDS
• Having our own alternative break?
• MDG’s
• Art show of Caribbean paintings & selling them to raise money for a school
• Environment
• Fair trade issue educating people about what it really means and how to know what you’re buying is fair trade- getting all the products here to be fair trade through the CO-Op- do research on different companies and their fair trade possibilities
• Water- clean water & access to water & portable
• NGO’s
• UN standards
• Humanitarianism
Discussion on Human Rights & Religion
We all looked at UDHR for information on articles that apply to religious human rights
Nov. 19th- Wednesday, UNICEF conference: final list of people going needs to be sent in tomorrow
Everyone who needs a letter to get out of class needs to email Kara
Oct. 21st- Conference: 168 high school students are coming for discussions
11:30 panel discussion that SA’s are encouraged to participate in & a lunch afterward where
SA’s would be wanted to mingle with the students
SA’s should wear their UNESCO shirts to the conference if they have them; otherwise navy shirts and khaki pants
Conference goes from 9-9 - For the full schedule visit: http://www.unescochair.uconn.edu/upchrconference.htm
New Shirts? Nicole, Julie, and Simon will work on a new shirt design
Oct. 17th -People going to the soup kitchen tomorrow will meet at 3:30 in the UNESCO office
Oct. 23rd-SA’s going to Lawyers without Borders will drive over together next Thursday
Feedback on FYE workshop:
We’d like to expand the workshop out to different FYE classes and possibly RA
programs
It would have been better to have run through the presentation a couple of times
and have a timeline worked out about how long we wanted to talk about
[Other feedback: More real life examples from Student Ambassadors would be helpful for students to connect and relate . . . to place themselves in the shoes of change makers.
Consider surveying students to understand the impact of the conference]
It’d be good to send out an email to the FYE director about the possibility of doing a lot more workshops.
Brainstorming for Different Events/Issues to Focus On:
• World water day event working with Eco Husky
• Poverty dinner: charging people for ex. $10 and then people will be given a sheet of paper explaining what class of society you belong to and based on that you’d get certain foods and you’d sit at ex. A table or on the floor and then money was collected for homeless & food shelters—possibility of having someone from covenant soup kitchen come and talk
• David Adams lecture
• HR’s film or a speaker
• Something to do in Idealist United week
• Eradicating Malaria
• Genocide: history, information, Darfur
• A thousand paper cranes?
• Homeless shelter: volunteering or raising money, might be good to talk to CO, they have a semester long program- Inequality within the US, and education problems
• Human Trafficking
• AIDS
• Having our own alternative break?
• MDG’s
• Art show of Caribbean paintings & selling them to raise money for a school
• Environment
• Fair trade issue educating people about what it really means and how to know what you’re buying is fair trade- getting all the products here to be fair trade through the CO-Op- do research on different companies and their fair trade possibilities
• Water- clean water & access to water & portable
• NGO’s
• UN standards
• Humanitarianism
Discussion on Human Rights & Religion
We all looked at UDHR for information on articles that apply to religious human rights
Internationally Recognized Days
October 24 - United Nations Day
November 16 - International Day for Tolerance
November 17 - International Students' Day
November 20 - Universal Children's Day
November 25 - International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
December 1 - World AIDS Day
December 2 - International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
December 3 - International Day of Disabled Persons
December 5 - International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development
December 10 - Human Rights Day
December 18 - International Migrant's Day
February 21 - International Mother Language Day
March 8 - International Women's Day
March 22 = World Water Day
April 4 - International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action
April 7 - World Health Day
April 22 - Earth Day
May 3 - World Press Freedom Day
May 10 - World Fair Trade Day
* For a full list and background on internationally recognized days, years and decades visit http://www.un.org/events/ or http://www.takingitglobal.org/understand/intdays/?msg=noday
November 16 - International Day for Tolerance
November 17 - International Students' Day
November 20 - Universal Children's Day
November 25 - International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
December 1 - World AIDS Day
December 2 - International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
December 3 - International Day of Disabled Persons
December 5 - International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development
December 10 - Human Rights Day
December 18 - International Migrant's Day
February 21 - International Mother Language Day
March 8 - International Women's Day
March 22 = World Water Day
April 4 - International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action
April 7 - World Health Day
April 22 - Earth Day
May 3 - World Press Freedom Day
May 10 - World Fair Trade Day
* For a full list and background on internationally recognized days, years and decades visit http://www.un.org/events/ or http://www.takingitglobal.org/understand/intdays/?msg=noday
Monday, October 13, 2008
Minutes: October 9, 2008
UNESCO Student Ambassadors for Human Rights
Minutes from October 9, 2008
Friday, October 17th is the first trip to the Covenant Soup Kitchen—there will be a second trip on November 7th. To sign up or for more information, e-mail Kerry.
October 17th is also the Lawyers without Borders forum at 6:30 p.m.—for more information, e-mail the UNESCO ambassador and check out the blog at: http://unescosa.blogspot.com/
Tuesday, October 21st: UNESCO Conference
- volunteers are needed between all day, e-mail the office to volunteer
- all student ambassadors are expected to volunteer at some point during conference, if possible
Thursday, October 23rd is the Wine and Cheese Festival in Hartford, which needs volunteers—several student ambassadors volunteered already—to sign up, e-mail the office
We are hoping to attend a UNICEF International conference in New York City on November 19th. This may become an overnight trip, given the time we would need to leave Storrs in order to be at the conference early enough.
At this point, we went into action planning.
- The group working with the FYE class will be having their presentation this Tuesday.
- The group working with Mansfield Middle School is hoping to begin their presentations this coming week.
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There will be NO MEETING on October 23rd.
For the next meeting (October 16th), start brainstorming other projects for this semester or next semester, as we will be looking for something else to take on now that action planning projects will be underway.
Also at the next meeting, we will welcome new student ambassadors for the 2008-2009 academic year.
Minutes from October 9, 2008
Friday, October 17th is the first trip to the Covenant Soup Kitchen—there will be a second trip on November 7th. To sign up or for more information, e-mail Kerry.
October 17th is also the Lawyers without Borders forum at 6:30 p.m.—for more information, e-mail the UNESCO ambassador and check out the blog at: http://unescosa.blogspot.com/
Tuesday, October 21st: UNESCO Conference
- volunteers are needed between all day, e-mail the office to volunteer
- all student ambassadors are expected to volunteer at some point during conference, if possible
Thursday, October 23rd is the Wine and Cheese Festival in Hartford, which needs volunteers—several student ambassadors volunteered already—to sign up, e-mail the office
We are hoping to attend a UNICEF International conference in New York City on November 19th. This may become an overnight trip, given the time we would need to leave Storrs in order to be at the conference early enough.
At this point, we went into action planning.
- The group working with the FYE class will be having their presentation this Tuesday.
- The group working with Mansfield Middle School is hoping to begin their presentations this coming week.
---
There will be NO MEETING on October 23rd.
For the next meeting (October 16th), start brainstorming other projects for this semester or next semester, as we will be looking for something else to take on now that action planning projects will be underway.
Also at the next meeting, we will welcome new student ambassadors for the 2008-2009 academic year.
Sunday, October 12, 2008
Clinton Global Initiative '09
Hi all,
This FYI was passed on from a Student Ambassador alum. If the links don't work, visit http://www.clintonglobalinitiative.org/ for details.
Dear Friend,
I am excited to invite you to join President Clinton and a growing community of students, global leaders, and university administrators at the second Clinton Global Initiative University (CGI U) Annual Meeting, which will take place at the University of Texas at Austin from February 13-15, 2009.
At CGI U, young people from around the world will come together to create innovative solutions to global challenges such as education, energy & climate change, global health, human rights & peace, and poverty alleviation.
In order to attend, all students must complete the CGI U 2009 application. Each attendee must also make a Commitment to Action - a tangible, measurable plan for addressing a specific problem on campus or around the world.
Since the inaugural CGI U meeting in March 2008 at Tulane University, nearly 1,000 commitments have been made by students and universities worldwide. Click here to browse these commitments before making your own.
Attending CGI U is FREE, and travel assistance is available for those who qualify.
The deadline for early decision applications to CGI U is November 7, 2008. The final deadline for applications is December 12, 2008. However, applications will be processed on a rolling basis and we encourage you to apply as early as possible.
So apply today, make your own commitment, and network with other students who want to make a difference. To learn more, visit CGIU.org, sign up for e-mail updates, and connect with emerging student leaders through the CGI U Facebook community.
We hope to see you in Austin!
Sincerely,
Keisha Senter
Director, CGI U
PS. Please forward widely to other students in your network who might be interested.
CGI U
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This FYI was passed on from a Student Ambassador alum. If the links don't work, visit http://www.clintonglobalinitiative.org/ for details.
Dear Friend,
I am excited to invite you to join President Clinton and a growing community of students, global leaders, and university administrators at the second Clinton Global Initiative University (CGI U) Annual Meeting, which will take place at the University of Texas at Austin from February 13-15, 2009.
At CGI U, young people from around the world will come together to create innovative solutions to global challenges such as education, energy & climate change, global health, human rights & peace, and poverty alleviation.
In order to attend, all students must complete the CGI U 2009 application. Each attendee must also make a Commitment to Action - a tangible, measurable plan for addressing a specific problem on campus or around the world.
Since the inaugural CGI U meeting in March 2008 at Tulane University, nearly 1,000 commitments have been made by students and universities worldwide. Click here to browse these commitments before making your own.
Attending CGI U is FREE, and travel assistance is available for those who qualify.
The deadline for early decision applications to CGI U is November 7, 2008. The final deadline for applications is December 12, 2008. However, applications will be processed on a rolling basis and we encourage you to apply as early as possible.
So apply today, make your own commitment, and network with other students who want to make a difference. To learn more, visit CGIU.org, sign up for e-mail updates, and connect with emerging student leaders through the CGI U Facebook community.
We hope to see you in Austin!
Sincerely,
Keisha Senter
Director, CGI U
PS. Please forward widely to other students in your network who might be interested.
CGI U
1301 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019
Click here to unsubscribe
Privacy Policy
cgiu@clintonglobalinitiative.org
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Google's Project 10^100
For all of you with amazing ideas, here's an interesting opportunity:
Google's Project 10^100 (pronounced "Project 10 to the 100th") is a call for ideas to change the world by helping as many people as possible.
For more details, visit http://www.project10tothe100.com/
How it works
1. Send us your idea by October 20th.
Simply fill out the submission form giving us the gist of your idea. You can supplement your proposal with a 30-second video.
2. Voting on ideas begins on January 27th.
We'll post a selection of one hundred ideas and ask you, the public, to choose twenty semi-finalists. Then an advisory board will select up to five final ideas.
3. We'll help bring these ideas to life.
We're committing $10 million to implement these projects, and our goal is to help as many people as possible. So remember, money may provide a jumpstart, but the idea is the thing.
Google's Project 10^100 (pronounced "Project 10 to the 100th") is a call for ideas to change the world by helping as many people as possible.
For more details, visit http://www.project10tothe100.com/
How it works
1. Send us your idea by October 20th.
Simply fill out the submission form giving us the gist of your idea. You can supplement your proposal with a 30-second video.
2. Voting on ideas begins on January 27th.
We'll post a selection of one hundred ideas and ask you, the public, to choose twenty semi-finalists. Then an advisory board will select up to five final ideas.
3. We'll help bring these ideas to life.
We're committing $10 million to implement these projects, and our goal is to help as many people as possible. So remember, money may provide a jumpstart, but the idea is the thing.
Lawyers Without Borders events
Hi all,
Here are two opportunities to participate in events with Lawyers without Borders. If you are interested please email Kara.
1. International Law Association's Annual Forum
October 16-18 is the International Law Association's annual forum of panel discussions. The event is free for students. LWOB's panel discussion is Thurs Oct 17 at 6:30 pm. I know that is a "school night" so that might be limiting.
Here is the full info: http://www.ambranch.org/
If people are interested they should touch base with me or Tanya Hills (thills@lwob.org). We have some interns from Uconn so I'm sure carpools can be arranged to Hartford or New Haven.
2. Wine & Cheese Fundraiser, October 23rd 5pm-9pm at the Bond Hotel in Hartford
LWOB has identified two time frames during which they need volunteers:
2pm to 5pm and
5pm to 9pm.
Volunteer who can commit to a 1 hour or 2 hour shift would also be great.
"The principle role of the 2-5pm shift is setting up the banquet hall, the silent auction items, informational material on LWOB and the photographs of our 2008 programs; while the 5:00 - 7 pm or 9 pm (however late they can stay) will help as greeters, a secretary to keep track of all the winners of raffle prizes, and we'll need a good photographer to document the event. At the end of the evening volunteers will help distribute the prizes and clear out the space. All volunteers are invited to participate in the raffle and silent auction.
As there will be alcohol served we would prefer not to have any under 21 volunteers for the 5:00-9pm shifts. This is for insurance purposes and the liquor license of the establishment. We should be able to cover wine and hors d'oeuvre for about 10-15 volunteers max during the event.
All volunteers (afternoon or evening) will be welcomed to Pizza and soda for all their help! (this will be around 4:30 - 5:00pm)."
Please let Kara know if you're interested in helping out with this event.
Here are two opportunities to participate in events with Lawyers without Borders. If you are interested please email Kara.
1. International Law Association's Annual Forum
October 16-18 is the International Law Association's annual forum of panel discussions. The event is free for students. LWOB's panel discussion is Thurs Oct 17 at 6:30 pm. I know that is a "school night" so that might be limiting.
Here is the full info: http://www.ambranch.org/
If people are interested they should touch base with me or Tanya Hills (thills@lwob.org). We have some interns from Uconn so I'm sure carpools can be arranged to Hartford or New Haven.
2. Wine & Cheese Fundraiser, October 23rd 5pm-9pm at the Bond Hotel in Hartford
LWOB has identified two time frames during which they need volunteers:
2pm to 5pm and
5pm to 9pm.
Volunteer who can commit to a 1 hour or 2 hour shift would also be great.
"The principle role of the 2-5pm shift is setting up the banquet hall, the silent auction items, informational material on LWOB and the photographs of our 2008 programs; while the 5:00 - 7 pm or 9 pm (however late they can stay) will help as greeters, a secretary to keep track of all the winners of raffle prizes, and we'll need a good photographer to document the event. At the end of the evening volunteers will help distribute the prizes and clear out the space. All volunteers are invited to participate in the raffle and silent auction.
As there will be alcohol served we would prefer not to have any under 21 volunteers for the 5:00-9pm shifts. This is for insurance purposes and the liquor license of the establishment. We should be able to cover wine and hors d'oeuvre for about 10-15 volunteers max during the event.
All volunteers (afternoon or evening) will be welcomed to Pizza and soda for all their help! (this will be around 4:30 - 5:00pm)."
Please let Kara know if you're interested in helping out with this event.
Facilitators needed!
Hi all,
We look forward to seeing you at the UNESCO Chair conference on October 21!
Please email Kara if you are able to facilitate discussion groups with high school students from 11 - 12pm on October 21 as part of the conference. Facilitators will need to be present throughout the morning in order to generate discussion about what the speakers present. We will have a discussion guide for you to work from and will be happy to provide a letter for professors explaining your absence from class.
Thank you!
Ninth Annual International Human Rights Conference on Religion
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
9:00 A.M.
Student Union Theatre
Conference overview:
Whereas religion has been one of the richest and most local of human activities that has fostered human solidarity beyond provincial grounding, it has also at times, in its exclusivist approach, been used to discriminate against other people. There has, therefore, been an uneasy fit between religious and human rights thinking and approach. Thus today, for example, the so called thesis on the clash of civilization is in fact a coded expression about possible conflicts between different religious traditions.
This conference is convened to probe into three related issues. The first is to assess how religion and human rights have symbiotically interacted in human history. The second is to examine why sometimes advocacy of freedom of worship has resulted in the restriction of cultural diversity or diversity of values. And the third is to share and recommend approaches that might lead to dialogue among religions, as well as reciprocal and reinforcing interaction between religion and human rights.
Speakers include: Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Archbishop Njongonkulu Ndungane, Rusmir Mahmutcehajic, MJ Akbar, Zahid Bukhari, David Coppola, T. Jeremy Gunn, Rosalind Hackett and Madhu Kishwar
To register, please call 486.0647. For a conference schedule, please visit: www.unescochair.uconn.edu.
We look forward to seeing you at the UNESCO Chair conference on October 21!
Please email Kara if you are able to facilitate discussion groups with high school students from 11 - 12pm on October 21 as part of the conference. Facilitators will need to be present throughout the morning in order to generate discussion about what the speakers present. We will have a discussion guide for you to work from and will be happy to provide a letter for professors explaining your absence from class.
Thank you!
Ninth Annual International Human Rights Conference on Religion
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
9:00 A.M.
Student Union Theatre
Conference overview:
Whereas religion has been one of the richest and most local of human activities that has fostered human solidarity beyond provincial grounding, it has also at times, in its exclusivist approach, been used to discriminate against other people. There has, therefore, been an uneasy fit between religious and human rights thinking and approach. Thus today, for example, the so called thesis on the clash of civilization is in fact a coded expression about possible conflicts between different religious traditions.
This conference is convened to probe into three related issues. The first is to assess how religion and human rights have symbiotically interacted in human history. The second is to examine why sometimes advocacy of freedom of worship has resulted in the restriction of cultural diversity or diversity of values. And the third is to share and recommend approaches that might lead to dialogue among religions, as well as reciprocal and reinforcing interaction between religion and human rights.
Speakers include: Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Archbishop Njongonkulu Ndungane, Rusmir Mahmutcehajic, MJ Akbar, Zahid Bukhari, David Coppola, T. Jeremy Gunn, Rosalind Hackett and Madhu Kishwar
To register, please call 486.0647. For a conference schedule, please visit: www.unescochair.uconn.edu.
Values, Spirituality and Human Rights
UNESCO Chair’s 9th Annual International Human Rights Conference on Religion
Evening Keynote by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
7:00 P.M.
Student Union Theatre
University of Connecticut, Storrs
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar is a renowned spiritual leader and multi-faceted humanitarian whose mission of uniting the world into a violence-free family has inspired millions of people worldwide. An icon of non-violence and universal human values, he seeks global peace through service and dialogue. He will share his message of service and social responsibility and the importance for individuals to follow their chosen spiritual path, while honoring other paths. His ecumenical approach transcends class, race, religion and nationality.
Born in southern India, he is responsible for starting the Art of Living Foundation, an international nonprofit educational and humanitarian organization in 1981. In 1997, he founded the International Association for Human Values, a humanitarian nonprofit organization that advances human values in political, economic, industrial, and social spheres. His social initiatives address an array of issues such as conflict resolution, disaster and trauma relief, prisoner rehabilitation, youth leadership, women's empowerment, female foeticide, child labor, and access to education. To learn more about Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, please visit: http://www.srisri.org
Lecture is free, however seating is limited. Please call 486.0647 to RSVP. Sri Sri’s Keynote is part of the UNESCO Chair’s 9th Annual International Human Rights Conference on Religion. For additional information, please visit: www.unescochair.uconn.edu.
Evening Keynote by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
7:00 P.M.
Student Union Theatre
University of Connecticut, Storrs
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar is a renowned spiritual leader and multi-faceted humanitarian whose mission of uniting the world into a violence-free family has inspired millions of people worldwide. An icon of non-violence and universal human values, he seeks global peace through service and dialogue. He will share his message of service and social responsibility and the importance for individuals to follow their chosen spiritual path, while honoring other paths. His ecumenical approach transcends class, race, religion and nationality.
Born in southern India, he is responsible for starting the Art of Living Foundation, an international nonprofit educational and humanitarian organization in 1981. In 1997, he founded the International Association for Human Values, a humanitarian nonprofit organization that advances human values in political, economic, industrial, and social spheres. His social initiatives address an array of issues such as conflict resolution, disaster and trauma relief, prisoner rehabilitation, youth leadership, women's empowerment, female foeticide, child labor, and access to education. To learn more about Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, please visit: http://www.srisri.org
Lecture is free, however seating is limited. Please call 486.0647 to RSVP. Sri Sri’s Keynote is part of the UNESCO Chair’s 9th Annual International Human Rights Conference on Religion. For additional information, please visit: www.unescochair.uconn.edu.
Thursday, October 2, 2008
October 2, 2008
Attendees:
Anusuya, Kerry, Teki, Nikki, Marielle, Shefali, Simon, Allison,
Pronoma, Erinn, Spencer, Rafa, Jason, Amanda
October 4th,
2008- articles for Ripples of Hope due by midnight
Remember to check
the blog at unescosa@blogspot.com
Important dates
will be listed there
Remember the trip
to the Covenant Soup Kitchen is October 17, 2008
Grade 6 social
studies class confirmed
Meeting with
teacher next week
October 14, 2008
is the FYE class
Thanks for the
applications!
Discussion topic:
Convention on the Rights of the Child
November 20th=
child day
US has not signed
the Convention on the Rights of the Child
Somalia also has
not
Everyone under
the age of 18 considered a child
Rights based
approach
All rights are
equal and universal
Obligation
placed on states to work towards ensuring that all rights are
being met
Children have
become “economically worthless and emotionally priceless”
lost say within the family
Who can act in
the best interest of the child?
Does the child
have that right or are the state/ parent always right?
Monitoring,
implementation actually in the CCRC (this differentiates it from
the UDHR)
Austria has given
the vote to all 16 years old and up
Amanda: supports
No taxation
without representation and since 16 year olds can vote, they
should be able to vote
Teki: supports
The people that
would vote would make the effort to be informed. Kids not mature
enough to vote probably won’t
Kerry: supports
Age is relative
Simon
Maturity is
beside the point. A lot of people make choices based purely on
personality. More relevant is how the votes actually count in the
election. What can children vote for? How much does their vote
count?
Etc.
Jason is in
student government.
Safety advisory
committee is having a safety fair, Wednesday, October 15th
He will get some
literature
How to make a
safer environment on campus
Dow field
(between library and the armory)
We could have a
booth at the fair talking about COP
Dinner talking
about sexual assault and violence
Would UNESCO
office like to be invited to the dinner?
Minute taking
Should we have a
sign up sheet for the rest of the semester or just keep
volunteering
Remember to send
minutes to Rafa and to Kara
Action planning
break into groups
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