October 2, 2008

• Attendees:
  Anusuya, Kerry, Teki, Nikki, Marielle, Shefali, Simon, Allison,
  Pronoma, Erinn, Spencer, Rafa, Jason, Amanda

  
  

• October 4^th,
  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 20^th=
    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 15^th

    
    
    
    

    • 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