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Upcoming Chapter Events:
UN Day Luncheon: "The Role of Human Rights in Achieving Peace and Stability in Central Africa"
October 28 (Sunday), 2018
Monona Terrace, 1 John Nolan Drive, Madison WI
Guest: Russ Feingold, Former US Senator and U.S. Representative to the Central African Region
See more information about the silent auction below!
October 28 (Sunday), 2018
Monona Terrace, 1 John Nolan Drive, Madison WI
Guest: Russ Feingold, Former US Senator and U.S. Representative to the Central African Region
See more information about the silent auction below!
UNA Members – you can be part of the 2018 Silent Auction Project!
The Silent Auction will take place at the annual Luncheon: Celebrating the 73rd anniversary of the United Nations
Here’s what you can do to participate:
1) You can donate a treasure from one of your travels – …or offer the donation of a ‘service’ – for example, preparing a Chinese dinner for 6 in your home – or offering your summer cabin for a weekend retreat!
2) Tell us about your donation – and write a few lines about it – Tell us where your item comes from – and add any specifics about minimum bids you’ll accept… or when the ‘service’ is available, or any other details.
3) Send this information to unausadanecounty@gmail.com
4) If you have an ITEM to donate, please attach a photo to your e-mail, so we can post it the UNA Dane County website.
You can explain in your email how and when you would like to donate the item, and we can work with you to find a time and place.
5) And then, finally… come to the Fall Luncheon October 28th and place your BID!!
1) You can donate a treasure from one of your travels – …or offer the donation of a ‘service’ – for example, preparing a Chinese dinner for 6 in your home – or offering your summer cabin for a weekend retreat!
2) Tell us about your donation – and write a few lines about it – Tell us where your item comes from – and add any specifics about minimum bids you’ll accept… or when the ‘service’ is available, or any other details.
3) Send this information to unausadanecounty@gmail.com
4) If you have an ITEM to donate, please attach a photo to your e-mail, so we can post it the UNA Dane County website.
You can explain in your email how and when you would like to donate the item, and we can work with you to find a time and place.
5) And then, finally… come to the Fall Luncheon October 28th and place your BID!!
RECENT NEWS:
United States Government Withdraws From the Human Rights Council
UNITED NATIONS, June 19 (Xinhua) -- "UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres regretted the withdrawal of the United States from the world body's Human Rights Council, said his spokesman on Tuesday."
"The secretary-general would have much preferred for the United States to remain in the Human Rights Council," said Stephane Dujarric, the spokesman, in a note to correspondents. "The UN's Human Rights architecture plays a very important role in the promotion and protection of human rights worldwide."
Source: Xinhua.net
UNITED NATIONS, June 19 (Xinhua) -- "UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres regretted the withdrawal of the United States from the world body's Human Rights Council, said his spokesman on Tuesday."
"The secretary-general would have much preferred for the United States to remain in the Human Rights Council," said Stephane Dujarric, the spokesman, in a note to correspondents. "The UN's Human Rights architecture plays a very important role in the promotion and protection of human rights worldwide."
Source: Xinhua.net
PAST EVENTS:
"Global Health Programs: Big Successes in the Midst of Big Transitions"
May 10 (Thursday) 5:30-7:00pm, 2018
AT&T Lounge, Pyle Center, 702 Langdon St, Madison
Ambassador John E. Lange, Senior Fellow, Global Health Diplomacy, United Nations Foundation
May 10 (Thursday) 5:30-7:00pm, 2018
AT&T Lounge, Pyle Center, 702 Langdon St, Madison
Ambassador John E. Lange, Senior Fellow, Global Health Diplomacy, United Nations Foundation
Over the last twenty years, bilateral and multilateral global health programs have greatly expanded and have saved millions of lives. Many of these are “vertical” programs focusing on a single disease or condition, such as the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) and the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). There now is a greater emphasis on “horizontal” programs to strengthen health systems. The new Director General of the World Health Organization has made universal health coverage, one of the targets of the Sustainable Development Goals, his top priority. And the new Executive Director of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria says, “If we work together to mobilize funds, build strong health systems and establish effective community responses we will be able to end epidemics, promote prosperity and increase our global health security.” Ambassador Lange will discuss the many successes of global health programs as well as the challenges ahead in strengthening health systems.
"Back to the Village: Woman in Contemporary Togo, West Africa"
May 8th (Tuesday) 7:00 PM, 3rd floor, Downtown Public Library - Madison
May 8th (Tuesday) 7:00 PM, 3rd floor, Downtown Public Library - Madison
UNA Public lecture and product display by Presenter Elisabeth Karpov, with information on Alaffia products by Julie Neitzel of Community Pharmacy; one of the retailers in Dane County selling the products of this women's collective.
Earth Day Benefit Concert
The UNA-USA, UW-Madison Chapter is presenting an Earth Day Benefit concert to promote both local and international sustainable development goals!
Date: EARTH DAY- Sunday, April 22nd, 6-9pm
Location: Der Rathskeller, Wisconsin Memorial Union
Lineup: Guozhan: 6:00pm - 6:45pm
The Panoptics: 7pm - 9pm
We are encouraging attendees to:
contribute to our GoFundMe for the River Alliance of Wisconsin:
https://www.gofundme.com/unauwm-earth-week-fundraiser
and to voice their support for US-UN relations to their U.S. Representatives:https://phone2action.com/citizen-tools/
We are excited to celebrate the preservation of our beautiful planet with you all!
Date: EARTH DAY- Sunday, April 22nd, 6-9pm
Location: Der Rathskeller, Wisconsin Memorial Union
Lineup: Guozhan: 6:00pm - 6:45pm
The Panoptics: 7pm - 9pm
We are encouraging attendees to:
contribute to our GoFundMe for the River Alliance of Wisconsin:
https://www.gofundme.com/unauwm-earth-week-fundraiser
and to voice their support for US-UN relations to their U.S. Representatives:https://phone2action.com/citizen-tools/
We are excited to celebrate the preservation of our beautiful planet with you all!
ESP presents "Dreaming the World Awake"
The Eastside Players are proud to present the world premiere production of 'Dreaming the World Awake', May 3-5, in the Margaret Williams Theatre.
'Dreaming the World Awake' is an adaptation of the book by Dr. Vincent Kavoloski written by the Eastside Players and Paul Milisch. Dr. Kavoloski is a Professor of Philosophy at Edgewood College with a specialization in the Philosophy of Peace. In October 2013 Vincent was named Global Citizen of the Year by the United Nations Association of Dane County.
The performances are at 7pm with a matinee on May 5 at 2pm. Tickets are $5 for students and $10 for adults.
Please contact Paul Milisch, Producing Director, with any questions at pmilisch@madison.k12.wi.us
'Dreaming the World Awake' is an adaptation of the book by Dr. Vincent Kavoloski written by the Eastside Players and Paul Milisch. Dr. Kavoloski is a Professor of Philosophy at Edgewood College with a specialization in the Philosophy of Peace. In October 2013 Vincent was named Global Citizen of the Year by the United Nations Association of Dane County.
The performances are at 7pm with a matinee on May 5 at 2pm. Tickets are $5 for students and $10 for adults.
Please contact Paul Milisch, Producing Director, with any questions at pmilisch@madison.k12.wi.us
The April 21st Run for Refugees has been cancelled due to a lack of registrants.Those who registered will be reimbursed ASAP! Thank you for your support.
Enjoy dinner with the UNA-USA Dane County community chapter and the UW-Madison GenUN chapter to help educate children in the UNHCR’s Dadaab and Kakuma refugee camps in Kenya
When: Tuesday, March 20th, 7 – 9 p.m.
Where: Christ Presbyterian Church social hall, 944 Gorham St. (on the lake at the corner of Gorham and Brearly – free parking in church lot)
This Adopt-A-Future dinner is part of a national UNA-USA program, launched in 2016, for chapters to raise funds to build classrooms in the Dadaab and Kakuma UN refugee agency camps in Kenya. Learn more athttp://www.unausa.org/programs/adopt-a-future.
As of February 23, 2018, UNA-USA chapters had raised $130,000 for this project. These funds and any raised in 2018 will be matched through the Educate a Child Fund of Her Highness Sheikha Moza Bint Nasser of Qatar and other philanthropic partners, doubling the impact of the money the UNA chapters raise.
For the Madison intergenerational program, in recognition of International Women’s Day – an annual March 8 celebration promoted worldwide by the UN since 1975, special guest Chef Francesca Hong, co-owner of Morris Ramen at 106 King Street, Madison, will talk about being a woman chef. National UNA-USA Emerging Leadership Fellow and active member of both the Dane County and the UW-Madison chapters Prasangi Attapattu will discuss the refugee situation. Before their remarks, attendees will share a potluck meal of dishes prepared by GenUN members and their families. Please bring a dish to pass, if it is convenient. But know that EVERYONE is invited and should attend whether or not they bring a dish to pass.
Donation of $10 or more requested
Where: Christ Presbyterian Church social hall, 944 Gorham St. (on the lake at the corner of Gorham and Brearly – free parking in church lot)
This Adopt-A-Future dinner is part of a national UNA-USA program, launched in 2016, for chapters to raise funds to build classrooms in the Dadaab and Kakuma UN refugee agency camps in Kenya. Learn more athttp://www.unausa.org/programs/adopt-a-future.
As of February 23, 2018, UNA-USA chapters had raised $130,000 for this project. These funds and any raised in 2018 will be matched through the Educate a Child Fund of Her Highness Sheikha Moza Bint Nasser of Qatar and other philanthropic partners, doubling the impact of the money the UNA chapters raise.
For the Madison intergenerational program, in recognition of International Women’s Day – an annual March 8 celebration promoted worldwide by the UN since 1975, special guest Chef Francesca Hong, co-owner of Morris Ramen at 106 King Street, Madison, will talk about being a woman chef. National UNA-USA Emerging Leadership Fellow and active member of both the Dane County and the UW-Madison chapters Prasangi Attapattu will discuss the refugee situation. Before their remarks, attendees will share a potluck meal of dishes prepared by GenUN members and their families. Please bring a dish to pass, if it is convenient. But know that EVERYONE is invited and should attend whether or not they bring a dish to pass.
Donation of $10 or more requested
UNA UW-Madison Newsletter
Join UNA-USA Dane County for a new, different and informative February Meeting
Where: Swagat Indian Restaurant, 707 N. High Point Roadhttp://www.swagatindianrestaurant.com/
When: Tuesday, February 13
Where: Swagat Indian Restaurant, 707 N. High Point Roadhttp://www.swagatindianrestaurant.com/
When: Tuesday, February 13
What: 6 to 7 PM Dinner (optional and dutch treat)
7 to 8 PM Sumudu Anopama Atapattu, Director of Research Centers and Senior Lecturer at UW Law School. She will give a presentation on Sri Lankan culture and current events.
Dr. Atapattu teaches in the area of International Environmental law and climate change and human rights . She holds an LL.M. (Public International Law) and a Ph.D. (International Environmental Law) from the University of Cambridge, U.K., and is an Attorney-at-Law of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka. Her books include: "Human Rights Approaches to Climate Change: Challenges and Opportunities" (2015, Routledge, U.K); "International Environmental Law and the Global South" (2015, Cambridge University Press) (co-editor); and "Emerging Principles of International Environmental Law" (2006, Transnational Publishers, New York). She is affiliated with UW-Madison's Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, the Center for South Asia, and the 4W Initiative and was a visiting professor at Doshisha University Law School, Japan, in summer 2014 and Giessen University, Germany in summer 2016. She also coordinates the Human Rights Program at UW-Madison.
7 to 8 PM Sumudu Anopama Atapattu, Director of Research Centers and Senior Lecturer at UW Law School. She will give a presentation on Sri Lankan culture and current events.
Dr. Atapattu teaches in the area of International Environmental law and climate change and human rights . She holds an LL.M. (Public International Law) and a Ph.D. (International Environmental Law) from the University of Cambridge, U.K., and is an Attorney-at-Law of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka. Her books include: "Human Rights Approaches to Climate Change: Challenges and Opportunities" (2015, Routledge, U.K); "International Environmental Law and the Global South" (2015, Cambridge University Press) (co-editor); and "Emerging Principles of International Environmental Law" (2006, Transnational Publishers, New York). She is affiliated with UW-Madison's Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, the Center for South Asia, and the 4W Initiative and was a visiting professor at Doshisha University Law School, Japan, in summer 2014 and Giessen University, Germany in summer 2016. She also coordinates the Human Rights Program at UW-Madison.
Recipient of 2017 Dane County UNA Global Citizen Award: Margaret Hawkins
"Global StoryBridges: Connecting Youth Across the Globe"
UNA Public Lecture: January 9th, 2018 @ 7pm, 3rd floor, Downtown Public Library
Margaret Hawkins is a professor of Curriculum and instruction at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Dr. Hawkins has developed the Global Storybridges Program that connects under-resourced, english-learning youth across the globe using current technology. She has worked in Uganda, Kenya, India, China and Mexico. *Cake and coffee will be provided*
“Transitional Justice in Colombia: A Recipe for Peace with Justice?”
Nov. 28 (Tuesday) 7:00 PM, 3rd floor, Downtown Public Library - Madison
Jack Laun, President, Colombia Support Network
"The Colombian Government and the FARC guerrillas signed a Peace Agreement to end 54 years of armed conflict, in which more than 200,000 people died and more than 7 million people have been displaced from their homes. Implementation of the Peace Agreement is underway, with a system of transitional justice designed to provide penalties for those guilty of crimes on a reduced scale in return for telling the truth about their involvement in the conflict. But.many obstacles to peace and social justice remain. I will report on what a delegation of the Colombia Support Network learned from a series of interviews we conducted in Colombia from November 7-17, and will assess the prospects for a successful conclusion to the armed conflict in Colombia."
All welcome to this public event.
All welcome to this public event.
UNA-USA Dane County Chapter's 2017 Luncheon: "Human Rights in a Time of Conflict"
UNA Members – you can be part of the 2017 Silent Auction Project!
The Silent Auction will take place at the annual Luncheon:
"Human Rights in a Time of Conflict"
Sponsored by the Dane County Chapter
of the United Nations Association (UNA)
Sunday, October 29th, 2017
Monona Terrace, Madison
11:45am - 2:30pm
The Silent Auction will take place at the annual Luncheon:
"Human Rights in a Time of Conflict"
Sponsored by the Dane County Chapter
of the United Nations Association (UNA)
Sunday, October 29th, 2017
Monona Terrace, Madison
11:45am - 2:30pm
Here’s what you can do to participate:
1) You can donate a treasure from one of your travels –
…or offer the donation of a ‘service’ – for example, preparing a Chinese dinner for 6 in your home – or offering your summer cabin for a weekend retreat!
2) Tell us about your donation – and write a few lines about it – Tell us where your item comes from – and add any specifics about minimum bids you’ll accept… or when the ‘service’ is available, or any other details.
3) Send this information to - jdeltoro@wisc.edu
4) If you have an ITEM to donate, please attach a photo to your e-mail, so we can post it the UN Dane County website.
You can then take your item:
- directly to Joann Elder’s home in Madison anytime in August or September – at 1112 Grant St (near the zoo)608-255-0533
5) And then, finally… come to the Fall Luncheon October 29th and place your BID!!
You’ll be getting your Luncheon Registration materials soon in the mail – watch for the flyer!
Request for Nominations for the 2017 Global Citizen of the Year Award
For the ninth year the United Nations Association of Dane County will honor one or more persons who have worked to improve the lives of others internationally or have worked to highlight the mission, value and goals of the United Nations. This award honors global work that improves the health, equality, environment, education, legal rights, living conditions, distribution of resources, rule of law or conflict resolution for people anywhere. It may also honor someone’s work to enhance the knowledge and understanding about the work of the United Nations.
The award will be presented on October 29, 2017 at the UNA Dane annual luncheon to recognize the founding of the United Nations. The award recipient is not required to be a member of UNA Dane County to receive this award and nominees are not required to live in Dane County, but they must work in Dane County.
For the ninth year the United Nations Association of Dane County will honor one or more persons who have worked to improve the lives of others internationally or have worked to highlight the mission, value and goals of the United Nations. This award honors global work that improves the health, equality, environment, education, legal rights, living conditions, distribution of resources, rule of law or conflict resolution for people anywhere. It may also honor someone’s work to enhance the knowledge and understanding about the work of the United Nations.
The award will be presented on October 29, 2017 at the UNA Dane annual luncheon to recognize the founding of the United Nations. The award recipient is not required to be a member of UNA Dane County to receive this award and nominees are not required to live in Dane County, but they must work in Dane County.
Past honorees have been:
You are invited to submit nominations on the attached Nomination Form by July 1, 2017 to Todd Kummer, 6 Nokomis Court, Madison WI 53711 or by email at finchcrk@tds.net. We prefer that you submit nominations in electronic format.
- 2016 Araceli Alonso for her Health by Motorcycle Project in Kenya
- 2015 Cecilia Zarate-Laun for her work helping Colombians create a peaceful participatory democracy and an economically just society.
- 2014 Joseph Elder for his peace keeping in Kashmir, Vietnam, Korea, and Sri Lanka and promoting the work of the United Nations.
- 2013 Vince Kavaloski for teaching the philosophies of peace and social justice.
- 2012 Sarith Ou and Roger Garms for the Cambodian School Project
- 2011 Lisa Fernandez for providing wheelchairs and school supplies to Nicaragua
- 2010 Norma Berkowitz for assisting the people affected by Chernobyl
- 2009 Jennifer Lowenstein for her work in Palestine
- 2008 Mike Boehm for his work in Vietnam
You are invited to submit nominations on the attached Nomination Form by July 1, 2017 to Todd Kummer, 6 Nokomis Court, Madison WI 53711 or by email at finchcrk@tds.net. We prefer that you submit nominations in electronic format.
| gc_2017_nomination_form__.docx |
Announcing Our 2017 UNA Project
CARE FOR THE CHILDREN OF CAMBODIA
The 2017 project of the Dane County Chapter of the UNA-USA
Goal: To raise $3,000
Cambodia will be a recurrent Dane County United Nations Association theme in 2017. We have invited Professor Thierry Cruvellier, author of a book on war crimes in Cambodia, to be the speaker at our Sunday October 29 UN-Day luncheon (save the date). We have invited Sothy Tep, a member of the Cambodian parliament, to give a public lecture September 12 here in Madison. And we have promised to provide $3,000 to Edgewood College's Cambodia Service-Learning Program by December 2017.
Every May and January Edgewood College students, under the supervision of Nursing Professor Claude Rochon, travel to Cambodia to teach and deliver medical supplies to Cambodian clinics that serve children. Our funding goal for the Edgewood College Program in Cambodia is $3,000. We have already committed to give the Cambodia Service Leaning Program an advance of $1,500 (half of our $3,000 goal) to support the May 2017 program. Checks payable to “Dane County Chapter of the UNA-USA” can be sent to: UNA-USA Dane County Chapter, P.O. Box 5155, Madison, WI 53705. You can also contribute by credit card or PayPal at unadane.org. Either way your donation is tax deductible.
By giving to our 2017 UNA Project, you will help children and communities in Cambodia in need of medical attention and supplies. You will also help Edgewood College students benefit from international service-learning experiences. You will also help further goal number 3 of the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals: “Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages.” You will also enact the motto: Think globally; act locally.
CARE FOR THE CHILDREN OF CAMBODIA
The 2017 project of the Dane County Chapter of the UNA-USA
Goal: To raise $3,000
Cambodia will be a recurrent Dane County United Nations Association theme in 2017. We have invited Professor Thierry Cruvellier, author of a book on war crimes in Cambodia, to be the speaker at our Sunday October 29 UN-Day luncheon (save the date). We have invited Sothy Tep, a member of the Cambodian parliament, to give a public lecture September 12 here in Madison. And we have promised to provide $3,000 to Edgewood College's Cambodia Service-Learning Program by December 2017.
Every May and January Edgewood College students, under the supervision of Nursing Professor Claude Rochon, travel to Cambodia to teach and deliver medical supplies to Cambodian clinics that serve children. Our funding goal for the Edgewood College Program in Cambodia is $3,000. We have already committed to give the Cambodia Service Leaning Program an advance of $1,500 (half of our $3,000 goal) to support the May 2017 program. Checks payable to “Dane County Chapter of the UNA-USA” can be sent to: UNA-USA Dane County Chapter, P.O. Box 5155, Madison, WI 53705. You can also contribute by credit card or PayPal at unadane.org. Either way your donation is tax deductible.
By giving to our 2017 UNA Project, you will help children and communities in Cambodia in need of medical attention and supplies. You will also help Edgewood College students benefit from international service-learning experiences. You will also help further goal number 3 of the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals: “Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages.” You will also enact the motto: Think globally; act locally.
The Kamentsa Indigenous of the Colombian Andes: 500 Years of Exploitation to Our Global Struggle for a Future
Tuesday, March 14th
3rd Floor, Downtown Public Library (7pm-9pm)
Tuesday, March 14th
3rd Floor, Downtown Public Library (7pm-9pm)
Public Lecture presented by (Steve Bray, former engineer with Caterpillar corporation, who gave up his engineering career to work for the indigenous communities in the Andes mountains of Colombia)
United Nations Association of the United States of America - Dane County Chapter Co-sponsored by the Institute for Regional and International Studies
United Nations Association of the United States of America - Dane County Chapter Co-sponsored by the Institute for Regional and International Studies
The United Nations Association Annual Meeting (and election of officers)
7:00 PM, Tuesday, December 13 in Room 301, Madison's
Downtown Library.
The Annual Meeting will be followed immediately by
Edgewood College professor Claude Rochon's presentation on "Edgewood
College Student Projects in Cambodia" -- free and open to the public
7:00 PM, Tuesday, December 13 in Room 301, Madison's
Downtown Library.
The Annual Meeting will be followed immediately by
Edgewood College professor Claude Rochon's presentation on "Edgewood
College Student Projects in Cambodia" -- free and open to the public
Dane County Chapter of UNA-USA Achieves its 2016 Goal!
November 1, 2016 – Joseph W. Elder, President of the Dane County Chapter of the United Nations Association of the USA, announced today that the Chapter had successfully achieved its targeted goal for 2016 – raising $3,000 to give to the World Food Program. The World Food Program assists the United Nations in feeding the world's refugees and displaced persons. The Dane County Chapter, with the help of many of its members, raised the $3,000 by co-sponsoring a “Run for Refugees,” organizing a UN-Day luncheon, holding a silent auction, and receiving donations.
November 1, 2016 – Joseph W. Elder, President of the Dane County Chapter of the United Nations Association of the USA, announced today that the Chapter had successfully achieved its targeted goal for 2016 – raising $3,000 to give to the World Food Program. The World Food Program assists the United Nations in feeding the world's refugees and displaced persons. The Dane County Chapter, with the help of many of its members, raised the $3,000 by co-sponsoring a “Run for Refugees,” organizing a UN-Day luncheon, holding a silent auction, and receiving donations.
“The World Court: A Conversation by Skype with a UW Grad Student now Working in the Hague”
7:00 PM, 3rd floor, Downtown Public Library, UNA Public Lecture
Presented by Allison Perlin
7:00 PM, 3rd floor, Downtown Public Library, UNA Public Lecture
Presented by Allison Perlin
