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Join us for our next
Java Café Global Conversation
June 18, 2019
How the UN is Tackling the World Refugee Crisis
- in General and in the Kakuma Refugee Camp
Hear UN Peacekeeper Ronald Quejas-Risdon as he shares what the UN is doing in general about the world refugee crisis and specifically about the Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya. Ronald will show photos and tell of his recent visit to Horseed School in Kakuma - the school for which GL-UNA and our community fundraised over $40,000 to provide education for ten years!
Tuesday, June 18, 2019
7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Refreshments and Networking 6:30 - 7 p.m.
East Lansing Public Library
950 Abbot Rd, East Lansing, MI 48823
Large Meeting Room
Overflow parking available at All Saints Church
800 Abbot Road, just south of the library.
Note: gate directly to the library from church parking lot.
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GLUNA Gives Petition to Senators stabenow and Peters
Photo from Senator Peters Office
From Left to Right: Nicole Noll-Williams, Regional Director, Sen. Gary Peters;
Griffin Working, MidMichigan Regional Representative, Sen. Gary Peters; Dr. David Wiley; Terry Link
Photo from Senator Stabenow's Office
From left to right: Terry Link, co-chair PEC and GLUNA board member; Teresa Cuellar, State Deputy Scheduler for Sen. Debbie Stabenow;
Dr. David Wiley, GLUNA board member and Edgewood United Church Justice and Peace Team
On Wednesday, December 19, 2018 we handed off more than 300 signatures collected on the petition drafted by Greater Lansing United Nations Association and the Peace Education Center to prevent nuclear war. Based upon a Union of Concerned Scientists report we asked for six specific actions:
1) Renouncing the option of using nuclear weapons first
2) Renouncing any use of nuclear missiles in conventional warfare
3) Ending the sole, unchecked authority of any U.S. president to launch a nuclear attack
4) Taking U.S. nuclear weapons off hair-trigger alert
5) Cancelling a plan to replace its entire nuclear arsenal with enhanced weapons
6) Actively pursuing verifiable agreement among nuclear armed states to eliminate their nuclear arsenals
The United Nations Association is part of the Better World Campaign - all working together to support the work of the United Nations. You can learn more about our local Greater Lansing UNA chapter, the United Nations 'UN101', and take action to support the UN here! |
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A Call to Action - Click here to read more We are Family. And we need your Voice. Click here to learn more about the funding cuts and how you can call your Senators and ask them to stop the Trump Administration from (1) Hurting UNICEF funding for the health and welfare and immunizations of vulnerable children around the world and (2) Cutting the World Health Organization almost 50% (3) Cutting UN Peacekeeping Operations | UN NewsYei workshop seeks to optimize ways of making South Sudanese army child free 5/15/2019 Adopting Sustainable Development Goals are Expanding Global and Local Business Opportunities Read more on page 9 4/13/2019 The 10 Happiest Countries in the World 4/4/2019 "What Has the UN Done for Me Lately?” - see notes and links of our Jan 8 Java Café Global Conversation presented by Terence Blackburn, Regional Representation to the UNA-USA National Council. |
ADOPT-A-FUTURE FUNDRAISING VICTORY!
Our deepest appreciation to the many donors who made this effort a success - and to those who continue to support this effort. More info about Adopt-a-Future here. Donations may be made here. | Become a member! E-mail alerts which help members keep abreast of UN-related issues and take action as individuals when appropriate Invitations to events at UN Headquarters
Access to timely information about global issues Meet and mobilize like-minded people and be active in a local chapter that focuses on important global issues A one-year subscription to the InterDependent quarterly magazine which highlights current issues related to the UN |
Take Action!Learn about the Better World Campaign to strengthen the partnership between the United States and the United Nations. Tell your representatives in Washington that you support the UN and want the US to pay all its UN dues. Sign up to receive email updates on action needed from the Better World Foundation Campaigns for the UN. |