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An Evening with California Institute of Technology Professors, Drs. Harry Gray and Sossina Haile for Coffee Talk
Watch Channel 7News Interview with President Obama describing the works of Drs. Gray and Haile:
"COFFEE TALKS" SPEAKERS SERIES – MDG #3 GENDER EQUALITY - Tuesday, April 17
Primary Education for Afghan Girls
In Afghanistan, the life expectancy for women is 44 years. The literacy rates are 31% for men & 15% for women. 57% of Afghan girls marry before the legal age of 16. The average Afghan woman will bear 7.4 children, one of whom won’t live to see his or her first birthday. In Afghanistan, access to primary education can transform a girl’s future.
In January 2002, two Quakers, Edith Cole and Joe Franco from Orange Grove
Friends Meeting, traveled to Pakistan, hoping to find a way to help some
of the more than 2 million Afghan refuges displaced by the years of war
and invasion. The United Nations Commissioner for Refugees directed them
to a refugee camp in the Peshawar area. At that time, the girls in the
camp had no access to education. There are now 2 elementary schools serving
600 girls. These two Afghan Girls Schools are locally funded and managed
by Pasadena area volunteers. We invite you to come hear about this extraordinary
project and the difference primary education is making for these students.
Our featured speaker, Dr. Betsy K. Emerick began working with the Afghan Girls School eight years ago and has made six trips to Pakistan to oversee the project. Her passion for education is evident in a career that spans all levels: K-12 through Higher Education. Dr. Emerick has a PhD in Comparative Literature from UCLA and has taught everything from second grade to middle school to Italian and English/American literature at Pitzer, Reed, Pomona, and Dickinson Colleges. She taught English to Italians in Rome and Italian to Americans at Scripps College. In 2001, she took early retirement from Dickinson College where she was Vice-President for Student Affairs and Associate Professor of English.
When: Tuesday, April 17, 2012 at 7:00 pm
Where: The Armory Center for the Arts
145 N. Raymond Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91103
$10 suggested donation at the door – proceeds go
to the ongoing work of
the United Nations Association.
Parking is available two buildings north of Armory for a flat fee of $6.00. Flyer
Saturday, April 21 - 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
- LAC+USC Medical Center
UNA Pacific Los Angeles and UNA Southern California Division
present
A GLOBAL HEALTH INITIATIVE CONFERENCE
"PREVENTING THE MARCH OF THE GLOBAL BURDEN OF DISEASE – Asthma, AIDS, Obesity, and Maternal Health – A Global Perspective"
Committee Chair: Margaret Soderberg
Information, Reservations, Maps, and Online Tickets
INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS DAY CELEBRATION
Sonia Amin created and posted
the pictures from the event held December 10th.
Photos of the Film Festival on Our Facebook
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Welcome to the United Nations Association, Pasadena/Foothills Chapter! We have been a part of the Pasadena community for over 60 years.
Our commitment to the ideals of the United Nations: decreasing poverty, empowering women, and promoting environmental sustainability remains as strong as ever. We fulfill this commitment by sponsoring UNA events throughout the year.
Please look at our calendar of events which ranges from Model UN at Pasadena City College, to a speaker series to a film festival! I encourage you to attend our events, become a UNA member, and discover what we are all about. Thank-you!
Sincerely,
Co-Presidents: Jon Charles & Chris Fennessy
Pasadena/Foothill Chapter
Statement of Purpose
The United Nations Association of the United States of America (UNA-USA) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan national organization dedicated to enhancing U.S. participation in the United Nations system and to strengthening that system as it seeks to define and carry out its mission. UNA-USA's action agenda uniquely combines education and public research, substantive policy analysis, and ongoing U.S.-U.N. dialogue.
Origin
The Association traces its founding to 1943 and the birth of the American Association for the United Nations (AAUN), a citizen-based organization led by Eleanor Roosevelt and dedicated to educating American about the U.N. and global issues. In 1964, the AAUN merged with the U.S. Committee for the United Nations, composed of 138 national organizations supporting the work of the world body, thereby creating the United Nations Association of today.