Oct 27th at I - Place

John Moore

October 27th UN-Day Celebrations at I-Place featured John Moore.

Oct 2011 Speakers Report on Food

Lee KrusaFreeman Allen

Lee Krusa (left) and Freeman Allen report on food, including local and global implications, and global warming.

Sept 2011 Mtg with Prof Lako Tongun

Prof TongunLako Tongun shared his experiences of witnessing the declaration and celebrations of South Sudan, the newest republic and member of the United Nations.

 

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Chapter Meetings are held at Porter Hall, Pilgrim Place
601 Mayflower, one block West of Indian Hill, at the end of 6th St. in Claremont, CA


Next meeting: Tuesday Feb 21 - 5:30pm

Karl Hausahlter - HIV/AIDS update

HMC Professor Karl Haushalter will be presenting 'The State of HIV-AIDS research and the World-Wide Epidemic' to the Pomona Valley UNA-USA. Short business meeting precedes presentation; refreshments served.

Pomona Valley UNA Annual Meeting and Potluck Dinner - January 22, 2012

Essay Winners Annual Mtg

From left: Pomona Valley Chapter of the UNA-USA Katie Gereche, SoCal UNA-USA Division President Mel Boynton,
Paul Hurley - 2nd place winner, Jahnavi Curlin - 1st place winner, and Michaela Moss - 3rd place winnter.

High School Students' Essay Contest Winners were announced at the Annual Meeting and Potluck at Decker Hall, Pilgrim Place, Claremont on Sunday, January 22nd.

See photos and read the outstanding winning essay by Jahnavi Curlin.

The guest speaker was Kay Burk, Executive Secretary of the Coalition to Abolish Slavery & Trafficking whose topic was "The Global Issue of Human Trafficking" - www.castla.org

Bob Wallace
Katie and Art

Bob Wallace - Approval of Budget and Financial Report

Katie Gerecke and Art Sutton - Action Plan, Election of Officers & Board.

Kay Buck

CAST LA

The Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking

Visit the CAST LA website: www.castla.org

As many as 18,000 men, women and children are trafficked into the United States every year and even more are trafficked within our borders – suffering unspeakable violence at the hands of traffickers. Yet survivors of slavery like these bear testament to what CAST accomplishes on a daily basis.

Speaker Kay Buck, Executive Secretary of the Colation to Abolish Slavery & Trafficking.

 

Sunday, January 29, 2012 - 3-6pm at The Shoppes at Chiino Hills

SLAVERY IN THE INLAND EMPIRE

Join The Walk Against Human Trafficking

At the Shoppes at Chino Hills on Grand Avenue - From Peyton to Pipeline.

Download flyer for information

2012 Pomona Valley UNA-USA High School Essay Contest

 

UN Foundation/UNA-USA Strategic Alliance Video

A Pilgrimage to the Holy Land - June 2012

Led by Rizek & Alice Abusharr, Former residents of Jerusalem, now living at Pilgrim Place

Holy Land TripAll inclusive: air fare, ground transportation (including to and from LAX), accommodations, meals, tips, entrance fees. If interested, please contact Rizek or Alice Abusharr at 909.621.7502. You will be sent a brochure with itinerary and the registration information. Cost: $3,800 -Places are limited - Register early. Download PDF Flyer

6 days in Jerusalem - 2 days in Bethlehem - 3 days in Galilee
• Visits in and around Jerusalem
• Mt. of Olives
• Swim in the Dead Sea
• Boat ride on the Sea of Gaililee
• Dialogue with Muslims, Christians and Jews
• Bethlehem and the Church of the Nativity
• Galilee and sites related to the ministry of Jesus
• Nazareth and the Nazareth Village

Including visits to schools:
OCHA and UNRWA: UN Relief and Works Association operating schools in Palestine

In Remembrance: Richard Harris, UN Leader Extraordinaire

Richard Harris

Our friend Richard Harris brought passion, energy, and creativity to the UNA-USA for 30 years before his death last month at the age of 86.

Born in Massachusetts, Richard served in the U.S. Navy, WWII, 1943-1946, Atlantic & Pacific theatres; Normandy, France D-Day beach landing, June 6, 1944. Richard had a college and three graduate degrees and was an ordained minister. He leaves his wife Carole, seven children, and nine grandchildren.

Richard began his involvement with UNA-USA here in Southern California (SoCal) and was Santa Barbara United Nations Association (SBUNA) President 1981-1984, Executive Director 1984-1988, including Producer of a weekly Cable TV show on the UN for 7 years and on SoCal Division Board of Directors. He served the Hawaii UNA between 1988-1994 before returning to help lead the Pomona Valley chapter and the SoCal Division > > > more

 

Progress on the Millennium Development Goals - January 23, 2011

Download the presentation given by UNA-USA Southern California Division President Mel Boynton at the Annual Meeting held January 23. (Download PDF)