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Monthly UNA-USA Chapter Meeting • April 20, 2008, 3:00 p.m.
Unitarian Universalist Church, Charlottesville
Topic: Constructing the Defenses of Peace in the Minds of Men: The United States and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Guest Speaker: Dr. Raymond Wanner
Wanner will address the central role the United States played in UNESCO's founding, the significant and continuing impact of the United States on the organization, the US Government's love-hate relationship with UNESCO, key program activities such as the World Heritage Convention and the potential of the organization as a platform for the kind of 'soft diplomacy' recently called for by Defense Secretary Gates. Dr. Wanner currently is senior adviser on UNESCO issues to the United Nations Foundation and Chair of the Governing Board of UNESCO's International Institute for Educational Planning. He retired from the US Department of State in 2002 after thirty years of service devoted to international organizations. He earned his PhD at the University of Pennsylvania.
Monthly UNA-USA Chapter Meeting • May 4, 2008, 3:00 p.m.
Unitarian Universalist Church, Charlottesville
Topic: Progress on the Doha International Trade Negotiations
Guest Speaker: Mark manis
Manis is an attorney for the Agriculture Dept. and represents the Department at international trade talks in Switzerland.
Additional Spring Program • Saturday, May 10, 2008, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Lee Park, Charlottesville
Topic: THE FESTIVAL OF CULTURES
This festival is a celebration of the diversity of cultures in our community. BRVC is a co-sponsor of this event, organized by the Adult Learning Center of the Charlottesville City Public Schools.