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2010-2011 CALENDAR OF EVENTS
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Date & Time |
Event |
Location |
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Wednesday, January 27, 2010, Noon - 2PM |
Lunch and Learn:
J. Oliver Williams, Emeritus Professor of Political Science at
North Carolina State University, and an expert on China and human
rights, will discuss "Chinese Democracy: A Long Time Coming". Is
China advancing to a democratic society? How will democracy function
there? Will a rising China alter the western view of democracy and
human rights? |
Carolina
Meadows
(Whipoorwill Lane, Chapel Hill) |
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Thursday, February 11, 2010, 5:30-8:30 PM |
Workshop: UN
Peacekeeping - It's History and Effectiveness |
Fed Ex Global
Communications Center, UNC, Chapel Hill, 301 Pittsboro Street |
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Wednesday February 24, 2010, noon - 2pm;
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Lunch and Learn:
UNC Assistant Professor Navin Bapat will
speak on "Explaining Wars on Terrorism".
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Carolina
Meadows
(Whipoorwill Lane, Chapel Hill) |
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Wednesday, March 24, 2010, Noon - 2PM |
Eve Van Devender of the Center for
International Health of RTI (Research Triangle Institute), a leading
research institute based in Research Triangle Park, will discuss "malaria’s
impact on third world developing countries".
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Carolina
Meadows
(Whipoorwill Lane, Chapel Hill) |
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Wednesday, March 31, 2010, 7:30pm |
Benefit concert by the
Duke-based Ciompi Quartet. Program
will include string quartets by Beethoven and Bartok. Proceeds will
be used to purchase insecticide impregnated anti-malaria bed
nets. Tickets: $25, including a post-concert reception to meet the
musicians, Tickets may be ordered
by sending a check to:
Ann Sherman, Treasurer, WTC-UNA, 112 Charlesberry Lane, Chapel Hill, NC,
27517 |
Community
Church of Chapel Hill |
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Friday, April 9, 2010,
9 AM - 3 PM |
First
Chapel-Hill/Carrboro Middle School Model United Nations Conference
120 students from the four Chapel Hill/Carrboro middle schools will
come together to participate in a day-long conference on the topic
of Iranian Nuclear Development. The conference is organized by the
presidents of the UNC-Chapel Hill Model UN club, Mike
O'Shea and Dominic Dascoli, in cooperation with the Chapel
Hill/Carrboro City Schools, the UNC School of Education and the West
Triangle Chapter of the United Nations Association. |
Carolina Center for Educational
Excellence |
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Wednesday April 28, 2010, Noon-2PM |
Tom Verner, magician-founder of
Magicians Without Borders, and his wife Janet, a
mime, will tell us about UNHCR and the vital work it does and share
some of their magic. |
Carolina
Meadows
(Whipoorwill Lane, Chapel Hill) |
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Wednesday May 26, 2010, Noon-2PM |
Lunch & Learn:
Professor Niklaus Steiner, the Director of UNC - Chapel Hill’s
Center for Global Initiatives, will speak to us on the subject of
Migration and Citizenship, a modern phenomenon
which, in one way or another touches all of us and shapes the
politics and relations of all countries. Professor Steiner, himself
a migrant, studies migration, refugees, nationalism and
citizenship. Reservations should be made by check for $17.00 to "UNA-USA
West Triangle Chapter," and sent to Barbara Rodbell, 404 Carolina
Meadows Villa, Chapel Hill, NC 27517. The deadline for reservations
is Friday May 21. |
Carolina
Meadows
(Whipoorwill Lane, Chapel Hill) |
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September 22, 2010
Noon-2PM
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Robert Jenkins - Director,
Center for Slavic, Eurasian and East European Studies, UNC-Chapel
Hill
(re: Successes and Failures of
International Organizations in the Balkins)
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Carolina
Meadows
(Whipoorwill Lane, Chapel Hill) |
October 27, 2010
Noon-2PM |
Michael Struett, Asst Prof, Dept. of
Political Science, NCSU, (re: United Nations - specific
title of talk to be announced) |
Carolina
Meadows
(Whipoorwill Lane, Chapel Hill) |
November 17, 2010
Noon-2PM
(meeting date moved to avoid conflict with Thanksgiving) |
- Georges Nzongola-Ntalaja,
Professor, African and Afro-American Studies, UNC-Chapel Hill (re:
Problems of Governance in Africa) |
Carolina
Meadows
(Whipoorwill Lane, Chapel Hill) |
December 15, 2010
Noon-2PM
(meeting date moved to avoid conflict with Christmas) |
Erdman (Pal) Palmore, Prof. Emeritus,
Duke Univ. Center for the Study of Aging; Pres., UNA West Triangle
Chapter (re: "Global Aging: Blessing or Curse?") |
Carolina
Meadows
(Whipoorwill Lane, Chapel Hill) |
January 26, 2011
Noon-2PM |
Xi Chen, Asst. Prof., Dept of
Political Science, UNC-Chapel Hill; (re China - specific
title of talk to be announced) |
Carolina
Meadows
(Whipoorwill Lane, Chapel Hill) |
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