Dear Arthur,
This is a special "non-Tuesday" newsletter because we
have considerable new information to pass along to
you. So, here it is!
In addition to reading our newsletters, you may also
want to visit our
web site by clicking here. We have a good deal of
current information, and through the year we will be
working on building up our archives from previous
years.
Many people have expressed surprise and concern that
there has been so little citizen discussion about the
possibility of the United States initiating a "regime
change" in Iraq. This may even happen without the
consent of the U.S. Congress or the U.N. Security
Council.
A town hall meeting for members of Congress from
Missouri as well as local citizens will be held this Friday
night, September 20, at the University City Library at
7:00 PM. The Library is located at the western edge of
the U. City loop -- the corner of Delmar and Kingsland
(unfortunately we do not currently have a map link
available).
One of the speakers will be Ms. Chrissy Kirchhoefer with
the St. Louis Economic Conversion project. Chrissy
was in Iraq for two weeks last May providing aid and
assistance to civilians. The main purpose of the
meeting will be to allow citizens to express their views
to politicians and for politicians to hopefully do some
dance other than "the waffle" in response to the
questions.
Chrissy's work was the subject of Bill McClellan's column
in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch yesterday
(Wednesday, September 18). You can access the
article by clicking on the link below. Chrissy will also be
meeting with our Model U.N. group at its discussion on
Saturday, October 5. She is a graduate of member
school Rosati-Kain High School. We hope that as many
of you as possible come to the Town Hall meeting
and/or the October 5 discussion group.
Bill McClellan article on Chrissy Kirchhoefer
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Country Draft on Saturday, September 21 |
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We want to remind high school students and teachers
that the Gateway Model United Nations High School
country draft is this Saturday, September 21, from
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM at Crossroads School.
The draft is the time when students from various
schools select the countries that they will represent for
regular Model U.N. events throughout the school year.
The draft does not apply to other events such as our
upcoming conference on the U.N. & Africa or the Model
United Nations of the University of Chicago. However,
it is essential to the three regular MUN sessions that
we have during the school year.
A school will need at least three and possibly four
students to represent each country that it selects.
We will return to our traditional committees of
POLITICAL & SECURITY, ECONOMIC & SOCIAL, and
HUMAN RIGHTS. Additionally, we will have the
SECURITY COUNCIL as well as possibly one or two
other small committee.
You can read about how the country draft operates
and also access the lists of General Assembly and
Security Council members by clicking on the link below.
It is possible that before Saturday we will have an on-
line PowerPoint presentation of how the draft works.
You can check our home web page for availability. In
the meantime, if you have any questions, please do not
hesitate to E-Mail us or call us at (314) 367-6480.
Description of Country Draft �
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On-Line Registration now available for College Workshop |
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Civitas is providing a special workshop for high school
seniors with information about both selecting colleges
and enhancing one's chances to receive substantial
financial aid. The workshop will be on Saturday,
September 28 from 9:00 AM - 12:00 Noon at
Crossroads School
clicking here for map.
Presenters will include Joan Graviss, college counselor
at Crossroads School; Roz Lowenhaupt, Director of the
Independent Schools College Placement Center; and
Faith Sandler, Director of the Scholarship Foundation of
St. Louis.
We will take the first twenty-five seniors who respond
to this (and other) invitations to attend. You can
register by filling out a very simple on-line form. Just
go to the link at the bottom of this article to get to the
registration page.
We encourage all seniors in our program who are
looking for ways to enhance their college prospects to
consider coming to this workshop. The information will
in all likelihood be new and different to you -- a
combination of valuable resources delivered in an
informal but caring fashion. Students who are
interested in receiving more individualize help through
this program can pursue that possibility at the end of
the meeting.
Link to Sign-up Page for Civitas Workshop on Colleges �
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On-line Application Now Available for U.N. & Africa Conference |
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Our first major conference of the year will be a two-
day session on the United Nations and Africa. It will be
at the Clayton Radisson Hotel from 5:30 PM on Friday,
October 18 - 5:30 PM on Saturday, October 19.
Initial information and an on-line application form are
now available. You can access them by clicking on the
link at the bottom of this article.
We will be providing more information on the
conference in next Tuesday's Newsletter.
Application for U.N. & Africa Conference �
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Now you can Access Permission Form for Civitas events on-line! |
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You can access the "Permission and Emergency" form
for our upcoming conference on the U.N. & Africa as
well as other Model U.N. events including MUNUC by
clicking on the web site below. You can print them out
from either a Microsoft WORD document or a PDF file.
Information on Africa Conference including Forms �
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