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Dear Arthur,
This is our first newsletter of 2003. Over the holidays,
we had occasion to read several books that were
published way back in 1999 and 2000. It's amazing
how out-of-date they seem; how many recent
references are obviously missing. It seems that 2003
will bring a war that many people oppose (particularly in
Iraq), more economic policy that favors the wealthy
while conveniently forgetting the poor, and a host of
new corporate and government scandals. Where will
the true purposes of the U.N. be on the radar screen?
We'll put a new discussion forum on our intranet site for
thoughts about 2003.
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.
Activities this weekend: check out the video clip.
This weekend we have a "dinner, discussion, & movie
night" on Friday and a MUNUC prep session and
discussion on Saturday. Check out the informal video
clip on it by clicking on the link below.
• Video clip for Jan. 10-11 weekend activities.
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MUNUC Prep Session #2, Discussion Group on Saturday, Jan. 11 |
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The second preparation session for MUNUC
(Model U.N. of the University of Chicago) will be on
Saturday, January 11 at Crossroads School (map
below). The prep session will be from 9:00 AM - 10:00
AM. A free and open discussion group will be from
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM. Outstanding refreshments will
also be available.
For those going to MUNUC, please bring your
position paper. As stated previously, we are less
concerned about the quality or authenticity of your
position paper than we are about your efforts towards
learning about your country and the issues before your
committee. We know this is something we cannot
really measure, but we hope that you share the goal of
learning rather than just cranking out words. The
issues before the committees of MUNUC this
year are very thoughtful ones. Those of you
representing Ethiopia will have definite interests to
defend or advance. Those representing the Seychelles
will be more flexible to play the roles of "peacemakers."
We hope that you are in the process of reading and
thinking creatively about your countries and the issues
before the committees.
Links to more information about writing position papers
available at the bottom of this article.
Please remember that the first $150.00 payment of the
trip is due that day. If you have any questions about
that, please do not hesitate to contact us.
• Directions to Crossroads School
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• Detailed MUNUC Update
• Sample MUNUC Position Paper
• Guide to Writing a MUNUC Position Paper Here
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Dinner, Discussion, & Movie on Friday, Jan. 10 |
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On Friday, Jan. 10, 2003, we will have our first dinner,
discussion, and movie of the new year. It will be at
the Chase-Park Plaza. Dinner ($5.00/person) will be at
6:00 PM. Activities should be over at approximately
10:00 PM. Please meet in the lobby of the
Chase where the hotel check-in is.
• Directions to Chase-Park Plaza
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New Poll |
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It was interesting to read that in last week's poll,
nearly 77% of respondents felt that the harm done to
our society by the presence of liquor outweights its
benefits. Somehow the stock value of Anheuser-Busch
is not showing that. Nevertheless, it was encouraging
to receive the sobering results.
This week's poll is back to the world of politics and
economics. And the question is ......
Do you have confidence in President Bush's ability to
lead an economic recovery that includes the poor and
middle income people as well as the wealthy?
a) Yes
b) No
c) Not Sure
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Link to Poll
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World Federalists Sponsor Conference on "Dangers of Unilateralism" |
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We have been informed by UNA-STL activist Ron
Glossop that World Federalist Association is sponsoring
a conference on the "Dangers of Unilateralism." It
seems that it could not be a more timely moment for
such a gathering.
The conference will be Thursday, March 27 - Sunday,
March 30, 2003 in Washington, DC. The World
Federalist Association of Greater St. Louis will provide
transportation, registration, meals, & lodging at the
Capitol Hill Suites Hotel for a college student or a high-
school junior/senior to attend this national WFA
convention.�
If you want to be a contestant for this subsidized trip,
write a 3-5 page typed essay (double-spaced)
consisting of two parts. In the first part tell us about
your background and why you would be a good person
for us to send to this meeting. In the second part
share with us your thinking about the problems our
world community faces and how we might deal with
them more effectively.
In exchange for this subsidy the St. Louis WFA expects
you to give us a brief written report about the
conference & what you learned from it. (This helps us
raise money for next time.)
You can access more information on the conference by
clicking on the link below.
• Information on WFA Conference on "Dangers on Unilateralism"
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