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VOL. VI,
No. 23; Tuesday, January 9,
2007
Dear
Arthur,
Today's newsletter includes
(Note: You can now click on the blue hyperlinks below to go
directly to the story!):
Next
Session of High School Model U.N. on
Saturday, January 13, 2007
Civitas
Conference on
the Nuclear Club
Major
League Civil Rights
Game
This week's blog on New Year's resolutions and/or
predictions.
Israeli Consul to
visit St. Louis
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Schools |
Class Visits to Middle
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Sat., 1/13/2006 |
9:00 AM - 12:00
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Crossroads |
Second H.S.M.U.N.
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Sat., 01/20/07 |
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
Crossroads
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Conference Prep. Session #1
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Sat.,
01/27/07 |
9:00 PM - 12:00 PM |
Crossroads |
Conference Prep. Session
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Sat.,
02/03/07 |
9:00 AM -
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Crossroads |
Conference Prep. Session
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Fri., 02/16
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Comfort Inn --
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Civitas Conference |
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Mon.,
02/26/07 |
4:00 PM
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C.C.G.C. |
Middle School Teacher Meeting
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Civitas Home
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Second Session of High School Model U.N. this Saturday, January 13!
Picking up from
a lively model U.N. session on November 18, 2006, students will
resume deliberations and voting this Saturday, January 13,
2007. This second session will be at Crossroads School (map)
from 9:00 AM - Noon.
We
will continue to operate with the following committee
arrangement:
Each committee grouping will
continue to have its own set of resolutions. You can
access the status of resolutions from the November 18 session by
clicking here. We also encourage you to submit new
resolutions. Please e-mail them to [email protected].
It would be extremely helpful to us to have proposed resolutions
by Friday afternoon, January 12 at 3:00 PM. However, as
you know, we have some leniency on some of these deadlines!
You can get full
information on the this Saturday's conference by clicking here.
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UPCOMING HIGH SCHOOL GLOBAL CONFERENCE
This conference may well be the most engaging one that
we have ever had. The stakes could not be higher than they
are in renewed nuclear arms race. What was once defined as
a black and white issue between two polarized sides in the Cold
War is now a real game with more than a score of players in a
cloud of uncertainty.
For more information on the
conference, click here.
To immediately sign up for the
conference, click
here. Should you have any
questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at [email protected] or (314)
367-6480.
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We have
ten tickets for the game and
fourteen students signed up ....
As soon as
tickets went on sale for the first annual baseball Civil Rights
Game, Civitas purchased ten tickets for the game. It's a
good thing we did; they were almost sold out at that
time. Civitas is sponsoring a trip to Memphis
the weekend of Friday, March 30 - April 1, 2007. Besides
the ballgame between the Cardinals and the Cleveland Indians,
we'll go to the Civil Right Museum (located at the old Lorraine
Motel where Dr. Martin Luther King was assassinated).
Those of us from Civitas who have previously been there consider
it possibly the most powerful museum that we have ever seen.
Memphis is also good for Bar-B-Que, blues, jazz, and
even a place called Graceland. We will have more details
on this trip as we have time to plan it. However, we have
only ten tickets (of which probably half will go to
staff). We will look into procuring more tickets as we get
closer to the trip. If you're interested in the trip,
e-mail us immediately at [email protected].
By the way, current plans call for us to leave St. Louis late on
the afternoon of Friday, March 30. We don't have a
final cost on the trip, but it should be around 6:00 PM.
If you are wondering why the Cardinals and the Indians
are the two teams to play in the momentous game on the 60th
anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking the color line in the
major leagues, it is because:
- The
Cardinals (while slow to initially integrate) became a model of
racial harmony in the early 1960s. An excellent
description of this was written by Harvard historian, David
Halberstam. The name of his book in 1964.
- The Indians (who still have a team name that some
consider politically incorrect) were the first American League
team to integrate. They signed Larry Doby to a contract in
1948 and he starred for them for many years. By the way,
the old St. Louis Browns (now the Baltimore Orioles) signed two
African-American players shortly after the Indians signed
Doby.
For more information on the inspiration
behind the game, the game itself, and related activities,
you can access the appropriate Major League web page by clicking here.
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da Blog:
YOUR NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS & PREDICTIONS
It's
a new year and many students at last Saturday's discussion group
were interested in talking about New Year's Resolutions.
Here's an opportunity for you to share those. We also
would be most interested in your predictions for
2007!
LINK TO CIVITAS
BLOG:
LOS
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ISRAELI-CONSUL TO VISIT ST. LOUIS
On Thursday, February 22, 2007, Consul
General Barukh Binah, an Israeli minister, Congressman Russ
Carnahan (invited) and State Representative Jeff Roorda
will address high school students from bi-state areas at Soldan
High School. They will talk about international affairs and role
of the United Nations. This program is sponsored by Soldan High
School's Model United Nations Club in cooperation with ROTC. Our
junior officers will present the colors at this ceremony and we
are in process of inviting the Mayor to present the key of the
City to the Consul General. We are also working with St. Louis
PD and the Secret Service to insure a smooth conference. If you
have any questions or need more information please let me
know.
Teachers and
students: if you are interested in learning more about this
event or in attending it, please contact our outstanding model
U.N. faculty advisor from Soldan International Studies High
School, Dr. Hamid Azimi
at .
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Additional
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| Civitas Blog
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| Resolutions
(High School U.N.) for 2004-2006 | Checklist
for Writing a Model U.N. Resolution
| Conference (Feb., 2007)
on "The Nuclear
Club" |
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Middle School Country Rosters for
2006-2007
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