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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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    ACTIVITIES

     

     

     

     

    2007

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    Jan-March

     

    Schools

    Class Visits to Middle School Classrooms

     

     

     

     

    Sat.,
    1/13/2006

    9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

    Crossroads

    Second H.S.M.U.N. Session

     

     

     

     

     

    Sat.,
    01/20/07

    9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

    Crossroads

     

    Conference Prep. Session #1 and Seminar
    on Students from Washington U. on China

     

     

     

     

    Sat.,

    01/27/07

    9:00 PM - 12:00 PM

    Crossroads

    Conference Prep. Session #2

     

     

     

     

    Sat.,

    02/03/07

    9:00 AM -

    12:00 PM

    Crossroads

    Conference Prep. Session #3

     

     

     

     

    Fri., 02/16  -
    Sat., 2/17/07

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    Comfort Inn -- Maryland Heights

    Civitas Conference

     

     

     

     

    Mon., 02/26/07

    4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

    C.C.G.C.

    Middle School Teacher Meeting #3

     

     

    Civitas Home Page
                  


     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:

    • Security Council / Political & Security Committee
       

    • Economic & Social Committee / Human Rights Committee

    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.


     



     

     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 hereShould you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at [email protected] or (314) 367-6480.

     




    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:

    1. 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.

    2. 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.

    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:

     

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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



     
     


    Additional Links


    Streaming Video [Real Media]
      
    Civitas Blog

     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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