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VOL. VI,
No. 25; Tuesday, January 23,
2007
Dear
Arthur,
Today's newsletter includes
(Note: You can now click on the blue hyperlinks below to go
directly to the story!):
Review of
first prep session for "Nuclear Club"
conference and info on this Saturday's session.
Civitas
Conference on
the Nuclear Club
Israeli Consul to visit St.
Louis
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Middle School Class
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9:00 PM - 12:00
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Schlafly Branch
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9:00 AM -
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Crossroads |
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Comfort Inn --
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First Prep Session for Conference Takes Place Last Saturday
 The first prep session for the
Civitas Global Conference on "Who Gets To Belong to the Nuclear
Club?" was a veritable success last Saturday (January
20). We had a number of enthusiastic students
who asked intriguing questions and offered poignant insights.
Thanks to the fine work of Danielle Silber,
International Events Coordinator at Washington University, we
had the benefit of four freshmen from the Hilltop Campus who
came and presented valuable information about China.
 Following the presentation by the
Washington University students, we divided into three groups to
brainstorm what are the greatest threats that humanity currently
faces for continued survival. Each group put together a
list and then had a spokesperson present their findings to
everyone. There findings were as follows:
Major
Issues Facing Future Humanity
January 20, 2007
Group
'A'
1.
Global Warming
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Poverty (war, death, global economic
disaster)
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Nuclear Threat
4.
Nationalism
Group
'B'
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Global Warming
2.
Diseases / malnutrition
3.
Nuclear Weapons
4. War
/ Terrorism / Genocide
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Dependence on oil and other fossil
fuels
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Increasing social & economic
disparity
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Impure water
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Guns
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College Tuition
10. Drug
11. Peer pressure vs.
cooperation
Group
'C'
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Industry . fueled by:
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Overpopulation .. which causes:
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Disease .. which leads to"
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Wars..which further:
5.
Global Warming
 This coming Saturday's Prep Session
will take place at the Schlafly Branch Library at 225 No. Euclid
(at Lindell) in the City. You can access directions to the
library by clicking here.
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UPCOMING HIGH SCHOOL GLOBAL CONFERENCE
We sent out
letters and e-mails today to three groups of students. You
can access them by clicking below:
- If
you have completed and submitted the application form, click here.
- If you have previously
indicated interest, but not yet completed the application form
including your country wish, click here.
- If you have indicated
previous interest in these conferences but have taken no action
so far on this conference, click here.
And,
if you are not in any of these groups and are still interested,
we want you. 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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ISRAELI-CONSUL TO VISIT
ST. LOUIS
 On Thursday, February 22, 2007,
Consul General Barukh Binah, an Israeli minister, will be
speaking to St. Louis area students and teachers at Soldan High
School (map). The program will
begin at 10:00 AM and run until 12:00 PM. Congressman
Lacey Clay (MO - 1st District), Congressman Russ Carnahan (MO -
3rd District), and State Representative Jeff Roorda
(District #102 - Jefferson County) will address high school
students from bi-state areas in the main auditorium 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 Civitas
Associates, International Affairs Council of St. Louis and
Jewish Community Center.
We are inviting your students and teachers associated
with Civitas programs to participate at this outstanding
program. Teachers, your students have a chance of life time to
engage in a dialogue with these speakers.
If you would like more information, please contact Dr.
Hamid Azimiaraghi Soldan International Studies High School at [email protected].
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LOS
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Lost & Found
Following our prep
session last Saturday at Crossroads, an inhaler was found in the
cafeteria where we met. It is labeled as belonging to
Matthew Campbell and the prescription came from a Walgreen's on
Halls Ferry Road in Jennings. We usually know the names of
everyone at our events, but we don't know of Matthew
Campbell. If you (or anyone who knows you) is in reading
distance of this newsletter, please call Colleen at Crossroads
[(314) 367-6480] to retrieve the inhaler.
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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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