United Nations Association of Greater Oklahoma City
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United Nations Association of the United States of America Greater Oklahoma City Chapter P.O. Box 60856 Oklahoma City, OK 73146-0856 Contact Us
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UNA-OKC Contents--
Link to the new "UNA-OKC" Community Calendar
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January, 2009 (UNA-OKC)-- I am writing to offer you best wishes for the new year. We look forward to 2009 as another eventful year -- one that offers great promise for better relationships between the United States and the United Nations, and better cooperation to resolve troubling disputes.
For our local chapter, 2008 was a very successful year....
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Chapter members are always welcome to attend our board meetings, which generally
take place on the second Monday of each month at 5:30pm. Each of our directors is
proud to serve the members of our chapter as an unpaid volunteer. Our chapter
operates under the able leadership of our president, Robert H. Cox. He is assisted by
Lowell Adams, Vice President for Programs; Firouz Mollaian, Treasurer; Nancy
Musselman, Vice President for Membership; and Bill Bryant, Secretary. Are you
interested in serving as a member of our board? If so, please contact Bill Dudley, who
leads our Nominations Committee, via email at wefdudley1@cox.net.
For more information, see our Board Page ... HERE.
Join our Email Announcement List ... Easy Sign-Up. CLICK HERE.
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Notable:
Check out our DVD video series, “What’s Going On?”
The videos are available FREE through our partnership
with the Metropolitan Library System. For teachers,
students, and parents ... ... www.una-okc.org/videos
A Message from Robert Cox
Dr. Heinze's New Book
February, 2009 (UNA-OKC)-- If you attended our Annual Spring
Meeting and Luncheon last year, you know that Dr. Eric Heinze is a
good speaker and a smart guy. We're certainly proud that he serves
our local chapter as a member of our board of directors.
In case you didn't know it, Dr. Heinze is also a talented writer....
President, Greater Oklahoma City Chapter
About our Board of Directors
"In My Name" music video by will.i.am
Enjoy this music video from
YouTube featuring will.i.am,
John Legend, Fergie, and
others around the world.
The video highlights the
importance of the UN's
Millennium Development
Goals -- a set of time-bound
and measurable goals for
combating poverty, hunger,
disease, illiteracy, and other
global problems. After you
watch this one, be sure to
watch the follow-up video --
a mash-up of contributions
from thousands of others
leadership through a renewed emphasis on international cooperation, diplomacy, and
active participation at the United Nations. Now is your time to get involved! Tens of
thousands of students of all ages participate in UNA-USA’s educational programs and
humanitarian campaigns and have opportunities to coordinate programs in their local
community. Take a minute to fill out a short form you will become a member of
UNA's Student Alliance Program. This program will give you the opportunity to get
your friends, school, family and community involved in the vital work of UNA-USA..
Visit the Student Alliance webpage here ... www.unausa.org/studentalliance
Join the UNA-USA's Student Alliance for Free
May, 2009 (UNA-OKC)-- With the spirit of
change in the air, UNA-USA's Student
Alliance seeks to engage students in a nation-
wide network of motivated individuals,
student advocacy groups, international
affairs clubs, and Model UN teams who
stand poised to collectively sound their
voices and make their opinions heard.
President Obama and his top officials have
pledged to strengthen America’s global
Action Alert: Ask President Obama to Sign the New Cluster Bomb Ban! Nearly 100 nations have signed the new Oslo Convention on Cluster Munitions.
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