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UN Day: Oct. 24, Boulder Library – Hammering Out Human Rights: Eleanor Roosevelt at the United Nations

CELEBRATING THE 65TH BIRTHDAY OF THE UNITED NATIONS
This year’s UN Day celebration in Boulder County is scheduled for Sunday afternoon, October 24th, from 2:00 pm until 4:00, in the Boulder Public Library’s Canyon Theater, 11th and Arapahoe, in Boulder. The speaker for this free, public event will be the scholar and actress Susan Marie Frontczak in the role of Eleanor Roosevelt, speakig on “Hammering Out Human Rights: Eleanor Roosevelt at the United Nations.” Ms Frontczak finds that this first lady’s story has a great deal to offer the world today. (See http://www.storysmith.org for further information.) A reception will follow where, as in previous years, refreshments will include a UN birthday cake.

Sponsors are the Boulder Public Library, Boulder Library Foundation, and United Nations Association (Boulder County Chapter).

Cosponsors are:
Boulder Friends of UNICEF
Boulder WILPF (Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom)
Citizens for Global Solutions
League of Women Voters of Boulder County
Model UN Clubs at the University of Colorado at Boulder and at Boulder High School
Rocky Mountain Peace and Justice Center
Zonta Club of Boulder County
Zonta Foothills Club

Where:    Boulder Public Library, 1001 Arapahoe, Canyon Theater and lobby
When:     Sunday, October 24, 2 pm to 5 pm
What:        UN Day Celebration

Support Obama’s Generous Budget Request for UN Peacekeeping

President Obama has requested US$836.9 million for peacekeeping operations, a significant step toward restoring our credit and credibility with our allies at the United Nations.

 

Please take a moment – really, that’s all it takes – to use UNA’s letter-writing tool to send a short letter to our Senators and your Representative. Compose the letter using their talking points, or adding what you want to say, and it does all the addresses.  

 

Click here to read about this issue, and to use the UNA’s letter-writing tool.

 

Given tight budgets these days, you might also want to add that UN Peacekeeping operations are, according to the Office of Management and Budget, up to 8 times more cost effective than sending our own troops (and it means our men and women in the Colorado Guard can stay here to help us in emergencies!).

 

Pass this along to anyone you know who might be sympathetic.

Harris Poll: UN Appreciated!

A new Harris Poll shows that majorities of adults in the five biggest European Countries and the United States believes the United Nations does more good than harm. Of the six countries, Americans are most familiar with the work the UN does, while Germans are the least familiar. “With one exception, where the UN should be headquartered, adults in the five largest European countries and the United States share a sense of comfort almost, towards the UN,” Harris reports. For details, visit the Harris website by clicking here.