World Day of Social Justice - February 20, 2015

What is our message?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UHlNOBMecg

VMUN Alternate Research Project

Global Responsibility Alternate Research Project 

(for students not attending VMUN)

Preamble:

The United Nations is a large, international bureaucracy, responsible for directing member nations away from conflict and towards more sustainable ways of living together on a small planet.

In order to accomplish its mandate, t  These are smaller, less cumbersome, independent, not-for-profit groups operating in civil society, with specialty expertise in certain domains.

he UN makes use of numerous Non-Governmental Organizations, or NGOs.

Examples of NGOs are, for instance, the Trans-Himalayan Aid Society and the Nepal Library Foundation, with whom our school has long-term relationships.

This project requires that you closely study ONE NGO from the following list.  You will conduct research into the organization, and produce an original paper of approximately 2000 words with your results. (your paper MUST be typewritten, double spaced)

For your assigned NGO, you must:

A.     research the history, structure, financing and governance of the NGO

B.     Explain how the United Nations determines how and with which NGOs it will work

C.     describe how this NGO is associated with the United Nations

D.    list the countries where this NGO is active

E.     describe five projects the NGO is involved in

F.     Assess why this NGO is effective in creating positive change

G.     Include some images relating to the NGO’s work

List of NGOs for consideration:

http://theglobaljournal.net/top100NGOs/

Amnesty International

Barefoot College

BRAC

CARE International

Ceres

Greenpeace

Habitat International

Médecins Sans Frontiers

Mercy Corps

Oxfam

Red Cross/Red Crescent

Save the Children

Stephen Lewis Foundation

Unitarian Service Committee

World Wide Fund for Nature International

School is not always a safe place...

Check the website
A World at School to find out more about the devastating attack on a Pakistani school.

Is it right that warring factions use children as pawns, human shields, hostages?  Should children have special protection?  How can we assure that all children may attend school, when some fear for their lives?

Something to think about for our December 18th class:

http://www.aworldatschool.org/news/entry/Dozens-of-students-killed-by-Taliban-in-school-attack-in-pakistan-1423?&utm_medium=email&utm_source=awas&utm_content=1+-+more+than+100+schoolchildren+have+lost+t&utm_campaign=2014_12_16_Peshawar&source=2014_12_16_Peshawar

POTLUCK DINNER FOR NEPAL/SOCIAL JUSTICE

SJ12 & Nepal 2015 Trip potluck is Thursday, December 11th, from 5:30 - 7 p.m. at the Sutherland cafeteria.  Please join us, with a dish to serve small portions for 12, Asian-themed.

Set up from 3-4: all SJ12 students available to help, please come to D102 at 3 p.m.

Class from 4-5 p.m.

Dinner prep from 5-5:30 p.m.

See you all there!

HOW EBOLA AFFECTS CHILDREN'S EDUCATION

Check out how many children are affected by this disease, because schools have been closed.  The consequences of this epidemic are far-reaching.  Our continued global support to control and contain this outbreak is critical.


http://www.aworldatschool.org/news/entry/ebola-report-calls-for-emergency-education-and-safe-schools-1379?&utm_medium=email&utm_source=awas&utm_content=1+-+about+the+report+here&utm_campaign=2014_12_03_Ebola&source=2014_12_03_Ebola