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AWC
World News
August 13, 2005
From Douglas Mattern, President
AWC San Francisco
Recent AWC News
1.
I am pleased to announce that Dr. Terrance Paupp has accepted
a position as a vice president for AWC. Terrance will focus on
our new think thank project, nuclear disarmament, and political
issues.
2.
Susan Zipp has joined the AWC UN ECOSOC team for New York. Other
AWC representatives in ECOSOC are Beshara Ghorayeb, Virginia
Swain, Rob Wheeler, Patrick McNamara
The AWC representatives for the
UN Economic Commission for Europe (in Geneva) are led by Rene
Wadlow, followed by Dr. Genevieve Jourdan and Claire Galez.
The AWC representative for the
UN Economic Commission for Africa (in Addis Ababa) is Mussie
Hailu.
The AWC representative in the
UN Economic Commission for Asia and the Pacific (in Bangkok)
is Dr. Thongmoah Champangern.
The AWC representative for the
UN Economic Commission for Western Asia (in Beirut) is Beshara
Ghorayeb
We need a representative for
the UN Economic Commission for Latin America (in Santiago) any
suggestions?
3.
I just received word from the producer of the movie on Stanislav
Petrov that they are coming with the movie, and with Petrov,
to the U.S. in November. AWC will arrange Petrov's engagements
and interviews. This is a very big development for the Petrov
movie and for AWC. We may reenact the World Citizen Award to
Petrov
4.
The feedback from participants at our peace conference at the
University of San Francisco August 2-5 is very positive and highly
favorable. I will have a report on the conference on our website
www.worldcitizens.org as soon as I receive some photographs from
Taiwan and emailed copies of the speeches. The progressive think
tank project approved at the last session of our conference is
receiving much interest
5.
AWC will participate in this year's "Concerts for World
Peace and Peace Poetry Contest." This features a performance
by our Ambassador of Music, Eddie Gale. The concert will be held
at the new Martin Luther King Jr. Library in San Jose (corner
of 4th and San Fernando Street in downtown San Jose). I will
give a short talk and then give Eddie a World Citizen Award for
his contributions to our cause. The program is on September 24
and begins at 11:30 am. This is a beautiful new library honoring
Dr. King.
6.
We have new AWC branches developing in Spain, South Africa. Lebanon,
and Kyrgyzstan. We also have some requests to organize branches
in states (New York and Texas so far), but I am not sure about
this.
6.
We received the following messages for our San Francisco Peace
Conference from Representatives Nancy Pelosi and Barbara Lee.
1.
Dear Mr. Mattern,
Thank you for your kind invitation
to attend the Peace Conference of the Association of World Citizens.
I am honored by your request, and regret that I was unable to
join you due to a prior commitment.
The conference is sure to have
initiated much vital discourse, considering the Association of
World Citizens' promotion of peace and democracy, and its concern
with pressing world issues. I hope that you had an informative
and enjoyable afternoon. Please continue in your efforts to instill
a sense of responsible citizenship for one and all.
Sincerely,
Nancy Pelosi
Democratic Leader
2.
Dear Mr. Mattern,
Thank you very much for inviting
me to ring the Bell of Peace at your international peace conference
on Tuesday, August 2nd. Unfortunately, my schedule prevents me
from joining you at this time.
Though I will be unable to attend,
I would like to take this opportunity to commend the Association
of World Citizens for holding this conference. It heartens me
to see your organization's ongoing commitment to international
peace and justice, and I salute you for your efforts in that
area.
I appreciate your thinking of
me on this occasion and I hope that your event will be a success.
Please feel free to contact me in the future if I may be of any
assistance.
Sincerely,
Barbara Lee
Member of Congress
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AWC World News August 13, 2005 From Douglas Mattern, President AWC San Francisco Recent AWC News 1. I am pleased to announce that Dr. Terrance Paupp has accepted a position as a vice president for AWC. Terrance will focus on our new think thank project, nuclear disarmament, and political issues. 2. Susan Zipp has joined the AWC UN ECOSOC team for New York. Other AWC representatives in ECOSOC are Beshara Ghorayeb, Virginia Swain, Rob Wheeler, Patrick McNamara The AWC representatives for the UN Economic Commission for Europe (in Geneva) are led by Rene Wadlow, followed by Dr. Genevieve Jourdan and Claire Galez. The AWC representative for the UN Economic Commission for Africa (in Addis Ababa) is Mussie Hailu. The AWC representative in the UN Economic Commission for Asia and the Pacific (in Bangkok) is Dr. Thongmoah Champangern. The AWC representative for the UN Economic Commission for Western Asia (in Beirut) is Beshara Ghorayeb We need a representative for the UN Economic Commission for Latin America (in Santiago) any suggestions? 3. I just received word from the producer of the movie on Stanislav Petrov that they are coming with the movie, and with Petrov, to the U.S. in November. AWC will arrange Petrov's engagements and interviews. This is a very big development for the Petrov movie and for AWC. We may reenact the World Citizen Award to Petrov 4. The feedback from participants at our peace conference at the University of San Francisco August 2-5 is very positive and highly favorable. I will have a report on the conference on our website www.worldcitizens.org as soon as I receive some photographs from Taiwan and emailed copies of the speeches. The progressive think tank project approved at the last session of our conference is receiving much interest 5. AWC will participate in this year's "Concerts for World Peace and Peace Poetry Contest." This features a performance by our Ambassador of Music, Eddie Gale. The concert will be held at the new Martin Luther King Jr. Library in San Jose (corner of 4th and San Fernando Street in downtown San Jose). I will give a short talk and then give Eddie a World Citizen Award for his contributions to our cause. The program is on September 24 and begins at 11:30 am. This is a beautiful new library honoring Dr. King. 6. We have new AWC branches developing in Spain, South Africa. Lebanon, and Kyrgyzstan. We also have some requests to organize branches in states (New York and Texas so far), but I am not sure about this. 6. We received the following messages for our San Francisco Peace Conference from Representatives Nancy Pelosi and Barbara Lee. 1. Dear Mr. Mattern, Thank you for your kind invitation to attend the Peace Conference of the Association of World Citizens. I am honored by your request, and regret that I was unable to join you due to a prior commitment. The conference is sure to have
initiated much vital discourse, considering the Association of
World Citizens' promotion of peace and democracy, and its concern
with pressing world issues. I hope that you had an informative
and enjoyable afternoon. Please continue in your efforts to instill
a sense of responsible citizenship for one and all. Nancy Pelosi 2. Dear Mr. Mattern, Thank you very much for inviting me to ring the Bell of Peace at your international peace conference on Tuesday, August 2nd. Unfortunately, my schedule prevents me from joining you at this time. Though I will be unable to attend, I would like to take this opportunity to commend the Association of World Citizens for holding this conference. It heartens me to see your organization's ongoing commitment to international peace and justice, and I salute you for your efforts in that area. I appreciate your thinking of me on this occasion and I hope that your event will be a success. Please feel free to contact me in the future if I may be of any assistance. Sincerely, Barbara Lee Home Page | AWC Goals | AWC Branches | Recent Articles AWC World News | Human Manifesto | Upcoming Events | AWC History United Nations | AWC Staff | Join Online Today | Worldometers Contact Us |