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Links
AIUNCW Student Chapter Constitution - See what we are all about.
CHECK OUT AMNESTY USA - The award winning world wide group that started it all.
DemocracyNow! - Increasingly popular independent news source
Guide to Letter Writing - This is a document created by Amnesty International explaining why
letter writing works, how it works, and how to do it effectively.
STAND UNCW - Several Amnesty International members are also members of STAND UNCW.
STAND UNCW works to bring the end to the genocide in Darfur and other ongoing crises in our world. We do this by focusing on three things: education, advocacy, and fundraising.
UNCW March of Dimes Collegiate Council - Amnesty International member Kate Schrum is a founding member of the UNCW March of Dimes Collegiate Council. March of Dimes helps moms have full-term pregnancies and researches the problems that threaten the health of babies.
Universal
Declaration of Human Rights - On December 10, 1948 the General
Assembly of the United Nations adopted and proclaimed the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights. This word document contains a quick summary
of the document for reference. The document in its entirety can be found
at: http://www.un.org/Overview/rights.html
www.amnesty.org - For information about Amnesty International
www.hrw.org - Human Rights Watch
Past Events
UNCW Goes on a Gender Bender:
PowerPoint: UNCW Gender Bender
International Women's Day March 8th, 2011
Join the UN at the Riverwalk downtown from 5 to 6pm
Dr. Mary Ombonga:
From Wives to Students: Opportunities and Challenges of Educating Girls Rescued from Early and Pre-Arranged Marriages in Kenya
Dr. Mary Ombonga, a native of Kenya currently serves as coordinator of K-12 International Outreach in the Watson School of Education at UNCW, promoting intercultural understanding and global awareness in K-12 schools.
Her talk, From Wives to Students: Opportunities and challenges of educating girls rescued from early and prearranged marriages in Kenya, draws on her current and on-going research on the education of girls who are rescued and enrolled in a Center of Excellence. These girls are those who are either rescued or run away to escape early and pre-arranged marriages or forced female genital mutilation (FGM) in their communities. She will share her perspectives and experiences on the opportunities and the multifaceted challenges of educating these girls.
Wednesday, March 9, 5pm, Kenan Hall Aud.
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