Winter 2009

The winter 2009 newsletter is now available here.

AIDS Memorial Quilt in St. Louis

AIDS Memorial Quilt on Display on World AIDS Day
Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College brings sections of memorial to St. Louis

On December 1, the Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College will unveil sections of the AIDS Memorial Quilt in honor of World AIDS Day. The quilt will be available for public viewing at the Goldfarb School of Nursing lobby the entire week of December 1-5 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The AIDS Memorial Quilt consists of 40,000 colorful panels each commemorating the life of a person lost to AIDS. Each section measures approximately 12 feet square and a typical block consists of eight individual three-foot by six-foot panels sewn together. The idea was conceived in 1985 by long-time San Francisco gay rights activist Cleve Jones, and is now maintained by the NAMES Project Foundation. The quilt is the largest community arts project in the world.

The exhibit is coordinated by the Barnes-Jewish Hospital Foundation’s Arts + Healthcare Program.

In addition to the quilt, the Goldfarb School of Nursing is honoring World AIDS Day on its campus. The event is open and free to the public.

Visit the AIDS Memorial Quilt
Monday, Dec. 1 through Friday, Dec. 5
9 a.m. – 5 p.m. 

World AIDS Day Activities
Monday, Dec. 1

10 a.m. – 4 p.m.          Visit HIV/AIDS community-based organizations
4:15 – 5:15 p.m.          Keynote speakers from Goldfarb School of Nursing                 

Welcome and Introduction by Michael Evans, PhD, RN, FACHE, Maxine Clark and Bob Fox Dean and Professor
Nurses: Achieving Success in Managing HIV by Donna Taliaferro, RN, PhD
Bridging the Gap in HIV Knowledge and Nursing Education by Neal Rosenburg, RN, MSN
HIV Discordant Couples: Safe Pregnancies and Healthy Babies by Catherine Williamson, RN, FNP-BC

5:15 – 6 p.m.                Light reception
6 – 6:15 p.m.                Candlelight vigil at courtyard led by Rabbi Susan Talve

All events will be held at the Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College, 4483 Duncan Ave. Parking is available at the Metro Garage located on the corner of Taylor and Children’s Place. For more information about the event, please call 314-362-6289 or visit www.barnesjewishcollege.edu

YPIC Annual Night of a Thousand Dinners (N1KD)

Join UNA-YPIC for N1KD and SanSai Japanese Grill will donate the proceeds towards mine action.  Launched in 2001, N1KD events have been held in over 50 countries around the world, with tens of thousands of participants raising millions of dollars for mine action.  Cost is $20 which includes an entrée, 1 drink and live music.  Call 314.726.3117 to RSVP or for more information.

Place:           SanSai Japanese Grill
Address:      39 N. Central Avenue
Clayton, MO 63105
Date:            Wedsnesday, November 5, 2008
Time:           7:00 PM – 9:30 PM

5K Run/Walk for United Nations Day in Forest Park

Join UNA-YPIC as they celebrate United Nations Day! We will meet for a brief 5K Run/Walk in Forest Park.  Call 314.726.3117 to RSVP or for more information.

Place:           Visitor’s Center at the Lindell Pavilion
Address:      5595 Grand Drive
St. Louis, MO 63112
Date:            Friday, October 24, 2008
Time:           5:00 PM

Celebrate United Nations Day

You are invited to celebrate United Nations Day!  Please join us to hear a lecture on the UN Millennium Development Goals: Focus on Children Globally and Locally, hosted and co-sponsored by Saint Louis University Department of Political Science and Public Policy.  Presenters featured are:  Professor Usha Nayar, Mr. Arrey Obenson and Dr. Richard Patton.  Call 314.727.2949 to RSVP or for more information.

Place:           Saint Louis University Carlo Auditorium
Address:      3550 Lindell Blvd. – Tegeler Hall
St. Louis, MO  63103
Date:            Thursday, October 23, 2008
Time:           4:00 PM Reception
4:15 PM – 6:00 PM Lecture

Fall 2008 newsletter

UNA’s Fall 2008 newsletter is now available online. Visit the Features section to read the main story or Newsletter section for the PDF version.

UNA Walk/Run to Celebrate Earth Day

WHAT: Walk/Run for the Earth at Forest Park

WHEN: Sunday, April 20th @ 10:30 AM 

WHERE: Meet in Front of the historic Lindell Pavillion – Visitor’s Center, 5595 Grand Drive St. Louis, MO 63112

DETAILS: We will meet at 10:30 AM and Run/Walk 1 lap around Forest Park
approximately 7 Miles. Following we will have lunch at the Earth Day Festival in Forest Park.

Suggested donation $5
Please RSVP: 314/727-2949

Darfur Photography Exhibit

WHAT: Darfur Photography Exhibit

WHEN: Sunday, April 27 thru May 3, 2008

WHERE: St. Louis City Hall, 1200 Market Street St. Louis, MO 63103
Opening Reception in the Rotunda 4:30 PM

DETAILS: Directly from Sudan, a never publicly displayed collection by GINA BRAMUCCI, award winning journalist, photographer and humanitarian relief worker for the International Rescue Committee.

FREE – Come and Connect!

Presented by Gitana Productions
www.gitana-inc.org
Tel. 721-6556

Complacency of Silence at the SLU Theatre

WHAT: Complacency of Silence: Darfur by L. Patton Chiles

WHEN: May 23 – June 8, 2008
Fridays and Saturdays 8:00 PM
Sundays 2:30 PM

WHERE: St. Louis University Theatre – Xavier Hall, 3733 West Pine Mall St. Louis, MO 63103
(Located in the center of the campus quadrangle between Lindell Blvd. on the north, Laclede Ave. on the south and Grand Avenue on the east.)

DETAILS: Complacency of Silence will use music, dance and drama to explore the humanitarian crisis in the Darfur region of western Sudan. The play will inspire you with the courage and resilience that the Darfurian people have displaced in the face of genocide.

Tickets $10 Adults and $5 Children
Call Gitana at 721-6556 or Metrotix at 534-1111

Presented by Gitana Productions
www.gitana-inc.org

UNA Annual Meeting

WHAT: United Nations Association of Greater St. Louis Annual Meeting

WHEN: Sunday, April 13, 2008 from 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM

WHERE: India Rasoi-Central West End, 4569 Laclede Avenue St. Louis, MO  63108

DETAILS:

Agenda
5:00 PM   Registration
5:15 PM   Cash Bar
5:45 PM  Dinner
6:00 PM  Report from the Board of Directors
UNA Activities and Update about the U.N.
Elected Officers

Cost $35
Please RSVP: 314/727-2949