United Nations Association Pasadena Chapter

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On March 15th, UNA Pasadena and UNA Polytechnic Campus Chapter will be hosting Empowering Women Globally from 6pm to 7pm. Swipe to see which organizations will be presenting! Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8012186008

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From all of us at UNA-USA Pasadena Chapter, wishing you a happy and safe Thanksgiving Day! #unausapasadena #seasonsgreetings #Thanksgiving2020

In a world you can be anything. Be Kind. Be supportive. Be careful. Be Alert. Be ready. Be healthy! #covid_19 #pandemiclife #who #worldhealthorganization #behealthybehappy #unapasadena #unausapasadena #unausa #worldhealth #weareone

A short film that was found in our chapter's archive was a story of Maria's Dictionary. This film was originally published in the New York Times and is featured in the six-part multimedia story Language Keepers which follows four Indigenous communities in California who are working to revitalize their languages. #throwbacktuesday

Congratulation, Ms. Sherry Simpson Dean on the Jon Charles Distinguished Service Award. We appreciated your dedication and commitment to the Ideals of the United Nations Peace, Equality, and Justice. Please join us and celebrate with us on Saturday, October 24 at 2 pm Pacific Time as standing together to honor those who had contributed to making history in the past, present, and future. ...Continue reading

Check out our Lifetime achievement award winner, Ellen Snortland’s speech at our virtual event this past Saturday! Thank you, Ellen!

In celebration of the UN75, UNA-USA Pasadena Chapter is delighted to present this year's Lifetime Achievement Award to Ms. Ellen Snortland, Past President, Board Member, and long time member of UNA-USA. Congratulation, Ellen. Thank you for your hard work and dedication to UNA-USA and Pasadena Chapter! Join us on this Celebration and Award Ceremony on Saturday, October 24 at 2 pm Pacific Time. ... CLICK TO REGISTER https://us02web.zoom.us//tZwtce6qpj8oG9Ud_3qfTPK5s65FaGU46 Ellen Snortland’s work and book, Beauty Bites Beast, has been featured on NPR and Dateline NBC. Her TEDxPasadena talk encapsulates decades of her self-defense advocacy. http://tinyurl.com/tedx-ellen Ellen has attended United Nations world conferences, in Beijing and Durban, South Africa, and annual UN meetings in NYC as an NGO delegate, self-defense advocate, and UN Press Corps credentialed journalist. She has been a member of UNA since her parents had a family membership when she was 8. Snortland is a non-practicing lawyer and first-time author book coach and creative writing teacher. A long-time women’s rights advocate, she has had a column in the Pasadena Weekly for decades. Her acclaimed one-woman show, Now That She’s Gone is a memoir about growing up Norwegian American in Colorado and South Dakota staged at the Edinburgh and New York Fringe festivals. Snortland has attended United Nations world conferences and annual UN meetings in NYC as an NGO delegate, self-defense advocate and UN Press Corps credentialed journalist. Beauty Bites Beast, a full-length documentary feature based on her self-defense advocacy has screened all over the world including Los Angeles, New York, Islamabad, and Jerusalem. You can view the movie’s teaser here: http://tinyurl.com/BBB-Trailer-2016 Ellen is a board member of the National Women’s History Alliance: www.nwhp.org. She lives in Altadena, CA, USA, with her beloved husband and life partner, Ken Gruberman, and is the mother of two really naughty dogs. Her web site is: www.beautybitesbeast.com #UN75 #unapasadena #unitednationsassociation #pastpresentprogress #unasocal #unausa #ShapingOurFuture #pasadenaweekly #pasadena

Join us on Saturday, October 24 from 2 pm - 3:30 pm PT/5 pm - 6:30 pm ET as we celebrate the 75th Years of UN. Celebrating and Remembering the Past, Present & Progress. Register to Attend this event Today! CLICK LINK HERE https://us02web.zoom.us//tZwtce6qpj8oG9Ud_3qfTPK5s65FaGU46... #UN75 #unapasadena #unausa #unasocal #unitednationsassociation #ShapingOurFuture #pastpresentprogress

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Dear Friends, It is our pleasure to invite you to attend our first virtual event in celebration of the 75th anniversary of the UN that will take place this Saturday, October 24 at 2 pm. Joining us in celebration to honor Ms. Ellen Snortland and Ms. Serry Simpson for their dedication and commitment to further the mission to global peace, justice, freedom, and wellbeing. ... Come and enjoy live music performance from our supporting UNA-USA Utah Chapter. We cordially welcome and look forward to you joining this big celebration and award ceremony on Saturday. If you haven't already done so, please click the link below to RSVP and receive a zoom link. Thank you. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/un75-past-present-progress-cel #UN75 #pastpresentprogress #unausa #UNAForUN #nonprofit #betterworld #globalcitizen

At last check, over 13% of voting-eligible women in Pasadena are not registered. If that’s you, please register now and encourage everyone you know to check their registration status: http://cityofpasadena.net/vote-cause-we-can #VoteCauseWeCan

#un75 This year marks a special occasion at the United Nations as we celebrate the 75th anniversary of the United Nations. The UN is marking its 75th anniversary at a time of great disruption for the world, compounded by an unprecedented global health crisis with severe economic and social impacts. Will we emerge stronger and better equipped to work together? Or will distrust and isolation grow further? UN Day marks the anniversary of the entry into force in 1945 of the UN Ch...arter. With the ratification of this founding document by the majority of its signatories, including the five permanent members of the Security Council, the United Nations officially came into being. 24 October has been celebrated as United Nations Day since 1948. In 1971, the United Nations General Assembly recommended that the day be observed by the Member States as a public holiday. This year marks a special occasion at the United Nations as we celebrate the 75th anniversary of the United Nations, UNA-USA Pasadena Chapter is excited to invite you to join us and our keynote speaker, UNA-USA Executive Director, Rachel Bowen Pittman at one of our biggest virtual celebration and award ceremony event. Let us remember our past, appreciate our present, and look forward to our progress in the future. Date and Time: Saturday, October 24 at 2 pm PT/5 pm ET Location: LIVE VIRTUAL EVENT VIA ZOOM at bit.ly/un75pasadena . . #unausa #unapasadena #pasadena #event #virtualevent #unitednationsassociation #socalunausa #unasocal #shapingourfuture #pastpresentprogress

Here is a little sneak peek behind the scene as our board members working together last night and planning on a big virtual event you don't want to miss. We will be taking you back to the time, celebrating the present, and looking forward to the progress we are making at our chapter. Join us on Saturday, October 24 as we celebrate the biggest event at the UN, it is the 75th anniversary of the UN and you are invited to join us at this celebration. We want to hear from you ho...w you remembered Pasadena Chapter, what was it like in the past, are you following us in present, and what would you like to see more of in the future? RSVP your Seat Today by clicking the link below: https://us02web.zoom.us//tZwtce6qpj8oG9Ud_3qfTPK5s65FaGU46 #unapasadena #UN75 #ShapingOurFuture #unausa #behindthescenes #nonprofit #GlobalLeader #pasadenacalifornia

All registered voters will receive a vote-by-mail ballot. Return your ballot: By mail (no postage necessary) At any vote-by-mail drop box location At any ...vote center in L.A. County More information, including a list of local drop box locations, is available at bit.ly/33zWUd1. #VoteReady #VoteCauseWeCan

Today is National voter registration day. Happy National Voter Registration Day!!! Have you registered to vote? #votecausewecan Join us and City of Pasadena this year as we speak up with our votes! #pasadenacalifornia #vote2020 #voiceyourchoice #NationalVoterRegistrationDay #VoteReady

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