RSVP for United Nations Association-Dane County
Russ Feingold
press release: UNA-USA Dane County Chapter's 2018 Luncheon: "The Role of Human Rights in Achieving Peace and Stability in Central Africa"
Please join the UNA-USA Dane County Chapter for our annual luncheon on Sunday, October 28, 2018 at Monona Terrace. This year’s luncheon will be presented by former U.S. Senator from Wisconsin and U.S. representative to the Central African Region, Russ Feingold.
Senator Feingold will speak on the role of human rights in achieving peace and stability in the Great Lakes Region of Africa. Secretary of State John Kerry appointed Feingold in 2013 to be the United States Special Representative to the African Great Lakes Region and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
In 2017, Feingold founded a new non-profit named LegitAction (www.legitaction.org) to advocate for the elimination of the electoral college, reduce barriers to the constitutional right to vote, and seek campaign finance reform.
Music by Kikeh Mato.
Sunday, October 28, 2018; Registration begins at 11:45 with luncheon beginning at 12:30 pm. Monona Terrace, 1 John Nolen Drive, Hall of Ideas. Pre-registration due by Oct. 19.
Silent Auction: 11:45 am – 1:15 pm. Program*: 1:15 – 2:30 pm
The Liberian Assistance Program (LAP) a Madison-based non-profit, is the 2018 recipient of the Global Citizen of the Year Award that is awarded annually by the Dane County Chapter of the United Nations Association of the USA. UNA-Dane will recognize LAP at its annual luncheon.
Founded in 2007 following the end of the devastating civil war in the African nation of Liberia, which began in 1980 and ended in 2003 when the United Nations negotiated a ceasefire between the warring parties, LAP (www.liberianassistanceprogram.org) has been instrumental in helping Liberia rebuild its educational infrastruture. An example of LAP’s successful efforts is the Barrack Obama International School now in its seventh year of operation that serves 300 students pre-kindergarten through the ninth grade. The parents of students at the school chose the name to honor Obama’s African heritage.
More information on UNA-Dane’s luncheon on October 28, including registering and buying a luncheon ticket, can be obtained at www.unadane.org.