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In today's Civitas newsletter:
- STL Festival of Nations, Sat. Aug. 26 & Sun., Aug. 27. We could use a few more volunteers at the Civitas booth
- Civitas Kick-off Event -- MOCK CITY COUNCIL on Sat., Sept. 9
- Special Welcoming Event for current freshman from last year's Middle School Honors Model UN -- Sat., Sept. 16
- Civitas Think Tank on Korea -- Sat., Sept. 23. Come brainstorm with us!
- New book club!
- This past week at the United Nations
- Calendar of Events
- Important Civitas Links
NOTE: Welcome back to learning without testing!
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Civitas Booth at Festival of Nations Aug. 26 - 27
The International Institute of St. Louis' annual
Festival of Nations is a great time to get together and learn about different cultures within our community. The food is terrific and there's always good music on the scene.
If it's hot, we'll have special Civitas fans to keep us cool. What we need are a few more volunteers to help us out at the booth. If you are interested in volunteering for an hour or more, you can register by clicking here.
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Civitas Kick-off Event -- Mock City Council
We like to think globally and act locally. So a mock city council meeting is an ideal way to start off the 2017-18 year for Civitas. Some of you were in attendance last January when Luke Babich, former candidate for the city council in University City, MO discussed the philosophical and petty issues that can consume local government. Luke is going to come in on Saturday, September 9, to be our "Mr. Mayor" and moderate the discussion as dozens of representatives and other citizens come together to tackle difficult and meaningful local issues in our newly-created town of "Civitas Heights."
Each participant will be given a role to play and issues to address when they arrive. It will be a time for listening, caucusing, and advocating. Hopefully compromise will be the word of the day.
The City Council will be in the actual chambers of the Creve Coeur City Council, 300 No. New Ballas Road, 2nd Floor; 63141 (map). It will run from 9:00 - 11:30 AM. Sign up by clicking here!
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Addressing North Korea and the World
Civitas Think Tank Project #1
The current situation between North Korea and the rest of the world seems so complicated that many people just want to give up. To others, it's simple: "bomb them back to the stone age."
Reality is somewhere in between. But figuring out what options the United States, South Korea, Japan, China and the rest of the world have requires research and brainstorming. Addressing this issue will be the focus of the first Civitas Think Tank Project.
We'll gather on Saturday morning, September 23, from 9:00 - 11:00 AM at the Civitas office (
map) to study some digestible research on the relevant issues. We'll work in small groups to present information in a way to others that makes sense. Then we'll divide into other groups to consider what options for action (or inaction) might exist, and what impact they would have on individual nations and the world as a whole.
We'll talk about nukes, sanctions, bluffing, psychological profiles of leaders and a host of other factors. You can sign up by
clicking here.
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New Civitas Book Club!
The Hate U Give
In the fall of 2017, Civitas is starting a fun (and voluntary) book club for students. During the first semester we are reading, '
The Hate U Give' by Angie Thomas. We will have a special event in December where students can discuss their thoughts on this provocative book. For more details,
click here.
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This past week at the United Nations
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Calendar:
Black: High School
Blue:
Middle School
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Date
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Time
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Activity
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Where
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2017
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2017
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2017
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2017
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Sat. - Sun.
August 26-27
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10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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Festival of Nations
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Tower Grove Park (
map)
If you want to volunteer:
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Saturday,
September 9
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9:00 - 11:30 AM
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"Civitas Heights" Mock City Council w/ Mayor Luke Babich
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Creve Coeur City Council Chambers; 300 N. New Ballas Road, Second Floor; 63141 (map)
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Saturday,
September 16
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9:00 - 11:00 AM
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Special Challenge for Students & Parents in 2017 Honors Model UN
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Civitas office; 10845 Olive Blvd., Suite #155; 63141 (map)
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Saturday, September 23
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9:00 - 11:00 AM
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Civitas Think Tank Workshop on North Korea Crisis
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Civitas office; 10845 Olive Blvd., Suite #155; 63141 (map)
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Saturday, September 23
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1:00 - 3:00 PM
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College Workshop with Beth Brasel, college counselor at Crossroads College Prep.
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Civitas office; 10845 Olive Blvd., Suite #155; 63141 (map)
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Saturday, September 30
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9:00 - 11:00 AM
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Civitas Model United Nations Country Draft
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Creve Coeur Government Center; 300 N. New Ballas Road; 63141 (map)
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Monday,
October 2
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4:00 - 5:00 PM
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Middle School Teachers Meeting #1 including Middle School MUN Country Draft
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Civitas office; 10845 Olive Blvd., Suite #155; 63141 (
map
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Friday,
October 13
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7:00 - 9:30 PM
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CIV-TRIV -- Civitas Trivia Night for Students (not a fund-raiser)
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T.B.D.
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Saturday,
October 14
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9:00 - 11:00 AM
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Open Discussion Morning at Civitas
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Civitas office; 10845 Olive Blvd., Suite #155; 63141 (map)
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Saturday,
October 28
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9:00 - 11:00 AM
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Model United Nations Prep Session #1
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Civitas office; 10845 Olive Blvd., Suite #155; 63141 (map)
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