JCUNA: Thanks for Your Support of Night of 1000 Dinners

We are the Johnson County affiliate of the United Nations Association - USA, a national, non-partisan, non-governmental movement advocating for the life-changing and life-saving work of the United Nations.

Board of Directors: Jerry Anthony, President; Britta Loftus, Vice President; Amy Brewster, Secretary; Meredith Gall, Treasurer; Mercedes Bern-Klug, Stefanie Bowers, Jenna Eastman, Barbara Eckstein,

Farnaz Fatahi, John W. Fuller, Wangui Gathua, Sara Haroun, Donna Hirst, Bijou Maliabo, Lucie Mordecai,

Jean Paul Mugemuzi, Stefanie Munsterman, Blake Rupe, Sanaa Sebaaly, Claudia Suazo, and Sarah Terlouw

E-Newsletter Editor, Jim Olson

If your membership has expired -- or is about to -- you have received a renewal reminder from UNA-USA. The easiest way to renew is ONLINE. Please CLICK here. Many thanks!

Stefanie Munsterman to Attend UN Commission on the Status of Women

JCUNA Board Member Stefanie Munsterman has been selected to be a member of the UNA-USA delegation ot the 70th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women, meeting March 9-16 at UN Headquarters.

Stefanie writes, "It's deeply meaningful to be part of this global conversation on gender equality and human rights, and I’m looking forward to engaging thoughtfully and bringing insights home."

Night of 1000 Dinners

Friday, March 6, 6:00 pm

St. Andrew Presbyterian Church

140 Gathering Place Lane, Iowa City

Good Food

Great Company

Important Causes

Many thanks to our sponsors, donors, ticket purchasers, volunteers, and organizers! Ticket sales end March 1.

Buy Tickets and/or Donate, Click Here

Ethan Button calls the U.S. Withdrawal from UNWRA "dangerous and unjustified"

Ethan is a UI junior majoring in Political Science, International Relations, and International Human Rights. As an Iowa UNA College Ambassador, he wrote an excellent blog on the U.S. withdrawal from the UN Works and Relief Agency for Palestine.

To read Ethan's blog, CLICK HERE

To donate to UNWRA, CLICK HERE

For over 25 years, JCUNA has hosted this community celebration of International Women's Day. Our theme for 2026 is UN Sustainable Development Goal #11, Sustainable Cities and Communities.

Net proceeds will benefit JCUNA's educational work and four agencies advancing Goal #11, especially Target 11.1, Safe and Affordable Housing:

Housing Fellowship

Immigrant Welcome Network of Johnson County

Shelter House

UN Habitat

The event will feature:

An international buffet
Recognition of our honored groups
A silent auction, "Gifts of the Nations" with items from around the world
Entertainment by the Banat Mandy Club
Remarks by Jarrett James Lash, the U.S. Youth Observer to the United Nations

NIGHT OF 1000 DINNERS SPONSORS (AS OF FEBRUARY 13; LIST IN FORMATION)

Sustainability Leaders ($1,000 +)

Donna Hirst

Iowa City Office of Human Rights

Sueppel’s Building and Remodeling

Sustainability Champions ($500 - $999)

Barbara Eckstein

Jim Olson

Jana and Jerry Schnoor

Jane Shuttleworth

Agudas Achim Congregation

UI Non-Profit Leadership and Philanthropy Program

Sustainability Advocates ($250 - $499)

Alice and Kendall Atkinson

Mercedes Bern-Klug

Meredith and Dan Gall

Katy and Peter Hansen

Britta and Chris Loftus

Adamantine Moving

CBI Bank and Trust

City of North Liberty

Coralville Public Library

Full Circle Faith Community

Hills Bank

James Investment Group

MCIC Design/Build

MidwestOne Bank

Refugee and Immigrant Association

Sanctuary Community Church

Trinity Episcopal Church, Daughters of the King

UI International Programs

Unitarian Universalist Society

Sustainability Supporters ($100 - $249)

Richard Braverman

Amy Brewster

Margaret Kiekhaefer

Caryl Lyons

Jim Throgmorton

100 Grannies for a Livable World

Alpha Kappa Alpha, Tau Psi Omega Chapter

CARTHA

Iowa City Foreign Relations Council

UI Center for Human Rights

Veterans for Peace, Chapter 161

Johnson County Chapter

United Nations Association- USA

308 E. Burlington St, 245, Iowa City, IA 52240

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unajohnsoncounty@gmail.com