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Student Reflections: Tackling the HIV/AIDS Epidemic
Kingsborough
Community College, New York
On Monday, April 10, 2006, the Kingsborough
Community College SWA Chapter held a multifaceted event
to tell the college campus on the learning experience its
members achieved at the Montréal ’06 Convention.
The Montréal ’06 forum, "Student
Reflections: Tackling the HIV/AIDS Epidemic" was held
one month after the SWA second annual International Convention
in an attempt to educate the college community at large
about HIV/AIDS prevention and education, and the SWA. The
forum was presented twice to allow students with a variety
of schedules to attend, and free rapid HIV/AIDS testing
was available on site in conjunction with the forum.
College President Dr. Regina Peruggi and Provost
Dr. Stuart Suss delivered the opening remarks, emphasizing
the importance of having a global student-dialogue organization,
such as the SWA, on campus. Mr. Paul Raynault and Dean Reza
Fakhari, members of the SWA Board of Directors, welcomed
the crowd and shared their enthusiasm for the success of
the newly-established chapter at Kingsborough.
SWA members gave a brief introduction to the
SWA as a whole, offered a general overview of the Convention,
and highlighted SWA Committee election results. Joel Zinger,
the President of the KCC SWA Chapter, presented a mock general
assembly to give the audience a feel for what attending
the SWA Convention and what participating in a general assembly
is like.
The audience was presented with copies of
the two resolutions passed at the Montréal ’06
Convention and a lively debate of pros and cons on the issue
of HIV/AIDS ensued.
The SWA chapter at Kingsborough Community
College was established in fall 2005. Ten students, two
faculty members and two advisors were sponsored by Kingsborough
Community College to attend the Convention. The Chapter
has already held a number of events including a lecture
by guest speaker Jochen Fried of the Salzburg Seminar, a
teleconference with students in New Zealand on the topic
of corporate accountability, and participation in KCC’s
World AIDS Day event on December 1st, 2005.
The Montreal’06 Convention Experience
Manhattanville College, New York
On April 13th, 2006, the Manhattanville College
chapter held an evening on-campus event where five of its
members presented their personal reflections on the Montreal
’06 Convention. This event was held during Global
Week, a week long campaign aimed to promote and raise global
awareness on campus. The night began with opening remarks
by SWA Manhattanville Advisor, Paolo Tagatac, who welcomed
the audience and introduced Patience O. Ameyaw, President
of the chapter, to give a brief introduction on the Student
World Assembly.
The introduction was followed by Erblin Mehmetaj, the SWA
chapter secretary, who shared the chapter’s success
in mobilizing students on campus to promote global awareness
and citizenship through panel discussions, forums and international
film night events. Erblin explained how being involved in
the club has made him become more globally interested and
aware.
Ekene Ndubuisi, the SWA Chapter Treasurer,
presented an overview of the Convention agenda and ended
on a personal note as well, relaying her own experience
at the Convention. In addition, the newly-elected Vice Chair
of the Membership and Outreach Committee, Yira De la Cruz,
described the different SWA Committees and their functions
within the organization. Following Yira’s presentation,
Mitsuru Toda, Vice-President of the Chapter, discussed the
two resolutions passed by SWA members at the end of the
Convention.
“The Montreal’06 Convention Experience”
presentation concluded with a motivational workshop on SWA
expansion and chapter mobilization conducted by SWA Chapter
Coordinator, Hannah Dunphy. Mr. Paul Raynault, founder of
the SWA, offered closing remarks where he spoke about his
vision for SWA and the importance of mobilizing youth around
the world to promote global democracy – starting within
college campuses.
The SWA Chapter at Manhattanville College
in Purchase, New York, was established in fall 2005. Three
Manhattanville students attended the Convention in Montréal.
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