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Want
to Bid 4 Democracy?
On June 10th the SWA launched the 2006 Bid 4
Democracy Auction as an effort to raise funds for SWA programs.
The auction includes 22 different items donated to the SWA
ranging form paintings and sculptures, to photos and worldwide
souvenirs and is taking place on Ebay.
Bid 4 Democracy is an exciting opportunity for members and
supporters to purchase artwork and collectables while supporting
the SWA at the same time. The auction has been put together
by SWA staff throughout the past year. All the items being
auctioned off have been generously donated by various individuals
who believe in the SWA and its activities. You can view
the items being auctioned off by clicking below:
http://studentworldassembly.org/auction
Throughout the past three
years the SWA has combined a focus on global issues with
local action in order to help educate members, provide channels
for participation and ways positive actions can be taken
in order to make a difference. As a member you have been
at the heart of SWA’s efforts. You can help the SWA continue
its work by taking part in Bid 4 Democracy. Click
here to go to Bid 4 Democracy’s official Ebay website.
The Auction will end on June 19th,
2006
so hurry now and bid before it is too late.
Help
SWA Score a $50,000 Goal!
Do you
have World Cup fever? Are you following you favorite team
as it makes it through the world’s biggest sporting
event? How about supporting team SWA as it sets out to raise
$50,000? With the onset of the World Cup in Germany, the
SWA has launched a new bold fundraising campaign combining
the excitement of the World Cup with the many educational
efforts of the SWA.
While Team SWA might not
have the amazing soccer talents of national teams making
world headlines, it certainly can boast a global roster
of members and supporters from various countries of our
world village committed to making a difference. You can
support Team SWA as it promotes global democracy and respect
for human rights by donating to our campaign.
Go
Team SWA!
Already the SWA has raised $5,010 thanks to
a generous contribution from the American
Movement for World Government foundation and SWA members.
Our effort is truly a team effort. By reaching out to friends
and family you can increase the possibilities of our grassroots
effort as we move towards expanding our activities throughout
the world. Any and all contributions made will certainly
be a significant step towards achieving our goals. Click
below to contribute now:
http://studentworldassembly.org/TeamSWA.htm
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Global
Civic Education
& Engagement Initiative
In the recent weeks,
the SWA and the Salzburg
Seminar conducted preliminary discussions on
ways the two organizations can work together. As
a result, a new Global Civic Education and Engagement
Initiative is being formulated which would combine
the SWA’s global outreach with Salzburg Seminar’s
intellectual focus and drive.
The Salzburg Seminar is one Europe’s premier
think tanks which brings together current and future
leaders in order to formulate solutions to global
challenges. The Salzburg Seminar brings together
scholars, academics, and students from around the
world throughout the year in multiple Seminar settings
which deal with specific topics such as the role
of women in society, the impact of higher education,
and changing dynamics of the global economy.
The Seminar’s focus on multiple global issues
and its informative method of raising awareness
make it an ideal organization with which the SWA
can collaborate.
The SWA is currently organizing this collaboration
and we will keep you updated as more information
and details on the Global Civic Education and Engagement
Initiative effort becomes available.
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America
At the Crossroads
Francis Francis Fukuyama’s new book is an
interesting analysis of U.S foreign policy under
the Bush administration by a former neoconservative
thinker closely associated with key members both
within and outside the Bush White House.
Fukuyama begins with a clear history of the neoconservative
movement and the different ways it has impacted
American policy making in the past couple of decades.
He then highlights ways the current American administration
has misplaced objectives and how it has undermined
the U.S image by making pre-emptive military action
a central tenet of U.S action. By breaking away
from the current trend of neoconservative thinking,
Fukuyama presents a new way forward for the United
States as it continues its democracy spreading campaign
in Iraq and its global war on terror. The book is
a very interesting read and provides a new window
through which future American foreign policy can
be judged and understood.
Purch
Here and Support SWA...
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SWA Update
Send
your information to
Ginger Albertson, SWA’s Publications Coordinator,
at
ginger@studentworldassembly.org.
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