Membership Manual
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Learn
more about the mission and work of SWA!
Becoming an active member of SWA will both develop your
leadership skills and improve your community. Use the new
Membership Manual to learn more about the work of SWA and
discover various ways you can take action on important global
issues.
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Learn
Ways to Establish and Maintain a Succesful SWA Chapter!
Establishing a successful SWA chapter on your campus
takes time and energy. With this toolkit, we provide you
with a variety of ideas for recruiting, fundraising and
hosting events. Using the suggestions in this toolkit
and your own creativity, we are confident that you can
establish and maintain an effective chapter.
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Discuss Pressing Global Issues with other Student World Assembly Members
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Support SWA |
As an advocate for
global democracy and a catalyst for change, SWA depends on
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New
York City Event for World AIDS Day
Location:
New York, USA
Date: November 30, 2007
SWA co-sponsored “World AIDS Day New York City,”
held at St. Bartholomew’s Church in Manhattan.
The underlying theme of the evening was the role of
effective leadership, from all levels of society,
in fighting HIV/AIDS. The event featured speeches
from United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon,
Ambassador Richard Holbrooke, Petra Berrios from PWHA
Leadership...Click
here to read more.
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Award Ceremony for Human Trafficking National Essay
Contest
Location:
Yeji, Ghana
Date: November 23, 2007
SWA-Ghana announced the winners of Ghana's Human Trafficking
National Essay Contest and held an honorary ceremony
on November 23rd. Winners were selected from the judges
panel, composed of teachers, youth development workers
and social workers. Launched on June 15th, SWA wishes to extend thanks
for some 185 submissions from SWA member-applicants... Click
here to read more.
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Eyes
Wide Open Exhibit at Kingsborough Community College
Location:
New York, USA
Date: November 19, 2007
SWA-KCC co-sponsored a presentation of the “Eyes
Wide Open” exhibit from Monday November 19th
to Wednesday November 21st. The exhibit aimed to bring
attention to the human cost of the Iraq War through
the use of evocative displays and a multimedia presentation... Click
here to read more.
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First
National Youth Identity Forum
Location:
Accra, Ghana
Date: November 16, 2007
SWA-University of Ghana Legon and the British Council
organized the National Youth Forum, bringing together
students from SWA-Ghana, AEISEC, UNESCO and Student
Representative Council to address the issue of the
Ghanian youth’s role in national development.
Over 400 students attended and were asked to think
about their current national identity within the global
community...Click
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Chapter
Kick-Off Event at Tarrant County College
Location:
Texas, USA
Date: November 15, 2007
SWA-Tarrant County College held their Chapter Kick-Off
Event, focusing on the issue of Human Trafficking.
The first SWA chapter in Texas demonstrated their
enthusiasm and dedication by organizing a concert
to raise awareness about this issue.
During the event, chapter members also prepared and
distributed a special brochure with information...Click
here to read more.
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Our
Democratic Philosophy
The Student World Assembly believes that true global democracy affirms fundamental human rights, which include the dignity and worth of all human beings, the equal rights of men and women, social, economic and cultural justice for every person, and the freedom to promote these causes. SWA's representative democracy offers a powerful instrument for addressing the vital social and political conditions that threaten our global future. The informed wishes of the people, conveyed through the collective of a democratic assembly, need to be heard in the decision-making processes. By giving students from the most remote to the more accessible institutions an equal voice, we are enabling all students to educate, participate and take action, and to begin thinking of themselves as global citizens.
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