Location
Berkeley, California, 94720
About this event
Join UNA-USA, East Bay Chapter for our Twenty-First Annual Global Citizen Awards and UN Day Celebration, presented in collaboration with the International House at UC Berkeley, the Miller Institute for Global Challenges and the Law, the Port of Oakland, and the UC Berkeley Campus Chapter of UNA-USA.
This event will showcase local organizations and individuals who are lifting up youth in our East Bay community. Come for a festive reception with light refreshments at 3:00 at the International House at UC Berkeley, followed by celebrations honoring UNA-East Bay’s 21st annual Global Citizens.
With the theme “Youth Transforming the World: Vision, Unity, and Leadership,” the UNA-East Bay’s UN Day event will celebrate exemplary achievements and impact directly linked to youth and young adults, as well as outstanding youth and youth-led organizations working to fulfill UN goals.
Join UNA-USA, East Bay Chapter for our Twenty-First Annual Global Citizen Awards and UN Day Celebration, presented in collaboration with the International House at UC Berkeley, the Miller Institute for Global Challenges and the Law, the Port of Oakland, and the UC Berkeley Campus Chapter of UNA-USA.
New Executive Director of UNA-USA, Faith Cooper, will be joining us in person from Washington DC, along with former Youth Observer to the UN, Himaja Nagireddy. This year's Global Citizens:
- MIDDLE EAST CHILDREN'S ALLIANCE (MECA)
- YOUNG MUSICIANS CHORAL ORCHESTRA (YMCO)
- CALIFORNIA ASSEMBLYMEMBER MIA BONTA
- AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL MONTESSORI (AIM)
- BIN TO BETTER
- UC BERKELEY MODEL UN, BEAR MODEL UN, & BERKELEY MODEL UN
- SHREYA CHAUDHURI, YOUNG CLIMATE JUSTICE LEADER
- ANCHITA DASGUPTA & VIKTOR DIMAS, UC BERKELEY SCHOOL OF LAW
Schedule
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Registration and Reception: 2:30-3:00
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Awards Presentation: 3:00-5:30
