UNA-Houston 2020 Program Calendar

Notes:

  • Goal to have program theme focus on SDG 13 – Climate Action throughout the year
  • Monthly Board of Directors Meeting: 3rd Thursday of every month
  • Cultural Dinner Series (in association with Houston Consular Corps)
  • Dialog With Diplomats (series not scheduled for 2020; occasional & in partnership with Sister Cities of Houston)
  • Goal to expand Global Classrooms Houston in 2020/2021 school year into additional schools Houston, Alief, Aldine, Ft. Bend, KIPP districts.

January

  • Board Planning Retreat (18th)

February

  • No Public Event

March

  • International Women’s Day (8 th ), 2 events:
  1. Celebration at City Hall legacy Room, March 9, 5:30-7 pm
  2.  Women’s leadership Panel discussion & lunch, Houston Community College March 7 TBA
  • World Speech Day – 16 th (cosponsoring event hosted by AKF/Ishmaeli Center)

April

  • Cultural Dinner – TBD (Climate Action, Vision 2045)
  • Global Classrooms/Model UN Conference – 25 th (for student & sponsors, not public event)
  • Global Engagement Summit – 27th (NYC)

May

  • No Event

June

  • National Leadership Conference (Washington, DC)
  • World Refugee Day
    Festival 20 th , location TBA
    Dialog with Diplomats TBA week of 17 th – 21 st
    (Refugee Host Country Panel: CG’s from Greece, Pakistan, Turkey, Columbia …)

July

  • UN Day 75 th Anniversary prep

August

  • UN Day 75 th Anniversary prep

September

  • Members Day/Open House – 12 th
  • UN Day 75 th Anniversary prep

October

  • UN Day 75 th Anniversary Commemoration – 24 th

November

  • Cultural Dinner – 12 th

December

  • Human Rights Day (10 th ), event on Saturday 5 th
  • Member Holiday Social – TBA