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January 2010 Luncheon
Human trafficking is one of the fastest growing crimes on the planet. Over 2.2 million children are sold into the sex trade every year. There are more slaves today than any other time in history. According to the US Department of State there are at least 1 million new victims of human traffkicking every year...half of them being children.
Come and learn how you can join the fight. Giselle Rodriguez from the Florida Coalition Against Human Trafficking will be presenting on issues of modern slavery, what the community and social service organizations are doing to help, and how you can get involved.
Human trafficking must end...people are NOT for sale!
When: January 16th from 12:00 - 2:00 PM
Where: Gallery at Interlachen 5510 Lake Howell Road, Winter Park 32792
Cost: $10 for non-members, $8 for UNA members and students. Film screening and lunch are included.
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Check back to get details about upcoming Luncheons.
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 Our next luncheon is on September 19, 2009 from 12 pm to 2 pm at a new, central location: Stardust Video & Coffee. We are honored to present a short film being shown at this year’s Global Peace Film Festival (GPFF), Africa’s Daughters and welcome speaker Nina Streich, GPFF’s Executive Director. We will also be raffling off some great prizes, bring a friend and enter twice! Lunch is included.
Location: 1842 Winter Park Rd Winter Park, FL 32789
Cost: Student/UNA Members $7
Non-members— $10
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| April Luncheon - Hunger Presentation transcript |
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You may be wondering why you are sitting in such an awkward seating arrangement.... We are here today because 1.3 billion people live in poverty.
And we are here today because in our world 923 million people suffer from chronic hunger. This constitutes 14% of the world's population
Every 5 seconds, one child dies from hunger and other preventable diseases. That is 16 thousand children a day.
You may think that hunger is about too many people and not enough food. Not true. Our rich and bountiful planet produces enough to feed every woman, man and child on earth. It's about power. The roots of hunger lie in inequalities in access to education and resources. The results: illiteracy, poverty, warm and the inability for families to grow or buy food.
This hunger banquet is a metaphor for how food and other resources are disproportionately distributed in the world. Today, we are unable to recreate the many complex ways poverty manifest itself in regard to healthcare, education,
employment opportunities, basic human rights, and the realities of the day-to-day struggle for survival for some people in this world.
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| April Luncheon - Hunger Awareness |
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 Who: Anyone interested in international affairs, humanitarian rights, the United Nations and a way to get involved in our community and around the world.
When: April 18th from 12:00 – 2:00 p.m.
What: Speakers Series: Guest speakers from Second Harvest Food Bank, Greg Higgerson and several other community organizers will lead discussions and help attendees experience the effects of local and global hunger.
Where: Heart of Florida United Way
1940 Traylor Boulevard, Orlando, FL 32804
Cost: 8 dollars for non-students and 5 dollars for students.
Please bring can proteins (tuna, peanut butter, etc.) to
donate to this cause.
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