{"id":5157,"date":"2018-02-12T01:21:35","date_gmt":"2018-02-12T09:21:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pacificainstitute.org\/bay-area\/?p=5157"},"modified":"2018-02-12T01:26:01","modified_gmt":"2018-02-12T09:26:01","slug":"una-norcal-division-semi-annual-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pacificainstitute.org\/bay-area\/2018\/02\/12\/una-norcal-division-semi-annual-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"UNA NorCal Division Semi-Annual Meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Over 60 members from 13 chapters attended the highly successful United Nations Association (UNA) Northern California Division\u2019s Semi Annual Meeting on February 10<\/span><span class=\"s2\"><sup>th<\/sup><\/span><span class=\"s1\"> at Pacifica Institute in Sunnyvale, California.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>UNA-USA is the largest advocacy non-partisan group in the nation and works continuously to support the vital efforts of the United Nations and its multilateral agencies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Chapter leaders came from Monterey, Sacramento, to San Francisco and Sonoma to attend this important meeting that was co-sponsored by Silicon Valley UNA, Pacifica Institute and Rose Academies.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Guest speaker, Micah Spangler, from Better World Foundation traveled from Washington DC to address the group. His presentation touched on the importance of UNA\u2019s efforts to advocate for continued support of the UN.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Other topics included discussions about the 70 year anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Global Goals, and methods to improve our outreach and advocacy efforts. The long day was a complete success due to Pacifica Institute\u2019s gracious hospitality.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pacificainstitute.org\/bay-area\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/02\/DVR_2329.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5161\" src=\"http:\/\/pacificainstitute.org\/bay-area\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/02\/DVR_2329-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"DVR_2329\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pacificainstitute.org\/bay-area\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/02\/DVR_2329-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pacificainstitute.org\/bay-area\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/02\/DVR_2329-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pacificainstitute.org\/bay-area\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/02\/DVR_2329.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pacificainstitute.org\/bay-area\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/02\/DVR_2326.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5160\" src=\"http:\/\/pacificainstitute.org\/bay-area\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/02\/DVR_2326-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"DVR_2326\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pacificainstitute.org\/bay-area\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/02\/DVR_2326-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pacificainstitute.org\/bay-area\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/02\/DVR_2326-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pacificainstitute.org\/bay-area\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/02\/DVR_2326.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pacificainstitute.org\/bay-area\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/02\/DVR_2314.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5158 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/pacificainstitute.org\/bay-area\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/02\/DVR_2314-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"DVR_2314\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pacificainstitute.org\/bay-area\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/02\/DVR_2314-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pacificainstitute.org\/bay-area\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/02\/DVR_2314-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pacificainstitute.org\/bay-area\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/02\/DVR_2314.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over 60 members from 13 chapters attended the highly successful United Nations Association (UNA) Northern California Division\u2019s Semi Annual Meeting on February 10th at Pacifica Institute in Sunnyvale, California.\u00a0 UNA-USA is the largest advocacy non-partisan group in the nation and works continuously to support the vital efforts of the United Nations and its multilateral agencies. 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