WYA Newsletters | November 2005
Dear Friends,
See this month’s newsletter for recent and upcoming World Youth Alliance conferences!
The World Youth Alliance interns in New York City recently attended the film premiere “39 Pounds of Love”. The film documents the life of a man who was told that he would not live past the age of 6. He is now 34 years old, weighs only 39 pounds, and just took the adventure of a lifetime. The interns are inspired by his life and story - it is something to keep in mind as the United Nations continues to work towards a draft convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in January . . .
For a Culture of Life,
The World Youth Alliance
The faces of the World Youth Alliance
We are still collecting photographs of our members in digital passport-size photographs. We will combine these photographs to make a giant picture collage for a wall in our new house. We look forward to receiving your photographs! Send photographs to wya@wya.net.
From Africa:
Upcoming - WYA Africa is hosting its first International Youth Conference “Joining Youth People for Poverty Reduction and Peace in Africa” on February 9th-11th in Kenya! Visit the website to register and for more details, or contact africa@wya.net.
From Europe:
Upcoming - WYA Europe will be holding a WYA Seminar in London, England in December on “Development Aid: the need for Solidarity”. Please email europe@wya.net if you are interested in attending this discussion.
The “Survival of the Fittest” Conference on eugenics held in Vienna on October 17th provided an opportunity for 150 young Austrians to engage in a discussion about some of the major violations of human dignity in European history and their ideological link with developments in the field of human genetics today. By assessing the impact of ideas on policy, the WYA aims to develop its cultural response in a way that will help reawaken the conscience of Europe and reaffirm the dignity of the human person.
From Asia-Pacific:
Congratulations to the participants of TAP (Training Asia-Pacific) Manila and Bangkok held in October! Both sessions were a great success! Visit www.wya.net for the list of participants.
From Latin America:
On October 28th WYA Latin America held an International Training Program in Mexico City. On October 29th, they hosted a Second International Congress titled “Uniendo Ideas Jovenes”. Ambassador Chaverri of Costa Rica, along with Lic. Abascal Carranza and Lic. Adriana Gonzalez presented.
From North America:
Roadtrip! Our North America team, regional director Cole Siemion and regional director of operations Megan Furman, have been traveling to different universities throughout the United States and Canada, hosting presentations and seminars on the WYA . Visit the www.wya.net for details of their adventures!
Website
Our website is still under construction but getting closer to full functioning. Visit the website for WYA updates and events www.wya.net.
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