OUR VISION:
We envision a future in which countries work together to abolish war, protect universal human rights and freedoms, foster sustainable development, and solve related problems facing humanity that no country can solve alone. This vision requires the involvement of informed world citizens to create and maintain effective democratic global institutions that will supplant the law of force with the rule of law while respecting the diversity and autonomy of national and local communities.
OUR MISSION:
We are a membership organization working to build political will, promoting global citizenship and a new spirit of sharing, and devising initiatives to promote our vision. We undertake our mission by organizing educational events, communicating global concerns to public officials, collaborating with globally engaged organizations, and disseminating proposals to reform and strengthen the United Nations and other international institutions, including the creation of new agencies when necessary.
(Chapter of GlobalSolutions.org, formerly World Federalist Association; more on 2012 name changes at this link.)
We envision a future in which countries work together to abolish war, protect universal human rights and freedoms, foster sustainable development, and solve related problems facing humanity that no country can solve alone. This vision requires the involvement of informed world citizens to create and maintain effective democratic global institutions that will supplant the law of force with the rule of law while respecting the diversity and autonomy of national and local communities.
OUR MISSION:
We are a membership organization working to build political will, promoting global citizenship and a new spirit of sharing, and devising initiatives to promote our vision. We undertake our mission by organizing educational events, communicating global concerns to public officials, collaborating with globally engaged organizations, and disseminating proposals to reform and strengthen the United Nations and other international institutions, including the creation of new agencies when necessary.
(Chapter of GlobalSolutions.org, formerly World Federalist Association; more on 2012 name changes at this link.)
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612-379-7419
Updated 2016-11-06
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Minneapolis, MN 55414
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Updated 2016-11-06
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HATS OFF TO JIM NELSON
By Joe Schwartzberg
At its annual meeting on Saturday, October 29, the United Nations Association of Minnesota honored James (Jim) W. Nelson for his fifty years of continuous volunteer service to that organization. As many readers of this Newsletter are aware, for most of those years Jim was also one of the most committed and effective members of the Minnesota Chapter of the World Federalist Association (serving for one term as its President) and its successor organization, Citizens for Global Solutions, as well as many other service-oriented NGOs, especially in the field of human rights (most notably with Amnesty International) and in respect to environmental issues. He was particularly active in raising public awareness of UNCED, the 1992 UN Conference on the Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro; he promotes the restoration of native grasses in Minnesota and elsewhere (experimenting with them on his own farm in Dakota County); and, currently, he is championing the protection of the endangered, but vitally important, bumble bee.
On Sunday, October 23, Jim and his wife, Nenita, held an open house for some fifty or so friends at his home in Minneapolis. On display were numerous memorabilia attesting to his work for a better world. Guests were given two of Jim's recent publications; one, "Nurture our Bumble Bees," is a gem, beautifully written and illustrated with Jim's exquisite close-up photos of bees in relation to the flowers they help pollinate; the other, "Well done is far better than well said," is a booklet documenting a career of incredible activism. Included in the latter work is a letter I wrote to Jim on 22 April 2000. It reads, in part, as follows:
Dear Jim,
It is often said that the best teacher is the one who teaches by example. If this is true, as I believe it to be, then you are an exemplary mentor … [You make] clear what individuals and groups, at various scales from the household to the global, can do to promote sustainability on our endangered planet. You have injected a note of hope and light into an intellectual landscape that is all too often depicted in prevailing gloomy tones …
Joe Schwartzberg
By Joe Schwartzberg
At its annual meeting on Saturday, October 29, the United Nations Association of Minnesota honored James (Jim) W. Nelson for his fifty years of continuous volunteer service to that organization. As many readers of this Newsletter are aware, for most of those years Jim was also one of the most committed and effective members of the Minnesota Chapter of the World Federalist Association (serving for one term as its President) and its successor organization, Citizens for Global Solutions, as well as many other service-oriented NGOs, especially in the field of human rights (most notably with Amnesty International) and in respect to environmental issues. He was particularly active in raising public awareness of UNCED, the 1992 UN Conference on the Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro; he promotes the restoration of native grasses in Minnesota and elsewhere (experimenting with them on his own farm in Dakota County); and, currently, he is championing the protection of the endangered, but vitally important, bumble bee.
On Sunday, October 23, Jim and his wife, Nenita, held an open house for some fifty or so friends at his home in Minneapolis. On display were numerous memorabilia attesting to his work for a better world. Guests were given two of Jim's recent publications; one, "Nurture our Bumble Bees," is a gem, beautifully written and illustrated with Jim's exquisite close-up photos of bees in relation to the flowers they help pollinate; the other, "Well done is far better than well said," is a booklet documenting a career of incredible activism. Included in the latter work is a letter I wrote to Jim on 22 April 2000. It reads, in part, as follows:
Dear Jim,
It is often said that the best teacher is the one who teaches by example. If this is true, as I believe it to be, then you are an exemplary mentor … [You make] clear what individuals and groups, at various scales from the household to the global, can do to promote sustainability on our endangered planet. You have injected a note of hope and light into an intellectual landscape that is all too often depicted in prevailing gloomy tones …
Joe Schwartzberg
NEWSLETTER ARCHIVE
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November 2016
OUR VISION, OUR MISSION
THE FACES OF FUTURE LEADERS IN OUR WORLD
HATS OFF TO JIM NELSON By Joe Schwartzberg
AN INTERESTING PROPOSAL FOR A SOLUTION IN SYRIA
THIRD THURSDAY GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM
CHANGE IS AHEAD FOR OUR WEBSITE
POLITICS AND A 501(c)3 ORGANIZATION By Dick Bernard, editor, Vice-President
September 2016
OUR VISION, OUR MISSION
A PEACE-FILLED GATHERING OF FRIENDS IN FAIRMONT MINNESOTA By Nancy Dunlavy
THIRD THURSDAY GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM
THE LESSON OF BREXIT: THEY NEED TO FIXIT! Gail Hughes, President
IN MEMORIAM
A CONFERENCE ON U.N. REFORM, AND AN EXCITING NEW PROJECT By Joe Schwartzberg Director, The Workable World Trust
May 2016
2016 Annual Dinner June 9 featuring Mark Ritchie speaking on "Working Minnesota's Global"
NEWS FROM THE WORKABLE WORLD TRUST
THIRD THURSDAY GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM
ABOUT MARK RITCHIE, CGS MN’S ANNUAL MEETING SPEAKER By Dick Bernard
OUR VISION, OUR MISSION
WHY CGS? By Maryam Yusefzadeh, CGS MN Board
ARMENIAN GENOCIDE 1915-23 By Dick Bernard, VP CGS MN
A FOND FAREWELL FROM YOUR PRESIDENT By Gail Hughes
March 2016
OUR VISION, OUR MISSION
LYNN ELLING: “A WARRIOR FOR WORLD PEACE” By Dick Bernard, VP CGS MN, and editor
WHY IS THE U.S. VIEWED AS A THREAT TO WORLD PEACE? FOR ANSWERS, LET’S LISTEN TO VOICES FROM THE GLOBAL SOUTH By Gail Hughes, President, CGS-MN
“WELL DONE IS BETTER THAN WELL SAID”. THE GLOBAL QUEST FOR SUSTAINABLE LIFE By Jim Nelson
THIRD THURSDAY GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM
January 2016
OUR VISION, OUR MISSION
BREAKING THE CYCLE OF ENDLESS WAR BY HEARING OTHER VOICES By Gail Hughes, President CGSMn
A TALE OF TWO CITIES By Joe Schwartzberg
PEACEMAKERS OF MINNESOTA By Ehtasham Anwar, Pakistan native and civil administrator
2013-2014 Fulbright/Humphrey Scholar, Human Rights Center, University of Minnesota Law School
THIRD THURSDAY GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM
October 2015
OUR VISION, OUR MISSION
MINNESOTA'S UNITED NATIONS MOVEMENT, WHEN THE PEOPLE LEAD LEADERS WILL FOLLOW by Jim Nelson
A BIT OF HISTORY: THE MINNESOTA PEACE AND JUSTICE COALITION By Louise Pardee
HEARING THE VOICE OF THE ‘OTHER’ FORUM By Gail Hughes, President, CGS-MN
WORKABLE WORLD CONFERENCE REPORT AND THANKS by Joe Schwartzberg, CGS Board Member and Director, The Workable World Trust
WHO IS “AMERICA”? SOME CANDID OBSERVATIONS FROM ONE WHO OBSERVED US by Ehtasham Anwar, Pakistan
OTHER ITEMS TO NOTE
A BRIEF EDITORIAL COMMENT
THIRD THURSDAY GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM
September 2015
OUR VISION, OUR MISSION
WORKABLE WORLD TRUST NEWS by Joe Schwartzberg, Director, WWT
A CALL FOR GLOBAL STATESMANSHIP by Gail Hughes, President
THIRD THURSDAY GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM
HAPPENINGS: Citizens for Global Solutions Minnesota
"CREATING A WORKABLE WORLD" Conference U of M Cowles Auditorium OCTOBER 9-10, 2015 (An insert)
May 2015
OUR VISION, OUR MISSION
THE BEGINNING OF A NEVER ENDING (?) WAR by Dick Bernard, Vice-President
NEWS FROM THE WORKABLE WORLD TRUST (WWT) by Joe Schwartzberg, Director, WWT
IT “DOESN’T GROW ON TREES” by Dick Bernard, Editor & Vice-President
THE CURRENT BOARD
NEWS FROM ALL CORNERS
THIRD THURSDAY GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM
Citizens for Global Solutions, Minnesota 2015 Annual Dinner
CANDIDATES FOR OFFICERS AND BOARD
"CREATING A WORKABLE WORLD" conference U of M Cowles Auditorium OCTOBER 9-10, 2015
March 2015
OUR VISION, OUR MISSION
For your calendar: Oct 9-10, major conference planned
IS THE UN A FORCE FOR PEACE, OR A TOOL OF NEO-COLONIALISM? by Gail Hughes, President
INITIATIVES OF THE WORKABLE WORLD TRUST (WWT) by Joe Schwartzberg
SOME LEARNING FROM A BOOK CLUB
THE CURRENT BOARD
Your financial support is needed
THIRD THURSDAY GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM
Please Join CITIZENS FOR GLOBAL SOLUTIONS, MINNESOTA
January 2015
OUR VISION, OUR MISSION
UN CLIMATE TALKS MOVE FORWARD by Jim Nelson
THE IMPORTANCE OF DIVERSE GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES IN DEVELOPING GLOBAL SOLUTIONS by Gail Hughes, President
THE CURRENT BOARD
THE INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM: TIME FOR "PLAN C" by Joe Schwartzberg
THIRD THURSDAY GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM
BEGINNING A TWIN CITIES AND MIDWEST MAST CALENDAR
ESTABLISHING A WORKABLE WORLD TRUST
Please Join CITIZENS FOR GLOBAL SOLUTIONS, MINNESOTA
November 2014
OUR VISION, OUR MISSION
PROMOTING GLOBAL IDENTITY AND GLOBAL CITZENSHIP: LESSONS FROM NELSON MANDELA by Gail Hughes, President
WHY I FAVOR WORKING FOR “A WORKABLE WORLD” by Joe Schwartzberg
A WORKABLE WORLD TRUST
THIRD THURSDAY GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM
Please Join CITIZENS FOR GLOBAL SOLUTIONS, MINNESOTA
September 2014
OUR VISION, OUR MISSION
OUR INTERACTIVE, TOP-DOWN / BOTTOM-UP, “FEELING-OUR-WAY” EXPERIMENT by Gail Hughes, President
NEWS ABOUT TRANSFORMING THE UNITED NATIONS SYSTEM
THIRD THURSDAY GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM
Join CITIZENS FOR GLOBAL SOLUTIONS, MINNESOTA
May 2014
OUR VISION, OUR MISSION
MAJOR CHANGES UNDERWAY by Dick Bernard, Vice-President
THIRD THURSDAY GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM
IN MEMORIAM: LYLE CHRISTIANSON, 1926-2014
IN MEMORIAM: EVANGELOS N. KALAMBOKIDIS, 1926-2014
CANDIDATES FOR OFFICERS AND BOARD OF GLOBALSOLUTIONSMN.ORG CHAPTER
GLOBAL SOLUTIONS MN, ANNUAL MEETING INVITATION
WORLD LAW DAY PROGRAM
UNPA INITIATIVE WITH DON FRASER
CONGRATULATIONS
March 2014
OUR VISION, OUR MISSION
AN ESSENTIAL WORK FOR ALL WHO ARE CONCERNED WITH THE FUTURE OF A NEW UN by Gail Hughes, Chapter President
THIRD THURSDAY GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM
BOOK PROMOTION TOUR by Joe Schwartzberg
January 2014
OUR VISION, OUR MISSION
THE ROLE OF GLOBALSOLUTIONSMN.OR AS REFLECTED BY THIRD THURSDAY TOPICS
by Gail Hughes, Chapter President
ED RAWSON, February 1914 – December 2013: IN MEMORIAM
THIRD THURSDAY GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM
November 2013
OUR VISION, OUR MISSION
PARTICIPATE IN OUR THIRD THURSDAY FORUM DISCUSSIONS! by Gail Hughes, Chapter President
THIRD THURSDAY GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM
Go to our GlobalSolutionsMN.Org website by Gail Hughes, Chapter President
DEMOCRATIZING THE UNITED NATIONS: A WORLD PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY by Joe Schwartzberg
September 2013
OUR VISION, OUR MISSION
GREETINGS FROM YOUR PRESIDENT AND A REFLECTION ON OUR MISSION by Gail Hughes, Chapter President
ACCOLADES FOR TRANSFORMING THE UNITED NATIONS SYSTEM by Joe Schwartzberg
THIRD THURSDAY GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM
GARY DAVIS, WORLD CITIZEN, AND THE MINNESOTA CONNECTION by Dick Bernard-Vice President
May 2013
OUR VISION, OUR MISSION
REFLECTING ON WORLD LAW DAY by Joe Schwartzberg, Outgoing Chapter President
THANKS by Joe Schwartzberg
THIRD THURSDAY GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM
CGS MN ANNUAL MEETING INVITATION
IN MEMORIAM: HARLAN M. SMITH
BOOK BLURB by Joe Schwartzberg
March 2013
OUR VISION, OUR MISSION
BOOK ON UN REFORM TO BE PUBLISHED BY UN UNIVERSITY PRESS by Joe Schwartzberg, President, Minnesota Chapter CGS
HENNEPIN COUNTY AND THE UNITED NATIONS FLAG: A CALL FOR CITIZEN ACTION by Dick Bernard
THIRD THURSDAY GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM
MPR PEACE SITE HONORS LEE DECHERT
WORLD CITIZEN FILM EVENT
January 2013
OUR VISION, OUR MISSION
MY COUNTRY IS THE WORLD film showing by Joe Schwartzberg, President, Minnesota Chapter CGS
OUR GLOBAL FUTURE guest essay by Troy Davis
THIRD THURSDAY GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM
November 2012
OUR VISION, OUR MISSION
THE SYSTEM’S BROKEN; WE’VE GOT TO FIX IT by Joe Schwartzberg, President, Minnesota Chapter CGS
IN MEMORIAM: GEORGE PILLSBURY, 1921-2012
THIRD THURSDAY GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM
HOW OTHERS SEE US
September 2012
OUR VISION, OUR MISSION
TRANSFORMING THE UNITED NATIONS SYSTEM by Joe Schwartzberg, President, Minnesota Chapter CGS
WPA MONOGRAPH PUBLISHED
THIRD THURSDAY GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM
IN MEMORIAM, Verlyn O. Smith
WFM CONGRESS IN WINNIPEG by June Parrott
May 2012
OUR VISION, OUR MISSION
TOWARDS A WORLD PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY by Joe Schwartzberg,
President, Minnesota Chapter CGS
THIRD THURSDAY GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM
LETTERS ON IRAN
March 2012
OUR VISION, OUR MISSION
TOWARDS A WORLD PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY by Joe Schwartzberg,
President, Minnesota Chapter CGS
THIRD THURSDAY GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM
LETTERS ON IRAN
January 2012
OUR VISION, OUR MISSION
THESIL MORLAN, 1945-2011, IN MEMORIAM (with excerpts fromMinerva) by Joe Schwartzberg, President, Minnesota Chapter CGS
CHARITY VERSUS CHANGE by Hank Stone
THIRD THURSDAY GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM
AXWORTHY PRESENTATIONS by Dick Bernard, Board Member, Minnesota Chapter CGS
November 2011
OUR VISION, OUR MISSION
ON GOODNESS by Joe Schwartzberg, President, Minnesota Chapter CGS
***AN EVENT YOU WILL NOT WANT TO MISS*** RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT by Hon. Lloyd Axworthy-Fromer Forein Minister of Canada and a former Canadian Ambassador to the United Nations, serving twice as President of the UN Security Council.
THIRD THURSDAY GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM
MOVE TO AMEND by David Cobb
September 2011
OUR VISION, OUR MISSION
LIBYA AND THE RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT by Joe Schwartzberg, President, Minnesota Chapter CGS
THIRD THURSDAY GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM
SEPTEMBER 21, INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE
CORPORATE “PERSONHOOD”
AUCTION OF STAINED-GLASS WINDOW
May 2011
OUR VISION, OUR MISSION
IS WORLD GOVERNMENT INEVITABLE? by Joe Schwartzberg, President, Minnesota Chapter CGS
THIRD THURSDAY GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM
WHAT CAN WE DO FOR THE CHILDREN OF "GENERATION HOT," THEIR HEIRS AND OURSELVES? by Lee DeChert
CGS MN ANNUAL MEETING INVITATION
CANDIDATES FOR OFFICERS AND BOARD OF CGS, MN CHAPTER
ON THE KILLING OF OSAMA BIN LADEN
March 2011
OUR VISION, OUR MISSION
PEOPLE POWER AND NATIONAL SOVEREIGNTY by Joe Schwartzberg, President, Minnesota Chapter CGS
SENIOR REFLECTIONS ON MODEL UNITED NATIONS EXPERIENCES by Meredith Burns
THIRD THURSDAY GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM
NEWS: LYNN ELLING TURNS 90, ISTILL GOING STRONG; Etc.
January 2011
OUR VISION, OUR MISSION
Review of James T. Ranney, WORLD PEACE THROUGH LAW: RE-THINKING AN OLD THEORY by Joe Schwartzberg, President, Minnesota Chapter CGS
THE EARTH GARDEN by Hank Stone
THIRD THURSDAY GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM
November 2010
OUR VISION, OUR MISSION
DIEZ DIAS DE DEMOCRACIA GLOBAL/ TEN DAYS OF GLOBAL DEMOCRACYJoe Schwartzberg, President, Minnesota Chapter, CGS
REFLECTIONS ON THE ELECTIONS by Joe Schwartzberg
THIRD THURSDAY GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM
HAWKINSON FOUNDATION AWARDS FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE
NEW WEB SITES
September 2010
OUR VISION, OUR MISSION
DESIGNS FOR A WORKABLE WORLD (Upcoming book) by Joe Schwartzberg, President, Minnesota Chapter, CGS
THIRD THURSDAY GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM
PAKISTAN NEEDS YOUR HELP
May 2010
OUR VISION, OUR MISSION
IMPENDING CHANGE by Claude Buettner, Outgoing President, Minnesota Chapter, CGS
FUNDING A WORKABLE UNITED NATIONS by Joe Schwartzberg
IRD THURSDAY GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM
AWARD FOR JOE SCHWARTZBERG
WEIGHTED VOTING by Joe Schwartzberg
CHAPTER OUTLINE, DESIGNS FOR A WORKABLE WORLD (Upcoming book by Joe Schwartzberg)
CGS MN ANNUAL MEETING INVITATION, JUNE 17, THUR, 6-9 PM; Keynote Speaker: Secretary of State MARK RITCHIE, "THE ROLE OF CIVIL SOCIETY IN GLOBAL GOVERNANCE"
CANDIDATES FOR OFFICERS AND BOARD OF CGS, MN CHAPTER
March 2010
OUR VISION, OUR MISSION
CONTFRONTING FUTURE TERROR by Claude Buettner, President, Minnesota Chapter, CGS
CIVIL SOCIETY TO THE RESCUE by Joe Schwartzberg, CGS Board Member
THIRD THURSDAY GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM
DO YOU WANT A PIECE OF THE ACTION?
January 2010
OUR VISION, OUR MISSION
THE QUEST FOR GLOBAL POLITICAL EQUITY IN THE 21st CENTURY by Claude Buettner, President, Minnesota Chapter, CGS
THIRD THURSDAY GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM
NUCLEAR WEAPONS ARE AN EFFECT by Ronald J. Glossop, President, St. Louis Chapter, CGS
AVAAZ
CGS MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION by Dennis Dillon, Treasurer, MN Chapter, CGS
November 2009
OUR VISION, OUR MISSION
A BINATIONAL COMMISSION WITH RUSSIA by Claude Buettner, President, Minnesota Chapter, CGS
PRESIDENT OBAMA'S NOBEL PEACE PRIZE Slightly edited excerpts from a blog posted by Dick Bernard
THIRD THURSDAY GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM
PROGRESS IN PROMOTING UN REFORM by Joe Schwartzberg
WORLD SAVVY
September 2009
OUR VISION, OUR MISSION
PRIORITIZING ISSUES FOR THE COMING YEAR by Claude Buettner, President, Minnesota Chapter, CGS
THIRD THURSDAY GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM
WORLD PEACE THROUGH EDUCATION (BEST BOOKS AND GROUPS)
KENNEDY AND THE SAD STATE OF OUR MEDIA by Louise Pardee and Joe Schwartzberg
WANT TO HELP?
May 2009
OUR VISION, OUR MISSION
GOING MAINSTREAM WITH GLOBAL THINKING by Claude Buettner, President, Minnesota Chapter, CGS
THE TIDE IS TURNING by Joe Schwartzberg, CGS Board Member
THIRD THURSDAY GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM
CGS ANNUAL MEETING INVITAION, Keynote Speaker: Dean J. BRIAN ATWOOD
CANDIDATES FOR OFFICERS AND BOARD OF CGS, MN CHAPTER
“WORLD AFFAIRS CHALLENGE,” A COMPETITION ABOUT THINGS THAT MATTER by Gail Hughes, CGS Board
DESIGNS FOR A WORKABLE WORLD by Joe Schwartzberg, CGS Board Member
CITIZENS FOR GLOBAL SOLUTIONS NEEDS YOUR MEMBERSHIP
March 2009
OUR VISION, OUR MISSION
ATOMS FOR PEACE NEEDS RETHINKING by Claude Buettner, President, Minnesota Chapter, CGS
MY FIRST MODEL UNITED NATIONS EXPERIENCE by Sutton Higgins
ODDS AND ENDS
THIRD THURSDAY GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM
WANT TO HELP?
January 2009
OUR VISION, OUR MISSION
HELPING TO BUILD THE FUTURE THROUGH THE PARTNERS PROGRAM by Claude Buettner, President, Minnesota Chapter, CGS
THIRD THURSDAY GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM
ODDS AND ENDS
A UNITED NATIONS PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY? by Joe Schwartzberg, CGS Board Member
WANT TO HELP?
November 2008
OUR VISION, OUR MISSION
SHIFTING TO A NEW EQUILIBRIUM by Claude Buettner, President, Minnesota Chapter, CGS
THIRD THURSDAY GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM
ALFRED AEPPLI
GRASSROOTS SOLUTIONS NEEDED FOR GLOBAL PROBLEMS by James W. Nelson
WFM SUPPORTS PROPOSAL FOR FINANCIAL DIALOGUE
September 2008
OUR VISION, OUR MISSION
CELEBRATE CONSENSUS BUILDING by Claude Buettner, President, Minnesota Chapter, CGS
THIRD THURSDAY GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM
THE WEEK THAT WAS by Joe Schwartzberg
SUPPORT CGS-ENDORSED CANDIDATES
May 2008
OUR VISION, OUR MISSION
OVER THE HORIZON by Claude Buettner, President, Minnesota Chapter, CGS
THIRD THURSDAY GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM
IRAQ WHAT TO Do? by Joe Schwartzberg
ANNUAL MEETING THURSDAY JUNE 12, 2008
March 2008
OUR VISION, OUR MISSION
ROOT CAUSE,CORRECTIVE ACTION by Claude Buettner, President, Minnesota Chapter, CGS
THIRD THURSDAY GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM
THE UN AS ELECTION MONITOR by Joe Schwartzberg
RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP
January 2008
OUR VISION, OUR MISSION
REFRAMING GLOBAL DEMOCRACY by Claude Buettner, President, Minnesota Chapter, CGS
THIRD THURSDAY GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM
WEIGHTED VOTING AND SECURITY COUNCIL REFORM
2008, A YEAR OF GREAT OPPORTUNITY by Joe Schwartzberg
BOUTROS-GHALI: DEMOCRATIZATION AT GLOBAL LEVEL NEEDED
THANK YOU DICK BERNARD
November 2007
OUR VISION, OUR MISSION
A NEW COMMUNICATIONS REVOLUTION by Claude Buettner, President, Minnesota Chapter, CGS
THIRD THURSDAY (not this time) GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM
2007 ANNUAL NATIONAL MEETING A GREAT SUCCESS
INACTION IS COMPLICITY
September 2007
OUR VISION, OUR MISSION
BUILDING INTERNATIONAL BRIDGES by Claude Buettner, President, Minnesota Chapter, CGS
THIRD THURSDAY GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM
MARTHA PLATT TURNS 100!
CGSers Help Launch New Radio Show: "Truth to Tell"
CGS 2007 ANNUAL MEETING
PROGRESS REPORT ON UN REFORM by Joe Schwartzberg
WORKS TO BE DISTRIBUTED AT NATIONAL MEETING
May 2007
PROSPECTS FOR A BRIGHTER FUTURE by Joe Schwartzberg, President, CGS Minnesota Chapter
ENERGY WORKSHOP
THIRD THURSDAY GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM
REVIEW OF PREVIOUS THIRD THURSDAY FORUMS, 2006-2007
THE MINNESOTA MILLENNIUM INITIATIVE (MMI) by Bharat Parekh, Incoming Board Member
CGS MN ANNUAL MEETING INVITATION
MEETING RESERVATION FORM AND BALLOT
CANDIDATES FOR OFFICERS AND BOARD OF CGS, MN CHAPTER
WANNA GET INVOLVED?
March 2007
UNIVERSAL REGIONAL REPRESENTATION AS A BASIS FOR SECURITY COUNCIL REFORM by Joe Schwartzberg, President, CGS Minnesota Chapter
IS "FREE TRADE" THE ONLY POSSIBILITY IN A GLOBAL ECONOMY? by William McGaughey, CGS Minnesota Board Member
THIRD THURSDAY GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM
A CALL FOR OPEN DISCUSSION OF THE ISRAELI OCCUPATION OF PALESTINE
January 2007
HAPPY NEW YEAR
MEMO TO BAN KI-MOON: TRUE UN REFORM by Joe Schwartzberg, President, CGS Minnesota Chapter
CINDY SHEEHAN EVENT
THIRD THURSDAY GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM
ODDS & ENDS
November 2006
DECISIONS, DECISIONS, DECISIONS by Joe Schwartzberg, President, CGS Minnesota Chapter
CANDIDATES ENDORSED BY NATIONAL ORGANIZATION
Important Coming Events
WHY WE MERIT AND NEED YOUR SUPPORT
SELECTED WORKS BY JOSEPH SCHWARTZBERG RELATING TO UN REFORM
September 2006
JUSTICE AS THE KEY TO PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST by Joe Schwartzberg, President, CGS Minnesota Chapter
A GLOBAL PARLIAMENT?
ANNUAL MEETING A BIG SUCCESS
SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT
THIRD THURSDAY GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM
Lebanon, Sudan: Who You Gonna Call? By Don Kraus
QUOTE by Richard Nixon
May 2006
STEPS ON THE PATH TO GLOBAL JUSTICE by Joe Schwartzberg, President, CGS Minnesota Chapter
HOW DO OUR REPRESENTATIVES IN CONGRESS SCORE ON KEY GLOBAL ISSUES?
WANT NEWS OF COMING EVENTS?
A MESSAGE OF DEEP CONCERN ABOUT THE US AND THE MIDDLE EAST
CGS MN ANNUAL MEETING INVITATION (incl. MEETING RESERVATION FORM, BALLOT, CANDIDATES LIST)
THIRD THURSDAY GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM
Thanks to OUTGOING and CONTINUING BOARD MEMBERS
QUOTES by Felix Frankfurter and Theodore Roosevelt
March 2006
PROBLEMS, RESPONSES AND SOLUTIONS by Joe Schwartzberg, President, CGS Minnesota Chapter
GLOBAL WARMING ACTION ALERT
A UNITED NATIONS ADMINISTRATIVE ACADEMY
TWO GREAT GLOBAL CITIZENS
Eyewitness to Global Warming: Public Forums with Will Steger
THIRD THURSDAY GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM
A TIME FOR ACTION ON IRAQ, JOIN THE DEMONSTRATION ON MARCH 18
January 2006
AN ALTERNATIVE AGENDA by Joe Schwartzberg, President, CGS Minnesota Chapter
A FAIR TRADE LIGHTHOUSE IN HONG KONG By Patricia Jurewicz
THE YEAR 2005 IN REVIEW
POSITION STATEMENTS OF THE MINNESOTA ALLIANCE OF PEACEMAKERS
WOULD YOU LIKE TO HELP?
THIRD THURSDAY GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM
Book Review: SAVING CHRISTIANITY FROM EMPIRE by Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer, reviewed by Louise Pardee
QUOTES by Clyde Prestowitz and Marcus Borg
November 2005
SENSATIONAL SANTA FE by Joe Schwartzberg, President, CGS Minnesota Chapter
ABOUT CGS
WANT NEWS OF COMING EVENTS?
TWO GREAT GLOBAL CITIZENS
PLEASE HELP EARTHQUAKE VICTIMS
THIRD THURSDAY GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM
SIXTY YEARS OF THE UNITED NATIONS by Jay Shahidi
QUOTES by Thomas Paine and Socrates
September 2005
A TIME FOR NEW BEGINNINGS by Joe Schwartzberg, President, CGS Minnesota Chapter
THIRD THURSDAY GLOBAL ISSUES FORA NOTICES
OTHER COMING EVENTS
QUOTES by Paul Streeten and by the House of Commons of Canada External Affairs Committee
Summer 2005
WHO AND WHAT WE ARE by Joe Schwartzberg, President, CGS Minnesota Chapter
BALLOT AND ANNUAL MEETING INVITATION
THIRD THURSDAY GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM: GENOCIDE, 2005: WHAT IS HAPPENING IN DARFUR?
POPE JOHN PAUL II AS A HUMANE GLOBAL THINKER (two quotes)
Spring 2005
WEIRD PRIORITIES AND "SOFT THREATS" by Joe Schwartzberg, President, CGS Minnesota Chapter
"RESOLVED: THE UNITED STATES SHOULD WITHDRAW FROM THE U.N." by Bill McGaughey, CGS-MN Board
CALENDAR
CGS-MN PRESIDENT JOE SCHWARTZBERG NOMINATED FOR MAJOR AWARD by Michael Andregg, Justice and Peace Studies Program, University of St. Thomas
Winter 2004
A BAD YEAR AND THE JOB AHEAD by Joe Schwartzberg, President, CGS Minnesota Chapter
KOFI ANNAN: IS HE 'HISTORY'? Editors comment by Dick Bernard
JOE SCHWARTZBERG PRINCIPAL SPEAKER AT CONFERENCE ON WEIGHTED VOTING AT UNITED NATIONS
PEACE ONE DAY (film)
Fall 2004
FORCE OR LAW? President's column by Joe Schwartzberg
A POST-ELECTION MESSAGE FROM CHARLES J. BROWN, President & CEO, Citizens for Global Solutions
FOUR CGS MEMBER COMMENTS ABOUT NOVEMBER 2
Earth to Mars: CHOOSING A FLAG TO UNITE A PLANET by Tad Daley
September 2004
TWO HEROES President's column by Joe Schwartzberg
REMEMBERING A VISION OF THE UNITED NATIONS by Dick Bernard, editor
FORGING AHEAD ON UN REFORM
January 2004
Ring In The New! Citizens for Global Solutions by Joe Schwartzberg
The Newsletter of the Minnesota Chapter of CGS is published in January, March, May, September and November of each year. Member submissions are encouraged and should be sent to Dick Bernard, dick_bernard@msn.com 6905 Romeo Road, Woodbury MN 55125-2421.
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November 2016
OUR VISION, OUR MISSION
THE FACES OF FUTURE LEADERS IN OUR WORLD
HATS OFF TO JIM NELSON By Joe Schwartzberg
AN INTERESTING PROPOSAL FOR A SOLUTION IN SYRIA
THIRD THURSDAY GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM
CHANGE IS AHEAD FOR OUR WEBSITE
POLITICS AND A 501(c)3 ORGANIZATION By Dick Bernard, editor, Vice-President
September 2016
OUR VISION, OUR MISSION
A PEACE-FILLED GATHERING OF FRIENDS IN FAIRMONT MINNESOTA By Nancy Dunlavy
THIRD THURSDAY GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM
THE LESSON OF BREXIT: THEY NEED TO FIXIT! Gail Hughes, President
IN MEMORIAM
A CONFERENCE ON U.N. REFORM, AND AN EXCITING NEW PROJECT By Joe Schwartzberg Director, The Workable World Trust
May 2016
2016 Annual Dinner June 9 featuring Mark Ritchie speaking on "Working Minnesota's Global"
NEWS FROM THE WORKABLE WORLD TRUST
THIRD THURSDAY GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM
ABOUT MARK RITCHIE, CGS MN’S ANNUAL MEETING SPEAKER By Dick Bernard
OUR VISION, OUR MISSION
WHY CGS? By Maryam Yusefzadeh, CGS MN Board
ARMENIAN GENOCIDE 1915-23 By Dick Bernard, VP CGS MN
A FOND FAREWELL FROM YOUR PRESIDENT By Gail Hughes
March 2016
OUR VISION, OUR MISSION
LYNN ELLING: “A WARRIOR FOR WORLD PEACE” By Dick Bernard, VP CGS MN, and editor
WHY IS THE U.S. VIEWED AS A THREAT TO WORLD PEACE? FOR ANSWERS, LET’S LISTEN TO VOICES FROM THE GLOBAL SOUTH By Gail Hughes, President, CGS-MN
“WELL DONE IS BETTER THAN WELL SAID”. THE GLOBAL QUEST FOR SUSTAINABLE LIFE By Jim Nelson
THIRD THURSDAY GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM
January 2016
OUR VISION, OUR MISSION
BREAKING THE CYCLE OF ENDLESS WAR BY HEARING OTHER VOICES By Gail Hughes, President CGSMn
A TALE OF TWO CITIES By Joe Schwartzberg
PEACEMAKERS OF MINNESOTA By Ehtasham Anwar, Pakistan native and civil administrator
2013-2014 Fulbright/Humphrey Scholar, Human Rights Center, University of Minnesota Law School
THIRD THURSDAY GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM
October 2015
OUR VISION, OUR MISSION
MINNESOTA'S UNITED NATIONS MOVEMENT, WHEN THE PEOPLE LEAD LEADERS WILL FOLLOW by Jim Nelson
A BIT OF HISTORY: THE MINNESOTA PEACE AND JUSTICE COALITION By Louise Pardee
HEARING THE VOICE OF THE ‘OTHER’ FORUM By Gail Hughes, President, CGS-MN
WORKABLE WORLD CONFERENCE REPORT AND THANKS by Joe Schwartzberg, CGS Board Member and Director, The Workable World Trust
WHO IS “AMERICA”? SOME CANDID OBSERVATIONS FROM ONE WHO OBSERVED US by Ehtasham Anwar, Pakistan
OTHER ITEMS TO NOTE
A BRIEF EDITORIAL COMMENT
THIRD THURSDAY GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM
September 2015
OUR VISION, OUR MISSION
WORKABLE WORLD TRUST NEWS by Joe Schwartzberg, Director, WWT
A CALL FOR GLOBAL STATESMANSHIP by Gail Hughes, President
THIRD THURSDAY GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM
HAPPENINGS: Citizens for Global Solutions Minnesota
"CREATING A WORKABLE WORLD" Conference U of M Cowles Auditorium OCTOBER 9-10, 2015 (An insert)
May 2015
OUR VISION, OUR MISSION
THE BEGINNING OF A NEVER ENDING (?) WAR by Dick Bernard, Vice-President
NEWS FROM THE WORKABLE WORLD TRUST (WWT) by Joe Schwartzberg, Director, WWT
IT “DOESN’T GROW ON TREES” by Dick Bernard, Editor & Vice-President
THE CURRENT BOARD
NEWS FROM ALL CORNERS
THIRD THURSDAY GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM
Citizens for Global Solutions, Minnesota 2015 Annual Dinner
CANDIDATES FOR OFFICERS AND BOARD
"CREATING A WORKABLE WORLD" conference U of M Cowles Auditorium OCTOBER 9-10, 2015
March 2015
OUR VISION, OUR MISSION
For your calendar: Oct 9-10, major conference planned
IS THE UN A FORCE FOR PEACE, OR A TOOL OF NEO-COLONIALISM? by Gail Hughes, President
INITIATIVES OF THE WORKABLE WORLD TRUST (WWT) by Joe Schwartzberg
SOME LEARNING FROM A BOOK CLUB
THE CURRENT BOARD
Your financial support is needed
THIRD THURSDAY GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM
Please Join CITIZENS FOR GLOBAL SOLUTIONS, MINNESOTA
January 2015
OUR VISION, OUR MISSION
UN CLIMATE TALKS MOVE FORWARD by Jim Nelson
THE IMPORTANCE OF DIVERSE GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES IN DEVELOPING GLOBAL SOLUTIONS by Gail Hughes, President
THE CURRENT BOARD
THE INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM: TIME FOR "PLAN C" by Joe Schwartzberg
THIRD THURSDAY GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM
BEGINNING A TWIN CITIES AND MIDWEST MAST CALENDAR
ESTABLISHING A WORKABLE WORLD TRUST
Please Join CITIZENS FOR GLOBAL SOLUTIONS, MINNESOTA
November 2014
OUR VISION, OUR MISSION
PROMOTING GLOBAL IDENTITY AND GLOBAL CITZENSHIP: LESSONS FROM NELSON MANDELA by Gail Hughes, President
WHY I FAVOR WORKING FOR “A WORKABLE WORLD” by Joe Schwartzberg
A WORKABLE WORLD TRUST
THIRD THURSDAY GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM
Please Join CITIZENS FOR GLOBAL SOLUTIONS, MINNESOTA
September 2014
OUR VISION, OUR MISSION
OUR INTERACTIVE, TOP-DOWN / BOTTOM-UP, “FEELING-OUR-WAY” EXPERIMENT by Gail Hughes, President
NEWS ABOUT TRANSFORMING THE UNITED NATIONS SYSTEM
THIRD THURSDAY GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM
Join CITIZENS FOR GLOBAL SOLUTIONS, MINNESOTA
May 2014
OUR VISION, OUR MISSION
MAJOR CHANGES UNDERWAY by Dick Bernard, Vice-President
THIRD THURSDAY GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM
IN MEMORIAM: LYLE CHRISTIANSON, 1926-2014
IN MEMORIAM: EVANGELOS N. KALAMBOKIDIS, 1926-2014
CANDIDATES FOR OFFICERS AND BOARD OF GLOBALSOLUTIONSMN.ORG CHAPTER
GLOBAL SOLUTIONS MN, ANNUAL MEETING INVITATION
WORLD LAW DAY PROGRAM
UNPA INITIATIVE WITH DON FRASER
CONGRATULATIONS
March 2014
OUR VISION, OUR MISSION
AN ESSENTIAL WORK FOR ALL WHO ARE CONCERNED WITH THE FUTURE OF A NEW UN by Gail Hughes, Chapter President
THIRD THURSDAY GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM
BOOK PROMOTION TOUR by Joe Schwartzberg
January 2014
OUR VISION, OUR MISSION
THE ROLE OF GLOBALSOLUTIONSMN.OR AS REFLECTED BY THIRD THURSDAY TOPICS
by Gail Hughes, Chapter President
ED RAWSON, February 1914 – December 2013: IN MEMORIAM
THIRD THURSDAY GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM
November 2013
OUR VISION, OUR MISSION
PARTICIPATE IN OUR THIRD THURSDAY FORUM DISCUSSIONS! by Gail Hughes, Chapter President
THIRD THURSDAY GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM
Go to our GlobalSolutionsMN.Org website by Gail Hughes, Chapter President
DEMOCRATIZING THE UNITED NATIONS: A WORLD PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY by Joe Schwartzberg
September 2013
OUR VISION, OUR MISSION
GREETINGS FROM YOUR PRESIDENT AND A REFLECTION ON OUR MISSION by Gail Hughes, Chapter President
ACCOLADES FOR TRANSFORMING THE UNITED NATIONS SYSTEM by Joe Schwartzberg
THIRD THURSDAY GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM
GARY DAVIS, WORLD CITIZEN, AND THE MINNESOTA CONNECTION by Dick Bernard-Vice President
May 2013
OUR VISION, OUR MISSION
REFLECTING ON WORLD LAW DAY by Joe Schwartzberg, Outgoing Chapter President
THANKS by Joe Schwartzberg
THIRD THURSDAY GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM
CGS MN ANNUAL MEETING INVITATION
IN MEMORIAM: HARLAN M. SMITH
BOOK BLURB by Joe Schwartzberg
March 2013
OUR VISION, OUR MISSION
BOOK ON UN REFORM TO BE PUBLISHED BY UN UNIVERSITY PRESS by Joe Schwartzberg, President, Minnesota Chapter CGS
HENNEPIN COUNTY AND THE UNITED NATIONS FLAG: A CALL FOR CITIZEN ACTION by Dick Bernard
THIRD THURSDAY GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM
MPR PEACE SITE HONORS LEE DECHERT
WORLD CITIZEN FILM EVENT
January 2013
OUR VISION, OUR MISSION
MY COUNTRY IS THE WORLD film showing by Joe Schwartzberg, President, Minnesota Chapter CGS
OUR GLOBAL FUTURE guest essay by Troy Davis
THIRD THURSDAY GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM
November 2012
OUR VISION, OUR MISSION
THE SYSTEM’S BROKEN; WE’VE GOT TO FIX IT by Joe Schwartzberg, President, Minnesota Chapter CGS
IN MEMORIAM: GEORGE PILLSBURY, 1921-2012
THIRD THURSDAY GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM
HOW OTHERS SEE US
September 2012
OUR VISION, OUR MISSION
TRANSFORMING THE UNITED NATIONS SYSTEM by Joe Schwartzberg, President, Minnesota Chapter CGS
WPA MONOGRAPH PUBLISHED
THIRD THURSDAY GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM
IN MEMORIAM, Verlyn O. Smith
WFM CONGRESS IN WINNIPEG by June Parrott
May 2012
OUR VISION, OUR MISSION
TOWARDS A WORLD PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY by Joe Schwartzberg,
President, Minnesota Chapter CGS
THIRD THURSDAY GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM
LETTERS ON IRAN
March 2012
OUR VISION, OUR MISSION
TOWARDS A WORLD PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY by Joe Schwartzberg,
President, Minnesota Chapter CGS
THIRD THURSDAY GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM
LETTERS ON IRAN
January 2012
OUR VISION, OUR MISSION
THESIL MORLAN, 1945-2011, IN MEMORIAM (with excerpts fromMinerva) by Joe Schwartzberg, President, Minnesota Chapter CGS
CHARITY VERSUS CHANGE by Hank Stone
THIRD THURSDAY GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM
AXWORTHY PRESENTATIONS by Dick Bernard, Board Member, Minnesota Chapter CGS
November 2011
OUR VISION, OUR MISSION
ON GOODNESS by Joe Schwartzberg, President, Minnesota Chapter CGS
***AN EVENT YOU WILL NOT WANT TO MISS*** RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT by Hon. Lloyd Axworthy-Fromer Forein Minister of Canada and a former Canadian Ambassador to the United Nations, serving twice as President of the UN Security Council.
THIRD THURSDAY GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM
MOVE TO AMEND by David Cobb
September 2011
OUR VISION, OUR MISSION
LIBYA AND THE RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT by Joe Schwartzberg, President, Minnesota Chapter CGS
THIRD THURSDAY GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM
SEPTEMBER 21, INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE
CORPORATE “PERSONHOOD”
AUCTION OF STAINED-GLASS WINDOW
May 2011
OUR VISION, OUR MISSION
IS WORLD GOVERNMENT INEVITABLE? by Joe Schwartzberg, President, Minnesota Chapter CGS
THIRD THURSDAY GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM
WHAT CAN WE DO FOR THE CHILDREN OF "GENERATION HOT," THEIR HEIRS AND OURSELVES? by Lee DeChert
CGS MN ANNUAL MEETING INVITATION
CANDIDATES FOR OFFICERS AND BOARD OF CGS, MN CHAPTER
ON THE KILLING OF OSAMA BIN LADEN
March 2011
OUR VISION, OUR MISSION
PEOPLE POWER AND NATIONAL SOVEREIGNTY by Joe Schwartzberg, President, Minnesota Chapter CGS
SENIOR REFLECTIONS ON MODEL UNITED NATIONS EXPERIENCES by Meredith Burns
THIRD THURSDAY GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM
NEWS: LYNN ELLING TURNS 90, ISTILL GOING STRONG; Etc.
January 2011
OUR VISION, OUR MISSION
Review of James T. Ranney, WORLD PEACE THROUGH LAW: RE-THINKING AN OLD THEORY by Joe Schwartzberg, President, Minnesota Chapter CGS
THE EARTH GARDEN by Hank Stone
THIRD THURSDAY GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM
November 2010
OUR VISION, OUR MISSION
DIEZ DIAS DE DEMOCRACIA GLOBAL/ TEN DAYS OF GLOBAL DEMOCRACYJoe Schwartzberg, President, Minnesota Chapter, CGS
REFLECTIONS ON THE ELECTIONS by Joe Schwartzberg
THIRD THURSDAY GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM
HAWKINSON FOUNDATION AWARDS FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE
NEW WEB SITES
September 2010
OUR VISION, OUR MISSION
DESIGNS FOR A WORKABLE WORLD (Upcoming book) by Joe Schwartzberg, President, Minnesota Chapter, CGS
THIRD THURSDAY GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM
PAKISTAN NEEDS YOUR HELP
May 2010
OUR VISION, OUR MISSION
IMPENDING CHANGE by Claude Buettner, Outgoing President, Minnesota Chapter, CGS
FUNDING A WORKABLE UNITED NATIONS by Joe Schwartzberg
IRD THURSDAY GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM
AWARD FOR JOE SCHWARTZBERG
WEIGHTED VOTING by Joe Schwartzberg
CHAPTER OUTLINE, DESIGNS FOR A WORKABLE WORLD (Upcoming book by Joe Schwartzberg)
CGS MN ANNUAL MEETING INVITATION, JUNE 17, THUR, 6-9 PM; Keynote Speaker: Secretary of State MARK RITCHIE, "THE ROLE OF CIVIL SOCIETY IN GLOBAL GOVERNANCE"
CANDIDATES FOR OFFICERS AND BOARD OF CGS, MN CHAPTER
March 2010
OUR VISION, OUR MISSION
CONTFRONTING FUTURE TERROR by Claude Buettner, President, Minnesota Chapter, CGS
CIVIL SOCIETY TO THE RESCUE by Joe Schwartzberg, CGS Board Member
THIRD THURSDAY GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM
DO YOU WANT A PIECE OF THE ACTION?
January 2010
OUR VISION, OUR MISSION
THE QUEST FOR GLOBAL POLITICAL EQUITY IN THE 21st CENTURY by Claude Buettner, President, Minnesota Chapter, CGS
THIRD THURSDAY GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM
NUCLEAR WEAPONS ARE AN EFFECT by Ronald J. Glossop, President, St. Louis Chapter, CGS
AVAAZ
CGS MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION by Dennis Dillon, Treasurer, MN Chapter, CGS
November 2009
OUR VISION, OUR MISSION
A BINATIONAL COMMISSION WITH RUSSIA by Claude Buettner, President, Minnesota Chapter, CGS
PRESIDENT OBAMA'S NOBEL PEACE PRIZE Slightly edited excerpts from a blog posted by Dick Bernard
THIRD THURSDAY GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM
PROGRESS IN PROMOTING UN REFORM by Joe Schwartzberg
WORLD SAVVY
September 2009
OUR VISION, OUR MISSION
PRIORITIZING ISSUES FOR THE COMING YEAR by Claude Buettner, President, Minnesota Chapter, CGS
THIRD THURSDAY GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM
WORLD PEACE THROUGH EDUCATION (BEST BOOKS AND GROUPS)
KENNEDY AND THE SAD STATE OF OUR MEDIA by Louise Pardee and Joe Schwartzberg
WANT TO HELP?
May 2009
OUR VISION, OUR MISSION
GOING MAINSTREAM WITH GLOBAL THINKING by Claude Buettner, President, Minnesota Chapter, CGS
THE TIDE IS TURNING by Joe Schwartzberg, CGS Board Member
THIRD THURSDAY GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM
CGS ANNUAL MEETING INVITAION, Keynote Speaker: Dean J. BRIAN ATWOOD
CANDIDATES FOR OFFICERS AND BOARD OF CGS, MN CHAPTER
“WORLD AFFAIRS CHALLENGE,” A COMPETITION ABOUT THINGS THAT MATTER by Gail Hughes, CGS Board
DESIGNS FOR A WORKABLE WORLD by Joe Schwartzberg, CGS Board Member
CITIZENS FOR GLOBAL SOLUTIONS NEEDS YOUR MEMBERSHIP
March 2009
OUR VISION, OUR MISSION
ATOMS FOR PEACE NEEDS RETHINKING by Claude Buettner, President, Minnesota Chapter, CGS
MY FIRST MODEL UNITED NATIONS EXPERIENCE by Sutton Higgins
ODDS AND ENDS
THIRD THURSDAY GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM
WANT TO HELP?
January 2009
OUR VISION, OUR MISSION
HELPING TO BUILD THE FUTURE THROUGH THE PARTNERS PROGRAM by Claude Buettner, President, Minnesota Chapter, CGS
THIRD THURSDAY GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM
ODDS AND ENDS
A UNITED NATIONS PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY? by Joe Schwartzberg, CGS Board Member
WANT TO HELP?
November 2008
OUR VISION, OUR MISSION
SHIFTING TO A NEW EQUILIBRIUM by Claude Buettner, President, Minnesota Chapter, CGS
THIRD THURSDAY GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM
ALFRED AEPPLI
GRASSROOTS SOLUTIONS NEEDED FOR GLOBAL PROBLEMS by James W. Nelson
WFM SUPPORTS PROPOSAL FOR FINANCIAL DIALOGUE
September 2008
OUR VISION, OUR MISSION
CELEBRATE CONSENSUS BUILDING by Claude Buettner, President, Minnesota Chapter, CGS
THIRD THURSDAY GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM
THE WEEK THAT WAS by Joe Schwartzberg
SUPPORT CGS-ENDORSED CANDIDATES
May 2008
OUR VISION, OUR MISSION
OVER THE HORIZON by Claude Buettner, President, Minnesota Chapter, CGS
THIRD THURSDAY GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM
IRAQ WHAT TO Do? by Joe Schwartzberg
ANNUAL MEETING THURSDAY JUNE 12, 2008
March 2008
OUR VISION, OUR MISSION
ROOT CAUSE,CORRECTIVE ACTION by Claude Buettner, President, Minnesota Chapter, CGS
THIRD THURSDAY GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM
THE UN AS ELECTION MONITOR by Joe Schwartzberg
RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP
January 2008
OUR VISION, OUR MISSION
REFRAMING GLOBAL DEMOCRACY by Claude Buettner, President, Minnesota Chapter, CGS
THIRD THURSDAY GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM
WEIGHTED VOTING AND SECURITY COUNCIL REFORM
2008, A YEAR OF GREAT OPPORTUNITY by Joe Schwartzberg
BOUTROS-GHALI: DEMOCRATIZATION AT GLOBAL LEVEL NEEDED
THANK YOU DICK BERNARD
November 2007
OUR VISION, OUR MISSION
A NEW COMMUNICATIONS REVOLUTION by Claude Buettner, President, Minnesota Chapter, CGS
THIRD THURSDAY (not this time) GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM
2007 ANNUAL NATIONAL MEETING A GREAT SUCCESS
INACTION IS COMPLICITY
September 2007
OUR VISION, OUR MISSION
BUILDING INTERNATIONAL BRIDGES by Claude Buettner, President, Minnesota Chapter, CGS
THIRD THURSDAY GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM
MARTHA PLATT TURNS 100!
CGSers Help Launch New Radio Show: "Truth to Tell"
CGS 2007 ANNUAL MEETING
PROGRESS REPORT ON UN REFORM by Joe Schwartzberg
WORKS TO BE DISTRIBUTED AT NATIONAL MEETING
May 2007
PROSPECTS FOR A BRIGHTER FUTURE by Joe Schwartzberg, President, CGS Minnesota Chapter
ENERGY WORKSHOP
THIRD THURSDAY GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM
REVIEW OF PREVIOUS THIRD THURSDAY FORUMS, 2006-2007
THE MINNESOTA MILLENNIUM INITIATIVE (MMI) by Bharat Parekh, Incoming Board Member
CGS MN ANNUAL MEETING INVITATION
MEETING RESERVATION FORM AND BALLOT
CANDIDATES FOR OFFICERS AND BOARD OF CGS, MN CHAPTER
WANNA GET INVOLVED?
March 2007
UNIVERSAL REGIONAL REPRESENTATION AS A BASIS FOR SECURITY COUNCIL REFORM by Joe Schwartzberg, President, CGS Minnesota Chapter
IS "FREE TRADE" THE ONLY POSSIBILITY IN A GLOBAL ECONOMY? by William McGaughey, CGS Minnesota Board Member
THIRD THURSDAY GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM
A CALL FOR OPEN DISCUSSION OF THE ISRAELI OCCUPATION OF PALESTINE
January 2007
HAPPY NEW YEAR
MEMO TO BAN KI-MOON: TRUE UN REFORM by Joe Schwartzberg, President, CGS Minnesota Chapter
CINDY SHEEHAN EVENT
THIRD THURSDAY GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM
ODDS & ENDS
November 2006
DECISIONS, DECISIONS, DECISIONS by Joe Schwartzberg, President, CGS Minnesota Chapter
CANDIDATES ENDORSED BY NATIONAL ORGANIZATION
Important Coming Events
WHY WE MERIT AND NEED YOUR SUPPORT
SELECTED WORKS BY JOSEPH SCHWARTZBERG RELATING TO UN REFORM
September 2006
JUSTICE AS THE KEY TO PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST by Joe Schwartzberg, President, CGS Minnesota Chapter
A GLOBAL PARLIAMENT?
ANNUAL MEETING A BIG SUCCESS
SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT
THIRD THURSDAY GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM
Lebanon, Sudan: Who You Gonna Call? By Don Kraus
QUOTE by Richard Nixon
May 2006
STEPS ON THE PATH TO GLOBAL JUSTICE by Joe Schwartzberg, President, CGS Minnesota Chapter
HOW DO OUR REPRESENTATIVES IN CONGRESS SCORE ON KEY GLOBAL ISSUES?
WANT NEWS OF COMING EVENTS?
A MESSAGE OF DEEP CONCERN ABOUT THE US AND THE MIDDLE EAST
CGS MN ANNUAL MEETING INVITATION (incl. MEETING RESERVATION FORM, BALLOT, CANDIDATES LIST)
THIRD THURSDAY GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM
Thanks to OUTGOING and CONTINUING BOARD MEMBERS
QUOTES by Felix Frankfurter and Theodore Roosevelt
March 2006
PROBLEMS, RESPONSES AND SOLUTIONS by Joe Schwartzberg, President, CGS Minnesota Chapter
GLOBAL WARMING ACTION ALERT
A UNITED NATIONS ADMINISTRATIVE ACADEMY
TWO GREAT GLOBAL CITIZENS
Eyewitness to Global Warming: Public Forums with Will Steger
THIRD THURSDAY GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM
A TIME FOR ACTION ON IRAQ, JOIN THE DEMONSTRATION ON MARCH 18
January 2006
AN ALTERNATIVE AGENDA by Joe Schwartzberg, President, CGS Minnesota Chapter
A FAIR TRADE LIGHTHOUSE IN HONG KONG By Patricia Jurewicz
THE YEAR 2005 IN REVIEW
POSITION STATEMENTS OF THE MINNESOTA ALLIANCE OF PEACEMAKERS
WOULD YOU LIKE TO HELP?
THIRD THURSDAY GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM
Book Review: SAVING CHRISTIANITY FROM EMPIRE by Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer, reviewed by Louise Pardee
QUOTES by Clyde Prestowitz and Marcus Borg
November 2005
SENSATIONAL SANTA FE by Joe Schwartzberg, President, CGS Minnesota Chapter
ABOUT CGS
WANT NEWS OF COMING EVENTS?
TWO GREAT GLOBAL CITIZENS
PLEASE HELP EARTHQUAKE VICTIMS
THIRD THURSDAY GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM
SIXTY YEARS OF THE UNITED NATIONS by Jay Shahidi
QUOTES by Thomas Paine and Socrates
September 2005
A TIME FOR NEW BEGINNINGS by Joe Schwartzberg, President, CGS Minnesota Chapter
THIRD THURSDAY GLOBAL ISSUES FORA NOTICES
OTHER COMING EVENTS
QUOTES by Paul Streeten and by the House of Commons of Canada External Affairs Committee
Summer 2005
WHO AND WHAT WE ARE by Joe Schwartzberg, President, CGS Minnesota Chapter
BALLOT AND ANNUAL MEETING INVITATION
THIRD THURSDAY GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM: GENOCIDE, 2005: WHAT IS HAPPENING IN DARFUR?
POPE JOHN PAUL II AS A HUMANE GLOBAL THINKER (two quotes)
Spring 2005
WEIRD PRIORITIES AND "SOFT THREATS" by Joe Schwartzberg, President, CGS Minnesota Chapter
"RESOLVED: THE UNITED STATES SHOULD WITHDRAW FROM THE U.N." by Bill McGaughey, CGS-MN Board
CALENDAR
CGS-MN PRESIDENT JOE SCHWARTZBERG NOMINATED FOR MAJOR AWARD by Michael Andregg, Justice and Peace Studies Program, University of St. Thomas
Winter 2004
A BAD YEAR AND THE JOB AHEAD by Joe Schwartzberg, President, CGS Minnesota Chapter
KOFI ANNAN: IS HE 'HISTORY'? Editors comment by Dick Bernard
JOE SCHWARTZBERG PRINCIPAL SPEAKER AT CONFERENCE ON WEIGHTED VOTING AT UNITED NATIONS
PEACE ONE DAY (film)
Fall 2004
FORCE OR LAW? President's column by Joe Schwartzberg
A POST-ELECTION MESSAGE FROM CHARLES J. BROWN, President & CEO, Citizens for Global Solutions
FOUR CGS MEMBER COMMENTS ABOUT NOVEMBER 2
Earth to Mars: CHOOSING A FLAG TO UNITE A PLANET by Tad Daley
September 2004
TWO HEROES President's column by Joe Schwartzberg
REMEMBERING A VISION OF THE UNITED NATIONS by Dick Bernard, editor
FORGING AHEAD ON UN REFORM
January 2004
Ring In The New! Citizens for Global Solutions by Joe Schwartzberg
The Newsletter of the Minnesota Chapter of CGS is published in January, March, May, September and November of each year. Member submissions are encouraged and should be sent to Dick Bernard, dick_bernard@msn.com 6905 Romeo Road, Woodbury MN 55125-2421.
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