Once a quarter, the Sacramento Chapter of the United Nations Association hosts a happy hour to help like minded individuals meet, network, and socialize.

All are welcome and encouraged to attend. The event is free and no registration is required. So, come on out and bring a friend.

We are excited to build a community of engaged global citizens here in the greater Sacramento region. And we can't wait to meet you.

When you get to the venue, just look for our UNA sign and come on over!

Every month, our advocacy team members gather for a standing team meeting.

If you are interested in joining UNA Sacramento’s advocacy team, click the button below to let us know and receive the Zoom link for this month’s meeting.

This month, we will discuss:

• Plans for holding in-district advocacy meetings with our Congressional Representatives

• Plans for pursuing a Cities for CEDAW resolution through the Sacramento City Council

• Opportunities to become advocacy leaders in the Northern California UNA Division.

The more volunteers, the merrier!

Every month, our advocacy team members gather for a standing team meeting.

If you are interested in joining UNA Sacramento’s advocacy team, click the button below to let us know and receive the Zoom link for this month’s meeting.

The more volunteers, the merrier!

Once a quarter, the Sacramento Chapter of the United Nations Association hosts a happy hour to help like minded individuals meet, network, and socialize.

All are welcome and encouraged to attend. The event is free and no registration is required. So, come on out and bring a friend.

We are excited to build a community of engaged global citizens here in the greater Sacramento region. And we can't wait to meet you.

When you get to the Taphouse, just look for our UNA sign and come on over!

Join us for a momentous occasion as we celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the California State Capital World Peace Rose Gardens on April 15, 2023!

Located in the heart of Sacramento, the World Peace Rose Gardens has been a symbol of peace, hope, and tranquility for two decades. We invite you to commemorate this milestone with us as we reflect on the past, present, and future of this iconic landmark. Co-hosted by Sadie Luke, Past Vice-President of the United Nations Association, and Diana Martinez, Board Member of the International World Peace Rose Gardens, this celebration will be one you don’t want to miss!

The day will be filled with exciting activities & live music. Take a stroll through the gardens and admire the exquisite roses that bloom in vibrant colors. Enjoy the company of fellow peace advocates, garden enthusiasts, and community leaders who have supported this project over the years.

As part of the celebration, we will also be hosting a special ceremony to recognize the outstanding contributions of individuals and organizations that have contributed to the success of the World Peace Rose Gardens. Don't miss this opportunity to witness this special moment and pay tribute to those who have made a significant impact in the pursuit of peace. Admission is free & no RSVP is required as all are welcome to attend. We will see you all there!

*UNA Sacramento is a proud sponsor of this event.

United Nations Association (UNA) chapters in the Western Regions are hosting virtual Forums with the overarching theme Mutually Assured Survival: Priorities for Climate Action. 

The Forum follows COP27 and aims to offer practical, effective take-aways that participants, their organizations and partners ought to prioritize for action at the local, regional and state levels.

This event will encompass priority policies, financing, and collaborative actions to halt global warming and implement governments’ commitments to reduce carbon emissions by at least 40% by 2030 in a just and sustainable manner.

• Who: Anyone 

• What: The third in a series of annual expert forums on prioritizing local climate action

• When: Saturday, April 1st from 10am - 12:30pm (PT)

• Where: Online, virtual event

The event is free and open to all!

The United Nations Association, Sacramento Chapter, is proud to present the first of our "Global Goals Local Leaders" forums. Each event will be dedicated to celebrating the Sustainable Development Goals -- and exploring how local leaders are making these goals a reality in our own community.

This month, the inaugural forum will focus on Sustainable Development Goal #1: No Poverty.

Our panel of policy experts and practitioners will explore the innovative interventions and practices that are being deployed to tackle the causes and consequences of poverty in our own community.

Attendees will have the opportunity to network, ask questions, support the efforts, and learn about the progress that is being made.

• Who: Anyone and everyone

• What: Expert discussion on how local efforts reflect SDG #1: No Poverty

• When: Sunday, March 26th at 3pm

• Where: The Stanford Gallery of the California Railroad Museum (111 I Street, Sacramento, 95814).

Speakers include:

The UNA-USA Global Engagement Summit (GES) is back!

The annual UNA-USA Global Engagement Summit (GES) unites world leaders with our nation’s top grassroots changemakers. Held at UN Headquarters in New York, more than 1,000 community leaders, students, lifetime advocates, and young professionals from across the country come together to sit in the seats of decisionmakers.

This full day summit is one of many educational and inspirational programs that UNA-USA coordinates to help make Americans aware of the strong connection between the U.S. and the UN. The theme for GES 2023 is “Empowered and Emboldened for Impact” in order to highlight the need for our members to feel empowered in order to let decisionmakers within the U.S. government and the United Nations know they support bold action in order to see impact in terms of improving the fate of people, justice, and our planet.

• Who: Anyone 

• What: Annual UNA member summit 

• When: Friday, February 17th from 10am - 6pm (EST)

• Where: United Nations Headquarters, New York (or virtually online)

• Why: To support the movement 

It is time to get together, do a little networking, and relax before the holidays. Come out to join other young professionals who share your interests in global affairs.

Who: YOU (plus your friends!)
What: Happy Hour
When: Friday, November 4th, starting at 5pm
Where: SacYard Community Taphouse, 1725 33rd St., Sacramento

Attendance is free. So come out to support a good cause - And do a little networking in the process!

Bonus: December 10th is Human Rights Day 2022.

So, for every new member who signs up to join UNA Sacramento at the Happy Hour event, a $50 donation will be made in their honor to the UN's Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights to support and serve the work that they do.

Join us for the biggest event of our year as we celebrate the UN Day 2022 theme of Nourishing Peace!

We are excited to host a lively event in honor of local food banks and with a keynote speech by Dr. Amanda Crump of UC Davis. Dr. Crump is a Professor of International Agricultural Development and her comments will focus on the critical intersection of food security and global peace.

Bring canned or shelf-stable food donations to support local efforts to address food insecurity in the greater Sacramento region. All donations will go to benefit local food pantries.

Who: You and your friends
What: Our annual UN Day celebration
When: Sunday, October 23rd, 2:00 - 4:00pm
Where: Unitarian Universalist Society, 2425 Sierra Blvd., Sacramento

The event is free and all are welcome. No registration required.

Light refreshments will be provided.

Join us to mark the occasion as we kick off a summer series of events, starting this first week of March.

Date:

• Sunday, March 6th at 1:30 pm

Location:

• Unitarian Universalist Society of Sacramento, 2425 Sierra Blvd, Sacramento (Event will be outdoors)

Speaker

• Dr. Kate Tranchel from Chico State University

• Dr. Tranchel will speak on international women's issues and host a Q&A after.

Details:

• The program will be free, open to the public, engaging, and informative. Individually wrapped snacks will be provided.

On Sunday, October 24th at 3:00 PM - Please join the United Nations Association of Sacramento for this year’s UN Day Virtual Celebration!

Register Below Today!

United Nations Day on October 24 comes this year on the eve of one of the most important international meetings ever convened by that body. The November 1-12 United Nations COP-26 Climate Change Conference in Glasgow will determine whether our nations can unite sufficiently to save ourselves from what the last three U.N. Secretaries General have all proclaimed to be the greatest threat humanity has ever faced. But we cannot save ourselves without also protecting the natural environment on which we all depend for survival. The threat is global; there is no safety for some apart from safety for all. This crisis can be met only if the world's peoples, as both nation states and societies, come together in common effort, for each other and for the planet we call home.

The Challenge

The UN has never addressed such a dire and difficult challenge, and it must evolve to meet it. Combating a global pandemic is a far simpler task, but even with considerable previous preparation and experience in fighting epidemics, the UN today struggles to contain this pandemic. How will it fare with the far more complex and potentially catastrophic climate crisis with which it has little prior familiarity? As a founding UN member and leading financial supporter, the U.S. must help create and support the intensely collaborative relationships required to effectively address intimidating climate issues we now confront. It can’t do that without understanding and support from home. The challenge is social, and in our communities, as well as political and international. It’s us.

How can we meet it?

Focusing on global interdependence between humans and with nature, our Sacramento area UN Day celebration will consider what full social cooperation addressing the climate crisis both here and abroad might look like and how it can become reality. What old habits of thought and action should we forsake, and what new perspectives, values, ideas, and behaviors should we adopt? How can older generations listen to and help prepare and open the way for younger ones, who after all have the greatest life-stake in the future? How can we include everyone, young and old, rich and poor, here and elsewhere, reaching out to each other in the compassion and solidarity needed to nurture and save each other, world civilization, and the beautiful blue planet we inhabit? How can we start that saving embrace of each other and nature right here, in our Sacramento area communities? What are we already doing that is a step in the right direction, and how can we build on that?

Come join us in our virtual October 24 UN Day celebration to re-imagine what a more inclusively and compassionately interconnected world addressing the climate crisis would look like. Then help achieve it.

Speakers

Elk Grove Mayor, Bobbie Singh-Allen

Interfaith Council of Greater Sacramento Board Member Dave Lyman

Compassionate Capital Region Founder, Laura Hansen

PSR/Sacramento President, Harry Wang

Nadine Clopton, Vice President, Global NGO Executive Committee, NGO Youth Representative to the United Nations, International Youth Activist

Join us on Saturday, April 24th at 2:00 PM to learn more about UNA Sacramento's advocacy work at the UC Davis Global Learning Virtual Conference. Attendance to the conference is FREE, and we encourage everyone to attend the conference and our LIVE Q&A Session.

This conference will provide opportunities to network with potential employers, showcase your experience in your resume and cover letter, hear from seasoned professionals in a variety of fields, connect with like-minded peers, and explore resources and opportunities for your future.

To attend the conference, simply click the button below and make a free account on the Whova platform. When prompted, input the code "global2021" to connect with the conference. Our Virtual booth is at the "exhibitor" tab. We look forward to seeing you all there!

If you only prefer to register for our LIVE Q&A Session on Saturday, April 24th @2:00 PM, please register below:

The United Nations Association of Sacramento has partnered with our friends at NorCal Resist to deliver groceries, diapers, and other essential items to vulnerable families in our Sacramento Community. We need your help with deliveries!

Our next deliveries are scheduled for:

• Friday, March 19th

Sign up today to help us make the world a better place one deliveryr at a time!

Please join us for a conversation with CodePink founder Medea Benjamin and Representative Doris Matsui (invited) on Thursday March 18, 6:30pm pacific standard time. The discussion will be followed by an audience Q & A. 

With a new administration and new voices in Congress, speakers will address new opportunities for affecting positive change to U.S. foreign policy including reducing military spending, closing bases in other countries, using diplomacy rather than military attacks, emphasizing human rights, etc.

UNA Sacramento is a co-host of this important event with several organizations to maximize our collective power & strength:

• Grandmothers for Peace

• Jewish Voice for Peace Sacramento

• NorCal Resist

• Reconciling and Social Justice Committee of First United Methodist Church

• Sacramento Action for Latin America

• Sacramento Regional Coalition for Palestinian Rights

• Veterans for Peace Chapter 87

• United Nations Association - Sacramento Chapter

• Wellstone Democratic Club

• Women’s International League for Peace & Freedom Sacramento Chapter.

For more information, please contact the following: 

• SacPeace@dcn.org

• 916-448-7157

We look forward to seeing you all there

The United Nations has designated “WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP” as the global theme for this year’s International Women’s Day and throughout the month of March.

PLEASE JOIN US to CELEBRATE International Women’s Day and listen to three outstanding global women leaders and their accomplishments. Discover – What motivated them? How did they get started? What impact have they had? How have they trained other women? Why does it matter that we have women leaders?

This is an opportunity for you to be inspired and to think about your own vision, goals and next action steps in becoming and empowering other globally thinking leaders.

Guest Speakers

• Linda Alepin: Founder of International Women Leaders for the World Fund;

• Co-Founder of Global Women’s Leadership Network, and You as a Global Leader; authoress of forthcoming book – Becoming a Leader Who Dares

• Bonita Banducci: Co-founder of Women Leaders for the World Program and Global Women’s Leadership Network; Lecturer, Gender and Engineering at Santa Clara University’s School of Engineering

• Dr. Mei Lin Fung: Co-founder of People Centered Internet and the Global Help Desk; Works with the UN, ITU, UNDP, World Bank and presented at the World Economic Forum

This event is sponsored by the United Nations Association – Silicon Valley, East Bay, Mid-Peninsula, Monterey, Sacramento, Davis, Marin and Hawaii Chapters - which are all part of the UNA-USA Northern California Division