Annual Meeting / Conference: Saturday, May 12, 9:30 AM – 2:00 PM

Assembly Hall, Manhattan Beach Community Church,

303 South Peck Ave, Manhattan Beach CA 90266

Agenda

• 9:30 Registration and Refreshments
• 10:00 2012: GlobalSolutions.org, Nov. Elections, and the U.S. Role in the World - Don Kraus
• 11:15  2012 Edward Rawson Global Citizens Award for Wendell and Madelyn Harter  - Don Kraus
• 11:25 Running for Congress as a Citizen for Solutions to Global Problems – Jerry Tetalman
• 11:45 Past year activities with Citizens for Global Solutions – Tom Hastings
• 12:00 Catered Lunch
• 1:00 Weighted Voting: The Key to United Nations Reform – Joe Schwartzberg

Joseph Schwartzberg

Joe is the Distinguished International Emeritus Professor at the University of Minnesota.  He is a  political geographer and a prominent world federalist scholar.  He has done significant work in seeking solutions to the Kashmir conflict.

Joe will speak about reform of the United Nations Security Council and General Assembly.  The key to reform is using a Weighted Voting approach, leading eventually to a proposed United Nations Parliamentary Assembly (UNPA) which would be directly elected by citizens worldwide.

He has written extensively on UN reform, including the idea of “weighted voting” for representation in a proposed United Nations Parliamentary Assembly (UNPA).  His publications on UNPA would allow for participation of member nations’ legislators and, eventually, lead to direct election of members of a United Nations Parliamentary Assembly by citizens worldwide.

His Historical Atlas of South Asia won the American Historical Association Watumull Prize and an Association of American Geographers distinguished achievement award.

He received his Ph.D at the University of Wisconsin and has taught at the University of Pennsylvania and Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi. He has served on the board of directors of the World Federalist Association and chaired its Policy and Issues Commission. He has served 13 years as President of the Minnesota Chapter of Citizens for Global Solutions and is a Fellow of the World Federalist Institute.

Don Kraus

Don is the CEO of Citizens for Global Solutions.  He previously served as the organization’s Executive Vice-President where he directed its Government Relations Department and Political Action Committee.

Prior to that he served as the Executive Director of the Campaign for United Nations Reform and its affiliated political action committee, CUNR PAC.

Don will speak about the new strategy for the organization which is being re-branded as GlobalSolutions.org.  The goal is to create the first national online movement for Americans who want the United States to take a responsible and cooperative role in the world.  He will speak about the upcoming elections in November and its relationship to our movement.

An expert in building U.S. political support for the U.N. and other international institutions, Don brings his considerable enthusiasm and drive to advocating for responsible global policies.

Don compiles the Global Solutions Report Card, an annual assessment of congressional voting records on international issues. He is a regular contributor to the Huffington Post and has been quoted in the New York Times, the Washington Times, the Washington Post, the Boston Globe, and many other publications. He has been interviewed on CNN, BBC, NPR, and many other radio and TV shows.

He lives in Alexandria with his wife Hope Warshaw and their daughter Hilary on land once owned by George Washington.

Manhattan Beach Community Church,

303 S. Peck Ave, Manhattan Beach CA 90266

Name(s): _______________________________________________

Phone: _______________________

Address: _________________________________

City: _____________Zip: ________

e-mail: ____________________________________

Check enclosed for  _____  persons at $25 each, including refreshments and luncheon.

Total  $ _____________   Reservations will be held at the door in your name.

Make checks payable to Citizens for Global Solutions – California Region.

I cannot attend, but enclose $_______as a contribution to further CGS-CA programs.  (Contributions to Citizens for Global Solutions – California Region are not tax deductible.)

Please print and mail this form and your check by May 8 to:

Citizens for Global Solutions,

Attn. Tom Hastings,

809 N Dianthus St.,

Manhattan Beach, CA 90266.

For further information, call Tom Hastings at (310) 372-6734.

The Assembly Hall is behind the large church building. The entrance to the main parking lot is from Rowell Ave. near Curtis Ave. This entrance may be reached by going north on South Peck Ave, to Second St., going left on Second to Rowell Ave, and going left to the church parking lot entrance, which is on your left at the end of Rowell Ave.

• (Paid parking available in the structure next to the school)

For the first time in almost a decade, the US’s joining the International Criminal Court might be a plausible reality, and not just a pipe dream. Come listen to distinguished international legal scholars and survivors discuss their hopes, concerns and impressions of the recent changes to the ICC Treaty agreed to at the Review Conference of the Rome Treaty held June 2010 in Kampala, Uganda.

PROGRAM

3:30 p.m. Registration and Check In

4:00 p.m. Welcome

• Cesare Romano, Loyola Law School
• Kathy Emanuel, ICCA Secretary

• ICC Film Excerpt
• Voice of the Survivor

• Keynote Address
• Gillian Sorensen, Senior Advisor, United Nations Foundation
• For video of Keynote Address: click here

5:15 p.m. Recess (15 minutes)

5:30 p.m. Panel Discussion

• Moderated by Edwin “Rip” Smith, USC School of Law
• Gillian Sorensen - Senior Advisor/National Advocate at the United Nations Foundation
• Cesare P.R. Romano - Professor of Law and W. Joseph Ford Fellow at Loyola Law
• David Kaye - Executive Director of the Law School’s International Human Rights
• For video of Panel discussion: click here

6:30 p.m. Call to Action Interactive Workshop

• Led by Jim Stanbery, ICCA President

The International Criminal Court Alliance is pleased to present this program in cooperation with the following organizations:

• American NGO Coalition for the ICC
• Coalition for the ICC
• Citizens for Global Solutions –California Region
• Friends of the United Nations
• Southern California Regional Council of Organizations
• United Nations Association – USA Southern California Division

More info also on the FaceBook page for the event at:  http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=123055441081557

Saturday, July 10, 2010

9:30 a.m.  -  2:00 p.m.

Garden Setting & Ocean View at the Harters’ Residence

821  8^th Street,  Manhattan Beach, CA 90266   310-372-9445

(Since there may be an ocean breeze, it is wise to bring a wrap.)

International Criminal Court (ICC)

Report from June ICC Assembly of States Parties, Kampala, Uganda

At the June 2010 ICC Assembly of States meeting in Kampala, Uganda, 84 nations agreed to put the Hague’s International Criminal Court (ICC) on a seven-year path to become the first permanent court to try individuals for the crime of aggression.  This will add the crime of aggression in the future to the three crimes that the ICC is currently prosecuting:  genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes.

Summary Agenda - Please see Reservation Form at end

9:30  Registration and Refreshments

10:00  Report on the June ICC Assembly of States Parties,

Kampala, Uganda – CGS Partners National Teleconference

Speakers: Ambassador Stephen J. Rapp and Ariela Blätter

(If you cannot attend: Call in Number: 1-888-299-4099;  Passcode: VJ45572)

11:30  Building a Movement, Anu Joshi

12:00  Lunch

1:00  World Federalist Movement and International Justice, William R. Pace

Anu Joshi, CGS Outreach Director, will be leading the Partners National Teleconference in person in Manhattan Beach.  Both of the morning call-in speakers attended the June ICC Assembly of States meeting in Kampala, Uganda:

Stephen J. Rapp is the U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues.  Appointed by President Obama, he was confirmed by the Senate, and assumed his duties on September 8, 2009 and led the U.S. delegation to the ICC Assembly of States.

Ariela Blätter is the CGS Director of Policy and Programs.  Before joining CGS, she was at Amnesty International (AI) for seven years, where she most recently served as Senior Director for International Programs.  She has served as a permanent representative to the UN on the establishment of the International Criminal Court, overseeing a team of NGO lobbyists and policy staff.

William R. Pace, our afternoon speaker, is the Executive Director of the World Federalist Movement (WFM).  He has served as the Convenor of the Coalition for the International Criminal Court (CICC) since its founding in 1995 and is a co-founder and steering committee member of the International Coalition for the Responsibility to Protect (R2P).  The World Federalist Movement (WFM) is an international citizen’s movement working for justice, peace, and sustainable prosperity through the development of democratic international institutions and the global application of international law.  CICC is a network of over 2,500 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) advocating for a fair, effective and independent International Criminal Court (ICC).  Bill leads the Institute for Global Policy (IGP) which is a WFM program founded in 1983 as the research and policy analysis arm of the WFM and is the primary education mechanism of WFM seeking to promote a better understanding of the UN and other international organizations.  He also leads the WFM International Secretariat (IS) which is the administrative and coordinating body of WFM and the global network of 13 Member Organizations (including CGS), and 13 Associated Organizations.  The IS has a world-wide staff of more than 40 persons with headquarters in New York and The Hague.  Bill also attended the June ICC Assembly of States meeting in Kampala, Uganda.

For additional information about the WFM, CICC, R2P, WFM-IGP, and WFM-IS, visit:

http://www.wfm-igp.org/

For additional information about the CGS California Annual Meeting, visit:

http://www.globalsolutionscalifornia.org/

Click here for full speaker biographies and Partner Toolkit download.

For additional information about the ICC (including Ariela’s blog from Kampala) and other CGS issues, visit the CGS national web site:

http://www.globalsolutions.org/

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DIRECTIONS TO THE JULY 10 CGS ANNUAL MEETING

Eighth Street in Manhattan Beach is four blocks south of Manhattan Beach Blvd.  From Sepulveda Blvd. turn on 8th street toward the ocean (west) until you come to John St. and can see the ocean.  821 8th St. is the second house on the right.  Street parking is available in the neighborhood. Phone number if lost:  (310) 372-6734

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Reservation  Form -  CGS California Region Annual Meeting, July 10, 2010

Name(s)  ______________________________________________Phone________________

Address __________________________   City_____________   Zip _________

e-mail:_________________________________________

Check enclosed for  ___  persons at $25 each.   Total  $ _______  Includes refreshments and luncheon.  Reservations will be held at the entrance in your name.  Make checks payable to Citizens for Global Solutions.

I cannot attend, but enclose $_______as a contribution to further your programs.  (Contributions to Citizens for Global Solutions are not tax deductible.)

Please print this form and mail with your check by July 6th to:

Citizens for Global Solutions, 821 8th St., Manhattan Beach, CA 90266.

Make checks payable to Citizens for Global Solutions.

For further information, call Wendell Harter, CGS CA Executive Director, at 310-372-9445.