News & Events
Subscribe to our Google Calendar here. The event listings below are fairly short, but you can read more on our pages devoted to our Film Series and Book Club.
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BOOK CLUB: Beyond Smoke and Mirrors: Climate Change and Energy in the 21st Century by Burton Richter
When: Tue Sep 20, 2011 7:30pm to 9pm PDT Where: 3387 Kipling Street, Palo Alto, CA 94306 Event Status: confirmed
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FILM SERIES: *Thirst* Directors/Producers: Alan Snitow and Deborah Kaufman
When: Mon Sep 12, 2011 2pm to 3:30pm PDT Where: Avenidas Senior Center, 450 Bryant St, Palo Alto Event Status: confirmed
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BOOK CLUB: The Tenth Parallel: Dispatches From the Fault Line Between Christianity and Islam by Eliza Griswold
When: Tue Aug 16, 2011 7:30pm to 9pm PDT Where: 1945 Mount Vernon Court #15, Mountain View (meeting location phone: (650) 968-1174) Event Status: confirmed
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BOOK CLUB: Baking Cakes in Kigali by Gaile Parkin
When: Tue Jul 19, 2011 7:30pm to 9pm PDT Where: 3387 Kipling Street, Palo Alto, CA 94306 / meeting location phone: 650-493-6541 Event Status: confirmed
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FILM: Afghanistan Unveiled Director: Brigitte Brault Producer: Florent Milesi (Afghanistan/France/USA)
When: Mon Aug 8, 2011 2pm to 2:52pm PDT Who: UNA Midpeninsula Where: Avenidas Center Event Status: confirmed
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FILM: A Great Wonder: Lost Children of Sudan Director: Kim Shelton Producers: Kim Shelton, Leigh Kimball (Ethiopia/Kenya/Sudan/USA)
When: Mon Jul 11, 2011 2pm to 3:01pm PDT Where: Avenidas Center Event Status: confirmed
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BOOK CLUB: Generation in Waiting: The Unfulfilled Promise of Young People in the Middle East by Navtej Dhillon and Tarik Yousef
When: Tue Jun 21, 2011 7:30pm to 9pm PDT Where: UNA Gift Shop Event Status: confirmed
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FILM: There Once Was an Island; Director: Briar March Producers: Briar March, Lyn Collie (New Zealand/Papua New Guinea) 80 minutes
When: Mon Jun 13, 2011 2pm to 3:30pm PDT Who: UNA Midpeninsula Where: Avenidas Senior Center Event Status: confirmed
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BOOK CLUB: The Rivers of Lost Footsteps: A Personal History of Burma by Thant Myint-U
When: Tue May 17, 2011 7:30pm to 9pm PDT Where: UNA Gift Shop Event Status: confirmed
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FILM: Scientists Under Attack: Genetic Engineering in the Magnetic Field of Money Director/Producer: Bertram Verhaag (Germany/USA)
When: Mon May 9, 2011 2pm to 3:30pm PDT Where: Avenidas Senior Center Event Status: confirmed
UNA Events
The UNA screens films from the Travelling UNA Film Festival at the Avenidas Senior Center in Palo Alto at 2pm on the second Monday of the month. Admission is free.
The UNA Book Club meets on the 3rd Tuesday of the month in Mountain View, focusing on United Nations issues and related topics. See the list of upcoming books, dates, and location.