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 [PDF 40kB]
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 [PDF 50kB]
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
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 Joe Schwartzberg by E-mail at schwa004 at umn.edu (replace at with @) or by post at 5492 Bald Eagle Blvd. E., Whie Bear Lake, MN 55110. You may call Joe at 651-429-9562 (H) or 612-625-55787 (O) if you'd like to discuss a submission.
