March 4, 2017 | Tampa, FL UNA-Tampa Bay is excited to announce our annual Model United Nations conference will be hosted March 24, 2017 at the University of South Florida Marshall Student Center. The conference is an all day event beginning at 10:00 AM and closing at 5:30 with an awards presentation, that brings together...
UNA-Tampa Bay is excited to announce that we are hosting a fundraiser at Radiance Medspa on March 11th from 11:30AM-1:00PM. This event will include food/drinks, a $100 credit towards Radiance Medspa’s services, a free brow card, and multiple drawings and opportunities to win prizes. All proceeds support UNA-Tampa Bay’s local education programs here in the...
February 16, 2017 | Tampa, FL On February 16, UNA-Tampa Bay hosted a panel discussion on refugees as part of our Signature Human Rights lecture series. The event was hosted at the University of South Florida and consisted of a panel discussion with Suvada Gulan, a former refugee and manager of the Lutheran Services Florida...
January 12, 2017 | Tampa, FL On January 12, 2017, Dr. M. Scott Solomon, associate professor at the University of South Florida, launched our first human rights event of the year. Dr. Solomon’s talk focused on migrant rights and was part of UNA-Tampa Bay’s monthly Signature Human Rights lecture series. The lecture focused on international...
December 12, 2016 | Tampa, FL UNA-Tampa Bay is excited to host our 4th lecture as part of our signature human rights lecture series, focusing on children’s rights. This event features Kelley Parris, executive director of the Children’s Board of Hillsborough County. Mrs. Parris has worked in the field of prevention for 25 years and...
December 11, 2016 | Tampa, FL Did you know that by making purchases on Amazon Smiles, Amazon will donate a percentage of the purchase price to UNA-Tampa Bay? Amazon Smiles is the same Amazon but allows you to give back to your favorite charitable organizations. To support UNA-Tampa Bay via Amazon Smiles, click here.
November 12 | Tampa, FL UNA-Tampa Bay will be hosting its annual membership meeting on Monday December 5th at 6:30 PM at the BayCare Carillon Outpatient Center (900 Carillon Parkway, St. Petersburg, 33716). The annual membership meeting allows the UNA-Tampa Bay Board of Directors to communicate with our general membership, provide updates on the past...
November 3, 2016 | Orlando, FL As part of our signature human rights lecture series, UNA-Tampa Bay co-hosted a human rights lecture on local and global perspectives on LGBTQ+ issues. This event hosted Hannah Willard, the public policy director for Equality Florida, and Michael Luongo, author and freelance journalist. Each month, UNA-Tampa Bay hosts a...
November 1, 2016 | Tampa, FL We are excited to announce that the City of Tarpon Springs has joined our fight for greater gender equality. On November 1, 2016, UNA-Tampa Bay received a proclamation in support of our CEDAW efforts by the City of Tarpon Springs. The proclamation received the support of Tarpon Springs Mayor...
September 15, 2016 | Tampa, FL UNA-Tampa Bay launched its signature human rights lecture series with a talk by Mr. David Hawk, former executive director of Amnesty International USA. Mr. Hawk previously directed the Cambodia Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, where he pioneered human rights education and training for Cambodians and...
