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Model UN

Nine years later, my Model U.N. idea became a reality

September 19, 2020 Lonita Benson Charity & Justice, Children, Community/Common good, Uncategorized Leave a comment

I was first introduced to Civitas through my middle school gifted program. My teacher had us participate in the Civitas Model United Nations program,

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A Bill of Rights for refugees and host countries

February 26, 2017 Gloria Shur Bilchik Immigration, International, Justice One comment

Fifty St. Louis-area high school students dived into the international refugee crisis yesterday and created something that, apparently, no one has previously considered: a

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