Greetings all!
9 days ago, Helen Scott, Laura Green, Nic Hargreaves and ourselves the NJRs emerged from the lush lawns in the outskirts of Berlin where the Annual International Meeting (AIM) of CISV had taken place. Right before that, from 31 July to 4 August, a record delegation of 7 (Helen, Rich Salter, Will Sebag-Montefiore, Jo Hobson, Phoebe Juggins and the NJRs) attended the Interntional Junior Branch Conference (IJBC).
IJBC is where about 90 juniors from all over the world meet to share what they’ve been up to, get to grips with new themes and ideas, and start cool new projects, as well as have a whole load of fun. This year, three things that we thought were the most important were the new foundations for 2011, a cool way to think about not just what we do, but why we do it, and the International Junior Representative elections, where Mateo Vélez Rosiers from Colombia was elected. To find out more about these cool things, come to NJBF the first weekend of September.
At AIM, where the representatives of each country, called trustees (for GB, Nic Hargreaves), sit in a big square circle and discuss what we’re up to as an organisation, and make decisions on the direction we’re heading. One of these decisions was particularly important for Junior Branch across the world, as we reviewed our IJR election process, so that now the IJR election will take place during IJBC rather than AIM. This AIM was also special because there were elections for the new International Executive Committee (IEC), who are 5 people that coordinate CISV through the year (including CISV’s President, Vice, and 3 Executive Trustees). One really great thing for Great Britain is that Laura Green (ex-NJR and ex-trustee) was elected as one of the executive trustees – we’re very proud of her.
In other news, if you’re 16 or over in September, we’ll see you at NJBF (3-5th September – you better get your forms in quick!). You can expect an epic weekend that we’ve nearly finished planning, and it’s shaping up to be one not to miss (Insert link for forms)
Launching at NJBF this year will be our brand new, get-your-hands-on-them-right-now hoodie, and we will be collectively making a cool piece of Peace One Day merchandise.
Dates for your diary:
- NJBF 3rd-5th September, Leeds
- Peace One Day, 21st September, The World
- NJB Day, 2nd October, Newcastle
- LJR Training, 10th October, Leeds
- S.M.I.L.E. (JB Training), 29th-31st October, Scammonden
- 17+, 26th-28th November, Leeds
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