It’s Fight Against Apathy Week: Participate in events this week

Fight Against Apathy (FAA) Week is a week dedicated to raising awareness of an international issue, and this year’s FAA topic is the refugee crisis focused in Central and South America.

According to the UN High Commissioner of Refugees (UNHCR), in 2022, there were approximately 1 million refugees. And in the middle of 2023, according to the UNHCR, there were approximately 22.1 million people displaced.

For FAA week, Carthage’s Model United Nations (MUN) has three events planned: a faculty panel, a bake sale, and a documentary showing. Please join us in raising awareness of the refugee crisis and its causes in Central and South America this week!

Monday, April 29

Faculty Panel
5 p.m., Niemann Media Theater
Professors Jeffrey Roberg and Maribel Morales will provide insight on the refugee crisis in Central and South America.

Wednesday, May 1

Bake Sale
9 a.m.-Noon, In front of Hedberg Library
All of the profits made at the bake sale will go directly toward the UNHCR and other organizations that work collectively to provide shelters, food, water, clothing, medical supplies to refugees.

Thursday, May 2

Documentary Showing
7 p.m., Campbell Student Union Auditorium
MUN will show a documentary. This event is open to the public.

Sponsoring Department, Office, or Organization:

Model United Nations

For more information, contact:

Laura Hung: lhung@carthage.edu