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2006 International Convention
Release Date:
03.13.06
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NEW YORK, NY (March 13,2006) – On March 9th to
the 12th, 2006, the second annual Student World Assembly
International Convention was held in Montreal, Canada at McGill
University. The Convention focused primarily on the topic of
HIV/AIDS, which was examined from different perspectives, such
as treatment, prevention, and possible new preventative
medications. This resulted in the passage of two resolutions
dealing with measures to increase drug therapy distribution and
enhance awareness education. During this convention, the three
SWA Committees met and held elections for SWA Committee Chairs
and Vice-Chairs, and discussed activities for the upcoming year.
In addition, the newly—elected Speaker and
Vice-Speaker of the SWA, who are charged with representing the
organization and ensuring that the actions of the different
committees are in line with the mandate of our organization,
were announced. Adebari Adeolu, from Howard University in the
United States was announced as the newly-elected SWA Assembly
Speaker and Moses Kanduri from the Catholic University of Ghana
as the Vice-Speaker.
For more information go to:
http://www.studentworldassembly.org/conventions/06montreal
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Our Democratic Philosophy:
The Student World Assembly believes that true global democracy
affirms fundamental human rights, which include the dignity
and worth of all human beings, the equal rights of men and women,
social, economic, and cultural justice for every person, and
the freedom to promote these causes. SWA's representative democracy
offers a powerful instrument for addressing the vital social
and political conditions that threaten our global future. The
informed wishes of the people, conveyed through the collective
of a democratic assembly, need to be heard in the decision-making
processes. By giving students from the most remote to the more
accessible institutions an equal voice, we are enabling all
students to educate, participate, and take
action, and to begin thinking of themselves as global citizens.
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