Rfc: A Commemorative Coin for the United Nations 2010-11 International Year of Youth

This is a Request for Comments and Capacity building on the topic of asking (y)our national Bank/Mint to mint/coin a Commemorative Coin for the United Nations 2010-11 International Year of Youth and Participation.

In Europe, e.g. the 2€ coins are also used as "Commemorative coins" as you can see in the examples on the left. They are really in circulation, meaning you really buy "your fruit, vegetables and drinks" with them.  Just have another look at the 2 €'s in your pocket as you might be carrying one of the "Commemorative 2€ Coins".  

These 2€ Commemorative Coins are always limited editions of only a couple of millions.

How about proposing your National Bank to mint a coin in your currency with a symbol of the International Year of Youth 2010-2011?

If they are not yet participating in the UN 2010-11 International Year of Youth and Participation, they might be very interesting in participating somehow.  You'll find that your national bank or whatever entity that mints the coins in your country also mints medallions and so.  So even if the procedure for minting a coin is too complex, they might be interesting in collaborating by minting a series of medallions, that you can then e.g. use to raise funds for a youth project.

On the left you see a medal that I own and that's what comes closest to what I could find which could suggest "International Year of Youth" and the USA $ has a "Youth Commemorative $".   Apparently to commemorate scouting.  We really need something freshly though up and designed: the logo of the 2010-11 UN International Youth Year is excellent.  It has come out of an international contest by kids and youngsters.  Youth and kids are the largest sociological group on the planet.  They deserve to have a Commemorative Coin.  It would also be a good thermometer/proof of how serious the adult society is about youth.

The use of a 2€ Commemorative Coin celebrating the International Year of Youth

In the organisations I'm involved with I use such medals and 2€ Commemorative Coins to "stamp" a wax seal on "Diploma's", "Honorary Founding Shares" for fundraising events, together with  wooden "tally sticks" from CO2e-capturing forestry projects.

Suggested Links:

1. as usual : http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=€2_commemorative_coins
2. 2010-11 UN International Year of Youth and Participation: http://social.un.org/youthyear/
3. List of the International Decades, Years, Months, Weeks and Days - United Nations
4. African Diaspora developing capacity in minting a coin to celebrate the 2010-11 UN International Year of Youth and Participation

On the open and free space of www.MyAgenda21.org, we can collaborate in building capacity for inspirational 2€ Commemorative Coins, with e.g. a 2€ Commemorative Coin to celebrate Biodiversity, a 2€ Commemorative Coin to celebrate the CO2e-Emission Trading System. 

Thx for reading: skype SvenAERTS

Half a Trillion $ for the war in Afghanistan: send in the Youth Leaders please !

One of the only programs I like on CNN is Fareed ZAKARIA's "GPS".  The interviewed Mr. Bergen who interviewed Bin LADEN, stated that half a trillion $ has been spent on USA intelligence since the 9/11 attack of the Twin Towers in the USA Wall Street District.

Half a trillion... that's 500 billion $, i.e. 500.000.000.000 $, that's about 1500 $ per American citizen in 10 years, or some 150 $/American x about nearly 10 years that have gone by.

Please, let's get rid of the Fossil based Economic-Military-Political Complex, where nothing is what it is and in the end nobody knows anything anymore.  Kick these people out.

Nothing worthy of mentioning has been spent on setting-up exchange programs so people could get to know each other, discuss around shared interests and Peace Bombs.  If you have any numbers on the numbers spent on Peace Building measures, please let me know.

Please defend the Emission Trading System (ETS) as it is a pillar on the road to a sustainable economy and world as every person planting a tree is actually planting a CO2e-certificate printing machine.  With CO2e-certificates being the money of the Low Carbon Economy.  Thus the ETS brings the power of printing money back to the people and that's a very powerful something.

And for Afghanistan, sent in some more youth trainers from all nationalities and religions to set-up exchange programs and Peace Bombs.  Idem ditto confidence building measures by the World Council of Religious Leaders.  If you send in religious leaders from all kinds of religions, I want to see how the taliban extremists are going to respond to these holy men and woman.  I think we have to have a bit more faith in how attractive democracy is.  And these religious people, they have a way of converting people 1 by 1.  Jesus is the most well-know Multi-Level-Marketing success ever.

I mean: e.g. Christianity along, with an estimated number of adherents that ranges approximately around 2.2 billion,^[16][17][18]  ... how long can it take these MLM experts to convert these islam terrorists towards a more lenient form of islam?  There's only 28,395,716^[4]  Afghani.  Let me know how long it would take according to you...

2010 BeatBullying Week and Abuse of Power - Schools and Workfloor

Get yourself a hip wrist band and join in: http://www2.beatbullying.org/abw2010

They're great gifts to start a conversation.  I've even used them on networking events to go over to strangers and start a conversation.

Organize a little event in school during the BeatBullying week or anywhere during this 2010-11 UN International Year of Youth.
Or another tip: go to some organisations or companies, ask them if they already do something around the 2010-11 UN International year for Youth and Participation.
Most people don't even know about the existence of such years.  But if they hear it's about Youth and the United Nations and EU backing it up, they'll find it very attractive to use it for heir Corporate Social Responsibility and communication strategy and join it via some sponsoring money.
And ...don't underestimate the legal obligations to undertake action on the working floor against sexual intimidation and abuse of power.  Some Human Resources Managers might find this useful to bring the companies policy under attention again.

Links: 

http://drphil.com/shows/show/1437/ and sign the facebook condolences page of this great American high-schooler who was bullied to death recently in the USA and send out a wave of indignation all over the USA.  The bullies and school management face serious time in jail.  The case is coming over to Europe as well, where we have seen some deaths in a.o. Bulgaria where 2 girls simply killed another girl over some nice clothes and sneakers.

http://www.un.org/observances/years.shtml - International Year of Youth and Participation

http://www.salto-youth.net/tools/toy/find-a-trainer - and look for those of us with specialization on "bullying and harrasment", you can also indicate what age limit you want for a youth trainer, a younger one or a an older person, or a gender balanced team.

Have fun while doing, thx for reading and see you a next time around.

Sven

Rfc: A 2€ Commemorative Coin for the 2010-11 International Year of Youth

This is a Request for Comments and Capacity building on the topic of asking (y)our national Bank/Mint to mint/coin a 2€ Commemorative Coin for the United Nations 2010-11 International Year of Youth and Participation.


Did you know the 2€ coins are also used as "Commemorative coins"? And they are really in circulation, meaning you really buy "your fruit, vegetables and drinks" with them.  Just have another look at the 2 €'s in your pocket as you might be carrying one of the "Commemorative 2€ Coins".  There's 3 types:  

1. A Year theme every Euro member state participates in

2. A Year theme some Euro member states participate in

3. A Year theme specific to one single Euro members state,you'll only find on the front side of the 2€ coin minted by the National Bank/Mint of that member state.

These 2€ Commemorative Coins are always limited editions of only a couple of millions and in case 3, every country can only edit 1 per year, to celebrate something.

How about proposing your National Bank to coin one with a symbol of the International Year of Youth 2010-2011?

For me, I'm collecting these 2€ Commemorative Coins, at least the ones that support something I care about.  The celebration of Universal Suffrage e.g. (voting rights for all men and woman), or the Birthday of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights. An 2€ Commemorative Coin to remember  the "Grand Duke Henri of the Grand Duche of Luxembourg", doesn't interest me.  In fact I think it's a outrage and a slap in the face of the Luxembourg people.

The 2€ Commemorative Coins circulate all over the planet with our other € coins and notes, but still these 2€ Commemorative Coins have something additional in my viewpoint.  There are some of which all Europeans can really be proud of, sending out a message of what Europe stands for in its best.

Therefore, support the coining/minting of a 2€ Commemorative Coin, to celebrate the 2010-2011 International Year of Youth.

Can someone set-up a site where we can add our personal and organisation's name?

On the left you see a medal that I own and that's what comes closest to what I could find which could suggest "International Year of Youth" and the USA $ has a "Youth Commemorative $".   Apparently to commemorate scouting.  We really need something freshly though up and designed.  Youth and kids are the largest sociological group on the planet.  They deserve to have a 2€ Commemorative Coin.  It would also be a good thermometer/proof of how serious the adult society is about youth.

The use of a 2€ Commemorative Coin celebrating the International Year of Youth

In the organisations I'm involved with I use such medals and 2€ Commemorative Coins to "stamp" a wax seal on "Diploma's", "Honorary Founding Shares" for fundraising events, together with  wooden "tally sticks" from CO2e-capturing forestry projects.

Suggested Links:

1. as usual : http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=€2_commemorative_coins
2. 2010-11 UN International Year of Youth: http://social.un.org/youthyear/
3. List of the International Decades, Years, Months, Weeks and Days - United Nations

On the open and free space of www.MyAgenda21.org, we can collaborate in building capacity for inspirational 2€ Commemorative Coins, with e.g. a 2€ Commemorative Coin to celebrate Biodiversity, a 2€ Commemorative Coin to celebrate the CO2e-Emission Trading System. 

Thx for reading: skype SvenAERTS