Greenwood Takes On SOMA XLIX

5/18/2022

Mark Auger and Charles Jennings

A Greenwood delegation of 11 students, Mr. Jennings and Mr. Auger spent April 29 to May 2 debating and deliberating on topics of global importance in this year's Southern Ontario Model UN Assembly (SOMA) Conference. University of Toronto Schools hosted committees at the newly renovated UTS building and The Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy.

After a cancelled 2020 conference and a fully online conference in 2021, this year SOMA Model UN (MUN) ran concurrent in-person and online conferences. The return of SOMA MUN thrilled new and returning students and staff alike. It is an ongoing Greenwood tradition to participate in this premier MUN experience since Greenwood’s inception.

This year, Greenwood represented many committees and countries.

On the General Assembly:
- Michael Baillie ‘24 (Cuba)
- Clara Duffy ‘24 (Mexico)
- Samantha Pearson ‘24 (Switzerland)
- Genevieve Posehn ‘23 (Tanzania)
On the International Olympic Committee:
- Lauren Baillie ‘24 (Switzerland)
On the Economic and Social Council:
- Alexander Viola ‘25 (Liberia)
- Luke Heintzman ‘23 (Tanzania)
On the Organization of American States:
- Cate Scott ‘22 (Mexico)
- Pippa Bridges ‘22 (Cuba)
On the UN Security Council:
- Ella Davidson ‘23 (Mexico)
On the Meiji Court Crisis:
- Angelica Posehn ‘23 (as Kumagaya Atsukatsu)

These students discussed issues like equitable access to vaccines, the build-up of the Chinese military and eradicating extreme poverty.

It was great to see new students so committed to the experience!

In addition to participating in the conference, the weekend also included an inspiring keynote by Eric Walsh from Global Affairs Canada, who was previously the ambassador to the Republic of Korea. He spoke of challenges for global peace in the current landscape of war and threats to democracy, while also shedding light on life and work in the foreign service.

All told, the weekend was a huge success!

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This year's SOMA Model UN was hosted both in-person and virtually.
Part of Greenwood's SOMA delegation poses for a photo. From left to right: Alexander Viola '25, Ella Davidson '23, Pippa Bridges '22, Cate Scott '22, Lauren Baillie '24, Clara Duffy '24, Michael Baillie '24 and Samantha Pearson '24.

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