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Hosted by Southeastern Mensa, and open to everyone, this award-winning series of programs, presented live and/or via Zoom, is designed to both enlighten and entertain. Past speakers have covered a WIDE variety of topics, including: a man who was falsely accused by the government of espionage, the lone survivor of a Great Lakes shipwreck (Think Edmund Fitzgerald here), a Dutch woman who's family hid Jews from the Nazis, a genuine "Man In Black" (like the movie), a Tuskegee Airman (Decorated by the president!), the regional head of the FBI, the great-grandson of Dr. Samuel Mudd on the Lincoln assassination, an expert on the dinosaur fossils found in Antarctica, some REAL ghostbusters, presentations on Aimee Semple McPherson, The DaVinci Code, killer asteroids, rum running during prohibition, and the list goes on and on. Some of our speakers have appeared on local TV and radio, ABC, the History Channel, A&E, PBS, NPR, etc., etc. Following live presentations we adjourn to Buddy's Pizza, located at 31646 Northwestern Hwy., in Farmington Hills, just Northwest of Middlebelt Rd., to socialize.Care to attend? Great! We'd love to meet you! Admission: Visitors: $5, Mensa members $4, Mensa website: MensaDetroit.com
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Presentation: Incompetence and Corruption in the U.N.? (Via Zoom)
·OnlineOnlineEveryone is once again invited to join members of Southeast Michigan Mensa for this program presented at 7pm (EST), on Saturday, February 21, via ZOOM. You'll be joining about 50 other guests for…
Incompetence and Corruption in the U.N.? (Via Zoom)
Let's take a look behind the scenes at the U.N.
Attorney and former U.N. investigator Peter Gallo will provide us with a unique insider's view of his claim that the U.N. failed to properly investigate allegations that some Gaza staff members of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, or "UNRWA," played an active role in the terrorist attack in Israel on October 7. He will also discuss charges that UNRWA operations there were infiltrated and influenced by Hamas.
Before joining the U.N.'s Investigations Division of the Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS/ID), Attorney Peter Gallo worked in the private sector in Asia for nineteen years, 18 of which were spent as an investigator and consultant specializing in counterterrorism financing and anti-money laundering. During this time, he was recognized as one of the leading authorities on the methodologies of money laundering.
Mr. Gallo has also done some part-time university lecturing on investigation management, spoken at numerous conferences, and authored about two dozen articles published in various professional journals and news magazines. He is a lawyer admitted to practice in Scotland, Hong Kong, and New York.
There is no charge for the Zoom presentation, but, due to rising costs, (Meetup charges alone are up 70% this year!) your donation via PayPal is greatly appreciated. Please donate $5! To donate go to PayPal.com, login, and click on the “Send” button. Enter the e-mail address: treasurer@mensadetroit.com, click on “Next”, fill in your payment amount, and in the “What’s this for” dialogue box enter: “SEMM Zoom Presentations.” Click “Next”, select your payment method, and click “Send”.
Please remember that all attendees need to pre-register by clicking on the following link: https://tinyurl.com/SEMM-Gathering.
The Zoom room opens at 6:30 pm (EST) for mingling. The program starts at 7:00 pm (EST).
PLEASE NOTE: Attendee counts shown below are INACCURATE! They don't include Mensa members or those who responded from other social media channels. You'll be joining about 50 other guests!
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