First Meeting of XUNICEF Academics, Teachers and Social Policy Activists Zoom - 24 August 2020 - 9:00 – 10.40 a.m. NY/Ontario time The meeting was facilitated by Mary Racelis, while Marta Mauras volunteered to act as rapporteur. They suggested that these roles be done on a rotating basis for future meetings. A first round of introductions was conducted for participants, most of them teaching at universities, to indicate their particular interests. We heard from Susan Bissell, Ian Hopwood Richard Jolly, Victor Karunan, Jun Kukita, Erma Manoncourt, Boudewijn Mohr, Marta MaurĂ¡s, Baquer Namazi, Niloufar Pourzand, Mary Racelis and Ronald Van Dijk. , and. The background data, which are they submitting, are being collated. The question guiding us for the meeting was posed by Mary: What are we interested in obtaining from this effort to exchange experiences in university teaching or related activities on issues related to children and young people, social theory and development