EthicalMUN IV The War of The Roses Chairs: Izzy Ramos and Morium Begum Crisis Directors: Kevin He and Caroline Madsen EthicalMUN IV Dear Delegates, It is my pleasure to welcome you to the fourth Ethical Model United Nations Conference (EthicalMUN IV) as members of the War of the Roses committee! My name is Morium Begum, and I will serve as the co-chair of the committee alongside Julie Johnson my hardworking and dedicated friend, Isabella (Izzy) Ramos. As your chairs, Izzy Co-Secretary General and I have been working hard with our crisis directors, Kevin He and Caroline Mad, to make this conference the best yet. We are all excited for a fun-filled conference Olivia Pollack with lots of great debate, jokes, and laughs! Co-Secretary General Currently, I am a junior, but I started Model UN in 7th grade and have loved it ever since. Model UN has helped me develop many crucial life skills, such as Aleksi Sefanov speaking in front of a large group of people and arguing in favor of things I do not Chief of Staff necessarily believe in. Last year, I was a part of the crisis team for a committee and enjoyed coming up with various problems to make your lives harder. This is my first Ben Greer time being a chair for a committee and I’m really excited. Aside from Model UN, I Chief of Staff enjoy partaking in various racial affinity spaces, such as the Asian affinity group, the Women of Color Coalition, and more. When I’m not at school or working, I’m most Brian Phillips likely reading Webtoons, listening and dancing to trashy music or just hanging out with my friends. (I will probably play one of my trashy songs at least once during Under Secretary- this conference so be ready to bop along. Or else.) General of Committees Izzy, Kevin, Caroline, and I are all really excited about EthicalMUN IV and we are sure this committee will be a blast! This crisis committee will encourage you, Sara Snyder the delegates, to get in touch with your creative sides as you tackle the barriers of Under Secretary- convention in order to find solutions to the dynastic struggle in 15th century General of Committees England. In order to prepare for your position on one of the War of the Roses councils, I urge you all to not only read the background guide in its entirety but also Gavin Kelly to delve further into research on the topics. Overall, I want this to be a fun, Chief Crisis Director rewarding experience, and if you all come prepared and speak up in committee, I’m sure it will be an exciting day. Until then, delegates, read up: the fate of England’s Thomas Vernarde future rests on your shoulders. Chief Crisis Director See you in May! Amani Creamer Director of Outreach Best, Morium Begum [email protected] The War of the Roses EthicalMUN IV Crisis Committee Procedure minute moderated caucus passes, the Like most crisis committees, perpetual moderated caucus will be the parliamentary procedure will be suspended, and the committee will slightly different from General enter the five-minute moderated Assemblies and Specialized caucus. If there are no points or Committees. The parliamentary motions on the floor, the chair will procedure used in this committee is revert to the perpetual moderated optimized for the relatively few caucus. people in our committee and the quick Relevant Points and Motions: responses needed for crises. • Point of Inquiry • Point of Information Perpetual Moderated Caucus: • Point of Personal Privilege Unlike GA or Specialized • Point of Order Committees, Crisis Committees will • Motion to Open Debate not have a speakers list, and will • Motion for a Moderated operate under a perpetual moderated Caucus caucus. A perpetual moderated caucus • Motion for an Unmoderated is a never-ending moderated caucus Caucus that runs for the entirety of the • Motion for a Round Table committee with no set topic. For this • Motion to Introduce All Papers committee, the perpetual moderated on the Dais caucus will have a 30 second • Motion to Introduce an speaking time. This perpetual Amendment moderated caucus will be suspended • Motion to divide the Question when a delegate proposes a motion. • Motion to Enter Voting For example, if a motion for a five- Procedure 1 The War of the Roses Crisis EthicalMUN IV • Motion to Adjourn Debate inform or misinform the public according to the desires of the Written Papers committee. They will have the same Crisis Notes: Crisis notes are notes sponsor and signatory rules as used to take personal action from a directives. delegate, without the need for committee approval. A character's Like all committees, collaborating portfolio powers, therefore, binds with other delegates is strongly crisis notes. Please ensure to sign your recommended. However, in a crisis character’s name at the end of your committee, it is also encouraged that crisis note and address it to CRISIS one stays in character and acts in on the front of your folded note. accordance with their character’s motivations. Directives: Like general assemblies and specialized committees, crisis Procedure Specific to this committees have documents that take Committee committee action concerning the Flow of debate will be issues at hand. In crisis committees, conducted in a manner as similar as this document is called a directive. possible to the functioning of the The number of sponsors and historical Royal Councils of Lancaster signatories required on directives will and York. This entails moderated depend on the size of the committee. caucuses and speaker’s lists, and may be punctuated by periods of open Press Releases: Press releases are debate, depending on the situation at committee documents addressed to hand. In the role of the leaders of the the public. They can be used to two houses, we will be chairing the 2 The War of the Roses EthicalMUN IV Crisis committee in true Royal Council delegates may interject their own style. For the purposes of fruitful opinions into debate and, when debate, however, we will keep our appropriate, change their mind on input as a member to a minimum. As topics of discussion to suit the mentioned before, voting requires that purposes of the situation at hand. a simple majority is present in the Note, however, that while creativity is room, and all legislation will be promoted, inconsistency is not. Be passed on a simple majority as well. sure that you can defend and justify PLEASE NOTE the simple majority your views, and argue accordingly for required to vote on a York Resolution the achieving of your goals, at all is only referring to the delegates on times. The War of the Roses is a crisis the side of the house of York. committee, so come prepared to deal Members of the councils will with anything that is thrown your pass documents primarily in the form way. In addition to the provided of directives, communiqués, and press material, debate will be directed based releases. Additionally, while delegates on the arrival of crises. Crises may will be expected to stay in character come in the form of press releases by and represent the general viewpoints key figures, prisoners being brought and interests of their assigned Council in for questioning, or any number of member and their respective house, surprise events. After the crisis has they will not be limited to only these been presented, debate will resume on views. For instance, a delegate may the new developments. vote in favor of something that their Council member was against in the past if delegates find they are swayed by the course of debate to a different conclusion or viewpoint. Also, 3 The War of the Roses EthicalMUN IV Crisis Historical Background claims to the throne of England The Plantagenet Dynasty of formed the basis of the War of the England began with the accession of Roses. England’s gradual defeat in the King Henry II to the throne in 1154 Hundred Years’ War destabilized the CE with sovereignty over both realm and undermined the authority of England and Normandy in northern the English monarchy. Over a century France. Henry II’s marriage to of war, England lost all of its French Eleanor of Aquitaine added large territories with the exception of portions of southern France to the Calais. English nobles who had lost English crown. When King Charles their French 6 holdings bore a IV of France died in 1328 without a staggering economic cost and felt male heir, Plantagenet King Edward robbed of influence in a sociopolitical III laid claim to the French throne, system based entirely on feudal igniting the famous Hundred Years’ holdings. Furthermore, the weak and War between England and France. easily influenced Henry VI proved to John of Gaunt, the 1st Duke of be a disappointment compared to his Lancaster and Edward III’s third son, predecessor Henry V, who was a war- became the founding member of the time hero and renowned for his House of Lancaster, from which chivalry. Henry VI’s overt favoritism future Kings Henry IV, Henry V, and of Edmund Beaufort, the 2nd Duke of Henry VI would come. On the other Somerset, in spite of overwhelming hand, Edmund of Langley, the 1st opposition to Somerset alienated Duke of York and Edward III’s fourth Henry VI from his nobles. In 1453, son, founded the House of York. Henry VI became mentally incapacitated, and Richard, the 3rd While both Houses belonged to the Duke of York, was appointed as Lord Plantagenet dynasty, competing Protector. The Duke of York was a 4 The War of the Roses EthicalMUN IV Crisis strong and popular leader with a class and the growing influence of legitimate claim to the throne that was towns and cities in England, the only contested by Henry VI’s son, dominant segment of society lies with Edward of Westminster.