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JCC–Brainz over Brawn: The Siege of San Francisco, Humans
This committee is one half of the JCC.
Background Guide coming soon!
It has been 2 months since a viral pathogen has ravaged the planet--one that turns the infected into shambling zombies! Many nations have fallen; even The United States of America is in the midst of a ruthless civil war, which was spurred on by the chaos and destruction brought forth by the zombies. The United Nations and NATO have officially declared war on the zombies, and are doing their best to combat the growing threat. Furthermore, The World Health Organization is close to finding a cure to the zombie pathogen--hope still prevails within the darkness.
The State of California has broken away from the United States, and has formed a new nation: The Civic Republic of California (CRC). Current California leadership is stationed in San Francisco, which has been rendered as a designated safe-zone. The CRC is attempting it's best to to gather international support from the United Nations, along with other secessionist states. Their main enemy besides the zombies, is the US Federal Government (Federal Forces), whose drastic measures to eliminate the zombies at the start of the outbreak caused the state secessions to begin.
Violence and lawlessness are prevailing in the world, despite the best efforts of the UN and the CRC. The Federal Forces are in the process of stamping out the secessionist movement's governments--including the one of the CRC cabinet. Additionally, rumors have been heard of advanced zombie attacks--suggesting a level of sapience amongst the shambling zombie herds. These attacks have been accompanied with strange reports of highly advanced military units, which allegedly have been seen being commanded by zombies...
The CRC is spread too thin: they cannot fight two fronts against the Federal Forces and this new intelligent zombie threat--a threat which can be camouflaged anywhere, among the never-ending zombie herds... can you defend 'Frisco and gain international recognition before sucuumbing to the horde? Only you can decide.
Note: Both Brainz over Brawn Committees are Joint Crisis Committees (JCCs). JCCs operate as normal crisis committees, but actions made in one committee will directly affect updates in the other!
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Akash Mahajan
ChairHi everyone, my name is Akash (he/him) and I am a senior at Cal and studying business administration from San Diego, CA. I have competed on the circuit since freshman year and last year was the CD for the Adani Board of Directors. Unfortunately, this year I will not be tormenting delegates with ""technical"" business lingo, but I am very excited to be your chair. I think this committee will be very exciting and chaotic, and I'm excited to see delegates consider new perspectives within a zombie apocalypse. Outside of MUN, I am a member of the Berkeley Finance Club and plan to work in finance after graduating. I love traveling, trying new restaurants, and am a huge Chargers, Padres, Mavericks, Haas F1, and Tottenham fan.
Best,Akash Mahajan
Chair, JCC–Brainz over Brawn: The Siege of San Francisco, Humans
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Claire Sawyer
Coordinating Crisis Director
Hi, I'm Claire and I'll be your CCD for JCC! I recently graduated early in Interdisciplinary Studies but am coming back to staff UCBMUN one last time after spending the Summer and Fall living in Fiji and doing research. I am from Sacramento, CA and I am super excited to staff for you all! SF has always had a special place in my heart, so I am super excited to see the creative arcs you guys come up with in order to save it from (and secretly aid in) its destruction!
Best,
Claire Sawyer
Coordinating Crisis Director, JCC–Brainz over Brawn: The Siege of San Francisco
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Ernesto Cortez
Crisis DirectorDear Delegates, my name is Ernesto Cortez. I am a current sophomore at UC Berkeley where I am double majoring in Philosophy and Political Science. I come from Atwater California: a small agricultural city in the Central Valley, a few hours away from Berkeley. The committee I will be directing is very personal to me because I grew up obsessed with zombie media and science fiction; as a result, I was inspired to create a unique idea for a JCC for UCBMUN. I chose to direct the human side because I am not a fan of the classic zombie trope: the one where the world governments collapse a week or so after the zombie outbreak. Therefore, I will try to help the humans as much as possible--but to be realistic, the world is probably going to fall to the zombies, despite our best efforts. I hope that this JCC will capture the wacky sci-fi theatrics and political intrigue I envisioned it to have. May everyone have good spirited zombie fun in this committee!
Best,Ernesto Cortez
Crisis Director, JCC–Brainz over Brawn: The Siege of San Francisco, Humans