Philadelphia Amnesty International Meeting – Nov. 19
Posted November 13th, 2009 by April | Philly Center City
Agenda – Thursday November 19th
Amnesty International Philadelphia Chapter Meeting
7:00 pm at the Ethical Society, 1906 S. Rittenhouse Square
- A speaker from the ACLU – detention of illegal immigrants
- Reports about last month’s events:
- The Friday noon Human Rights Luncheon on October 23rd featuring Gladys Monterroso from Guatemala
- Lobbying Senator Casey on November 19 on closing the Guantánamo Bay detention center; ratifying the international women’s human rights treaty; and human rights of immigrant detainees
- Report on the Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference
- Planning for the Global Write-a-thon:
- We will participate during our December 17th meeting
- Ellal Aklilu will attend to talk on an Ethiopian prisoner of conscience, Birtukan Mideksa
- Write letters regarding human rights violations in Mexico; also some Amnesty International Urgent Action letters
Email Philadelphia Group 112: rfcoburn [at] mail.med.upenn.edu