Group #531 meeting recap - Feb. ‘10
Posted March 1st, 2010 by Dan | News & Notes
Group #531 (Allentown, PA) met last Tuesday evening with four activists in attendance, including one new member, who was active with Moravian College’s AI group.
We disussed upcoming events, including Death Penalty week, the March 20 gathering of Eastern PA AI activists, the lobbying event beginning the last week of March, and the AGM, April 9-11 in New Orleans. We sent letters invidually to the Prime Minister and President of Haiti concerning the problem of human trafficking, particularly of women and young girls, and will follow this problem with action in regard to other countries in the future. We agreed to support Group #347 (Bethlehem, PA) as they adopt a POC, beginning with their next meeting we hope. And we discussed the US Senate bill, informally called the International Violence Against Women Act, and noted that Sen. Casey is a cosponsor. We hope that Sen. Specter will also get on board with this important legislation. The Senate bill is S.2982 and the companion House bill is HR 4594.
Dan Laxar, Coordinator, Group #531