http://amnestyeastpa.org AI in eastern Pennsylvania and the Philadelphia area Wed, 24 Mar 2010 16:04:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Amnesty International is holding a special meeting on Saturday, March 20, for Amnesty International supporters and groups from all over the Delaware Valley. The meeting will include sessions on immigration detention and the death penalty, as well as a choice of workshops. More Information and Registration http://amnestyeastpa.org/2010/03/08/philadelphia-area-meeting-march-20/ 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, ... http://amnestyeastpa.org/2010/03/01/group-531-meeting-recap/ Group #531 met on Dec.22 for its bimonthly meeting with four members in attendance. We briefly discussed the the newest Secretary General, Salil Shetty, and the upcoming fundraiser at Barnes and Noble. We sent letters in support of PA Senate Bill 1110, the bill that would launch a ... http://amnestyeastpa.org/2010/01/15/group-531-meeting-recap-2/ 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 ... http://amnestyeastpa.org/2009/11/13/philadelphia-amnesty-international-meeting-nov-19/ Group #531(Allentown, PA) met on Oct. 27 with five people in attendance, including one new member. The group reported sending 14 letters in the last two months, not including those of our two, most prolific, letter writers who were unable to attend. After sharing some of the successes of AIUSA ... http://amnestyeastpa.org/2009/11/11/group-531allentown-pa-meeting/ Minutes from Amnesty International Group 112 Meeting, October 22 at Philadelphia Ethical Society Report on last month's events The event "Dancing To the Edge of Darfur: Expression, Awareness Impact" at the Prince Theater last Saturday evening was discussed. This event which was well attended highlighted the work of Global Grassroots in Sudan ... http://amnestyeastpa.org/2009/10/26/philadelphia-group-october-meeting-report/ “Torturing Democracy”, a documentary on U.S. interrogations in the war on terror, will be shown at 7 p.m., September 30 at Central Moravian Church’s Christian Education Building in downtown Bethlehem. This evening of film and discussion is sponsored by Amnesty International Group 347 of Bethlehem. Dr. Christian Rice, visiting assistant professor ... http://amnestyeastpa.org/2009/09/18/torturing-democracy-to-be-shown-in-bethlehem/ MINUTES GROUP 112 MEETING AUGUST 27, 2009 Nine people attended this meeting. One person was a first time attender who requested being put on the ListServe. Tina Jia and Jason Wang talked on religious persecution of members of Falun Gong in China. Jason told of being imprisoned and tortured after he refused ... http://amnestyeastpa.org/2009/09/02/minutes-from-amnesty-philadelphia-meeting-august-27/ Group #531 (Allentown) met on Tuesday, Aug. 25, with five members attending. Those present reported sending more than 60 letters in the past two months, on behalf of human rights victims and in support of advancing AI's human rights goals. Group Coordinator Dan Laxar reported that the treasury is healthy, ... http://amnestyeastpa.org/2009/09/02/recap-of-aug-25-meeting-of-group-531-allentown-pa/ Join us at NoChe, 1901 Chestnut Street in Philadelphia for human rights happy hour! Friday July 31 7:30-9:30 pm. Wristbands will be available for a donation of $3 or more, and may be used for these specials: $5 Bud Light Pitchers, $2 Bud Light Drafts, $4 Well Drinks, $4 Finlandia Drinks, ... http://amnestyeastpa.org/2009/07/24/come-join-us-for-human-rights-happy-hour-at-noche/