AI Student Groups in eastern Pennsylvania
There are numerous Amnesty International chapters at high schools and colleges/universities in our area.
Amnesty International Student Groups in our region, 2010-11
High Schools
- Avon Grove High School, West Grove – School web page
- Bensalem High School, Bensalem
- Boiling Springs High School, Boiling Springs
- Delaware Valley Friends School, Paoli
- Friends’ Central School, Wynnewood – Facebook Group
- The George School, Newtown
- Mastery Charter School Pickett Campus, Philadelphia
- Mastery Charter School Thomas Campus, Philadelphia
- Moravian Academy, Bethlehem – Facebook Group
- Milton Hershey School, Hershey
- Moravian Academy, Bethlehem
- Mount Airy Kids Homeschool Group, Chestnut Hill
- Penncrest High School, Media
- Susquehanna Township High School, Harrisburg
- Wissahickon High School, Ambler
Colleges and Universities
- Arcadia University, Glenside – School web page | Facebook group
- Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr – School web page | Website | Facebook Group
- Dickinson College, Carlisle – School web page
- Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster – School web page | Facebook Group
- Gettysburg College, Gettysburg – School web page | Facebook Page
- Haverford College, Haverford – School web page | Facebook Group
- Lycoming College, Williamsport – School web page | Facebook Group
- Messiah College, Grantham
- Millersville University, Millersville – School web page | Website
- Moravian College, Bethlehem – School web page
- Swarthmore College, Swarthmore – School web page | E-mail list
- University of Delaware, Newark DE – Facebook group | E-mail list
- University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia – Google group | Facebook group
- Villanova University, Villanova – Facebook group
- York College of Pennsylvania, York – Facebook group
Thanks to Gabe for this recap of the Villanova University Amnesty International meeting last night.
- Urgent action appeals were handed out and letters written concerning the case of three prisoners of conscience imprisoned in Zimbabwe despite their poor health.
- Several members of Amnesty received responses to the letters we sent to Senator Casey regarding the International Violence Against Women Act. Sen. Casey informed us that although he supports the legislation his hands are tied because the legislation expired on the expiration of the last Congress and the legislation has not been reintroduced. VUAI is looking into getting an appointment with Senator Casey to lobby him in person.
- VUAI is co-sponsoring the showing tomorrow night of The Rescue of Joseph Kony’s Child Soldiers. It is produced by the same people who produced Invisible Children, which highlighted the kidnapping of children by the Lord’s Resistance Army, a rebel group in Northern Uganda responsible for years of strife and misery. The showing will be from 6:00-7:00 PM in Bartley 1010, and admission is free. We hope to see you all there!
Here are some notes from the Villanova University AI group’s March 17 meeting about their upcoming plans.
- Urgent Action Appeals were handed out and letters written concerning the case of a Female Journalist detained in Iran.
- AI will be sponsoring a number of movie screenings in the coming weeks. This will tentatively include Race to Execution, a documentary examining the Death Penalty.
- AI is also co-sponsoring a screening of a new documentary from the makers of Invisible Children, which also focuses on the plight of children and Child Soldiers in Uganda.
- There will be no meeting next week. Instead, we encourage all of our members to attend the speech of Sister Helen Prejean on Tuesday at 7:00 PM in the Jake Nevin Fieldhouse. Prejean, who was made famous when she was portrayed by Susan Sarandon in Dead Man Walking, is an internationally famous Anti-Death Penalty activist, and will speak at Villanova about her work.
The University of Delaware group held its first meeting of the semester yesterday evening.
They discussed ideas for activities for the school year, such as fundraising on Main Street, a Film Fest, Refugee UD, tabling, a benefit concert, movie nights, bringing a speaker to campus, and more.
If you are use Facebook, you can keep in touch and get involved with the UD Amnesty group by joining Amnesty UD’s Facebook group.
Four Lehigh County area Amnesty International groups will be working once more at Dorney Park to raise money for Amnesty.
On Saturday, September 27, from 10:45 am to 7:00 pm, ten Amnesty activists from Bethlehem Group 347, Allentown Group 531, Freedom High School, and Moravian Academy will be working at Dorney Park on the Halloween Trick-or-Treat Trail. The volunteers will don costumes, give out candy to youngsters and help with mask-making. In return they receive $500, which these groups are contributing to our AIUSA Mid-Atlantic Region.
Thanks to all of these volunteers and their respective groups for their work!
The Haverford College Amnesty International group will hold its first meeting this Thursday, September 11, at 7:00 pm in Ikea Lounge next to the Coop counter in Campus Center.
For more information on the Haverford Amnesty group, please visit contact the group via their web page.
The University of Delaware Amnesty International group will hold its first meeting of the semester tomorrow night, Tuesday, September 9, at 7:00 pm in Gore Hall room 204.
To keep in touch with the University of Delaware group, please join:
The University of Pennsylvania Amnesty International group’s first meeting of the semester will be on Wednesday, September 10, at 8 pm in Huntsman Hall F94.
The group will be discussing possible collaborations with a group called Project Nur and other groups on campus, as well as discussing and signing petitions for a prisoner of conscience case.
To keep in touch with the Penn group, please join:
May 15, 2008, 9:00 am
Central Green (by Memorial Steps & Library)
Darfur event. Details TBA
May 9, 2008
11:00 am – 4:00 pm
Location and Details TBA
May 13, 7:00 pm
218 Gore Hall
University of Delaware
Newark DE
University of Delaware AI group’s last meeting of the semester. Next year’s officers will be announced.
