AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL/CTC Valentine Couples Race

Posted By on January 10, 2012

Saturday, 8:00 am, February 11, 2012
This 5-kilometer course will begin and end at the pro shop of the Old Trail golf course (see over for map). Race numbers and day-of-race entries will be available at the pro shop on the morning of the race. Enter the race with a partner or have us find one for you if you prefer. You do not have to run with
your partner, but your times will be added together to determine winners in each of six race categories (see race entry form, below).
Register online: here
or Download the registration form : here

Action Against Guantanamo

Posted By on January 8, 2012

Join us in Washington, DC on January 11, 2012 to close Guantanamo!
Amnesty International-Charlottesville Group is sending a bus to DC, JOIN US, Any donation will work. Wednesday Jan 11. Contact: Ryan: aquamanva@aol.com for details.

January Meeting

Posted By on January 2, 2012

Meeting NEXT Monday. 7:30 pm. C-ville Coffee.

December Meeting & International Human Rights Day Celebration !

Posted By on December 1, 2011

Join us for our December Meeting, Monday night. 12/5, 7pm. Cville Coffee. You will make a difference.
Shine a light on forgotten prisoners
Saturday, December 10 · 1:00 – 3:00 pm
Random Row Books, 315 W. Main Street. Charlottes​ville
Join Charlottesville Amnesty International Groups to celebrate International Human Rights Day. A letter written by you could save a life — and Amnesty International has 50 years of experience that proves this fact.
Each year people worldwide mark Human Rights Day on December 10 by joining together to Write for Rights. We write letters on behalf of those who are at risk of torture, abuse, unlawful imprisonment and other severe human rights abuses.
Letter Writing, pizza, Birthday Cake.
Bring your family.
“I am alive today, after 34 arrests, because members of Amnesty International spoke out for me.”
– Jenni Williams, human rights defender in Zimbabwe

November Meeting & A Film Screening!

Posted By on November 6, 2011

Join us for our November Meeting, Monday night. 7pm. Cville Coffee. You will make a difference.
Film Screening: “Sri Lanka’s Killing Fields”
Thursday, November 10 · 7:00pm – 10:00pm
University of Virginia, New Cabell Hall Room 431
Please join the UVA Amnesty International group for a film screening of The Sri Lanka’s Killing Fields followed by a discussion. This event is sponsored by the AI group at UVA

Legal Experts and Death Row Exoneree to Speak on Wrongful Convictions in Death Penalty Cases

Posted By on October 30, 2011

Nathson Fields, who was wrongfully convicted of murder and sentenced to die, will speak at the University of Virginia this next Wednesday. Mr. Fields will speak about his experience of spending 20 years in prison (eleven of them on death row) for a crime he did not commit before being freed in 2009. His case exemplifies the shocking injustice of a system that puts innocent people at risk of death.

Mr. Fields will be joined by Steve Northup, Executive Director of Virginians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty (VADP) and Matthew Engle, Professor of Law and Legal Director of the Innocence Project at the University of Virginia School of Law, both of whom have legal experience in death penalty cases.

What: Witness to Innocence: The Wrongfully Convicted on Death Row – Speaker presentations and audience participation

When: Wednesday, November 2 at 7:30 pm

Where: The University of Virginia — Minor Hall Room 125; 291 McCormick Road, Charlottesville, VA

Sponsors: Amnesty International; Virginians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty; Witness to Innocence

“Still DREAMing” at UVA

Posted By on October 3, 2011

Please join us to discuss the DREAM Act and other related topics in immigration policy in the United States. Whether you agree or disagree with reform along the lines of the DREAM Act, bring your opinions and questions on these issues to the event.

Monday, Oct. 3rd 7pm Nau 101 Reception to follow!
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October Meeting !

Posted By on October 3, 2011

Join Us for our monthly meeting Monday night as we plan for the Fall activities. C-ville Coffee, 7:30 pm

Septemner ai Monthly Meeting

Posted By on September 9, 2011

Join Us for our monthly meeting Monday night as we plan for the Fall activities. C-ville Coffee, 7:30 pm

September Monthly Meeting

Posted By on September 2, 2011

Due to the Labor Day Holiday, our monthly meeting will be on Monday 9/12. 7:30pm. C-ville Coffee.

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Amnesty International Group 157
Working for Human Rights in Charlottesville for 25 Years!

Amnesty International Group 157 has been serving AI in the Charlottesville area for 25 years. We believe in human rights as a foundation for peace and justice and we regularly take actions demanding that governments live up to the standards set forth in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

We write letters on behalf of human rights victims, hold seminars on human rights topics and raise funds to support the preservation of human rights world wide.

Please join us! Every voice counts !


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