The Guantánamo Dilemma
Posted By admin on May 7, 2013
May Meeting and event planning
Posted By admin on May 6, 2013
Our Monthly Meeting, Monday 5/6, 7:30 pm. Cville Coffee. Agenda:
• Plan for future actiona and HR projects, we will consider actions focused on the situation at Guantanamo. Even planned for 5/16 …
• Letters Writing.
• any other cause of interest to you
Get on the Bus
Posted By admin on March 29, 2013
Washington, DC – Friday, April 12, 2013
Join like-minded activists for a day of rallies and fun for human rights in our nation’s capital. Get on the Bus for Human Rights (GOTB) is an annual day of human rights education and activism organized by Amnesty International USA groups in Somerville, MA and Washington, DC. We organize peaceful actions outside of embassies, consulates, and public spaces on behalf of those whose human rights have been violated. In 2011, Amnesty local groups in Washington, DC brought the event to the nation’s capital for the first time. 2013 marks the third annual Get on the Bus Day in Washington, DC, on Friday, April 12. Details
Please contact us if you like to go.
April Meeting
Posted By admin on March 29, 2013
Our Monthly Meeting, Monday 4/1, 7:30 pm. Cville Coffee. Agenda:
• Plan for future actiona and HR projects.
• Letters Writing.
• any other cause of interest to you
Please join us ..
What does the law say about drones and lethal force?
Posted By admin on March 11, 2013
Join two human rights experts for a discussion about the US government’s use of drones and the “rule book” for the use of lethal force that already exists: the Constitution, international human rights law and, in the exceptional circumstances where it applies, the law of armed conflict. We’ll also talk about the flawed idea for “kill courts,” the precedent the US government is setting for the world’s use of drones, and actions we can take to reform US drone policy and help ensure that no person is wrongfully killed.
Where: Random Row Books, Charlottesville
When: Wednesday, March 20, 7 pm.
With Zeke Johnson, Director of Amnesty International USA’s Security with Human Rights Campaign and Mason Clutter, National Security Counsel for the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
Sponsored by Charlottesville Amnesty International.
Email cvilleai@amnestycharlottesville.org for more details.
We are the Line
Posted By admin on March 7, 2013
As one in three women will be abused or raped in her lifetime, our Amnesty group has decided to speak out against the atrocities that many women face and must overcome. We are hosting a candlelight vigil called “We are the Line” for March 8th on the downtown mall from 6-7:30pm. There will be 100 candles, each representing the 11 million abused women. We are contacting hundreds of activists in Charlottesville from youth groups in high schools and UVA. There are several speakers from the community, the Sexual Assault Resource Agency and UVA coming. We would highly appreciate it if you could join us among the concerned civilians of Charlottesville in raising awareness about violence towards women in our community and around the world.
March Meeting – Lots of Events
Posted By admin on March 1, 2013
Our Monthly Meeting, Monday 3/4, 7:30 pm. Cville Coffee. Events Agenda:
•”We Are The Line”, Fri 3/8.
•”What does the law say about drones and lethal force?”, Wed 3/20.
•Festival of the Book, Thur-Sun 3/21-24.
•AI Human Rights Conference, Sat 3/23.
•Meeting Day/time Change ???
•your role in the group. ???
•Letters Writing.
•any other cause of interest to you
Please join us ..
2013 AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL/CTC COUPLES RACE
Posted By admin on January 9, 2013
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL/CTC
Valentine Couples Race
Saturday, February 9, 2013 | 8:00 am
29 years & still running strong!
This 5-kilometer course will begin and end at the pro shop of the Old Trail golf course. 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.
Register Online
2013 Valentine Couples 5K Form
January Meeting
Posted By admin on January 6, 2013
Our Monthly Meeting, Monday 1/7, 7:30 pm. Cville Coffee. Agenda:
Plan for Valentine Couples Race, Saturday 2/9.
We NEED YOUR help in preparing for our fundraiser, please join us.
Letters Writing.
any other cause of interest to you
Please join us ..
Celebrate The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Posted By admin on December 7, 2012
Please Join Us for our events This Weekend to Celebrate The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
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Saturday 12/8, 8 pm. LOCAL POP BAND TO HOST A CONCERT AND POLITICAL ACTION IN SUPPORT OF PUSSY RIOT.
In a show of solidarity ‘We Are Star Children’, a Charlottesville-based septet, will host a political action on Saturday, December 8th at the Southern Café and Music Hall in Charlottesville, Virginia. This event will include live music, a letter writing campaign, street theater, and artwork. Members of CLAW (Collective of Lady Arm Wrestlers) and other local activists will don Pussy Riot costumes and will remain in an 8’ x 4’ jail cell for a portion of the evening. Guests attending the event will have the opportunity to compose and/or sign handwritten letters to Russian authorities demanding the immediate release of these musicians. The Fire Tapes, a Charlottesville based rock band will also participate in the event. Music and activities are scheduled to start at 9:00 pm.
- Sunday, 12/9, 4-6 pm, Write4Right
Random Row Book, 315 West Main Street, Charlottesville, Virginia 22903. Join us to Send a message of Hope to a forgotten prisoner of conscious. Join Amnesty International’s Charlottesville Group]s Write for Rights , where together we will write and speak out to make sure that Prisoners of Conscience, human rights defenders, individuals and communities at risk are not forgotten. Your letters and actions will be joined by millions of Amnesty supporters organizing for human rights around the world. Letter Writing, Candles, Pizza, Cake …
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.
Please join us! Every voice counts !