Lobby Days

We will be participating in a Lobby Delegation with AIUSA. This will probably happen in mid-October or late-November. This is a great time to voice your concern on issues and be a part of the democratic system The issues this time are respectively police violence, study on solitary confinement in criminal justice system, and weapons sale to Bahrain. More details to come.

You can always join us for our monthly meeting on Tuesday, October 6th at 6:30 pm to learn more. We meet at the University Friends Meeting Place. They have a parking lot but can only be accessed from a one way street, so it can be a little tricky.

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Recap of September Meeting

It was great to see everyone Tuesday night for the meeting.

 

If you missed the meeting here is a quick recap.

At the start we signed three different letters.  We then moved on to the discussion surrounding Amnesty’s new policy regarding prostitution.

If you are interested in Amnesty or joining the local Seattle group, you can attend a meeting to learn more.  We meet the first Tuesday of the month at University Friends Meeting Place from 6:30-8:30. We always love to meet new people!

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September 1st

We are going to be having our monthly meeting Tuesday, 1st at 6:30. We will be in the library of the University Friends Meeting room. This meeting is open to current and new members, as well as those looking to become involved in the Amnesty group. We would love to see you there!

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Picnic at Greenlake Aug. 7! (no Aug. meeting)

No August meeting, instead join us for our picnic on Friday, August 7 from 6 pm to sundown on the west side of Greenlake Park, south of the Bathhouse Theater (look for the Amnesty International banner).

Come meet members of local Human Rights Organizations, find out what’s planned for Fall, all while eating good food, playing games, and breathing fresh air.

Bring a treat to share.

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RSVP on Facebook if you like at https://www.facebook.com/events/143759722624010/

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July 7 – Amnesty International Meeting – Picnic Planning & More!

Join us for our monthly meeting on Tuesday, July 7, at the library at the University Friends Meeting House (4001 9th Avenue NE) from 6:30 – 8:30 pm.  First half hour is letter writing and socializing. Meeting starts at 7 pm.

Picnic planning for later this summer will be one item on the agenda!

Directions and map to the University Friends Meeting House at:

http://www.scn.org/friends/meetinghouse.html

New attempt at directions that don’t get people lost:

University Friends Meeting House is the building north of AFSC, which I had mistakenly been giving directions to. AFSC (American Friends Service Committee) is kind of dark and deserted at night (though it will still be light at 6:30 now that it’s getting near summer). There’s a courtyard around the U shaped upper building. Actually entering on the right side of the inner part of the U is best (which is near the big meeting room, in use by Friends on Tuesdays). Turn left and walk to the end of the hall for the library space where AI is meeting.

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See Us at the Fremont Fair!

We’ll be having our annual booth at the Fremont Solstice Fair this weekend (Sat. June 20 & Sun. June 21). Stop by and sign out petitions!

Fremont Fair Visitors

Fremont Fair Visitors

We’re booth B40 on 34th St. Our allies at the Washington Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty (WCADP) will once again be joining us.

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June 4 – AI Speaker at Tiananmen Anniversary Event

Seattle’s Tiananmen Square Massacre and Memorial Service and Celebration of the One Year Anniversary of Tiananmen Democracy University will take place on Thursday, June 4, 6:30 pm in Smith Hall Room 205 at the University of Washington. AI Group 4’s Laura Nuechterlein will talk about Amnesty International’s concerns in China as one of their featured speakers.

Tiananmen Square 1989

Tiananmen Square 1989

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June 2 – Amnesty International Monthly Meeting

Join us for our monthly meeting on Tuesday, June 2, at the library at the University Friends Meeting House (4001 9th Avenue NE) from 6:30 – 8:30 pm.  First half hour is letter writing and socializing. Meeting starts at 7 pm.

We will have petitions and craft actions for the 43 missing students in Mexico and discuss upcoming events including a Tiananmen Square memorial featuring an Amnesty speaker on June 4 (details soon) and our annual booth at the Fremont Fair.

Directions and map to the University Friends Meeting House at:

http://www.scn.org/friends/meetinghouse.html

New attempt at directions that don’t get people lost:

University Friends Meeting House is the building north of AFSC, which I had mistakenly been giving directions to. AFSC (American Friends Service Committee) is kind of dark and deserted at night (though it will still be light at 6:30 now that it’s getting near summer). There’s a courtyard around the U shaped upper building. Actually entering on the right side of the inner part of the U is best (which is near the big meeting room, in use by Friends on Tuesdays). Turn left and walk to the end of the hall for the library space where AI is meeting.

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Tues. May 5 – Amnesty International Monthly Meeting

Join us for our monthly meeting on Tuesday, May 5, at the library at the University Friends Meeting House (4001 9th Avenue NE) from 6:30 – 8:30 pm.  First half hour is letter writing and socializing. Meeting starts at 7 pm.

In honor of World Press Freedom Day (which was May 3) we will be writing on cases of journalists and blogger. We will also be discussing upcoming events, including the May 9 AI Washington State Meeting (see previous post for details).

Read the Report Action(s): 

If the Justice Department won’t read the full Senate Torture Report, we’ll send it to them a page at a time – via your choice of mail, e-mail, Facebook or Twitter:

http://www.amnestyusa.org/our-work/issues/torture/read-the-report

Also by YouTube:

http://blog.amnestyusa.org/us/if-the-justice-department-wont-read-the-torture-report-you-can-read-it-to-them/

Directions and map to the University Friends Meeting House at:

http://www.scn.org/friends/meetinghouse.html

 

New attempt at directions that don’t get people lost:

University Friends Meeting House is the building north of AFSC, which I had mistakenly been giving directions to. AFSC (American Friends Service Committee) is kind of dark and deserted at night (though it will still be light at 6:30 now that it’s getting near summer). There’s a courtyard around the U shaped upper building. Actually entering on the right side of the inner part of the U is best (which is near the big meeting room, in use by Friends on Tuesdays). Turn left and walk to the end of the hall for the library space where AI is meeting.

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Sat. May 9 – Statewide Amnesty International Meeting

Join us Saturday, May 9 from 9:00 am – 5:30 pm at the Ethnic and Cultural Center (3931 Brooklyn Ave. NE) at University of Washington‘s Seattle Campus for Amnesty International’s 4th Statewide Meeting, where we hope to connect local and student AI activists and kick of collaborations with other human rights groups!

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Registration is free and open from now to May 2 at this link.

Further details as we get closer!

Questions or comments? We’d love to hear from you. Contact Larry Ebersole, AIUSA Area Coordinator for Washington State: wordheath@gmail.com

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