Amnesty International USA Group 4 of Seattle

When: This Saturday, August 10th. 2:00 – 6:00

Where: Green Lake Park, west side

What: Our annual informal get-together.

Why: A chance to relax with informal discussion, get to know one another a little better, and of course, eat!

Who: You, perhaps?

Come to our next meeting on Tuesday, July 2nd, at the University Friends Service Committee U District offices at 4001 9th Avenue NE from 6:30 – 8:30PM. We’d love to see you.   For a map and street view go to: https://goo.gl/maps/ZjhAes5zWgE2

On this month’s Agenda:

1) Special guest speaker from Angola

2) Discussion regarding our response from the Mexican Fiscal General’s office regarding José Adrian

3) Summer/Fall planning

Come to our next meeting on Tuesday, May 7th, at the University Friends Service Committee U District offices at 4001 9th Avenue NE from 6:30 – 8:30PM. We’d love to meet you.   For a map and street view go to: https://goo.gl/maps/ZjhAes5zWgE2

On this month’s Agenda:

1) Report back about our information table at El Centro de la Raza last Saturday.

2) News about our adopted case, José Adrian.

3) Death Penalty: next steps.

4) Early summer planning.

Plus petitions for Leonard Peltier and indigenous communities in Columbia.

We hope to see you there!

Come to El Centro de la Raza on Saturday and stop by the Amnesty International table and sign petitions, get information, pick up some stickers, or just chat about what’s wrong with the world.
Then enjoy the wonderful food, crafts, music, dancing, and costumes of the Celebration.
Solidarity! Details here:

https://www.facebook.com/events/276268033039903/

This month our meeting will be largely devoted to our work for our adopted case, José Adrian. Also discussion regarding our information table at El Centro de la Raza’s Cinco de Mayo Celebration, and updates about changes in Leadership in Amnesty International Puget Sound (AIPS), our coordinating committee. Plus death penalty report back and a financial proposal from our group Treasurer.

Please do join us if you can.

Tuesday, April 2nd , at the University Friends Service Committee U District offices at 4001 9th Avenue NE from 6:30 – 8:30PM. We’d love to meet you.   For a map and street view go to: https://goo.gl/maps/ZjhAes5zWgE2

Please join us for our March Meeting on Tuesday, March 5th.

This month we will observe International Women’s Day with petitions and postcards regarding women’s rights the world over. Also:

* Report on the Annual General Meeting happening this weekend in Chicago

* Update on WA state legislative efforts to block the return of the death penalty

* Discussion of an upcoming tabling event

*More on our adopted case José Adrian

University Friends Service Committee U District offices at 4001 9th Avenue NE from 6:30 – 8:30PM. We’d love to meet you.   For a map and street view go to:  https://goo.gl/maps/ZjhAes5zWgE2

Help us celebrate Lunar New Year by working for social justice the world over. We will be discussing our plans for 2019 and would love to include you in them!

Tuesday, February 5th , at the University Friends Service Committee U District offices at 4001 9th Avenue NE from 6:30 – 8:30PM. We’d love to meet you.   For a map and street view go to:  https://goo.gl/maps/ZjhAes5zWgE2

Majid Tavakkoli

Please join us as we begin planning for the challenges of 2019.

Tuesday, January 8th, at the University Friends Service Committee U District offices at 4001 9th Avenue NE from 6:30 – 8:30PM.

For a map and street view go to:  https://goo.gl/maps/ZjhAes5zWgE2

And don’t forget, there’s still time to participate in our annual world wide Write for Rights campaign until January 31st, if you haven’t already:  https://write.amnestyusa.org

Amnesty International Group 4 wishes you all a happy and safe finish to 2018.

PLEASE NOTE:  Our next meeting in January will be delayed one week from our usual first Tuesday due the the New Year’s Day holiday.

We hope to see you on Tuesday, January 8th, at our usual 6:30 meeting time at the University Friends Library  U District offices at 4001 9th Avenue NE from 6:30 – 8:30PM.    For a map and street view go to:  https://goo.gl/maps/ZjhAes5zWgE2

Please join us as we host our annual Write-a-thon. Each year Amnesty International selects cases representative of our years-long work for equality for people everywhere. We join with Amnesty groups the world over, joining a movement of people around the world using the power of collective action—millions of us, each doing a small part—to help people.