Amnesty International Local Group 40, Ames, Iowa Monthly Meeting

57945 Ames, IA, United States

All are invited to participate in our monthly activists gathering, which has gone virtual during the COVID-19 pandemic.   Each month we come together to discuss local and global human rights issues, plan and coordinate activities to promote and protect human rights, and take action on pressing human rights concerns!  We are people from the greater …

AIUSA Group 30: 19th World Day Against the Death Penalty – Honoring Women Loved Ones

Join AIUSA Local Group 30 and friends on October 10th at 9pm ET/8pm CT/6pm PT for an important panel discussion about the death penalty and life without parole (LWOP) with four amazing women whose loved ones are on death row or serving LWOP in California.   RSVP to this virtual event: Meeting Registration - Zoom

The Death Penalty: Not In My Name

October 11, 4:30 - 6:00 pm ET Register here!   Ray Krone was sentenced to death for a murder he did not commit. Ray's conviction was due in part to the prosecution's use of "junk science." District Attorneys still use faulty forensic evidence to convict people who are innocent. The newly-emerging science of DNA proved …

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The Death Penalty in America: The Case Against Death

Join Florida activists October 15th from 9am-3pm ET a virtual symposium on the death penalty. This one-day, virtual event puts the practice of State executions on trial. Expert witnesses will make the case against this 4000-year-old “ultimate retribution”. ”The Case Against Death” will feature nationally recognized advocates and scholars as well as those who have …

Event Series AIUSA Group 78, Detroit

AIUSA Group 78, Detroit

Meeting monthly, third Monday evening at 7:30 p.m., First Unitarian Universalist Church House, 4605 Cass (at Prentis), Detroit, MI. Letters and petitions to sign, discussion of AI human rights concerns, plans for future actions. Light refreshments. 90 minutes, max. For further information contact Ken and Geraldine, email: [email protected]

United Nations Association Film Festival

Amnesty San Francisco Local Group 30 is partnering with United Nations Association for their 24th film festival from October 21 - 31, 2021. The United Nations Association Film Festival is one of the oldest solely documentary film festivals in the US. This year's festival will feature 60 films on the theme MOVING FORWARD hosted at …