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 …

Group 113 (Chicago) presents Livestream Concert with Dylan Connor!

Join Group 113 (Chicago) at 8:00 PM EDT on May 22 for our second Facebook Livestream concert with singer-songwriter Dylan Connor. Dylan is the faculty advisor for the AIUSA student group at Bunnell High School in Stratford, CT. He has been composing and singing songs inspired by the Syrian crisis since 2011, and has played …

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Sewing Resilience Documentary Film Screening and Panel Discussion

Los Angeles garment workers have been facing poor and dangerous working conditions, wage theft and low pay, and employer retaliations in response to their organizing. With over 45,000 garment workers in Los Angeles, many earn wages that are below a livable wage and face sweatshop-like conditions. Join AmnestyLA for a special film screening (and live …

Monthly Membership Call – May

Monthly Membership Call for May Wear Orange Weekend Actions to End Gun Violence Date: Wednesday, May 26th Time: 8:30 pm EDT/7:30 CDT/ 6:30 MST/5:30 PDT. Register now! As we observe the growing wave of incidents across the country involving guns and gun violence, we’ll be focusing this month’s call on AIUSA’s priority campaign to End …

A Descending Spiral: Exposing the Death Penalty in 12 Essays

Virtual Event

Join us for an evening with Marc Bookman, author of A Descending Spiral: Exposing the Death Penalty in 12 Essays. Drawing from his 25+ years as a capital defense attorney and his gift for story-telling, Marc will make you laugh as well as and bring tears to your eyes as he recounts the almost unbelievable …

Event Series Wear Orange Activities: June 1st and 3rd

Wear Orange Activities: June 1st and 3rd

Join us as we honor community Heroes, Survivors, and Victims of gun violence. Heroes Conversation Tuesday June 1st at 7:00pm EST Featuring Heroes: Lamar Johnson, Mar'Yum Patterson, Tia Bell, James "JT" Timpson, Tekesia Sheilds, and Ricky Ushers. Register: http://bit.ly/AmnestyHeroesWebinar Virtual Block Party Thursday June 3rd at 7:00pm EST Register: http://bit.ly/AmnestyHeroesBlockParty