Amnesty International USA: Take Action Now!
November 11th, 2009
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by Teresa · Filed Under: Uncategorized
| I received an email from Michael O’Reilly, Program Director of Amnesty International USA.
This looks like an amazing opportunity for anyone to take a stand and make a difference to the Huge Task at hand. ~Teri~ |
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1) Write a letter. 2) Save a life.
Who knew that protecting human rights could be so simple? Join the 2009 Global Write-a-thon and write for human rights! |
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Dear Teresa,
In Nepal, Rita Mahato, a health worker, has received death threats for seeking to protect women from violence. In Uzbekistan, two human rights defenders, Azam Farmonov and Alisher Karamatov, are jailed for promoting the rights of farmers. In Ethiopia, Birtukan Mideksa is serving a life sentence for seeking peaceful political change. These are just a few of the cases of torture, abuse and political imprisonment that Amnesty activists around the world will rally around during the upcoming Global Write-a-thon. In the days surrounding International Human Rights Day — December 10 — the world’s largest letter writing event will take place. Our global network of activists, acting independently and in groups of various sizes, will collectively send a tidal wave of letters and postcards on behalf of individuals in danger of severe human rights abuse as a sign of solidarity and a reminder that they are not alone. |
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We have lots of resources to make your Write-a-thon letters powerful and your events memorable. If you register now, you will receive information about special Write-a-thon offers, exciting tools for promoting your events, and the latest updates about this year’s cases. Please help us spread the word! Reach out to people in your communities, schools, churches, Facebook groups or other social networks. We want to make this the best Write-a-thon ever! During last year’s Global Write-a-thon, more than 7,000 people in the U.S. pledged to write 200,000 letters in support of our cases. Every year, this worldwide event gets bigger and bigger — and we expect to top all records this time around. We’ve seen prisoners freed and lives spared because your letters make things happen! Just last year, Ma Khin Khin Leh, a school teacher in Myanmar and Hana Abdi, a women’s rights advocate in Iran, were both released from prison after Write-a-thon letters overwhelmed their respective government offices. Together, we can bring justice and human rights back to people who need it. Join the Global Write-a-thon today and show the world that when you stand up for human rights, you never stand alone. Sincerely, Michael O’Reilly |
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