Good Morning Activists!
It's getting close to the 4th of July and that always signals to be the close to mid-summer point, therefore, I thought I'd check everyone up on what has been going on.
The coolest thing is Emily Helms, who is working in philly this summer, got to be on the Daily Show while volunteering for Amnesty's Cell Tour! Check out these videos on YouTube! Who you gonna call? Amnesty International and Cell Tour Dancing?
Emily and I are both leading delegations for the Shut Down Guantanamo Bay lobby in Wayne and West Chester, respectively. Next week the lobbying begins all over the county to close down the symbolic USA torture facility. If you haven't already there is still time to join in a delegation near you.
Many of you probably got an email from Amensty yesterday explaining the Summer Soliadarity Action. Basically, this action consists of sending letters of support and hope to imprisoned human rights defenders in Zimbabwe, China, Belarus, Mexicao, and Libya. Take some nice notecard paper, a pen, and some addresses with you next time you chill in the lovely summer weather. Get a nice tan or whatnot and encourage fellow human rights defenders who need your support! Write one letter, a few, or one for everyone just visit here to get the addresses and background information, then go enjoy yon self!
Anyone who is up in State College for the Summer or is going up to visit for Arts Fest weekend, please give me an email kmr5093@psu.edu or a call 484-319-1115 so we can get a summer AmnesTEA together!
Enjoy the Sunshine!
Tina
Friday, June 27, 2008
Sunday, April 6, 2008
JAMNESTY IS COMING
On April 23, Amnesty Penn State will be hosting a benefit concert for Darfur at SOZO, on 256 E. Beaver Ave., next to Canyon Pizza at 7 p.m.
If you would like to be involved, e-mail Matt Hershberger at mdh5031@psu.edu
The event will feature music from several local bands and will be completely awesome. We will also be working to raise awareness of the situation in Darfur. Keep checking up for a list of bands playing!
If you would like to be involved, e-mail Matt Hershberger at mdh5031@psu.edu
The event will feature music from several local bands and will be completely awesome. We will also be working to raise awareness of the situation in Darfur. Keep checking up for a list of bands playing!
Monday, March 24, 2008
National Week of Student Action to Close Guantanamo Bay!
The week of March 31 - April 4 is the National Week of Student Action to Close Guantanamo Bay!
We will be holding a number of events for the week:
On Monday, wear Orange to show solidarity with the prisoners of Guantanamo Bay - only 14 of them have been charged with a crime.
On Tuesday, come to 5 Ferguson at 7 p.m. for a screening of the documentary "The Road to Guantanamo."
On Wednesday, go see Ann Coulter speak and intelligently debate her more inflammatory statements in a classy, non-confrontational way (she's better at being outrageous than you are, don't challenge her on her own turf).
On Thursdy, come to the HUB lawn at 4 p.m. for a demonstration/vigil/rally to end torture and close Guantanamo. Bring signs and sign actions!
We will be having a Kickball Tournament at 4 on Friday. Teams of 7 are needed, so sign up by e-mailing Tina Robinson at kmr5093@psu.edu or call her at 484-319-1115.
We will be holding a number of events for the week:
On Monday, wear Orange to show solidarity with the prisoners of Guantanamo Bay - only 14 of them have been charged with a crime.
On Tuesday, come to 5 Ferguson at 7 p.m. for a screening of the documentary "The Road to Guantanamo."
On Wednesday, go see Ann Coulter speak and intelligently debate her more inflammatory statements in a classy, non-confrontational way (she's better at being outrageous than you are, don't challenge her on her own turf).
On Thursdy, come to the HUB lawn at 4 p.m. for a demonstration/vigil/rally to end torture and close Guantanamo. Bring signs and sign actions!
We will be having a Kickball Tournament at 4 on Friday. Teams of 7 are needed, so sign up by e-mailing Tina Robinson at kmr5093@psu.edu or call her at 484-319-1115.
The Decline of the Death Penalty in America
This Tuesday, instead of our regular meeting, we will be hosting two events.
The first is at 12:30 in the HUB Auditorium. We will be hearing presentations by speakers Harold Wilson, a death row exoneree and Rev. Walter Everett, the father of a murder victim and an opponent of the death penalty.
The second is from 7-9 p.m. in 26 Hosler, where we will be holding a panel discussion between Wilson, Everett, and Penn State professor Frank Baumgartner, author of the Decline of the Death Penalty and the Discovery of Innocence.
Come by and support this cause and learn a thing or two!
The first is at 12:30 in the HUB Auditorium. We will be hearing presentations by speakers Harold Wilson, a death row exoneree and Rev. Walter Everett, the father of a murder victim and an opponent of the death penalty.
The second is from 7-9 p.m. in 26 Hosler, where we will be holding a panel discussion between Wilson, Everett, and Penn State professor Frank Baumgartner, author of the Decline of the Death Penalty and the Discovery of Innocence.
Come by and support this cause and learn a thing or two!
Friday, February 15, 2008
Our Members with Paul Rusesabagina!
Anna Alcaro (Events coordinator), Paul Rusesabagina (Hero of the Rwandan genocide), Matt Hershberger (co-coordinator), Emily Helms (co-coordinator).
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Office Hours
For anyone who has questions that they want to ask an officer, we will be holding weekly office hours at our office in 307 HUB from 4-8 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays, with occasional exceptions (i.e., the Paul Rusesabagina speech). So feel free to drop on by, our doors are open!
Back to Work!
Hopefully everyone had a good break! We're slowly getting back into the swing of things, first with an officers meeting this Sunday at 5. This is mostly an administrative meeting, but important decisions are made, and all are welcomed and encouraged to attend. Then, next Tuesday, we will be holding our first weekly general meeting of the semester!
You may notice that this is a change of time and place: We'll be 3 doors down from our former meeting spot, at 319 HHDev, and it will be at 8 p.m. on Tuesday. Hope to see lots of people there!
You may notice that this is a change of time and place: We'll be 3 doors down from our former meeting spot, at 319 HHDev, and it will be at 8 p.m. on Tuesday. Hope to see lots of people there!
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