Hello everyone,
I hope you're enjoying the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday and looking forward to building on the dramatic change that he helped initiate over 40 years ago. Dr. King remains one of the most prominent and important examples of human rights advocacy and action today, and I hope his legacy inspires us all to work harder for human rights.
This week, Amnesty at UGA will be hosting a Welcome Back meeting. ***Meetings are now Wednesdays, 6:30pm in SLC 277.*** We'll be introducing Amnesty as a movement, our group, and some exciting new opportunities for the semester and next year. Also, THERE WILL BE FREE PIZZA :). Even if you've done work with us in the past, or are familiar with Amnesty International, please join us to have fun, meet new people, and get some free food.
Our action for this week is focused on the Gaza crisis. Thankfully both sides have now entered into a tentative ceasefire, but serious concerns remain. The most pressing concerns now are delivering humanitarian aid to the hundreds of thousands of Gazans without basic necessities and services and ascertaing what violations of international law were committed by Hamas militants and the Israel military.
Our action will be addressed to members of Congress, urging them to 1) halt all arms transfers to Israel until it is certain that the weaponry will not be used in contravention to international law, and 2) pressure countries in the region to block the flow of smuggled weapons into Gaza, which have been used indiscriminately against civilian targets in southern Israel. Accountaiblity for violations on both sides is the primary goal.
***Again, meetings are now Wednesdays at 6:30pm in SLC 277. Our open planning sessions will be directly after letter-writing meetings, too, so join us! PLEASE NOTE: We will not have meetings every Wednesday due to scheduling conflicts. On those dates, an alternate location for letter-writing will be announced in advance (probably coffee somewhere!).***
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