2/25/08: ELECTIONS! + Angola 3 + Sign-making

Hello everybody,

This week is packed with events and opportunities, so we hope you take advantage of at least some. We apologize for canceling last week's meeting, as we were herded into the ground floor of the SLC during the tornado warning (which conveniently started just as we were). The Angola 3 case is rolling over to this week.

In addition, we are having elections this Wednesday for new officers for the upcoming academic year! Please join us if you are interested in participating more with Amnesty, or just want to help direct the activities for next year. Current officers are expected to participate.

Lastly, we will also be making signs for a newly planned demonstration in Atlanta. The demonstration will be focused on accountability for violations committed during the War on Terror. It will be held Wednesday, March 11th (yes, Spring Break) from 5:00-7:00pm at the corner of Peachtree and 14th Street in Midtown Atlanta (Colony Square, for those familiar with the area). We will be joined by several other student groups from the Atlanta area, the Atlanta Group 75, and other members of the community.

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More announcements:

Stand-Up is screening Rendition (2007) this Wednesday 6:15pm in SLC 171. If you want to catch the movie and discussion, but also want to participate in our meeting, please drop by at least for elections. We will make every effort to finish elections as quickly as possible.

Amnesty members also have an opportunity to have lunch with Martina Correia, human rights activist and sister of Troy Anthony Davis, this Saturday. The Law School is hosting a panel on the Death Penalty from 10:45am-12:15pm. Contact Zach at zach.l.fox@gmail.com ASAP to participate, as space may be limited.

Not For Sale Campaign anti-slavery event this Friday, hosted by UGA graduate student Ryan Willoughby. Modern day slavery and human trafficking are forms of organized crime and are truly awful human rights violations. Two times to catch the presentation and discussion: 1:30-2:30pm, 5:30pm-6:30pm, both SLC 150.