Welcome back to another year of human rights activism! We hope the summer holidays were relaxing and everybody is recharged for a new year. There are several opportunities and updates we would like to inform you about:
-- Letter-writing meetings are now tentatively Tuesdays 6:00-7:45pm in Journalism Room 516. We might change to a room that offers AV equipment if one becomes available.
**Meetings will start TOMORROW, Tuesday September 8. This first kick off get together is a great time for new members to become informed about Amnesty International here at UGA including our campaigns, actions, and events for the coming year! We'll briefly discuss Amnesty's history and how we as a local branch operate, and then kick off the new school year with an action and information about every campaign we will be promoting this year. This meeting will also have FREE FOOD! Come out and bring your friends!
-- This semester we are planning two major projects. The first will be an event where we plan to sell pictures people have taken from all around the world. In order to get this project off the ground we could use everyone's help. The second project we're pursuing is a human-rights film festival early in the spring semester. This is an ideal time to begin working on both of these projects. If you are interested in working on either of these exciting projects, please contact us so we can put you in touch with the coordinators.
-- Another initiative were striving to accomplish is to have helped establish an Amnesty International chapter at every high school in Athens. If you would like to become more involved in this project please contact Eli Tedesco directly.
-- Troy Davis still remains a priority for our organization. Currently, the United States Supreme Court has issued an order mandating a new evidentiary hearing for Troy's case. There will be an opportunity to travel to Savannah later this month to rally for Troy Davis. We'll send out more information and updates about this case when we know more.
--If you are interested in becoming more involved with our organization please let us know ASAP. After each regular meeting, the planning committee hangs back and has their weekly meeting. Anyone may attend this meeting and pitch in ideas! We're always open to new people who want to get involved.
Once again our first informational get together is tomorrow, September 8 at 6:00 PM in Journalism 516. And remember we'll have FREE FOOD!
Nima Patel
Eli Tedesco
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