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Amnesty International Group 471
in North County San Diego, California, celebrates 21 years of active engagement in defending human rights!

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The next meetings of

North County Chapter 471 of Amnesty International

will be held on Mondays July 13 & 27, 2009

from 7:00* pm to 8:30 pm

at Hill Street Cafe' in Oceanside

524 S. Coast Hwy, North of Oceanside Blvd, South of Mission -

between Washington and Minnesota - on the East side of the street.  Ph.: 760 966-0985

*Please, show up at 6:30 pm if you want to have dinner there

Please, call or e-mail for

 additional information:

Group Coordinator: Kathryn Ford - 760 731 0735

Membership Chair: Margaret Wernett - 760 731 9174

Media Director: Vesta Ross - 760 434 7855

 

Thank you all who joined us and generously contributed!

Amnesty International North County San Diego

2009 Benefit Event

Sunday, May 17, 2009 - 6.45 pm

The Visitor

Complimentary Admission to 

' The Visitor '

Academy Award Nominee

- Award Winner -

Followed by Panel Discussion

Movie Max

2385 Marron Road - Carlsbad, CA 92008
(760) 720-7000




A college professor travels to New York City to attend a conference and finds a young couple living in his apartment.

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~ In the News! ~

A documentary film of the October 19, 2008 San Diego Candlelight Walk for Human Rights, "A Call for International Justice," hosted by our AI North County San Diego Group 471 will air on KOCT/18  

several times throughout the year.

  The 2006 and the 2007 documentaries both won awards for KOCT.  Do you think the 2008 one will do the same? 

Our gratitude and congratulations to

Film Director and Editor Peter Bonscher and the KOCT crew www.KOCT.org

(Ch. 18 with COX Cable, or check with your local cable provider)

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Great Success!!!
Thanks to all who participated
(about 600 people!!!)

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL

North County Chapter’s

20th Anniversary & San Diego Candlelight

WALK FOR HUMAN RIGHTS

Sunday, October 19th, 2008 @ 5:30pm – FREE EVENT

At the Oceanside Amphitheater - Next to the Pier

(I-5 Exit in Oceanside @ Mission Ave. - West to the end)

 

A CALL FOR INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE

"Injustice anywhere threatens justice everywhere"

- Martin L. King, Jr

Click here for a Press Release

  Refreshments - Speakers - Live Music Performance

REBIYA KADEER: Our "adopted" Prisoner of Conscience

Imprisoned in China 1999-2005 - now free! - Nobel Peace Prize nominee

• SEAN BUTLER: International Criminal Court Alliance

• PETER SCHEY: Reconciliation Process in South Africa

• Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice

received the Digna Ochoa

Human Rights Defender Award 2008  

  • Tom Reeser of KOCT  received a special award as a token of our gratitude for all the years that they have been supporting our efforts and the community by making each event into an award winning documentary.

Live Music with Akayaa & Bolga Zohdoomah
Starbucks Coffee logo Our thanks to local Starbucks stores in Oceanside
for providing coffee at the event
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New members are always welcome!
Simply show up at any of our events listed above.

Our monthly meetings or letter-writing sessions

are also good places to start, every 2nd and 4th Monday each month.

The next meetings of the

North County Chapter 471 of Amnesty International

will be held on Mondays July 13 & 27, 2009

from 6.30 to 8:00 pm

location TBA

Please, call or e-mail for

 detailed information :

Group Coordinator: Kathryn Ford - 760 731 0735

Membership Chair: Margaret Wernett - 760 731 9174

Media Director: Vesta Ross - 760 434 7855


SAVE THE DATE!

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2009

21st San Diego Candlelight Walk for Human Rights

'Defending the Defenders'

Amnesty International USA

Executive Director Larry Cox

will be a featured speaker.

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Come and Visit our AI Group booth at
Carlsbad Village Street Faire
Sunday, November 1, 2009
8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Carlsbad Village in Carlsbad, CA
(Grand Avenue from Carlsbad Blvd to Jefferson St)
Our booth is on Madison, 1/2 block North of Carlsbad Village Dr.

and remember:

 it's on Daylight Saving Time!
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Welcome to AI  newly appointed

Western Regional Director

Banafsheh Akhlaghi

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Abolishing the Death Penalty in the Era of Hope

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We encourage you to visit the websites and dialog with your elected officials via e-mail , phone, fax and/or USPS mail:

Database of Elected Officials

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Instant Karma CD

UDHR
The Universal Declaration
of Human Rights.

Let's Celebrate UDHR 60th Anniversary!


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of Amnesty International fight to:

  • Free prisoners of conscience
  • Abolish the death penalty
  • Stop violence against women
  • Ensure the human rights of all people
Please, mail your check of any amount to:

Amnesty International Group 471
P.O. Box 1296
Bonsall, CA 92003

Dove of Hands

Our Group 471 is celebrating 20 years of activism within Amnesty International USA,  part of the worldwide Amnesty International movement. Founded in 1961, AI works impartially for the release of all prisoners of conscience, fair and prompt trials for political prisoners, and an end to torture and executions (for further information, see the brief history and description and the text of the Statute of AI). 


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