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Amnesty International Sacramento Local Group 283 - Sacramento, California USA
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Sacramento - Group 283
Sacramento, CA
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Amnesty International works to protect human rights worldwide. We have more than 2.2 million supporters, activists and volunteers in over 150 countries, and are completely independent from government, corporate or national interests.
Meet Up
The Sacramento-area Amnesty International group meets monthly to discuss and plan local activities & events.
Join us at our next meeting:
Tues. Dec.1, 2020 starting at 6:30 PM
It will be an online meeting on the Zoom platform. Email us at amnestysacramento@gmail.com for the meeting link.
WHAT WE DO:
Human Rights email newsletter- Read the current Sacramento Human Rights newsletter here.
- Get on the mailing list to keep up to date on human rights news and actions in our area: send your name and email address to amnestysacramento@gmail.com
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Seeking Asylum is a Human Right!What you can do to help organizations that assist asylum-seekers and provide humanitarian aid.
Write, call or email I.C.E. to demand that they treat immigrants and asylum-seekers with dignity and release those in detention. Pledge to show up for families in detention putting pressure on ICE and DHS through weekly phone calls and emails or use the links here to take action
Refugee Rights are Human Rights!
Background information on refugees and human rights
Attention students! Are you interested in starting an Amnesty group at your high school, college or university? Local group 283 will help you with speakers, films, printed materials and other resources. Send an email to amnestysacramento@gmail.comAttention Educators: Are you an educator in K - 12 or college? Contact us at amnestysacramento@gmail.com for a classroom presentation on human rights and/or information about how your classes can participate in Write for Rights!
PROTECT HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS
Eren Keskin is a Turkish lawyer and human rights defender. For many years she has been an advocate for women, children, ethnic minorities and others who are subjected to unjust treatment by their government.
Eren has been prosecuted more than 100 times for her efforts. Amnesty International urges the Minister of Justice and other Turkish officials to assure that Eren Keskin is safe and free to practice law.
Amnesty International Group 283 in Sacramento has made a commitment to monitor and support the work of Eren Keskin.
Click here for background information
Take action to support Eren Keskin
click here for a handy letter-writing kit
if you write a letter please report it here.
Local Human Rights News
Join our email list and receive up-to-date information about Amnesty International and human rights activities in the local area. Include your name, email address and any other pertinent information that you would like for us to know. We typically send out only one email a month. Send your email list request to amnestysacramento@gmail.com
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"AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL SACRAMENTO GROUP"
Join Amnesty International Sacramento and chapters around the state for a California-wide Write for Rights.
Online together, we will write letters, emails and post on social media to help those around the world who have been harmed or jailed for their human rights work or beliefs. Give your time and we will provide all instructions and materials you need, as well as music and raffles.
Saturday December 19, 2020
Drop in between 1 - 4 PM
More information and registration at https://ca-w4r.eventbrite.com
Human Rights Book Club We will meet online on the 3rd Thursday of each month at 7 PM.
The first meeting will be on Thurs. November 19, 2020 at 7PM. We will discuss the book Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson.
Then on Thursday December 17th we will discuss the book Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity Worldwide for Women by Nicolas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn. Register here.
A Zoom link will be sent the week of the book club meeting! Register and share the link with book lovers & human rights supporters
tinyurl.com/humanrightsbookclub
Banned Writers & Human Rights Webinar. Saturday October 3, 2020
DId you miss this Webinar? Watch it here
Please take action to sopport harrassed or jailed authors, and journalists
Sign petitions for Banned Writers around the world
RACIAL JUSTICE AND POLICING
We stand against all dehumanizing acts of violence by police and stand for justice for the Black community. The too long list of black Americans murdered in this country shows a blatant disregard by those in law enforcement and the judicial system for the rights, dignity, and lives of Black Americans.
Sacramento County Policing: immigration activists and lawyers chronicle horrific treatment after protesting at governor's residence. Read the account here.
Police violence research:
#1 Widespread Police Violence against Demonstrators for Black Lives (Sacramento is on the map for this report)
#2 The World is Watching: Mass Violations by U.S. Police of Black Lives Matter Protesters' Rights (pages 30-60 contain personal interviews with protesters, medics, legal observers and journalists)
CAMPAIGNS:
Women's Rights are Human Rights
What you can do this month...from home:
Earlier in 2020:
Rally at Yuba County Jail
Amnesty International Sacramento participated in a Tsuru for Solidarity rally to protest conditions for immigrant detainees who are held at the Yuba County Jail by I.C.E. contract. The January 11, 2020 program was amazing and the impact will be far reaching. #immigrantrights are #humanrights More information on the situation here
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Amnesty International
Sacramento - Group 283
Sacramento, CA
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