Amnesty International Pittsburgh http://amnestypgh.org A Site for All Local AI Chapters of Pittsburgh Fri, 11 May 2012 16:27:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Speak Up, Join Up Membership Drive and Fundraiser for AIUSA PGH, Saturday, June 30, 2012 http://amnestypgh.org/?p=187 http://amnestypgh.org/?p=187#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 15:34:58 +0000 Andrew http://amnestypgh.org/?p=187 Join Amnesty International Pittsburgh Group 39 (our general community group) for a night of spoken word, poetry, short films and other activities to learn more about human rights cases and issues the local group works on and how you can get involved. Non-members are welcome to find out more about what types of work we do and how to join up! Current members are invited to welcome new members and reconnect with other members. Amnesty International Pittsburgh Group 39 has been working for human rights since 1976, whether it be for victims of abuses overseas or right here in Pittsburgh. We welcome all to join and keep this rich legacy going!

Admission: Over-21 event. Nominal cover charge gets you free food, drink, membership information and performances by local artists and activists.

Where: Bricolage 937 Liberty Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15222

When: 7:00pm – 11:00pm

ATTENTION: If anyone is interested in performing original spoken word, reading poetry, acoustic performance and/or performance art about Human Rights issues, including women’s rights, death penalty issues, political suppression of speech, etc. at this event, please send an email to amnesty39@gmail.com. We have little funding, but you will get free food, beer (or N/A drink), and a t-shirt!

]]> http://amnestypgh.org/?feed=rss2&p=187 0 Human Rights Arts Fest, April 24, 2012 http://amnestypgh.org/?p=165 http://amnestypgh.org/?p=165#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2012 05:12:46 +0000 Andrew http://amnestypgh.org/?p=165 Please join Duquesne’s Amnesty International at the 2012 Human Rights Art Fest! Proceeds go towards Love 146 to end child sex slavery.

When: Tuesday, April 24, 2012, between 5-9pm.

Where: Union Ballroom at Duquesne University

Admission: $5 entry free will include food, music, & info from local human rights organizations.

You can also join the event’s Facebook invite.

]]> http://amnestypgh.org/?feed=rss2&p=165 0 ”Amazing Grace” An inspirational story of survival, faith, and hope on America’s Death Row, March 27, 2012 http://amnestypgh.org/?p=127 http://amnestypgh.org/?p=127#comments Mon, 26 Mar 2012 14:41:59 +0000 Andrew http://amnestypgh.org/?p=127 Juan Melendez spent nearly 18 years on Death Row for a crime he did not commit. He will share his remarkable story.

When: Tuesday, March 27, 2012 at 8 PM
Where: Bricolage Theater, 937 Liberty Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Admission: Free

Please join us to hear Juan tell his incredibly moving story!

Download and share the flyer: PADP – Melendez Flyer

For more information contact Martha Conley.

Co-sponsored by Pennsylvanians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty
Pittsburgh Faith in Action
Pittsburgh Area Jewish Committee
American Civil Liberties Union
Pittsburgh Amnesty International Pittsburgh

]]> http://amnestypgh.org/?feed=rss2&p=127 0 Conversation with Kirk Bloodsworth, Death Row Exoneree, February 26, 2012 http://amnestypgh.org/?p=78 http://amnestypgh.org/?p=78#comments Tue, 14 Feb 2012 01:12:47 +0000 Andrew http://amnestypgh.org/?p=78 Pittsburgh Faith in Action invites you to a Conversation with Kirk Bloodsworth, Death Row Exoneree.

Kirk Bloodsworth is the first American sentenced to death to be exonerated by DNA evidence. Convicted in 1985 of the rape and murder of a young girl, he spent nine years in prison, two of them on death row. He was finally exonerated in 2003 of the crime he did not commit.
Sponsored by Pittsburgh Faith in Action Against the Death Penalty, an interfaith initiative affiliated with Pennsylvanians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty, in cooperation with the Witness to Innocence program and local faith groups. Info 412-681-8528 lwolfstix@yahoo.com

Admission: FREE
When: Sunday, February 26, 2012, 2:00 PM until 4:00 PM

Where: Mt. Lebanon United Methodist Church 3319 West Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15216

Please download and share the flyer: Faith in Action – Bloodsworth Flyer

]]> http://amnestypgh.org/?feed=rss2&p=78 0 Film Screening of “Development Flows from the Barrel of a Gun,” 01/30/2012 http://amnestypgh.org/?p=58 http://amnestypgh.org/?p=58#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:16:17 +0000 Andrew http://amnestypgh.org/?p=58 “Development Flows form the Barrel of a Gun” is an awareness film about the current human rights situation in India.

Signing petitions and writing letters starts at 6:00 pm; film to follow at 6:30 pm.

Admission: FREE

When: Monday, January 30, 2012, 6:00 PM until 9:00 PM

Where: Shadow Lounge 5972 Baum Blvd, Pittsburgh, PA 15206

Please download and share the flyer: Development Flows from the Barrel of a Gun film screening flyer

For more information: http://aidpittsburgh.wordpress.com/2012/01/19/development-flows-from-the-barrel-of-a-gun/

]]> http://amnestypgh.org/?feed=rss2&p=58 0 Amnesty International Annual Write-a-thon in Pittsburgh, 12/12/11 http://amnestypgh.org/?p=20 http://amnestypgh.org/?p=20#comments Thu, 17 Nov 2011 07:40:59 +0000 Andrew http://amnestypgh.org/?p=20 Each year thousands of people across the world mark International Human Rights Day by taking part in Amnesty International’s Write-a-thon. We write letters to demand that the rights of individuals are respected, protected and fulfilled.

Join us in Pittsburgh for a Candlelight Ceremony, as members of the community read about the human rights cases that are the focus this year and write letters. Last year, Pittsburgh wrote over 800 letters! Let’s make this year even better! Snacks and refreshments provided, as well as all materials for letter writing. Come early or late, and stay as long as you can.

When: Monday, December 12, 2011, 5:30pm until 8:30pm

Where: Calvary Episcopal Church, 315 Shady Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15206

Please download and share the flyer

For more information on the Write-a-thon: http://www.amnestyusa.org/writeathon/index.php?c=bnr

]]> http://amnestypgh.org/?feed=rss2&p=20 0 New Website! http://amnestypgh.org/?p=1 http://amnestypgh.org/?p=1#comments Sun, 04 Sep 2011 00:54:39 +0000 aipgh http://amnestypgh.org/?p=1 We hope that this website can act as a hub for all Amnesty International activity in the Pittsburgh Area.

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