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		<title>Amnesty International Kicks Off Annual Letter Writing Marathon</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Dec 2011 17:11:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Amnesty International Press Release Saturday, December 3, 2011 Amnesty International Kicks Off Annual Letter Writing Marathon Global Write-a-thon, one of the largest human rights events of the year mobilizes action for release of prisoners of conscience and others Contact: AIUSA media relations, 202-509-8194 (Washington, D.C.) &#8212; Amnesty International this weekend kicks off its annual letter [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=aipdx.org&amp;blog=3112466&amp;post=2297&amp;subd=aipdx&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Group 48 Holiday Potluck &amp; Write-a-thon</title>
		<link>http://aipdx.org/2011/11/28/group-48-writeathon-2011/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 05:46:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Group 48 will continue its annual tradition for the December meeting to have a holiday potluck and Write-a-thon. We will be writing letters and cards to prisoners of conscience while enjoying some good food and company. Please RSVP by adding a comment to this post and include some details if you plan to bring food, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=aipdx.org&amp;blog=3112466&amp;post=2286&amp;subd=aipdx&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Civil Liberties 10 Years After 9/11</title>
		<link>http://aipdx.org/2011/10/24/civil-liberties-10-years-after-911/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 02:56:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Public Forum on Civil Liberties and National Security Tuesday, November 8, 2011, 7:30 PM Portland Building Auditorium, 1120 SW 5th Ave, Portland, OR The National Lawyers Guild, ACLU of Oregon, American Constitution Society, Peace and Justice Works &#8211; Iraq Affinity Group, and Amnesty International USA &#8211; Group 48 are sponsoring an evening forum entitled: &#8220;Civil [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=aipdx.org&amp;blog=3112466&amp;post=2253&amp;subd=aipdx&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Run for Congo Women &#8211; 5K run / walk on July 23</title>
		<link>http://aipdx.org/2011/07/04/run-for-congo-women-5k-run-walk-on-july-23/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jul 2011 23:30:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Join AIUSA Group 48 in supporting the annual Run for Congo Women 5K run / walk on July 23rd. The $35 registration directly benefits Women for Women International programs in the Democratic Republic of Congo. This Portland-based organization sponsors runs throughout the country. This year&#8217;s run will be held at Willamette Park (SW Macadam &#38; [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=aipdx.org&amp;blog=3112466&amp;post=2138&amp;subd=aipdx&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Highlights from the 2011 AIUSA Annual General Meeting</title>
		<link>http://aipdx.org/2011/04/10/highlights-from-the-2011-aiusa-annual-general-meeting/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 05:25:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on March 18-20, 2011 in San Francisco. Aside from the typical AGM fanfare of plenaries and sessions, it was also a celebration of Amnesty International&#8217;s 50th anniversary. The first evening was kicked off with a bang through a musical celebration to honor Joan Baez for [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=aipdx.org&amp;blog=3112466&amp;post=2062&amp;subd=aipdx&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Stealing the Light: film and dialogue</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2011 05:45:48 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Afghanistan]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Produced by Aimie Burns, Stealing the Light is a compelling documentary that captures Dr. Mohammad Khan Kharoti&#8217;s commitment to educating children in Afghanistan and the journey of this vow. Dr. Kharoti enrolled in primary school at the age of twelve and became the first in his village to read and write. His life was never [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=aipdx.org&amp;blog=3112466&amp;post=2010&amp;subd=aipdx&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Register for Amnesty International&#8217;s 50th anniversary celebration</title>
		<link>http://aipdx.org/2011/02/21/register-for-amnesty-internationals-50th-anniversary-celebration/</link>
		<comments>http://aipdx.org/2011/02/21/register-for-amnesty-internationals-50th-anniversary-celebration/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2011 01:37:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From March 18-20, 2011, Amnesty International USA members will take to the streets of San Francisco to celebrate AI&#8217;s 50th anniversary at the Annual General Meeting (AGM)! The gathering will be at the Fairmont Hotel, the birthplace of the United Nations. Participants will gain essential skills in human rights advocacy, volunteering and community organizing. Here&#8217;s [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=aipdx.org&amp;blog=3112466&amp;post=1963&amp;subd=aipdx&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Carl Wilkens speaks in Portland</title>
		<link>http://aipdx.org/2011/01/19/carl-wilkens-speaks-in-portland/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2011 04:44:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wednesday, February 9 at 7:00 PM Portland First United Methodist Church 1838 Southwest Jefferson Street, Portland Free admission (suggested donation $10) Organized by Oregon Holocaust Resource Center As a humanitarian aid worker, Carl Wilkens moved his young family to Rwanda in the spring of 1990. When the genocide was launched in April 1994, Carl refused [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=aipdx.org&amp;blog=3112466&amp;post=1909&amp;subd=aipdx&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Group 48 Holiday Potluck &amp; Write-a-thon</title>
		<link>http://aipdx.org/2010/11/28/group48-writeathon-2010/</link>
		<comments>http://aipdx.org/2010/11/28/group48-writeathon-2010/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Nov 2010 03:20:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The second Friday of this December is December 10 &#8211; Human Rights Day. It&#8217;s only fitting that Group 48 continues its annual tradition to host a holiday potluck and Write-a-thon at the December meeting. In addition, there is going to be a special drawing for an autographed copy of Amy Goodman&#8217;s book, Breaking the Sound [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=aipdx.org&amp;blog=3112466&amp;post=1826&amp;subd=aipdx&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Celebrate &amp; Defend Liu Xiaobo</title>
		<link>http://aipdx.org/2010/11/09/celebrate-defend-liu-xiaobo/</link>
		<comments>http://aipdx.org/2010/11/09/celebrate-defend-liu-xiaobo/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Nov 2010 15:30:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>joanne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 2010 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to scholar and activist Liu Xiaobo of China. Liu is a prominent government critic who has repeatedly called for human rights protections, political accountability and democratization in China. He co-authored “Charter 08,” a proposal for political and legal reform in China. He is serving an 11-year prison [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=aipdx.org&amp;blog=3112466&amp;post=1767&amp;subd=aipdx&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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