Guantanamo: The Voice of a Guard – A Special Group 48 Virtual Event
Thursday, January 13, 2022 7:30 PM For nearly 20 years, Amnesty International has campaigned against the ongoing human rights violations at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility and the release of those detained. Thirty-nine prisoners remain detained. Amnesty International’s campaign to close this secret detention facility continues. Join us to hear the story of Steve Wood,…
READ MORE2021 Virtual Write for Rights
Amnesty International Group 48 is hosting the annual Write for Rights event virtually. Grab a drink, a snack, and a seat at home to join us. Thursday, December 9 at 7:00pmContact us for the link to join the event virtually with the following Write for Rights essentials: Greeting cards (non-denominational and non-Amnesty cards)Paper for letter…
READ MOREILLUSTRATING IMPRISONMENT: Sarah Mirk Presents “Guantanamo Voices”
Portland area author/journalist Sarah Mirk compiled an amazing graphic non-fiction book, Guantanamo Voices: True Accounts from the World’s Most Infamous Prison, exposing the human rights abuses at Guantanamo Bay prison, which the US opened in Cuba exactly four months after 9/11. Mirk will speak at a livestream event followed by an audience Q&A. The event…
READ MOREGuantanamo 19th anniversary rally and march
No More Excuses: Shut Down Guantanamo! Friday, January 8, 2021, 4:30-6:00 PM (socially distanced) Rally & March Pioneer Courthouse Square, SW Yamhill and Broadway, downtown Portland January 11, 2021 marks 19 years since the opening of the US prison camp in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The prison now holds just 40 people (from a height of…
READ MORE2020 Virtual Write for Rights
Amnesty International Group 48 is hosting the annual Write for Rights event virtually on International Human Rights Day. Grab a drink, a snack, and a seat at home to join us. Thursday, December 10 at 7:00pmClick here to join the event virtually with the following Write for Rights essentials: Greeting cards (non-denominational and non-Amnesty cards)Paper…
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