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Amnesty International

Southend Group

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June 2014 NEWSLETTER







CAMPAIGNING
BURMA - At the meeting we wrote Urgent Action letters on behalf of 2 imprisoned activists but the deadline for letters was 24^th June so it is no longer applicable. Details of an on-line petition relating to further democratisation in Burma and some more letter-writing on behalf of Dr Tun Aung can be found on the Group Website.
Brazil – we took part in a photo action relating to human rights in Brazil.

Details of this – including the photo – and how to write about police brutality toward protesters can be found on the Group Website

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Meeting on 12^th June at Avenue Baptist Church
We spent the main part of this meeting watching videos on human rights issues – not exactly entertaining but illustrative of the concerns that Amnesty is all about. We had a brief discussion about Guantanamo and, after watching videos about oppression in Burma, wrote letters on behalf of activists imprisoned there (see front page).
These are the videos we watched – they’re all available on Youtube:
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5s7j2O9N-E

Stop Torture

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OW23928v_Kw

AI – Torture & Human Rights (Can’t find this now!)

Torture – our legacy, our future

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWEBgV9oIsM

Burma –policy of ethnic cleansing against Muslims

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFXY_1nA1uw&index=2&list=PLhJsq4rhMHWPNlZD1q6-zE1VqMIpk5DQ0

Claims of Ethnic Violence in Burma

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzQI5ZvWen8

Patrick Stewart – an animated film for Amnesty

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qf0JfstwWP0

Death Penalty Facts and Figures

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VZjD96C9uk

Bahrain – an activist speaks out

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcA0D3KICv0
Present – Doug, Audrey, Tricia, Dick, Mary, Janette, Barbara, Ken, Andrew, Clarissa, Helene, Muriel & Mike.
Apologies: Tricia, Maureen & Steve, Richard, Stanford & Heidrun
Business Matters

1. 
   The advert for AI candles circulated at the last meeting was for a set of individually designed candles that were auctioned for Amnesty, not put on general sale.
   

2. 
   Stop Torture Campaign: Andrew agreed to be the Group’s co-ordinator for this campaign.
   

4. 
   Campaigning - See front page for details. Also, until she is actually released we can still write on behalf of Meriam Yeyha Ibrahim, the Sudaniese woman sentenced to death for apostasy.
   

4. 
   AOB
   

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  VOLUNTEERS NEEDED to sit at the AI exhibition in the foyer of the new Southend Forum from 20th to 25^th October.
  
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  Next meeting: 10^th July 7:30pm at Avenue Baptist Church – there is no meeting in August, the meeting after 10^th July is on 11^th September.
  

Mike Pregnall

01702 204748

PROTECT Southend Group meets on the second Thursday

THE of each month at 7:30pm, usually at Avenue Baptist

HUMAN Church, Milton Road, Westcliff-on-Sea SS0 7JX

www.amnesty.org.uk See programme of meetings at

www.amnesty.org.uk/southend