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Thursday, September 8, 2016

Messengers of Humanity - Weekly Update

September 6, 2016

Check out this week's update, and don't forget to share with your friends.
  • Check out our new home on TUMBLR 
  • Natalie Dormer speaks out for Girls and Woman 
  • Meet Hala, a Syrian Refugee who fled Aleppo, and hear her story 
  • Explore "When I grow Up" - a moving photo exhibition 
Click here for ENTIRE update.
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Welcome to AI Group #139
Welcome to Amnesty International Local Group 139, Madison, WI. We promote human rights through posting actions, news, and videos from Amnesty International and other human rights organizations. Some of these postings may not reflect the official position of Amnesty International. NOTE: We do not raise or advocate donations to any of the organizations in our postings.

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