Thursday, June 12, 2014

Weekly Madison AI Group #139 Update

Hello Everyone,

     We would like to welcome the follow new members to Amnesty International Group #139.
  • In May 2014, ten new individuals joined us: Adrienne, Ali, Amitabh, Chuck, Jessica, Kathy, Mansour, Mike, Shohreh, and Sonia.
  • In June 2014, three new individuals joined us: Abdul, Karen, and Yadi.
     We would also like to acknowledge our 84 Facebook "likes" and 27 Twitter followers. Thank you for helping us spread the important work of Amnesty International.     
     This week we encourage you to watch the video, "Human Toll of Gun Violence;" consider submitting AI proposals for the Midwest Conference; and utilize the Pride Tookit 2014 (June is Pride month). Posted on our Facebook page is a thank you to Amnesty International from Nabeel Rajab, President of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) and Director of the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR). Read his letter in its entirety here. The 2014 FIFA World Cup begins soon and we encourage you to send Brazil a yellow card for its crackdown on demonstrators. Click here for online Amnesty Action.
     Our Madison AI Group #139 appreciates your support of our group and the work you do on behalf of political prisoners around the world.