Posted by Lizzie Wheldon, Wednesday 10th March 2010 @ 8:57am
This Monday at 7:30 we'll be holding our annual AGM so that we can select our new committee.
Everyone and anyone is invited to come along even if you haven't been to any of our events at all! All that's involved is you nominating yourself to be one of the many roles on our committee (this will not involve you making a speech or anything like that).
the roles up for grabs are:
President
Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer
Campaigns officer
Events officer
Publicity and Website officer
Letter Writing officer
etc
we can also create new roles if people are really desperate to get involved
So come along to the union and bring any friends who might like to get involved
love
the AMNESTY committee
xxx
Posted by Lizzie Wheldon, Friday 12th February 2010 @ 3:23pm
This monday sees the return of amnes TEA. We will be having a little tea party at the union with cakes, biscuits and lots and lots of tea! This will be at 7:30pm somewhere in the union (room to be confirmed). We also plan to do some letter writing and have a general discussion.
Please come along and bring cake!
As usual there will be an open committee meeting before hand at 6:30 pm. All are welcome.
Letter writing is on every Friday at 1 in the Fair Trade Cafe on Woodland rd
Posted by Lizzie Wheldon, Friday 5th February 2010 @ 4:23pm
This Monday at the Union at 7:30pm we will be having another great speaker event. This time Laura Vignoles from the organization Reprieve will be coming to speak to us about her work. Below is an extract from the Reprieve website.
‘Reprieve uses the law to enforce the human rights of prisoners, from death row to Guantánamo Bay.
We investigate, we litigate and we educate, working on the frontline, providing legal support to prisoners unable to pay for it themselves. We promote the rule of law around the world, and secure each person’s right to a fair trial. And in doing so, we save lives.
Reprieve prioritises the cases of prisoners accused of the most extreme crimes, such as acts of murder or terrorism, as it is in such cases that human rights are most likely to be jettisoned or eroded. Reprieve focuses on cases involving the world’s most powerful governments, especially those that should be upholding the highest standards when it comes to fair trials.’
As usual we will be having an open meeting at 6:30pm in the entrance bit of the union, all are welcome.
Finally, letter writing is on every week in the Fairtrade Café on Woodland Rd at 1pm every Friday.
Posted by Lizzie Wheldon, Friday 29th January 2010 @ 5:54pm
On Monday we will be showing the film Waltz with Bashir at 730pm in the union.
One night at a bar, an old friend tells director Ari Folman about a recurring nightmare in which he is chased by 26 vicious dogs. Every night, the same number of beasts. The two men conclude that there’s a connection to their Israeli Army mission in the first Lebanon War of the early eighties. Ari is surprised that he can’t remember a thing anymore about that period of his life.
Intrigued by this riddle, he decides to meet and interview old friends and comrades around the world. He needs to discover the truth about that time and about himself. As Ari delves deeper and deeper into the mystery, his memory begins to creep up in surreal images …
As usual there will be an open committee meeting at 630pm in the entrance bit of the union. Feel free to come along.
Posted by Lizzie Wheldon, Friday 15th January 2010 @ 2:48pm
This Monday at 7:30 pm at the union we will be holding a talk by Kim Manning Cooper who is Amnesty UK’s death penalty campaign manager. She recently went on a trip to the USA to visit Troy Davis who is currently being held on death row there.
“Troy Davis has spent over 18 years on death row for a murder he maintains he did not commit.
The USA's highest court has granted Troy another chance to prove his innocence and avoid execution.
Troy Davis was convicted solely on witness testimony and there was no physical evidence linking him to his alleged crime. Since his trial, seven of the nine witnesses, on whose evidence he was convicted, have withdrawn or changed their testimony with several citing police coercion.
In a 6-2 ruling, the USA's highest court has granted death row inmate Troy Anthony Davis another chance to prove his innocence and avoid execution.
Sadly, Troy's case is not alone and the death penalty is used in many countries around the world.”
Kim is coming to Bristol to tell us a bit about her work with Amnesty and in particular, about Troy.
As usual we will also be holding an open committee meeting at 6:30pm in the entrance bit of the union so come along and have a chat.
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