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Amnesty International works to protect human rights worldwide. We have more than 2.2 million supporters, activists and volunteers in over 150 countries, and are completely independent from government, corporate or national interests.
Meeting dates for 2012 to be announced
Support Amnesty International by purchasing Chimes of Freedom, a benefit album to honor the 50th anniversary of the organization.
Chimes of Freedom features a stellar and diverse group of artists across the generational and musical spectrum. The performers, including many of Amnesty International's longtime supporters, range in age from Miley Cyrus, 19, to folk music legend Pete Seeger, who, at 92, records Dylan's poignant "Forever Young," with a children's chorus.
The diversity of the musicians and musical genres -- from rock, rap, hip-hop to pop, folk, country, jazz and blues -- attests to Amnesty's depth of support in the music community, the universal appeal of the core message of human rights, and the breadth of Dylan's impact on culture. Almost every track on the album is being released for sale for the first time* -- except for the title song, Dylan's original 1964 recording of "Chimes of Freedom."
| HUMAN RIGHTS FILM NIGHTS Amnesty International Group 283 presents films with a human rights theme at every other month on the second Tuesday night at Luna's Cafe in midtown Sacramento. TUESDAY NIGHT MAY 8, 2012 WASTE LAND WASTE LAND follows artist Vik Muniz as he journeys from his home base in New York to his native Brazil and the world's largest garbage dump, Jardim Gramacho, located on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro. There he photographs an eclectic band of “catadores”—self-designated pickers of recyclable materials. His collaboration with these inspiring characters, as they recreate photographic images of themselves out of garbage, reveals both the dignity and despair of the catadores. Their vibrance and vitality will make you want to live your own life more fully. Waste Land is the winner of numerous film festival awards and was nominated for an Academy Award as best documentary. LUNA'S CAFE IS LOCATED AT 1414 16TH STREET |
Click on the link below to view a full listing of films that Amnesty International has shown over the last 3 years.
Help defend women’s rights and pursuit of equality. Join Americans all across the United States on April 28th, 2012, as we come together as one to tell members of Congress in Washington DC and legislators in all 50 states, “Enough is enough!”
The Sacramento event will be held at the State Capitol as follows:
10:15 – Meet up at Capitol Mall, 3rd St and Capitol Mall to support WEAVE men walking against sexual assault OR at Sac Amtrak Station, I St @ 5th St!
10:30 am – walk to North Steps of Capitol Building
11am – Rally at North Steps of the Sacramento State Capitol Building
(L Street at 11th Street)
1pm – March to Fremont Park
1:30 -5 pm Rally at Fremont Park
(T street at 6th Street)
Speakers, musicians, workshops and organizations from across the state will be there representing voting rights, healthcare, equal pay, education and more.
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SAFE California = The “Savings, Accountability, and Full Enforcement for California Act” The SAFE California Act will replace California’s death penalty with a sentence of life in prison with no chance of parole as the maximum punishment for murder. This means convicted killers will remain behind bars forever – with no risk of executing an innocent person. Amnesty International is part of the coaltion that is supporting this measure which has now qualified for the November ballot. | ||
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