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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."
Amnesty International Film Night @ LUNA’S CAFÉ THE BLACK POWER MIXTAPE 1967-1975 | ||
Tuesday Night, March 13th | ||
Luna’s Café is located at 1414 16th Street Admission is free. Food & drinks available for purchase. During the rise of The Black Power Movement in the 60 s and 70 s, Swedish Television journalists documented the unfolding cultural revolution for their audience back home, having been granted unprecedented access to prominent leaders such as Angela Davis, the SNCC's Stokely Carmichael, and Black Panthers founders Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale. Now, after more than 30 years in storage, this never-before-seen footage spanning nearly a decade of Black Power is finally available. Director Goran Hugo Olsson presents this mixtape, highlighting the key figures and events in the movement, as seen in a light completely different than the narrative of the American media at the time. Talib Kweli, Erykah Badu, Abiodun Oyewole, John Forte, and Robin Kelley are among the many important voices providing narration and commentary, adding modern perspective to this essential time capsule of African-American history.
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Amnesty International Group 283 presents films with a human rights theme at two venues in Sacramento!
Click on the link below to view a full listing of films that Amnesty International has shown over the last 3 years.
Thank you to the AI supporters who attended our annual Global Write-a-thon event on Dec. 6th. More than 75 letters were written in support of prisoners of conscience and others, around the world, who have been denied their human rights. We also thank "The Coffee Garden", a wonderful neighborhood coffee shop that hosted the event.
| The Sacramento City College Chapter of Amnesty International held a dramatic protest action on campus, January 25th to mark the tenth anniversary of Guantanamo Bay Prison. Students constructed a cage-like holding cell in the quad with two mock prisoners, hooded and wearing orange jump suits knelt within. Signs and posters highlighted the long history of human rights violations at Guantanamo. Many people stopped to look and ask questions and a number signed up to join the new SCC AI group.
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 circulating petitions to put the SAFE California Act on the ballot. Please sign the petition and encourage your friends and neighbors to support it as well. | ||
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