Amnestynewsletter 1 Oct 2016
Amnestynewsletter 1 Oct 2016
Amnestynewsletter 1 Oct 2016
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UAIS Amnesty
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Hello Everyone and welcome to the first edition of UAIS Amnesty
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Recent Accomplishments
Recent Successes
Phyoe Phyoe Aung is a student activist from Myanmar/Burma who was jailed for
organizing a peaceful student protest. Our school, along with others, participated
in the Write for Rights campaign that is run by Amnesty International each
December. Phyoe Phyoe was one of the prisoners of conscience that Amnestys
Write for Rights focused on. After nearly 400,000 tweets, emails and letters she
was finally freed this April!
Other Recent Accomplishments Include:
*USA: Albert Woodfox who was in solitary confinement for 40 years was
released February 19th
* Bangladesh: 81 year old Journalist, Shafik Rehman, was released September 6th
*Cambodia: Housing Right Defender, Bov Sophea has been released September
22nd
*Ukraine: Disappeared Man, Dmytro Koroliov, was released August 2nd after
being kept in secret detention for a year.
*Oman: Prisoner of Conscience for writing a blog post, Saeed Jaddad was
released August 22nd.
Art 4 Amnesty
Many times, a picture is worth a thousand words and art is a universal form of
communication that transcends borders and cultures. These artists bring people
together by portraying powerful messages through their artwork.
So Cal artist, Patrick Martinez, uses Pee-Chee style to document police use of
force.
ART FOR AMNESTY Pee- Chee is a vintage art style that has been on stationary since the 1960s. Patrick
Featured Artist: Martinez uses this style to create pieces that draw attention to controversial
Patrick Martinez
Medium: Pee-Chee
Panels
incidents of use of force by police officers. He chose this style because it was
often used on stationary that K-12 students used and the fact of the matter is that
so many kids are becoming victims of gang violence and lethal force. In his
words, We tend to learn different cultures through their art, so this is what I'm
presenting in terms of our culture this is what's happening right now in the
time that we're living in. He uses his art to draw attention to these events and to
document them.
Art 4 Amnesty
The exhibition People on the Move is the first volunteer-led show for Art for
Amnesty. It runs from August to the End of September in Miami, Florida. The
theme of the exhibition is the refugee crisis.
The America I
Believe In
Campaign
A climate of fear and hate is sweeping the United States. By stirring up societys
worst instincts of prejudice and bigotry, some media and public figures are
exploiting the publics genuine need for security in ways that could have
disastrous consequences for human rights.
The evidence: a wave of anti-refugee legislation, harassment of American
Muslims, and calls to respond to terrorism by committing torture and war crimes.
Dont let fear win. (via amnesty internationals website).
Amnesty is currently over halfway to their Action Goal of 75,000. Time is of the
essence; If you wish to take an action here is the link to the page:
http://act.amnestyusa.org/ea-action/action?
ea.client.id=1839&ea.campaign.id=27118 .
Upcoming Amnesty
International Events
in our Area!