Amnesty International

Amnesty is a worldwide grassroots human rights organization.

Contacts: Monica Maalouf, Sarah Bouchat, and Joe Herbert

Listhost: amnesty@listhost.uchicago.edu

Website: amnesty-int.uchicago.edu

Meetings: Mondays, 7PM, Cobb Hall

Purpose: Promote discussion and action regarding current human rights issues in Chicago and around the world.

Current Projects: (10/09/06)

• Major human rights conference focusing on HIV/AIDS

Past Projects:

            ONGOING

-     Letter-writing at meetings

• Tabling

ONE-TIME EVENTS

-     Study break and vigil about Bhopal

• Work on Sudan panel
• Darfur rummage sale
• Conflict Diamonds tabling
• Had Burma and Democracy panel in October

Dream Projects (11/19/04):

• Would like to be able to coordinate events with other groups more regularly, as we were able to with a Ciudad Juarez study break last year

Resources Needed (11/19/04):

            FOR CURRENT PROJECTS

-     Money for copies and postage

FOR DREAM PROJECTS

• Networking!

Stuff we like:

www.aiusa.org