Amnesty International New Member Night and Darfur Information Session April 16, 2008

Our April meeting will be dedicated to welcoming visitors and and will also focus on the human rights crisis in Darfur.

In our next meeting we'll...

- present welcome gifts for visitors and new members
- taste complimentary Saxby's coffee and desserts
- see a brief video presentation of Darfur atrocities and testimonies from Darfur survivors produced by SaveDarfur.org
- hear a brief summary of Amnesty International's new report on the displaced people of Darfur
- sign a petition to Secretary of State Rice concerning delays in deployment of peacekeeping forces in Darfur
- send letters that press some of the most powerful companies in the world, 10 of the top investors in Sudan's oil industry, to use their influence to help end the human rights catastrophe in Darfur
- send letters to our Senators and Congressmen urging them to co-sponsor important resolutions to protect civilians in Chad and the Central African Republic
- discuss tabling opportunities for the Spring and Summer

Hope to see you there!

Official Website: http://amnestyintern.meetup.com/11/calendar/7562617/