Newsletter April 6th 2015

April 6, 2015

Hello Welcome to the latest news from your local Amnesty Group. Our next meeting is Thursday, 9th April 2015 at 7.30pm at Moordown Community Centre, Bournemouth. On the agenda:- Cuba petition; Keep the Human rights Act;  South American Individuals at Risk – details on all these things below.  Spring Quiz We are back on track with […]

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South America News and Action Update March 2015

April 6, 2015

This is the latest newsletter from the South American team. Its copied virtually verbatim – obviously we’ve not tried out all the links! Summary The last month has been eventful. In this update, we draw your attention to developments in Venezuela, Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Bolivia and Chile. We also provide a link to the English […]

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Syria Refugee Crisis

March 28, 2015

At the last Regional Conference in Bristol, we were given some chilling facts and figures about the plight of Syrian Refugees and the lack of action from many countries such as the UK. Currently Syria’s neighbours – Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq and Egypt – are shouldering the responsibility by hosting 97% of Syria’s refugees. This […]

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Newsletter March 10th 2015

March 10, 2015

Hello Welcome to the latest news from your local Amnesty Group. Apologies for short notice of the next meeting, which is our AGM, but your editor has had major computer “issues”. Our next meeting is Thursday, 12th March 2015 at 7.30pm at Moordown Community Centre, Bournemouth. On the agenda:-  AGM (including discussing/adopting constitution – see attached […]

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Newsletter February 7th 2015

February 7, 2015

Trouble viewing this email? View in your browser 07/02/2015 Newsletter February 7th 2015 Hello Welcome to the latest news from your local Amnesty Group Our next meeting is Thursday, 12th February 2015 at 7.30pm at Moordown Community Centre, Bournemouth. On the agenda:-  South America discussion and letter writing Regional Conference in Bristol Its been quite […]

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South America Newsletter February 2015

February 6, 2015

Below is the latest update from our South American coordinators – Ian McGarr (Colombia); Richard Crosfield (Brazil); Graham Minter (Rest of South America). Our group been specialising on South American actions for most of our existance – sadly, despite successes, there are always more to follow. Brazil Good news! The National Truth Commission’s final report […]

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Newsletter January 6th 2015

January 6, 2015

Hello Happy New Year. Welcome to the latest news from your local Amnesty Group Our next meeting is Thursday, 8th January 2015 at 7.30pm at Moordown Community Centre, Bournemouth. On the agenda:-  Cuba Writing (see also below); Discussion about taking on a Chinese Case following contact with Andy Moody (AIUK China Country Coordinator); planning for […]

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Newsletter December 2nd 2014

December 1, 2014

Hello Welcome to the latest news from your local Amnesty Group Our next meeting is Thursday, 11th December 2014 at 7.30pm at Moordown Community Centre, Bournemouth.  As usual we focus our December meeting on sending Greetings Cards (now known as Write for Rights), sustained by Christmas nibbles (please bring along to share) and usually overwhelmed […]

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Autumn Quiz 2014

December 1, 2014

Our quiz nights have been through a slight sticky patch, with venues closing or changing function. Also our Spring Quiz became a Summer Quiz this year, partly through the Art Exhibition and partly through having to find a new venue. Whilst a successful evening, numbers were a bit lower than usual – also due to […]

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Newsletter November 9th 2014

November 9, 2014

Hello Welcome to the latest news from your local Amnesty Group Our next meeting is Thursday, 13th November 2014 at 7.30pm at Moordown Community Centre, Bournemouth.  We are going to try and circulate an agenda prior to meetings… – Stop torture campaign (David R will give feedback from AIUK workshop he attended & give overview […]

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