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2009 Annual General Meeting
Seizing the Moment, Building the Movement
Want to come to see Chad Stokes, but you aren't registered for the AGM? Here's how:
Send an email to: agmconcert@me.com stating your full name and that you would like to go to the concert and how many people will be attending with you. The first 50 total people are guaranteed to get into the concert by purchasing a $25 Amnesty International membership per person in cash at the door of the Imperial Ballroom the evening of the 27th starting at 9:30PM
No one will be allowed to line up prior to 9:30PM and you must pre-register via agmconcert@me.com
Doors will open at 10:15PM.
Event starts at 10:30PM with Chad performing a 45 minute acoustic set.
Student mixer to follow.
Join us for an exclusive unplugged concert by State Radio's lead singer Chad Stokes!
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Chad Stokes, the lead singer of State Radio will play a solo concert on Friday, March 27th at the 2009 Annual General Meeting. Entry is free for everyone who registers and attends the 2009 AGM.
State Radio is an outspoken, thought-provoking alternative rock band trio from Boston, MA. They are musically inventive, socially and politically charged and are fronted by Chad Stokes, formerly of the band Dispatch. Unconcerned with major label deals and radio exposure, State Radio thrives by living and giving as charitable men who play outstanding live shows. Developing a following from the ground up, Stokes is a unique fixture who defies music industry traditions.
2009 AGM SPEAKERS
Amnesty International USA is excited to announce the speakers for the 2009 Annual General Meeting.
Confirmed speakers include:
- Matthew Alexander, Former US military interrogator in Iraq,; Author of "How to Break a Terrorist"
- Charon Asetoyer: Executive Director, Native American Women's Health Education Resource Center
- Congressman Michael Capuano
- Larry Cox: Executive Director, AIUSA
- Sherif Elsayed-Ali: Head, Refugee and Migrants Rights, Amnesty International, International Secretariat
- Scott Horton, Distinguished Visiting Professor at Hofstra Law School; Human Rights attorney; Legal affairs contributing editor to Harper's Magazine
- Margaret Huang: Executive Director, Rights Working Group
- Juan Melendez, Death Row Exonoree
- Eva Millona: Executive Director, Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition
- Stephen H. Oleskey, Co-lead counsel in the case of Boumediene v. Bush (a federal habeas corpus suit challenging the imprisonment of six men from Bosnia in Guantanamo Bay); Attorney at WilmerHale
- Sarnata Reynolds: Policy Director, Refugee and Migrants Rights, Amnesty International USA
- Gouri Sadhwani: Deputy Executive Director, AIUSA
- Lhadon Tethong, Executive Director, Students for a Free Tibet
- Jenni Williams: Women of Zimbabwe Arise
- Ginetta Sagan Human Rights Award Winner (A Colombian Human Rights Defender)
Plan to arrive early on Friday!
Leadership Training: Arrive by 1:00 PM Friday to participate in special training sessions for leaders of all skill levels. Training sessions from 1:00 - 3:15 PM will help build skills, knowledge and leadership to work on AI campaigns. Please see the Program Agenda for more information.
Friday Action: Immigrants' Rights Rally, 4 PM
Join us in front of the City Hall in Boston's Government Center on Friday March 27, AT 4 pm for a rally in defense of immigrants' rights. It will mark the publication of a new Amnesty International USA report on the detention of immigrants in U.S. jails and prisons.
Ginetta Sagan Award to be announced during AGM Friday evening plenary
The Ginetta Sagan Award recognizes the efforts of women who work to end human rights abuses against women and children. The award honors the work and memory of Ginetta Sagan, a human rights activist who fought for the rights of prisoners of conscience. This year's recipient will be announced and honored at the 2009 Annual General Meeting in Boston.
The inauguration of the nation's first African American president is an occasion loaded with both the promise and the pain of our country's history. Many hope this moment will mark the end of an era during which our own government led the charge to destroy many of the very protections the United Nations established 60 years ago with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. We now have an unprecedented opportunity to articulate a positive human rights agenda, hone our strategic advocacy and apply the power of the AI movement toward our goals. Let us come together to plan and achieve aggressive growth in both the scope of our work and the strength of our movement.
Join Us in Boston!
The 2009 AGM will be held in Boston, MA, at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel and Towers, from March 27-29, 2009. We will be posting new information regularly, so make sure to continually check in for updates.
REGISTRATION
Pre-registration is now closed. You can register on site with the following rates:
Regular rate: $80 member, $100 non-member
- Student/limited Income:$65 member, $75 non-member
- Sponsor rate: $125 member, $145 non-member
- Saturday only: $25
The 2009 AIUSA Annual General Meeting (AGM) will take place at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel and Towers, March 27-29 in Boston, Massachusetts.
AGM Program Committee: aiusa-agm@aiusa.org. Contact: AIUSA-AGM, 600 Pennsylvania Ave SE, 5th Floor, Washington, DC 20003; Tel.: 202.544.0200; Fax: 202.546.7142
