Human Rights Day Events
Join AI's Global Write-a-thon, December 10th - 12th, the weekend following Human Rights Day. Pledge to write letters to help free a prisoner of conscience or plan a group letter writing event and Amnestyusa will post it on our website.Worldwide
Mid-Atlantic
Dec. 6
Write-a-thon
Join Amnesty International Local Group 39 at their annual Write-a-thon.
Pittsburgh, PA
Midwest
Dec. 4
Fundraiser
Shop at Barnes & Noble in Boardman 2-6 pm DEC 4th, 2004. Have your books and other items wrapped by Amnesty International members and make a donation that goes to help Amnesty promote and secure freedom and justice all over the world!!!
Boardman, OH
Dec. 9
Panel
Crossroads of Crisis: Violence Against Women and the HIV/AIDS Epidemic: in recognition of International Human Rights Day, join our discussion as we explore the intersectionality of HIV/AIDS and violence against women.
Chicago, IL
Dec. 10
Film Screening
On International Human Rights Day (Friday, December 10th), Amnesty International and Michigan State University are proud to present the Midwest premiere of the critically acclaimed new film Hotel Rwanda.
E. Lansing, MI
Dec. 10
Holday Card Action
Monthly meeting/annual Human Rights Day event, complete with petitions and holiday cards.
Cincinnati, OH
Dec. 10
Vigil
A public prayer vigil for housing as a human right.
Chicago, IL
Dec. 10
Banquet Fundraiser
Amnesty International UNL is sponsoring a banquet in celebration of International Human Rights Day on Dec. 10.
Lincoln, NE
Dec. 10
Jamnesty Concert
The Amnesty International Roeper and Grove's High School Student Groups are collaborating on this concert with local bands on Human Rights Day.
Birmingham, MI
Dec. 11
Coffeehouse
In celebration of Human Rights Day, Amnesty International Group 55 will be holding a coffeehouse event with Josh Petrusa, contemporary folk guitarist, will be performing while the public is encouraged to sign petitions and cards to prisoners of conscience.
Naperville, IL
Northeast
Dec. 3
Holiday Card Writing Party
Amnesty International hosts their Our Annual Holiday Greeting Card party.
Thompson, CT
Dec. 3
Write-A-Thon
Come join us in honor of Human Rights Day at the 16th Annual Write-A-Thon!
Boston, MA
Dec. 3
Write-A-Thon
Music, good food and drink. Celebrate Human Rights Day by writing letters to help insure human rights.
Worcester, MA
Dec. 4, 8 & 10
Holiday Card Actions
The Westover School Amnesty group is planning three "Holiday Card Action" sessions.
Middlebury, CT
Dec. 7
Write and Recruit
Wellesley College Amnesty members will canvas their dorm members to write and join.
Wellesley, MA
Dec. 9
Holiday Card Party
Amnesty International Local Group 371 will make and send cards to Prisoners of Conscience.
Camden, ME
Dec. 10
TV Program
The Amnesty International Absegami High School Student Group will make the student body aware of the ongoing genocide in the Sudan on December 10 by including it in the morning world news
Galloway, NJ
Dec. 10
Panel Discussion
Panel Discussion featuring Cynthia Gabriel from Amnesty International's Northeast Regional Office Photo Exhibit on Darfur, Sudan
Boston, MA
Dec. 10
Tabling
The Amnesty International Plymouth Regional High School Student Group will be tabling this Friday.
Plymouth, NH
Dec. 10
Human Rights Day Events
The Amnesty International Waynflete High School Student Group will join with other local Amnesty student groups at numerous events to celebrate Human Rights Day.
Portland, ME
Dec. 10
Human Rights Day Proclamation
Amnesty International Seacoast Chapter 550 in NH has succeeded to having the Mayor of Portsmouth make an official proclamation for Human Rights Day.
Portsmout, NH
Dec. 10
Human Rights Day Events
The Amnesty International Union Springs High School Student Group has been reading excerpts of human rights stories on the daily announcements at their school and will have a mixer on December 10.
Union Springs, NY
Dec. 10
Vigils
Vigils in honor of International Human Rights Day
Amherst & Greenfield, MA
Dec. 10
Write-A-Thon
Write letters to government officials to urge them to act on AI cases, participate in a worldwide write-a-thon, and celebrate the International Day of Human Rights.
Hinesburg, VT
Dec. 10
Human Rights Day
Avon High School is having a fundraiser during lunch to raise money and handing out information to the students to raise awareness and letter writing information for those intereseted.
Avon, MA
Dec. 10
Benefit Concert
Join Amnesty International Firefly Project for our annual benefit concert for International Human Rights Day.
New York, NY
Dec. 10
Film Screenings
A cablecast of the animated UDHR at 4:30 p.m. and at several other "dead spots" during the day.
Ithaca, NY
Dec. 10
Candlelight Vigil
The Ithaca Chapter of Amnesty International joined by the Ithaca Workers' Rights Center invite everyone to a candlelight vigil to commemorate International Human Rights Day.
Ithaca, NY
Dec. 10, 11 & 12
Write-A-Thon
Mail messages of hope to prisoners of conscience and human rights defenders during International Human Rights weekend.
Ithaca, NY
Dec. 10
Human Rights Day Events
International Human Rights Day Event- Panel Discussion "Human Rights: The Key to Security" with Peace Vigils and Letter Writing
Portland, ME
Dec. 11
Human Rights Day
This Human Rights Day event will examine current challenges facing workers here in the United States and globally and engage activists and concerned citizens in ways to organize for joint action.
Boston, MA
Dec. 12
Write-A-Thon
The Amnesty International Ardsley High School Student Group is getting together at Coffee Labs Roasters--a fair trade coffeehouse--to write letters to world leaders in support of human rights. Help us meet our goal of 100 letters!
Tarrytown, NY
Dec. 13
Human Rights Day Events
Amnesty International Local Group 549's annual Human Rights Day celebration: Dinner/Card writing/Candlelight Vigil.
Waterville, ME
Dec. 13
Holiday Card Party
AI Group 79 will gather with all who come to share music, cookies, and cheer and to write Holiday Cards to the Holiday Card Action prisoners of conscience and Human Rights Defenders around the world.
Westport, CT
Dec. 14
Holiday Card Action
Join our local Amnesty Group for our montly meeting/Holiday Card Action/Write-A-Thon! We'd love to meet you.
Chatham, NJ
South
Dec. 10
Panel Discussion
Students from all over the Chattanooga Tennessee area are comming together to celebrate and defend human rights.
Collegedale, TN
Dec. 10
Art Display
Art Against Apathy: students of Dreyfoos High School of the Arts have created artwork relating to human rights which will be displayed in an art gallery called EG Squared.
West Palm Beach, FL
Dec. 10-12
SHROC Conference
The goal of the Southern Human Rights Organizer's Conference is to bring together human rights organizers to discuss common issues and develop more effective strategies for building a human rights movement in the Deep South.
Memphis, TN
West
Dec. 6-12
Film Festival
Amnesty International Puget Sound is proud to present the 13th annual Seattle Human Rights Film Festival. The program brings together 27 short- and feature-length films from 20 countries to expose the common struggle for freedom and dignity around the globe.
Seattle, WA
Dec. 10
Film Screening
On International Human Rights Day (Friday, December 10th), Amnesty International and Idaho State University are proud to present the Idaho premiere of the critically acclaimed new film Hotel Rwanda
Pocatello, ID
Dec. 10
Program
Events to bring an awareness of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights to the UC Berkeley campus and community, and to commemorate this universal document pioneered by Eleanor Roosevelt at the UN, which has become a solid foundation for many human rights treaties and resolutions around the world.
Berkeley, CA
Dec. 11
Walk
To celebrate the Human Rights Day (December 10), walk with Amnesty International USA memberstowards four consular offices in San Francisco to share concerns about the growing violence and discrimination against women in those countries.
San Francisco, CA