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Upcoming Events

November 30th at 6:30pm
"The Visitor" Film Screening and Discussion on Immigrants in Detention
This movie proudly portrays the complex issue of immigrant rights.
Frostburg, MD

December 1, 2009
5 Years Later- And Still in Jail for Raising A Flag!
On December 1st, 2009, help bring awareness to the 5 year anniversary of Filep and Yusak raising a flag in a peaceful demonstration. After 5 years, Filep and Yusak are still in jail, facing many more unless we continue to show our opposition to this atrocity.
Washington D.C.

December 4
2009 Jamnesty
Jamnesty is a bi-annual benefit concert sponsored by Amnesty International Penn State.
State College, PA

December 10-15
Watch a Film for Human Rights: The Secret Policeman's Film Festival
The American Film Institute is presenting a week-long film festival saluting three decades of great comedy and music performed for the benefit of Amnesty International at the AFI Silver Theater in Silver Spring, MD.
Silver Spring, MD

December 10, 2009
Human Rights Day!
Drop by Busboys and Poets to celebrate Human Rights Day with Amnesty International and partake in Amnesty's Global Write-a-thon!
Washington D.C.

Special Focus Case

Filep Karma and Yusak Pakage - INDONESIA
For peacefully raising a flag, Filep Karma and Yusak Pakage may spend the next decade or more in prison in Indonesia.

On December 1, 2004, some 200 people participated in a nonviolent ceremony outside Abepura in Papua Province during which the Morning Star flag, a symbol of Papuan independence, was raised in commemoration of the declaration of Papuan independence in 1962. The commemoration is celebrated annually by some Papuans. While approximately 200 people took part in the December 1 ceremony, hundreds more local people watched from the edge of the fields. more »

MID-ATLANTIC GROUP WEBSITES

Group Meetings In communities across the nation, AIUSA Local Groups meet regularly - usually once a month - to write letters and organize actions on behalf of prisoners and other victims of human rights abuse. They also work on special campaigns designed to end abuse throughout the world. Local groups are open to anyone with a concern for human rights and a desire to act on that concern.

Photo Gallery: Mid-Atlantic Events

Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference
November 14-16, 2008 - Harpers Ferry, West Virginia