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Upcoming Events

2009-2010 Academic Year
Northeast Student Area Coordinator (SAC) Call
AI's Northeast Region is currently recruiting Volunteer Leaders to serve as Student Area Coordinators for the 2009-2010 academic year.
Northeast Region

Fridays
Weekly Friday Vigil for Fathi El-Jahmi
Amnesty International is calling on our fellow activists to take part in a weekly vigil that will be taking place every Friday from 4pm and ending at 5pm in front of the United States Mission to the United Nations. Our Vigils are done in effort to request that the United States advocate on behalf of Libyan human rights defender and prisoner of conscience, Fathi el-Jahmi.
New York, NY

Every Tuesday
Vigils for Darfur
Amnesty International invites you to join them and the Darfur Vigil Group in weekly emergency vigils until the humanitarian crisis in Darfur, caused by the Sudanese government kicking out or shutting down aid agencies, is resolved. We will be a visible and persistent reminder for the U.S. that its unflagging leadership is essential to ending the atrocities in Darfur.
New York, NY

June 26th
Rally to protest post election violence in Iran!
Amnesty International USA to hold a rally in support of the Iranian people?s right to peaceful protest and freedom of speech. The rally will also condemn incidents of violence against peaceful demonstrators and the continued detention of prisoners of conscience and human rights activists.
New York, NY

July 12-21
Warped Tour
Come visit Amnesty International at the Vans Warped Tour over the summer
Toronto, Canada // Montreal, Canada // Hartford, CT // Darien Center, NY // Camden, NJ // Uniondale, NY // Oceanport, NJ // Boston, MA

July 15
Teach-In For Troy Davis
Please join the Campaign to End the Death Penalty, Amnesty International and others in a "teach-in" about Troy's case, learning the facts behind this shocking injustice, and debating what the next steps are for a movement to stop Troy's executions - and all executions.
New York, NY

November 13 & 14
2009 Northeast Regional Conference
Please save November 13 & 14 for the 2009 Northeast Regional Conference.
Boston, MA

The 2007 Northeast Regional Conference was held at Boston University on October 26-28, 2007. More than 600 activists joined us from Maine to New Jersey. 2007 Regional Conference highlights » Boston, MA

Banned Books Week

The 2008 Banned Books Week materials are ready.
During Banned Books Week, Amnesty International directs attention to the plight of individuals who are persecuted because of the writings that they produce, circulate or read. Traditionally, Banned Books Week activities take place at the end of September -- but the featured cases are not confined to a week. They continue to need your action »

Ongoing
Amnesty International - E
Amnesty International Official Second Life Group

AI NYC Myanmar Action Team
New York City Local AI groups working for the release of prisoners of conscience (POCs), Dr.Than Nyein (9), U Win Tin (11), and Myo Min Zaw.
New York, NY

CT State Death Penalty Abolition
Working against the Death Penalty in Connecticut.
New Haven, CT

Women's Human Rights Action Team Meetings
Working on Women's Human Rights Issues
New York, NY

Special Focus Case

Fathi el-Jahmi
LYBIA
Political activist Fathi el-Jahmi has been detained without trial since March 2004, when he was arrested after he criticized Libya's leader, Colonel Mu'ammar al-Gaddafi, and called for political reform in international media interviews. Amnesty International considers Fathi el-Jahmi to be a prisoner of conscience, detained solely for the peaceful expression of his political views, and is calling for his immediate and unconditional release.

Previous Northeast Special Focus Cases:
Professor Mesfin Wolde-Mariam RELEASED!
Gurbandurdy Durdykuliev RELEASED!
Yury Bandazhevsky RELEASED!
Leyla Zana RELEASED!

Get on the Bus XIII

GOTB is the annual Local Group 133 organized day of action and education in New York City. This year's event brought over 1,000 AIUSA activists from 8 states from the Northeast Region more »

Activists in Action

View the 2008 Northeast Activists in Action which highlights Amnesty Activists' events that took place between November 2007 and October 2008 throughout the Northeast Region.

Northeast Local Group Websites

Northeast Regional Group Websites
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. Please feel free to contact the Northeast Office if you do not see a local group listed in your area.

Tribute to Maine

View a special tribute to the 20th Anniversary of AI Maine.

Photo Gallery: Northeast Events

View slideshow of 2009 AGM's Rally for Immigrants' Rights
March 27, 2009 / Boston, MA

View slideshow International Artists Collaborate Exhibit
January - February, 2009 / Beacon, NY

View slideshow of Close Guantanamo Bay Demonstrations
January 13, 2009 - New York, NY / January 14, 2009 - Boston, MA

Local Group 705 / Human Rights Day Program with Ben Jealous
December 8, 2008 -Portland, ME

Amnesty International Vermont Activists End the Year
December 2008 - VT

Local Group 73 / Human Rights Day Vigil
December 10, 2008 - Ithaca, NY

View slideshow of Local Group 79's Write-A-Thon
December 8, 2008 - Westport, CT

Darfur Demonstration
September 25, 2008 - New York City, NY

View a slideshow of the Cell Tour
May - June, 2008 - Portland, ME

View a Slideshow of Demonstrations for Fathi el-Jahmi
Prisoner of Conscience and Northeast Special Focus Case
March & April 2008 - Washington, DC & New York, NY

View a Slideshow of CT Lobby Day
March 28, 2008 - Hartford, CT