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“Broken on All Sides” Film Screening and Discussion

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*this event is not being hosted by Amnesty Int’l Pittsburgh*

Race & Reconciliation Dialogue Group is screening of “Broken on All Sides,” a film based on Michelle Alexander’s book, The New Jim Crow: The Mass Incarceration of Black Men.  The film explores mass incarceration across the US and the interaction of race, poverty and our criminal justice and penal systems.

Film screening, followed by a discussion with prison activists Martha Conley, chair of the PA Alternatives to the Death Penalty and Bret Grote, prisoner advocate with the Human Rights Coalition.

Sunday, November 4, 2012 at 2 pm

Held at Synod Hall, 125 N. Craig Street in Oakland

 

Broken on All Sides flyer

“Leaving Fear Behind” Film Screening October 9, 2012

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Dhondup Wangchen, a Tibetan filmmaker was sentenced to 6 years in prison by the chinese government in 2008 for views expressed in his films.

Join Amnesty International Group 39 to watch the film “Leaving Fear Behind” to learn about Dhondup Wangchen and the human rights situation in Tibet.  Discussion and actions, including writing letters to support his release, to follow after the film. Continue reading “Leaving Fear Behind” Film Screening October 9, 2012 →

Speak Up, Join Up Membership Drive and Fundraiser for AIUSA PGH, June 30, 2012

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Join Amnesty International Pittsburgh Group 39 (our general community group) for a night of spoken word, poetry, short films and other activities to learn more about human rights cases and issues the local group works on and how you can get involved. Non-members are welcome to find out more about what types of work we do and how to join up! Current members are invited to welcome new members and reconnect with other members. Amnesty International Pittsburgh Group 39 has been working for human rights since 1976, whether it be for victims of abuses overseas or right here in Pittsburgh. We welcome all to join and keep this rich legacy going! Continue reading Speak Up, Join Up Membership Drive and Fundraiser for AIUSA PGH, June 30, 2012 →