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Amnesty International Pittsburgh’s Human Rights Festival
Amnesty International Pittsburgh is happy to announce an expanded version of our annual national Write-a-thon being planned for Monday, December 9, 2013 from 6-9 pm at Calvary Episcopal Church. We are inviting you to commemorate and celebrate International Human Rights Day with us!
In addition to letter writing, several other activities and features are being planned to enrich and expand this event. We’ll have information about local Pittsburgh groups who work for human rights and social justice, and a moving candlelight ceremony.
Participating groups:
American Friends Service Committee
Amnesty International Group 524 (North Hills)
Amnesty International Pitt
City of Asylum
Councilman Corey O’Conner
Global Solutions
Sierra Club Allegheny County
Thomas Merton Center
Our goal is 1,000 letters written for human rights!!!
Please come down for as long as you can and invite your friends and family to this event open to all ages!
FREE – food and drink provided!
Parking is available in the church lot at no cost.
Download the flyer/poster: pdf jpg
If you would like to be involved, as a group or individual, in planning or to help us spread the word, please email Ayres or Chris at amnesty39@gmail.com.
Universal Declaration of Human Rights: http://www.un.org/en/documents/udhr/