First of 2010 Group Meeting – 7.30 14th January

Happy New Year!
And we start the year with our first monthly meeting of 2010, which is on Thursday (14th Jan) at 7.30pm, Wragg & Co., Colmore Row, Birmingham.
If you are interested, please leave a comment below, or email the group: amnesty.centralbirmingham@gmail.com . Please do come along, you are most welcome!

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Business Meeting this Thursday

This is just a quick reminder about our business meeting, planning for the next full group meeting and various other topics:
- UPDATE -
The Birmingham Midlands Institute is closed so we are meeting at Cafe Rouge, Birmingham Bullring at 7.30

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One more card … children of asylum seekers

NB: this is not an Amnesty campaign**.  However, please do read on if you are concerned about asylum seeker issues.
The  UK policy is currently to detain the children and families of those seeking asylum in Britain, in centres such as Yarl’s Wood.   One More Card is a chance to – respectfully – lobby the  Immigration Minister, Phil [...]

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New Amnesty Central Birmingham email address

We’ve been reviewing our profile and have the sense that our current email address is a bit of a mouthful (amnesty.centralbirmingham@gmail.com) and thought we might cut it down a little as part of our overall planning for 2010.
So, let us know which you prefer by taking this poll

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Cards, pies and greetings

Thanks to all who came to Bennett’s last night for mince pies, but more importantly to write, sign and seal greetings cards to prisoners of conscience, human rights defenders, or their families and supporters.  It was great to see people so keen to send messages of friendship and encouragement to those in such difficult (and [...]

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Bhopal – End 25 years of injustice

On 2 December 1984 thousands of tonnes of deadly chemicals leaked from Union Carbide’s pesticide plant in Bhopal. Around half a million people were exposed. Between 7,000 and 10,000 people died in the immediate aftermath and a further 15,000 over the next 20 years.
For 25 years the Indian government has failed the people of Bhopal. [...]

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2pm tomorrow, Sunday: Cafe Forum at Cafe Bebo

2pm tomorrow, Sunday: Cafe Forum at Cafe Bebo (upstairs), opposite Weatherspoon’s in the Paradise Forum complex next to the Central Library.
We have a guest speaker on the Demand Dignity campaign.  This is a good chance to find out more about our group’s activities in a relaxed setting over a coffee.  All welcome.
(Jon and Pete will be [...]

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Business Meeting tonight

Reminder about our business meeting, planning for the next full group meeting and various other topics, is at 7.30 @ Birmingham and Midlands Institute.

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Lithuania: Move to criminalise the promotion of homosexuality

For further information on how to oppose homophobic legislation proposed in Lithuania see http://www.amnesty.org.uk/actions_details.asp?ActionID=629

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“Hurried Steps” with panel discussion at University of Birmingham

Excellent event taking place at the University of Birmingham on Tuesday 1st December.  ’Hurried Steps’ is a play based on stories taken from Amnesty testimonies, including a new story set in the UK, in association with the Stop Violence Against Women campaign.  The play is currently touring in the UK and it’s great that it’s [...]

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