March Update from Amnesty International
by “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” – Martin Luther King In case you missed it, for Black History Month, on our Herkimer College …
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An Update from Amnesty International: WRITE4RIGHTS 2022 – 2023
WHO DO WE WRITE TO? Every year, we ask supporters to write two types of letters. One is to the person in authority – it …
From Amnesty International: Join Our Letter Writing Campaign
All people have fundamental human rights. But those rights are abused or denied every single day. When that happens, Amnesty International finds the facts, exposes …
An Update from Amnesty International: Copy a Letter and Make a Huge Difference
Twenty-one years ago, a small group of Amnesty International activists in Poland decided to run a 24-hour letter-writing marathon. This is How Write for Rights …
November Update from Amnesty International: Join the Petition!
November’s Amnesty International Action offers petitions instead of letter writing for the remaining 2021 Write4Rights cases. In December the campus chapter will concentrate on copying …
An Update From Amnesty International: Banned Books Week
Banned Books Week 2022 is September 18 – 24, but you can take action on the cases below until October 31. Each year during Banned …
Campus Community to Recognize International Day of Peace
Every year Herkimer College’s chapter of Amnesty International and the Women’s Club together recognize The International Day of Peace on September 21. A table with …
May Update from Amnesty International
Dear HCCC Community – This is the final bulletin from the Herkimer College chapter of Amnesty International for the 2021-2022 school year. Thank you for …
April Update from Amnesty International: Top Ten Reasons to Join
Reason #1: Amnesty Works: Since its founding 60 years ago, Amnesty actions have contributed to the release of 10’s of 1000’s of unjustly imprisoned individuals …
Have a Heart for Human Rights: February Action
In December during Amnesty International’s Annual Write4Rights Campaign Herkimer College students and staff were responsible for 237 letters to government officials on behalf of the …