An Update from Amnesty International: Copy a Letter and Make a Huge Difference
by 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 …
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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 …
From Amnesty International: College Community Answers Call to Action
In December, students at Herkimer College were asked if they had “five minutes to save a life.” They answered this question with a resounding Yes! …
From Amnesty International: Do You Have Five Minutes to Save a Life?
Write For Rights is Amnesty International’s largest annual letter writing campaign. People like you around the world write letters on behalf of individuals who need …
From Amnesty International: Annual Letter Writing Campaign begins in December
Every year during the month of December, hundreds of thousands of people around the world send letters and sign online petitions on behalf of someone …