hey activists!

Dear friends and fellow activists,

Hi!  I'm contacting all of you because you're involved with activism in South Florida, and because we share goals of global justice, although we often approach these issues from different angles and understandings.

I (like some of you) am a human rights activist with Amnesty International at FAU, but I've realized that every human rights issue has complex, interrelated causes... and I've begun to see those complexities as opportunities for connections and understandings.   After all, global warming helped cause the genocide in Darfur; unfair free trade decimates labor rights as well as the environment; and the War on Terror has lead to horrific human rights violations.  These are just some examples of how the causes we specialize in impact each other. So I've started to think that getting moderates, environmentalists, anarchists, communists, artists--everyone together in one room to talk about global justice and human rights can help make our approach to activism more nuanced, dynamic and holistic...both on the FAU campus, and in our communities.

So, I would like to invite you and everyone you know to a meeting...to plan the fate of Amnesty International at FAU with both its own members and all members of the larger community; to open a dialog between diverse groups to deepen our understanding of each other's organizations, causes, and the connections between them; and to begin to determine how we can all work together to reach common goals.

S. Fla Activism Networking/Planning Meeting
Saturday, July 28
4PM
24-Hour study building (next to library),
Florida Atlantic University,
Boca Raton
(click here for maps)

If you are unable to attend the meeting, please e-mail me at amnesty.ana@gmail.com to let me know any causes or campaigns you're already participating in or are interested in participating in this year.  Just throw out any kind of ideas or plans, and I'll make sure to bring them up.  Of course, you can also e-mail me if you have any questions/ideas/thoughts/etc.

If you'd like to know more about Amnesty International at FAU, please visit our myspace page, facebook group, or our brand-new blog!  And while you're at our blog, vote for the issues you care about in the sidebar on the right.

Thanks,

Ana Halper,
Group Coordinator, Amnesty International at FAU