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You're arrested, but you've done nothing
wrong. Dragged from your home to a secret detention centre. And savagely beaten.
You protest your innocence, but it's of no use. The beating continues. No-one
knows you're here. You're helpless and alone.
"The rights of every man are diminished, when the rights of one are threatened." John F. Kennedy, 1962 |
Cookham and Maidenhead Branch of Amnesty International
Group News February 2010
PAST
EVENTS
Meeting
9th February at Mike’s.
Present: Mike, Janet, Holly, Marion and Sian Hemmings. Welcome to Sian who is a new member of our group, but has considerable experience of Amnesty International with the Reading group.
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FUTURE
EVENTS Thursday
11th March 7.30 pm ‘In
a Thousand Pieces’ at Norden Farm Currently we have twelve of the group planning to attend 'In a Thousand Pieces', presented by the Paper Birds at Norden Farm on 11 March, tickets £10 (£8 concs.). This piece of award winning theatre explores the story of an Eastern European girl forced into the British sex trade, and thus is linked to Amnesty's Stop Violence Against Women campaign. The theatre group are willing to talk to us after the production about the making of the play if there are enough Amnesty members there. We will have a display in the Norden Farm foyer with information
about the Stop Violence against Women campaign, also postcards for theatre
goers to sign. Some
of the group plan to meet at Norden Farm before the play to eat.
So if you want to join us come
along from 6.15 pm onwards for a meal, snack or just a drink with us.
Everyone is welcome. If
you have any queries about the evening please contact Janet.
Tuesday 13th April Talk
at Parish Centre, Cookham, 7.15 pm for a 7.30 start The
focus of the evening is Human
Rights, Refugees, Asylum and Immigration.
This
evening is being held jointly with Cookham and Maidenhead Amnesty group,
the Peace and Justice Committee of Cookham Parish, and High Wycombe
Amnesty group. The
first speaker is Dr. Champa Patel, the Head of Activism at Amnesty head
office, who will speak on Human Rights, Asylum and Immigration.
Then
Emmanuel, who currently works with Slough Refugee Support, will speak
about his own experience as a refugee, and also his experience with Slough
Refugee Support. There will be a short break for drinks during which the audience will be invited to suggest questions which
will be put to the two speakers in a Q and A session. Cold drinks and nibbles will
be available. There is no
entry charge for the evening, but we will be asking for contributions to
cover the cost of drinks and nibbles.
These contributions will be donated to Slough Refugee Support. Saturday
morning 22nd May Marlow Street Collection If
you can do a shift with an Amnesty collecting tin please contact Holly to
arrange a time and get other details. |
CAMPAIGNS
Monthly
Action – February 2010
Turkmenistan
The
monthly action features two cases of human rights activists imprisoned in
Turkmenistan.
If you get the newsletter by post and receive a postcard, please add your name and address, sign the card and send it to the Turkmenistan authorities (56p stamp). Details of the two cases, and what you can do to help can be found at www.amnesty.org.uk/cases.
You
can also visit www.facebook.com/pages/What-do-you-know-about-Turkmenistan/92064823731
for case profiles, model letters, discussion forums etc.
This page has been set up by Amnesty IS and can be viewed by non-Facebook
members.
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