"The world is divided into armed camps ready to commit genocide just because we can't agree on whose fairy tales to believe." -Ed Krebs, photographer (b. 1951)

"The average (person), who does not know what to do with (her or) his life, wants another one which will last forever." -Anatole France, novelist, essayist, Nobel laureate (1844-1924)
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Thursday, October 21, 2010

Amnesty International USA 2010 Western Regional Conference November 5 - 7, 2010

Amnesty International will be celebrating 50 years of human rights activism and they would like to invite you to kick off the celebration with them at this year's Western Regional Conference!

Amnesty International USA's Western Regional Conference is an annual meeting that brings together Amnesty members and human rights activists from across the 13-state region. This year they will be featuring prominent speakers from the human rights community: Amy Goodman, the host and executive producer of the award-winning independent news program Democracy Now!; Rebiya Kadeer, Uighur human rights activist and former prisoner of conscience; Jorge Bustamante, UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants; and Larry Cox, Executive Director of Amnesty International USA.

Join Amnesty International members and activists for an inspiring weekend full of dynamic speakers, ground-breaking workshops, and amazing panel discussions with human rights defenders.

Location:
University of California, Hastings College of the Law
200 McAllister Street
San Francisco, CA 94102

For further information and registration:
http://www.amnestyusa.org/regional-conferences/west/page.do?id=1691093

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