December 4, 2016 If you ever have doubts about the power of the written word, then I suggest you review Amnesty International’s Freedom Writers’ Campaign. I have been a member of Amnesty International for many years. I have sent letters to foreign leaders, petitioning them to release a “prisoner of conscience.” Someone who simply took […]
Letter of support
Thank you for supporting Chelsea Manning! You can write her today. Mail must be addressed exactly as follows: CHELSEA E. MANNING 89289 1300 NORTH WAREHOUSE ROAD FORT LEAVENWORTH, KANSAS 66027-2304 Notes regarding this address: Do not include a hash (“#”) in front of Manning’s inmate number. Do not include any title in front of Manning’s […]
Write For Rights 2015
WRITE A LETTER. CHANGE A LIFE. DECEMBER 4 – 18, 2015 (OR RIGHT NOW!) Your hand-written letters, combined with hundreds of thousands of others from around the world, can change the lives of this year’s 12 cases. Become part of the largest grassroots human rights event in the world by signing up to either host […]
WRITE FOR RIGHTS 2014
December 1, 2014 The pen is mightier than the sword! Once again Amnesty International is launching the Write for Rights 2014 campaign- a 10 day letter writing marathon beginning today-December 1st. “Write for Rights epitomizes what Amnesty International is all about – individuals helping other individuals, wherever they might be. It is a […]
Write for Rights
December 9, 2013 Tomorrow, December 10th, is International Human Rights Day. Please join in for the biggest letter writing campaign in the world. Amnesty International is encouraging members and human rights supporters to write letters on behalf of 12 urgent individual cases. If millions of people write on the same cases, there can be a […]
“Write For Rights”
December 1, 2011 When I was young, my mother used to threaten me: “Your mouth will put you in jail someday!” I thought she was joking. Many years later, I learned that people around the world are actually jailed for speaking out against injustices, against human rights abuses, for their religious beliefs, and at the […]