Amnesty International COW Chapter

09/26/2019

Ohio elected officials are moving to pass House Bill 178, which will allow concealed carry of fi****ms without a license. WE CAN HELP!

Amnesty will be tabling Tuesday, October 1 from 11-1 and 5-7 in Lowry. Come sign petitions to let your representatives know how dangerous this bill is!

09/09/2019

Weekly Meeting tonight in Lowry 120 from 6:15-7:15. Please come with Human Rights news or something to discuss.
Hope to see you there!

09/02/2019

Our first meeting of the semester is tonight! 6:15 p.m. in Lowry 118, we hope to see you there!

05/17/2019

Women’s Rights are Human Rights! Sign this petition to stop the Abortion Ban.

“It is outrageous that on the same day Congressional Republicans abandoned their radical abortion ban proposal for being too extreme, Virginia Republicans are pursuing an even more dangerous version. Virginians need leaders who focus on policies to support families' economic security, not interfere in private decisions that should be between a woman, her family, her faith, and her doctor.
Virginia voters have repeatedly rejected these sort of extreme attacks on women's health. This abortion ban was too radical for Washington and Virginia women can't stand for it here.”

I just signed a petition to The Virginia State House and The Virginia State Senate: HB 2321 is a blatant, unconstitutional attempt to prohibit abortions when the Supreme Court has held that states may not do so. No only does the bill prohibit abortions unconstitutionally early, it also provides no e...

05/16/2019

There was a near-total abortion ban signed into law in Alabama today. To learn about the law and what it means for women in Alabama there are links below. Resources have also been linked below if you would like to learn more about human rights issues, or contact representatives.

Today's Information:
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/alabama-abortion-law-governor-kay-ivey-signs-near-total-ban-today-live-updates-2019-05-15/
https://www.amnestyusa.org/press-releases/deadly-abortion-bans-endanger-pregnant-peoples-lives/

How to Contact representatives:
http://physics.mnstate.edu/cabanela/contacting_the_congress_shutdown.php

For updates and more information on current human rights events go to
https://www.amnestyusa.org/news/

Amnesty International provides breaking news and independently researched reports on human rights around the world.

04/11/2019

April is Sexual Assault Awareness month. If you would like to get more information about sexual assault victims and/or learn what you can do to help fight human trafficking go to the link below!

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04/01/2019

Hello Friends! Just a reminder that we do not have our normal Amnesty meeting tonight. Instead, we would love it if you would join us in The Ally at 6:30 to attend the vigil for New Zealand, to stand in solidarity with our Muslim family.

02/27/2019

Reminder! Amnesty is volunteering at Soup and Bread today from 11-1. Please check the form to see what time you will be volunteering if you have signed up.

02/18/2019

Hi Friends!
We will be having our weekly meeting tonight at 6:30 in Lowry 120. This week we will have our weekly human rights discussion and we will be discussing exec board positions. See you tonight!

02/04/2019

Hello Friends, We have a meeting this evening at 6:30 in Lowry 120.

Tonight we will be discussing the future of the organization on this campus.
We will also be discussing the global issue of human trafficking.

Hope to see you there!

01/28/2019

Don't forget our meeting tonight at 6:30 in Lowry 120. We will be discussing future events and plans for spreading awareness about Amnesty International on campus!

01/20/2019

No meeting tomorrow. We hope you will take advantage of the events going on around campus or volunteer around the community!