http://blog.amnesty133.org thinking globally, taking action locally Thu, 20 May 2010 11:20:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en On Wednesday, I mentioned I'd been inspired to revive Group 133’s blog. As some of you may know, Get on the Bus for Human Rights has become our group's signature event. The past April marked GOTB's 15th anniversary. It was a pretty spectacular day. And I'm sure we'll recap in ... http://blog.amnesty133.org/?p=161 Our little blog has been hibernating. You may have noticed it's been about a year since our last post. We, as group, on the other hand have been busy organizing bees. Finding the time to document what we do and disseminate that information has been challenging. But I recently had ... http://blog.amnesty133.org/?p=139 [caption id="attachment_120" align="alignnone" width="301" caption="Natalia Estemirova"][/caption] I woke up this morning to read that another activist for human rights in Russia had been kidnapped and murdered. Natalia Estemirova was an activist for the activist group Memorial, which was working to improve the rule of law and document abuses by law ... http://blog.amnesty133.org/?p=118 My lord, We all stand before history. I am a man of peace, of ideas. Appalled by the denigrating poverty of my people who live on a richly endowed land, distressed by their political marginilization and economic strangulation, angered by the devestation of their land, their ultimate heritage, anxious to preserve ... http://blog.amnesty133.org/?p=94 Ken Saro-Wiwa: The Legacy of an Environmental Defender Update: Ken Saro-Wiwa was the the inspiration for Amnesty 133's first Get on the Bus for Human Rights event. Full post @ Human Rights Now. http://blog.amnesty133.org/?p=103 Troy Davis is on death row in Georgia, his execution imminent. Everything wrong with this case is what is wrong about the death penalty in general. There were nine “witnesses” but seven have recanted and one of the other two is the guy that most likely actually committed the murder. The witnesses have ... http://blog.amnesty133.org/?p=90 Before I go any further, I would like to introduce myself.  My name is Stuart, and I am a recent member of Group 133 in Somerville, MA.  Even though I'm still fairly new to the area, it has been a great experience over the last few months to get to ... http://blog.amnesty133.org/?p=77 Yesterday the Sri Lanka government shelled a hospital and killed at least 49 people. The day before they shelled defenseless civilians and killed over a thousand men, women and children. The Sri Lanka government disputes this information. If the information is inaccurate that is just one more reason to criticize ... http://blog.amnesty133.org/?p=74 I had the privilege to meet Rodolfo Montiel once. He is a brave man and a wonderful man. [caption id="attachment_72" align="aligncenter" width="218" caption="Mexican Environmentalist Rodolfo Montiel"][/caption] Intense public pressure by Amnesty International freed him and protected him after he had been wrongfully imprisoned and tortured. He is in danger in Mexico because ... http://blog.amnesty133.org/?p=71 Our local group recently participated in the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Amnesty International USA. This is a big pow wow of human rights activists from around the country. There is training, inspiration, and decision making that goes on for three days. The meeting moves to a different region ... http://blog.amnesty133.org/?p=64