Here's a special update for Amnesty activists from this week's Annual General Meeting. We brought human rights home to Chicago.
Dear Tracy,
On
Saturday – in front of a packed audience of energetic human rights
activists at this year's Human Rights Conference in Chicago – I
announced that Amnesty will be leading a million person march on
Washington D.C. to stop gun violence.
This action is a pillar of
Amnesty's vision to bring human rights home. To create a culture that
values and respects human rights, we must start first with ourselves in
our own communities.
Bringing human rights home means that from
Aleppo, Syria to the south side of Chicago – whether it's a war-torn
region, or a neighborhood ravaged by extreme poverty and the
proliferation of gangs– all kids should be safe from gun violence. We
are all connected to each other. And the threat of gun violence impacts
all of our lives.
I will update you soon to get your help
planning this march, where allies including women's rights groups, LGBT
activists, faith organizations and labor unions will join us.
In the meantime, please check out some other "can't miss" moments from the AGM.
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