Benefit Concert: STOP EXECUTIONS
Sunday 14th October 2008
Featuring: Forrest Nelson and Friends
Amy Christmas and the Buddy Note.
Download the poster
here.
November Film Night: Standard Operating Procedure
Sunday 30th November 2008
AIJ Event: International Human Rights Day concert
Wednesday 10th December 2008, from 7pm.
Featuring ZA ONDEKOZA (Japanese Taiko Drums) + OKI (Ainu
Music).
See the AIJ website for further details.
Check back for more upcoming events.
Our next meeting will be Tuesday 18th November 2008 at the Amnesty International Japan Office.
(Click on the above link to get a map and directions to the AIJ Office).
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Salute to Martti Ahtisaari, the winner of this yearfs Nobel Peace Prize, recognized for his important work around the world in conflict resolution in places where grave human rights abuses were taking place.
"...Amnesty International has worked with Martti Ahtisaari over the years, particularly on Aceh in Indonesia where abductions, torture and unlawful killings took place on a daily basis prior to the resolution of the conflict in this troubled region..."
Amnesty International was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1977.
Read the full article here.
AI Group 78 becomes AITEN!
In order to better reflect our activites as a network of human rights activists, Group 78 is reorganising and changing our name. We will be AITEN - Amnesty International Tokyo English Network.
Human rights materials for teaching English
We have collected some human rights related materials appropriate for teaching English to school students.
Click here to see the materials.
Letter writing is at the centre of what we try to do at Amnesty International.
To take action now and start promoting and defending human rights, take a look at the Amnesty International Letter Writing Guide. Information on current campaigns is also available.
All our work is carried out by volunteer members.
At Amnesty International there is always scope for you to get involved in many different ways, depending on your interests and skills. Use Your Freedom to help those whose human rights are being violated!
For more information on AITEN, go to our About page.
What Can I Do?
For a list of things you can do to get involved, click here.
To contact us - see the Contacts page.
How do I join? Click here for more details.
Or simply come along to one of our monthly meetings.