Fall Updates

New members: want to learn more about what Amnesty does? Click here!

Hope everyone had a great summer! It's time for another year of human rights activism, so here's a preview of our events over the next few weeks:

• Tabling at Calapalooza.
• First General Meeting: We're still working out the details, but we will send an announcement out to our e-mail list as soon as we find a classroom and time. If you still need to be added to our e-mail list, contact ucbamnesty@gmail.com.
• More events: Come to our first general meeting to vote on what human rights film you think we should show at our next film screening, and learn more about other great events! Possible events for the upcoming semester include speaker events, letter writing campaigns, lobbying our representatives in Sacramento, rallies, special advance screenings of films, concerts, you name it!

Take Action Now: Stop Violence Against Women

Did you know?
At least one out of every three women worldwide are beaten, coerced into sex, or otherwise abused in her lifetime, with rates reaching 70% in some countries.
What can you do?
Ask your Senator or Representative to co-sponsor the International Violence Against Women Act (IVAWA). This act will create a comprehensive, integrated approach to addressing violence against women. To learn more about IVAWA, click here.

• To ask your senator to co-sponsor IVAWA or thank them if they are already a co-sponsor, click here. (If you want to find out whether your senator has already co-sponsored IVAWA, click here. If you live in California, Barbara Boxer is already a co-sponsor, but Feinstein isn't.)
• To ask your representative to co-sponsor IVAWA, click here. (If you want to find out whether your representative has already co-sponsored IVAWA, click here. There are currently only four co-sponsors in the House--so e-mail or call your representatives to change that!)
• Want to do more? You can call or write to your representatives, because elected officials are even more likely to listen if someone calls or handwrites a letter. To contact your senator, click here. To contact your representative, click here.