Hello Amnesty Friends,

Here’s an up date on what’s going on and what’s to come. . .

Progress Update for AIDS Awareness Week:

*We have confirmed a speaker from the Metro AIDS Program to talk on the local AIDS situation on Thursday, Dec. 5, at 8pm 

*There will likely be someone there from Effort for AIDS to speak to the international crisis. 

*If you'd like to help out, we will be putting together a poster display board this Saturday at 1pm at Brent Fernandez's apartment in the Village (A308).

*At the meeting next Monday we will be distributing flyers and facts for everyone to plaster the campus. Here we'll need everyone's help.

*We will have a tabling schedule for that first week in December when our group will be a constant presence on the quad.

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When: This Sunday the 24th @ 5:30

What: "Nickel and Dimed" by Barbara Ehrenreich

Where: In Lubna's apartment- H302 Village. E-mail alamla@slu.edu w/questions.

Who: Anyone and everyone!

Please bring vegetarian goodies to share!!!

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 Here’s a website that was brought to our attention… Check it out!!! 

US Loses Battle Against UN Anti-Torture Treaty

     http://www.commondreams.org/headlines02/1108-01.htm

                                                              Thax Ivers

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November 23- 24th
Peace and Justice Book & CD Fair - 10am-3pm - Center for Theology and Social Analysis/
Catholic Action Network for Social Justice. Call for info. 533-4114

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23
Forum THE AFRO-COLOMBIAN STRUGGLE For Control of their Ancestral Land and
Recognition of their Culture and Ethnic Identity.6:00-8:00PMVaughn Cultural Center of the St. Louis Metropolitan Urban For Info. call AFSC at 314-862-5773 ext. 12. 
Sunday, December 8
Celebration: The St. Louis Coalition for Human Rights presents its annual celebration for the Universal Declaration for Human Rights.4:00-6:00 p.m. in the Highlander Lounge, Forest ParkCommunity College. For info.call: 367.5959 

Instead of War Rally and March1:30-3:30 pmat Centenary United MethodistChurch 16th and Olive). Speakers to be announced.

Every Sunday
Vigil for Justice Not War 7-8 PM  Grand and Lindell.  Last half hour this week will include original music.  Sponsored by the Catholic Action Network for Social Justice.  314-533-4114 

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Don’t for get Just Earth, the co-op between Amnesty International and The Sierra Club, a group that monitors rights abuses of environmentalists and targets the complicity of multinational organizations. Meets every Thursday night at 8:00 In Ritter 200 . . . If you would like to be on their mailing list please reply.

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If any of you have announcements that you would like to be sent out or you have any questions please don’t hesitate to reply or write to amnesty@slu.edu.I am also looking for pictures to put up on our website, so if you have any please send them to the above address or bring them to the meetings.There’s lots to do, and so little time left in the semester!!! Good luck on all your papers, Test and activism efforts J

Connie

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