International Human Rights Day Celebration

THIS WEEK:  Join the University of Washington’s “Write-a-Thon” Campaign !!

As part of the International Human Rights Day Celebration taking place at the UW on December 10th, the UW is WRITING FOR RIGHTS, (http://www.amnestyusa.org/writeathon/).  Letters will be written both to leaders who have the authority to free the prisoners, as well as letters of solidarity written to the prisoners themselves.

STOP BY TO WRITE LETTERS:

• UW Law School, Gates Hall, 12:30-1:20 Tuesday,  Dec.7
• UW Law School, Gates Hall, 12:30-1:20 Wednesday, Dec. 8
•  Red Square, 12:30-2pm on Tuesday, Dec. 7th.

This action will focus on the following 4 cases:

a.      Su Su Nway of Myanmar and other prisoners of conscience in Myanmar  
b.      The Case of maternal health in Burkina Faso
c.      The Case of Norma Cruz in Guatemala
d.      The Case of Reggie Clemons in the USA.

The UW “Write-a-Thon” event will culminate at the December 10th International Human Rights Day Celebration to be held on Friday December 10, 2010 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. in University of Washington Seattle, William Gates Hall, Room 115.  In addition to a full program highlighting human rights and student engagement, attendees will have the opportunity to write letters and to learn more about the individual cases.  Those who write letters will be entered in a drawing to win a $50 gift certificate from the UW Bookstore OR a one pound bag of Starbucks coffee.

The UW has set a goal of 2010 letters, and has also challenged Evergreen State College, UC Berkeley, UCLA and UC Riverside (who are also participating in the “Write-a-Thon”) to see who can write the most letters.  WE ARE HALF WAY THERE WITH 1,000 LETTERS - Let’s make UW #1 in terms of the most letters written!

This event is co-sponsored by the UW Center for Human Rights and the UW School of Law.

**For more information regarding the Write-a-Thon, please contact mariahortiz@gmail.com