University of Southern Maine

April 2004

Are you concerned about international affairs? Want to work to free political prisoners? Want to end human and civil rights abuses? If so, you may be interested in joining a new chapter of Amnesty International that is being organized at USM's Lewiston-Auburn College (LAC).

Faculty and students at LAC will be hosting a meeting Wednesday, April 21 to begin organizing the group. The chapter will be open to students, faculty, staff, and members of the community.

Amnesty International (AI) is a worldwide movement of people who campaign for internationally recognized human rights. AI's vision is of a world in which every person enjoys all of the human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international human rights standards.

AI is independent of any government, political ideology, economic interest or religion. It does not support or oppose any government or political system, nor does it support or oppose the views of the victims whose rights it seeks to protect. It is concerned solely with the impartial protection of human rights.

The meeting at LAC will be held April 21 from 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. in Room 103. Light refreshments will be served. All who are interested are strongly encouraged For more information, please contact Christy Hammer at 753-6518 or email at chammer@usm.maine.edu.