human rights

Youth Voices Film Festival at MFA

jeffcutler — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 06:11:28 +0000

Want to buy a child? Seriously. It will only cost you a bag of millet. Leila was sold ... traded really. For a bag of food that would feed her family.

If you're not interested in purchasing a child, what about children who work as many hours a day as they are old just to support their family.

Boston Firefly Project: Write A Thon Fundraiser

bostonfireflyproject — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:54:05 +0000

The Boston Firefly Project cordially invites you to
our First Annual Write a Thon Fundraiser
Date: Wednesday, December 9th
Time: 6:30pm-9:00pm
Where: Lir Restaurant, 908 Boylston Street, Boston, MA

On Wednesday, December 9th from 6:30-9pm, you are invited to join the BFP for an evening of action and socializing at Lir for our first Write a Thon
Fundraiser, in celebration of Human Rights Day,

Help us reach our goal of 150 letters by writing on behalf of

Improv Asylum Human Rights Fundraiser

bostonfireflyproject — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 23:43:45 +0000

The Boston Firefly Project is a local Amnesty International chapter of young professionals that provides opportunities for grassroots human rights advocacy, education and networking through community-based events in the Boston area.

Join us and support local human rights work with a comedy fundraiser at the Improv Asylum on Friday, February 6 at 8pm!

Call the Box Office and use code word “Firefly” when purchasing your $20 ticket and the BFP will receive 50% of the profits! To order your tickets, call (617) 263-6887.

Networking for Justice: A nonprofit and social justice networking and fundraising event

bostonfireflyproject — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 16:26:19 +0000

Who/Host: Boston Firefly Project of Amnesty International USA
When: Wednesday, September 24 6:30pm – 8:30pm
Where: The Point, Faneuil Hall, Boston, MA

Join the Boston Firefly Project of Amnesty International USA for an evening of food, raffles and networking with members of Boston’s nonprofit and social justice community.

Expressions of Poverty, Aug 14th 7pm

bostonfireflyproject — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 15:16:39 +0000

Come join the Boston Firefly Project for a night of art, poetry, and activism as we raise awareness around the issue of poverty worldwide. Local artists, poets, and writers will be presenting and displaying their work on Thursday, August 14th from 7-9pm at the Lincoln Institute for Land Policy on 113 Brattle Street in Cambridge, a short walk from the Harvard Square T stop. Come meet other activists in the area and take part in the convergence of art and human rights - snacks and beverages provided!

Who're on the current Boston Human Rights Commission?...

theszak — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 19:11:34 +0000

Who're on the current Boston Human Rights Commission?...

Making Human Rights a fact in Massachusetts

Human Rights — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 21:09:36 +0000

Human Rights for Massachusetts Initiative (HR4MASS) a coalition of groups interested in "MAKING HUMAN RIGHTS A FACT IN MASSACHUSETTS. " We work with the legislature to increase broad awareness and implementation of the whole gamut of human rights (civil, political, economic, cultural, and social), through education and possibly the establishment of an independent Commonwealth Human Rights Commission.â€ Dr. Laura Roskos, co-founder and acting director of the Massachusetts CEDAW Project and chair of the Advancing Human Rights Committee.

Ford Hall Forum - Tue 5/3/05 @ Faneuil Hall - Torture and Detention: Is This The American Way?

mythicflow — Mon, 02 May 2005 21:31:36 +0000

Torture and Detention: Is This The American Way? [Flyer (PDF)]

Barbara Olshansky, senior attorney with the Center for Constitutional Rights and author of Secret Trials and Executions: Military Tribunals and the
Threat to Democracy

Steve Oleskey, attorney for six Guantanamo detainees
Erik Saar, former Army translator at Guantanamo Bay and co-author of Inside the Wire, a book describing abuses at the U.S. base