Film Screening

MAQUILAPOLIS (City of Factories)

A film produced by Vicky Funari and Sergio De La Torre, filmed by women activists and workers in factories in Tijuana

When: Tuesday, May 1st 7:00 – 8:30 PM

Where: International House, corner of College Park and Russell Ave, Davis

This unique documentary tells the story of globalization from the personal perspectives of Carmen and a dynamic group of Mexican maquiladora workers who together are working towards creating liveable solutions to the complexities of life in a globalized city. The film meets women who are each dealing with the hardships of environmental toxins, labor rights abuse, infrastructure and housing issues, and women's rights. MAQUILAPOLIS approaches the workers as experts who can provide us with keys to our common future, inviting them to co-author their own story on videotape.

About Amnesty International

Started in London, in 1961.

One individual, Peter Benenson, was so outraged when reading of a Portuguese dictator throwing political opponents in jail without trial or any legal process, that he organized a letter-writing campaign that freed many of these prisoners. Amnesty International grew from this effort, and now numbers over one million members worldwide.

Amnesty International, a not-for-profit human rights organiztion, works for the release of prisoners of conscience, opposes all forms of the death penalty as well as political killings and "disappearances," and condems torture, both physical and psychological.

Please attend one of our meetings, and find out how you can make a difference in the life of a person in a prison cell, who is there because he/she expressed an opinion that we are free to make every day.

More about Amnesty International

National Week of Activisim for Darfur

Students and youth nationwide will take action during the week of March 26 to help stop human rights abuses in Darfur. Help make this our best student mobilization yet.

The Amnesty International chapter at UC Davis and STAND invite the public to attend the nationally touring mock refugee camp: "Camp Darfur" and help us promote human rights in Sudan during Amnesty International's Student Activsm Week for Darfur.

WHAT: CAMP DARFUR

WHEN: THURSDAY, MARCH 29th, 10-2

WHERE: UC DAVIS QUAD

WHY: TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE GENOCIDE IN DARFUR AND OFFER WAYS THAT YOU CAN HELP.

Call your elected officials and ask them to do more to encourage China (as well as the Arab League and Russia) to press the Sudanese government to admit UN peacekeepers immediately and save thousands of lives.

Find these and other AI actions to stop the killing now in Darfur at...Act_now_to_end_the_crisis_in_Darfur>>.More

Prisoner of Conscience: Medhanie Haile

AI Group 21, the Davis Community Chapter of AI, has been assigned a Prisoner of Conscience (POC) named Mehanie Hallie. Mr. Hallie is an Eritrean journalist who has been imprisoned without trial since September 2001.

Group 21 is actively working to free Mr. Hallie with letter writing campaigns to officials in Eritrea. You can learn more about Mr. Hallie's case at this link...more!

Recently there have been credible reports that a colleague of Mr. Halle, journalist Joshua Yohannes, has died in detention due to lack of medical care. To learn more about the reported death of Mr. Yohannes follow this link...AI_Yohannes!

You can take action on behalf of these prisoners of conscience by following the "Downloadable Files" link to the left and downloading a letter (MS word format) calling for the investigation of Mr. Yohannes death, and the investigation of the detention of...More