Minutes for October 2018

Meeting minutes for Wednesday, 17 October 2018
In attendance: Jeff, Barbara, Bob, Tilo



Welcome and introductions

Announcements

Social media report

• Barbara reported results of paid Facebook ad.

Updates and actions

• 2019 Write for Rights
• Pavitri Manjhi (India): Harrassed for standing up to big business
• Me Nam (Vietnam): 10 years in prison for blogging [NOTE: SHE HAS SINCE BEEN RELEASED!)
• Sengwer Indigenous People (Kenya): Violently evicted from their ancestral land
• Atena Daemi (Iran): In jail for opposing the death penalty
• Two unnamed activists awaiting trial (Niger): UA 93/18

AIUSA Regional Meeting

• Saturday, 3 November 2018, University of the Sciences, Philadelphia
• Barbara. Bob, and Jeff plan to attend

Next meeting: Wednesday, 21 November 2018, 7:30 p.m., Wegmans cafe in Malvern