AIUSA Group 342 meeting
17 December2025 (hybrid)In attendance: Barbara, Bob, Marsha, Dorothee
GREETINGS AND CHECK-IN
GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION (Bob)
- Australian gun laws passed after the 1996 Port Arthur massacre; after the 2025 Bondi Beach massacre they are tightening up their laws and
- PA legislative elections in 2026: 9 house seats in Chester County, 7 are currently held by Democrats
NARGES MOHAMMADI
- Won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2023
- Iranian activist who has spent ten years of her life in prison
- Was on one-year leave from prison but was rearrested on 12 December; the arrest was "particularly brutal," and she has been hospitalized twice
CASE FILE: MANAHEL AL-OTAIBI
- Saudi Arabian female fitness instructor and women's rights activist. Forcibly disappeared in February 2025 and has been sentenced to 11 years in prison.
- Dorothee shared messages for group members to post on social media to support Manahel
WRITE FOR RIGHTS 2025
- Dannisoa, displaced person (Madagascar)
- Sai Zaw Thaike, photojournalist (Myanmar)
- Ellinor Guttorne Utsi, Sami indigenous leader (Norway)
AIUSA ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING: March 6-8, 2026
Next Meeting: Wednesday, 21 January, 7:30 p.m. @ United Way in Exton (or via Zoom)
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