AIUSA Group 342 meeting
18 February 2026 (hybrid)In attendance: Barbara, Bob, Dorothee, April, Struan
GREETINGS AND CHECK-IN
GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION (Bob)
- Tightening of gun laws in Australia following Bondi Beach shooting reviewed
- Funding for GVP research in 2026 reviewed
- Decline in gun violence in Philadelphia during 2025 reviewed
- Praise for The Trace (thetrace.org) for gun violence reporting
DISMANTLE THE MASS DEPORTATION MACHINE CAMPAIGN
- Barb urged everyone to contact their US representatives during President's Week and tell them "not one more dime for DHS"
NARGES MOHAMMADI, Iran (Barb)
- 2023 Nobel Peace Prize, activist in Iran
- no updates since she was rearrested in December 2025
- Group 342 will send her and others Nowruz cards next month
MANAHEL AL-OTAIBI, Saudi Arabia (Dorothee)
- No major updates
- Multiple Amnesty local groups are supporting her release of Manahel
LEQAA KARDIA, Palestinian activist in USA
- Participated in a campus protest in 2024, arrested by ICE in March 2025
- Palestinian woman detained by ICE for almost 1 year
- Urgent Action case since October 2025
- She now needs medical attention
- New Urgent Action in February 2026
AIUSA ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING: March 6-8, 2026, Washington DC
- Barbara and Bob will attend
Next Meeting: Wednesday, 18 March, 7:30 p.m. @ United Way in Exton (or via Zoom)
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