AIUSA Group 342 meeting
15 November 2023 (via Zoom because of inclement weather)In attendance: April, Barbara (facilitating and recording), Bob, David, Emily, Heather, Kathleen, Shreya, Struan, Suzanna
UPDATES
- Welcome to new member Suzanna McGee,
- Welcome to guests:
- David Rendell, AIUSA area coordinator
- Kathleen Lucas, AIUSA death penalty abolition coordinator for PA and executive director of Pennsylvanians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty (padp.org)
GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION (Bob)
- Newly elected Philadelphia mayor Cherelle Parker declared state of emergency, issued executive order to combat thefts, shootings, and the proliferation of open-air drug markets in Philadelphia.
- Global Action on Gun Violence (GAGV): U.S.-based nonprofit organization working with and for the international community to prevent gun violence (actiononguns.org)
HIGHLIGHTS ON THE STATE OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE USA (Barbara)
- Amnesty International’s Annual Report 2022/23: www.amnesty.org/en/documents/pol10/5670/2023/en/
AIUSA NEWS
- (Barbara) AIUSA Annual General Meeting, March 3–5, 2024 (www.amnestyusa.org/virtual-annual-general-meeting-2023/AGM)
- Lobby Day: February 26, 2024
- (David) Get on the Bus, April 2024 (date to be announced)
- Thapelo Mohapi (Heather)
- Ana Maria Santos Cruz (Barbara)
- Maung Sawyeddollah (Barbara)
- Thulani Maseko (Bob)
- Uncle Pabai and Uncle Paul (Bob)
DEATH PENALTY ABOLITION IN PA (Kathleen)
- On October 31, 2023, a PA House committee voted to repeal the death penalty
- Kathleen presented a strategy for visiting and urging our PA senators and representatives to repeal the death penalty and for thanking those who are already working on abolition.
- She will be in contact with Group 342 members in the near future.
Next Meeting: Wednesday, 20 March, 7:30 pm (hybrid)
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