17 January 2024

Minutes for January 2024 meeting

 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
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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