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Comment by Leslee Love on November 13, 2009 at 8:49am

Thanks guys for all your hard work and dedication in defending human rights! I have not forgot about any of you! My pc is crashed and I'm using my mother's now (although I do see what goes on from my blackberry). Don't forget about the upcoming Global Write-a-thon!! Just look in the RSS box above to get any AI info...that's my blog! You can follow there and add any comments you'd like. I'm proud to be part of a group of atheist human rights defenders!! You all are great!

Comment by Dallas the Phallus on October 28, 2009 at 2:22pm

Take Action on Critical Transparency Legislation in the Senate

Last month, as a member of the Publish What You Pay U.S. (PWYP US) coalition, ERI announced the introduction in the U.S. Senate of the "Energy Security through Transparency Act of 2009," by Sens. Richard Lugar (R-IN) and Ben Cardin (D-MD). The Act, if passed, would require companies registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to report how much they pay each government for access to their oil, gas and minerals. This disclosure would apply to all companies that file with the SEC, regardless of where they are based, and would be added to existing SEC requirements. Most of the world’s extractive industries would be covered by this law, and would set a new international standard for corporate and state behavior.

Take action here.

Comment by Dallas the Phallus on October 26, 2009 at 3:07pm

On Tuesday, October 27 at 6:30pm EST, CCR will be hosting Stand Down! End Human Rights Abuses by Military Contractors, a panel discussion on the private military industry in Iraq, Afghanistan and Africa. The panel will be held at the True Reformer Building in Washington DC, and will be streamed on a live webcast on www.ccrjustice.org/stand-down starting at 6:30pm EST.

Panelists Vince Warren, CCR Executive Director; Jeremy Scahill, Journalist and Author of Blackwater: Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army; Representative Jan Schakowsky, Congressional Representative from the 9th District of Illinois and Emira Woods, Co-Director of Foreign Policy in Focus will be discussing the impact of privatized conflict on human rights, current efforts to secure corporate accountability and redress for the victims of human rights abuses and ways that you can get involved. The panel will be moderated by Annette Dickerson, CCR Director of Education and Outreach.

Join us in person at the True Reformer Building or log on to www.ccrjustice.org/stand-down for the live webcast Tuesday, October 27 at 6:30pm EST.

Sincerely,

The Center for Constitutional Rights

Comment by Dallas the Phallus on October 26, 2009 at 9:21am

Some of you might be interested on my post on Bayard Rustin.

Comment by Dallas the Phallus on October 19, 2009 at 12:04pm

SNP criticises UK government over gay and lesbian asylum seekers

The Scottish Nationalist Party passed a resolution this weekend criticising the UK government for its treatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans asylum seekers.

The party held its annual conference in Inverness and passed a resolution attacking the UK government for "consistently [turning] a blind eye to homophobic persecution abroad”.

Anne McLaughlin, SNP MSP for Glasgow, said that LGBT asylum seekers were returned to their home countries without any regard of what might happen to them, including jail or execution.

According to the Herald, she said: “We are not talking here about people having the right to have sex in the street, for goodness sake.

“We are just talking about them having the right to say ‘This is who I am’.”

More here.

Thank the SNP by sending them an email: snp.hq@snp.org. And be sure to tell them where you're from.

Comment by Leslee Love on September 26, 2009 at 7:44pm

Wow! 15 members already! Thanks guys! And, Thanks Dallas Gaytheist! You are adding some great material to the group! I've been distracted with other tasks. I will try to do better in blogging about AI and adding some material!

Comment by Dallas the Phallus on September 26, 2009 at 3:38pm

EveryOne

EveryOne Group is an organization of people who operate outside any political wing or faction and who are committed to fighting discrimination and in particular the persecution of minority groups and in favour of human rights. It is important to emphasize this aspect of our group, because it allows the group to protect minorities even when party ideologies are transformed and phenomena like racism, xenophobia and homophobia take root – like diseases – where we would least expect it.

EveryOne was created because people who share the same ideals came together and decided to join forces, experience, and ideas in order to defend human lives, culture and lifestyles. Some of the activists in the group have been carrying out campaigns in defence of human rights for over a decade, others have joined us recently.

The name for the group was chosen two years ago. Most of the articles in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights start with “EveryOne”.

Comment by Leslee Love on September 9, 2009 at 2:51pm

I promise I will start doing more work with this group! In the meantime..feel free to add your comments, stories, information and anything else you feel will improve this group---LOTS of potential here!!

Comment by Leslee Love on June 13, 2009 at 11:58am

Exactly!! Thanks Andrew!! Feel free to show anything here that you think is interesting, or that we should know about!! :) Cheers!!

Comment by Andrew Cheadle on June 13, 2009 at 11:40am

Amnesty Int'l does great work for the world, and it's great to know that there are atheists who're doing the work too!

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