Amnesty International’s UW Chapter

Fundraiser Highlights:

A silent auction including:

Works of art by local artists Sandee Lovas, Jackie Bradshaw, Janet Main, and Sharon Woodley

Gift certificate for two to attend Mysterious Players at the Aberfoyle Mill: Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre

Two beautiful traditionally hand crafted Persian tablecloths / wall hangings

Music with a human rights theme provided by local band Ironhorse and members of the Old Chestnuts Song Circle “Channeling Pete Seeger”.

Drag Performances featuring Quinta Sensual and Uncle Rabbit (They/Them).

A live auction with some tongue-in-cheek poking fun at American calls for annexation of Canada.

Presentations including a sharing of personal experiences of human rights issues from two of our 2SLGBTQIA+ members and an interview with Dr. Nancy R. Tapias Torrado, UW Prof of Human Rights and former Amnesty International’s Americas Regional Researcher (International Secretariat, London, UK)

Celebrating Human Rights: O'Canada Occasion When: Sat, Sept 13 6-9pm Where: KW Little Theatre 9 Princess St E, Waterloo What: Music, Skits, Speakers, Silent/Live Auctions, Drag Show, FUN! For Tickets ($25) Email: GroupNine9@gmail.com

Group Nine is the local chapter of Amnesty International Canada in the Kitchener-Waterloo area.

Group Nine meets at 7:30 pm on the first Tuesday of every month in The Fretz Seminar Room (Room 4224) at Conrad Grebel College, University of Waterloo (140 Westmount Road North, Waterloo) Map 2

What: Film Screening: Bread and Roses
When: 5:00pm on Wednesday 12 March 2025
Where: United College Alumni Hall A
Location: 190 Westmount Road North, Waterloo, Ontario Map
Register: Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bread-and-roses-screening-tickets-1262702891339
Website: https://linktr.ee/AmnestyUW

To: Faculty and Friends of the Human Rights Program at United College,

Amnesty International’s UW Chapter cordially invites you to join us for the screening of the momentous and enraging documentary Bread and Roses. Directed by Sahra Mani and produced with Malala Yousafzai, as well as Jennifer Lawrence, the documentary follows three Afghan women post 2021 Taliban take-over as they begin to navigate life under the oppressive rule and fight for their autonomy.

What you need to know:

Snacks will be provided.

The Amnesty International UW Chapter aims to raise awareness and hands on support for both local Waterloo and international human rights issues. We ask our members what human rights issues they want our focus on, and for this term, our members chose women’s rights in Afghanistan.

Afghanistan is ranked last in the Women, Peace, and Security Index. Since the Taliban regained power in 2021, women and girls have faced an unprecedented loss of their rights and freedoms. Banning girls from post primary education, from working jobs or volunteer roles, from public life, and much more, the Taliban created the world’s most serious women’s rights crisis. Now, with the pulling of USAID contracts from an already reeling economy, the threat of survival looms over the lives Afghan women and their families.

Bread and Roses is a chant that finds its origins in the American women’s suffragette movement. It’s a call for bread, work, and education. The documentary, using guerilla techniques and phone cameras, shows the rise of the Taliban through the eyes of three female activists as they struggle to retain their basic rights. The film may be disturbing to some, as it covers the real and extreme risks of punishment and abduction.

We hope to see you there,

UW Amnesty International Chapter.

Reach out to us @aihumanrights on Instagram Or visit our link tree at https://linktr.ee/AmnestyUW.

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Film Screening: Bread and Roses, 5pm on Wed 12 March 2025 by Amnesty International UW

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