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Write-A-Thon
The Franfort Chapter of CodePink is sponsoring an Amnesty International Global Write-a-Thon tomorrow morning 9:30 - 11:30 at the Kentucky Coffeetree Café, 235 West Broadway.
The stories of people imprisoned around the world for their beliefs or writings will be available at an Amnesty International Write-a-Thon. The Write-a-Thon will be sponsored by the Frankfort chapter of CodePink: Women for Peace, which will provide materials and case studies for letter-writing. International stamps can be purchased there or brought to the event.
Participants will be able to buy coffee or pastries from the cafe as they write letters to authorities about prisoners of conscience or send cards to prisoners designated for a special card action each December.
The cases of people imprisoned for the peaceful expression of their beliefs are investigated by Amnesty International, which provides background information and addresses of government officials and embassies. Letters written in prisoners’ behalf have saved lives and often resulted in releases after world attention is focused on them, the organization says.
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