The Amnesty International chapter in Ithaca will be holding it’s annual fundraiser, November 21.  Details to follow.

TV Show: Cable Channel 13. Cameraman Jurden Alexander and producer Wies van Leuken’s series “Over the Shoulder” has many items of
human-rights/Amnesty interest. Weekly 1-hour programs (premiere, 3
repeats) Tue. 9 PM; Wed. 1:30 PM; Thur. 9 AM; Sat. 11 PM.

*98  The Prospects for Peace in the Middle East   *10/13,14,15,17
General Anthony Zinni,  Cornell’s Frank Rhodes Class of 1965 Professor,
gave his views on the Middle East peace process April 21, 2009.
*99   Biofuels: Myths of the Agrofuels Transition *10/20,21,22,24
A talk by Eric Holt-Gimenez from the Institute for Food and Development
Policy.
*100  Sojourner Truth – Writing the Life of a Legend *10/27,28,29,31
Author Margaret Washington discusses her book “Sojourner Truth’s America”.
*101  Millennial Militarism                       *11/3,4,5,7
Presentation by Michael Geyer, Faculty Director of the University of
Chicago’s Human Rights Program, Cornell University, April 17, 2009.
*102  Democratization in Africa                    *11/10,11,12,14
Festus Mogae, President of Botswana 1998-2008, spoke at Cornell University
April 7, 2009.

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL Group #73, ITHACA. October 2009 NEWSLETTER.
MEETING Tuesday, October 20, 2009, 7:30 pm at Cornell’s Kahin Center, 640
Stewart Ave. Info: 273-3009.
>> Can’t be at the whole meeting? Come early or late, sign even a single
card!
AGENDA: – Write letters on Urgent Action cases, cards, petitions:
signatures are powerful!

- Plans for fundraiser. It’ll be November 21 at Wetherbees’; we need to
write the invitation letter, and then gather to put letters in envelopes.

- Improving our outreach and communications: a visitor from Ithaca College
has suggestions.

- Reports and updates on campaigns; plans for the future.
NEXT MONTH’S MEETING: Tues. November 17, 2009 at the Kahin Center.

Always the third Tuesday at 7:30.