The next meeting of Amnesty International Local Group #642 will be held
at a later date. Please check back here for details.
In the coming months, Local Group #642
will meet regularly to read and discuss The Unheard Truth: Poverty and Human
Rights, the recent book on Amnesty International’s Demand Dignity Campaign
which demonstrates that poverty is indeed a human rights issue.
The Unheard Truth argues that while ending poverty has become the
rallying cry of international organizations, political and business leaders,
philanthropists and rock stars, it is almost certainly doomed to fail if it is
driven solely by the imperative of boosting economic growth through investment,
trade, new technology or foreign aid. Rather,
the book argues, fighting poverty is about fighting deprivation, exclusion,
insecurity and powerlessness. People living in poverty lack material resources
but that more than that, they lack control over their own lives. To tackle
global poverty, we need to focus on the human rights abuses that drive poverty
and keep people poor. Giving people a say in their own future, and demanding
that they be treated with dignity and respect for their rights is the way to
make progress.
If you’re interested in joining us contact Mayra at Gomez_Mayra@yahoo.com
For general information on Local Group #642, e-mail:
Hal Bertilson at HBertils@uwsuper.edu
or
Bret Thiele at Bret_Thiele@yahoo.com