2017 WRITE-A-THON, DEC 10, 1PM TO 4PM

 Sunday December 10th was a day of writing letters for prisoners of conscience .  It was sponsored by 3 groups; The World Affairs Committee of the Unitarian Church, Group 49 of Amnesty International and the Benenson Society of Providence.  There were  267 letters sent on the behalf of 10 prisoners of conscience in many countries, although the true number is larger than that because some people took letters with them to finish at home, and to mail themselves.   Appeals for the prisoners of conscience went to Viet Nam, Chad, China, Egypt, Madagascar, Turkey, Finland, Jamaica , Israel and Saudi Arabia.

” Mohammad Fallahiya, who was imprisoned in Iran for defending the rights of oppressed ethnic and religious minorities, spoke at the Amnesty International Write-A-Thon for Human Rights at the First Unitarian Church of Providence. ” @  The Providence Journal / David DelPoio

 Throughout the day, between the letter-writing,  there was a drawing from the basket of letters written for gifts donated by local merchants.  There were donations from 15 local merchants, listed below, please visit their stores when shopping and thank them for their contributions, they are appreciated for their support of the local community of human rights activity.

DONORS TO 2017 WRITE-A-THON 

Donors-2017