Our local group is hosting an event at Quail Ridge Books in Raleigh for the upcoming release of the book Dreamland: America's Immigration Lottery in an Age of Restriction by Carly Goodman on Tuesday, May 16th at 7pm. We hope to see you there! More information on the event, including a link to RSVP and preorder your copy of the book, can be found at Quail Ridge Books' website found here: https://www.quailridgebooks.com/event/goodman23 This event is held in memory of Rod O'Connor, a founding member of the Raleigh Local Group who dedicated his life's work to helping others
For this year’s Amnesty International Write for Rights effort, our group again asked our friends and family to join us in writing letters on the ten human rights cases highlighted by Amnesty International. Our group sent off a total of 180 letters to government officials demanding justice in January. We also collected 110 letters of support that were sent to those who have had their rights abused. Vera continues to be our group record holder, with a whopping 136 letters this year alone! Thank you to everyone who joined us! We are grateful for the commitment to justice shown every year through this effort. Learn more about Write for Rights on Amnesty International USA’s webpage here: https://write.amnestyusa.org