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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Here’s hoping our local college students make me proud </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:#1F497D'>J</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> I’ve given my hubby a head’s up to be aware & hopeful that some of his students walk out tomorrow morning and to not take it personally </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:#1F497D'>J</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I’m curious: is anyone here planning on going to Spokane Tuesday to participate in the rally?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Saundra<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> Amnesty International USA [mailto:alerts@takeaction.amnestyusa.org] <br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, August 24, 2014 9:59 AM<br><b>To:</b> <br><b>Subject:</b> Solidarity with Ferguson<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=650 style='width:487.5pt;background:white'><tr><td colspan=3 style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=650 style='width:487.5pt;background:white'><tr><td width=25 style='width:18.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:0%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><img width=25 height=104 id="_x0000_i1025" src="https://www.e-activist.com/ea-campaign/action.retrievefile.do?ea.client.id=1839&ea_filename=etem-top_mobile_01.gif" alt="template image"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=242 style='width:181.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:0%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><a 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style='width:18.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'></td><td width=600 style='width:6.25in;background:#A00A32;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=cut-line><b><span style='font-size:22.5pt;color:white'>Solidarity with Ferguson, Missouri<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td width=25 rowspan=2 style='width:18.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'></td></tr><tr><td width=600 style='width:6.25in;padding:11.25pt 0in 7.5pt 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellpadding=0 align=right width=210 style='width:157.5pt;margin-left:11.25pt'><tr><td style='background:#F2F0F0;padding:0in 0in 3.75pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><img border=0 width=210 height=40 id="_x0000_i1028" src="https://www.e-activist.com/ea-campaign/action.retrievefile.do?ea.client.id=1839&ea_filename=etem-getinvolved2.jpg" alt="Get Involved"><br><br><a href="http://www.e-activist.com/ea-campaign/broadcast.response.do?ea.url.id=273187&ea.campaigner.email=BAD5ZdktWlKbKzOfDY5p9fmkGi65H1302t8RM2eLScw=&ea_broadcast_target_id=0"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=175 id="_x0000_i1029" src="https://www.e-activist.com/ea-campaign/action.retrievefile.do?ea.client.id=1839&ea_filename=email-ferguson.jpg"></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=caption style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:#999999'>Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>A police officer in Ferguson, Missouri fatally shot unarmed teenager Michael Brown on August 9.<br><br>This week, the Ferguson community is asking us to take to the streets.<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=email-content><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>Dear Saundra & Bill,<br><br>On August 9, Mike Brown, an unarmed 18-year old, was shot by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri. It’s moments like this that draw us in, and that demand solidarity, because all lives matter and human rights are at stake. <br><br>You have taken action online. Now, the Ferguson community is asking for us to take to the streets: <o:p></o:p></span></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>On Monday, August 25, Mike Brown's family is laying him to rest. <strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Ferguson community members are asking college students to <a href="http://www.e-activist.com/ea-campaign/broadcast.response.do?ea.url.id=273188&ea.campaigner.email=BAD5ZdktWlKbKzOfDY5p9fmkGi65H1302t8RM2eLScw=&ea_broadcast_target_id=0">walk out of their classes at 1pm EST/10am PST</a> and assemble in solidarity with victims and survivors of police brutality. <a href="http://www.e-activist.com/ea-campaign/broadcast.response.do?ea.url.id=273189&ea.campaigner.email=BAD5ZdktWlKbKzOfDY5p9fmkGi65H1302t8RM2eLScw=&ea_broadcast_target_id=0">Will you join them?</a></span></strong><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>For the rest of the week, people around the world are rallying at U.S. federal buildings and U.S. embassies to <strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>call on the Department of Justice to create policies that respect human rights</span></strong>. We'll be joining, and we want you to stand with us and with the people of Ferguson in your own communities. <strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.e-activist.com/ea-campaign/broadcast.response.do?ea.url.id=273190&ea.campaigner.email=BAD5ZdktWlKbKzOfDY5p9fmkGi65H1302t8RM2eLScw=&ea_broadcast_target_id=0">Find a rally here!</a></span></strong> <o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=email-content style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>Since arriving in Ferguson, we have witnessed hundreds of people take to the streets daily to demand human rights. We have also seen law enforcement use tear gas in the crowd, and arrest protestors. There have been blockades on West Florissant Street for days; journalists have been cleared from the area, and we’ve been kept from full access to protestors at times. Throughout all of this, we’ve been in awe of the power and resilience of community organizers on the ground who have refused to have their fundamental human rights restricted, and have dedicated themselves to sharing Mike Brown’s story and to demanding change. <br><br>Now is the time for us to join in raising concerns about race and policing, and the impact of militarization on the fundamental right to peacefully assemble. Now is the time to bring together your community to participate in the movement to bring human rights home. <br><br>In Solidarity,<br><br>Kalaya'an Mendoza, Senior Organizer<br>Noor Mir, Associate Field Organizer<br>Amnesty International USA Delegates in Ferguson, MO <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan=3 style='padding:7.5pt 0in 7.5pt 0in'><p align=center style='text-align:center'> <a href="http://www.e-activist.com/ea-campaign/broadcast.response.do?ea.url.id=273191&ea.campaigner.email=BAD5ZdktWlKbKzOfDY5p9fmkGi65H1302t8RM2eLScw=&ea_broadcast_target_id=0"><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#A00A32;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=109 height=46 id="_x0000_i1030" src="https://www.e-activist.com/ea-campaign/action.retrievefile.do?ea.client.id=1839&ea_filename=etem-donatebtn.jpg" alt="Donate Now!"></span></b></a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><img border=0 width=650 height=50 id="_x0000_i1031" src="https://www.e-activist.com/ea-campaign/action.retrievefile.do?ea.client.id=1839&ea_filename=etem-footer-image.jpg" alt="Amnesty International USA"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan=3 style='padding:7.5pt 0in 7.5pt 0in'><p class=footer-text align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:7.5pt;color:#222222'>© 2014 Amnesty International USA | 5 Penn Plaza, New York, NY 10001 | 212.807.8400 <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div><p style='background:#F2F0F0'><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></body></html>