[Mitai-announce] Amnesty International Event on Syrian Refugee Crisis

Wed Sep 23 22:26:35 EDT 2015

Hi Marisa,

This looks terrific.  How did it go?  We will be hosting a panel on this subject at our upcoming regional conference on Saturday, Nov 7th at BU.  I also wanted to let you know that MIT AI has to re-register.  Please go  here<http://t.e2ma.net/click/55kng/9wg9og/d4g11b>!

Also, on Monday we will be holding a demonstration in Boston on another issue.  See below:

Global Day of Action Focusing on Reforming Restrictive Abortion Laws in Ireland
Join us on September 28th, 2015 as activists march from Copley Square, Boston to the Irish Consulate (534 Boylston St.)
Time: 4:15pm-5:00pm (meeting in front of the main entrance of the Boston Public Library at 4pm)
For more information please contactcgabriel at aiusa.org<mailto:cgabriel at aiusa.org> or call 917-815-7118

Ireland has one of the most restrictive abortion laws in the world. This is underpinned by its Constitution, which protects prenatal life on an equal footing with the life of the woman.

Ireland only allows women and girls access to abortion if their life is at risk. In all other cases, abortion is a crime punishable by up to 14 years in prison.

Healthcare providers are stopped from giving out full information on abortion, for fear of being accused of "promoting" or "advocating" it - a crime that carries a fine of up to 4,000 euros.

By denying women and girls abortions in cases of rape, incest, risk to health or severe and fatal foetal impairment, Ireland is violating their human rights.

About 4,000 women and girls are forced to leave Ireland each year to access abortion services in other countries. Some risk their health by not being able to get abortions in Ireland, and all are made to feel ashamed and like criminals for doing this.

Taoiseach, you can act to make sure Ireland stops treating women and girls like criminals.

I urge you to:
- Repeal Article 40.3.3 (the Eighth Amendment) of the Irish Constitution, to enable the provision of a human rights compliant framework for abortion and information, in law and in practice.
- Decriminalize abortion
- Repeal the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act 2013 and replace it with laws that ensure safe and legal access to abortion, at a minimum, in cases of rape, incest, risk to health or severe and fatal fetal impairment
- Repeal the Regulation of Information (Services Outside the State for the Termination of Pregnancies) Act 1995 and any related censorship laws

From: <mitai-announce-bounces at mit.edu<mailto:mitai-announce-bounces at mit.edu>> on behalf of Marisa Sotolongo
Date: Monday, September 21, 2015 at 9:45 PM
To: "mitai-announce at mit.edu<mailto:mitai-announce at mit.edu>"
Subject: [Mitai-announce] Amnesty International Event on Syrian Refugee Crisis

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Hello,

We invite you to
 join MIT Amnesty International<http://amnesty.mit.edu> and the Karam Foundation<http://www.karamfoundation.org/>
 on
 Wednesday, September 23rd for an event on education programs for Syrian refugees in Turkey and rebuilding schools in Syria.
We will be hosting Kinda Hibrawi, Karam Foundation's Director of Education and Creative Director.

The event will be held from 6:00pm-8:00pm in E51-315. Dinner will be provided.

Please RSVP here<http://goo.gl/forms/DxeGY5prXy>.
If you have any questions
 or comments
, please email mitai-exec at mit.edu<mailto:mitai-exec at mit.edu>.
<http://goo.gl/forms/DxeGY5prXy>

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