Artists For AmnestyArtists for Amnesty is a group of committed artists who take action to stop human rights abuses and save lives. You can play a crucial role in working with Amnesty International to secure the release of prisoners of conscience, prevent torture and other abuses, and promote human rights. Your role as an artist-activist will be inspirational and invaluable in helping to deliver a powerful global message. Amnesty International will provide our artist-advocates with regular updates on critical human rights campaigns, status reports on prisoners of conscience, and a newsletter of upcoming events and programs. -
Defend human rights while you shop. For every purchase you make at Amazon through our website Amnesty USA will receive up to 10% of the sale. To check out the works of our artist supporters on Amazon (Books, DVD's, CD's and much more), please visit Amazon via the link here. Over 100 people filled the HBO theater in New York City on Wednesday, September 24th, for a screening of Alex Gibney's Academy Award winning documentary film Taxi to the Dark Side. The film traces the story of an Afghan taxi driver who died in U.S. custody at the Bagram detention facility in Afghanistan and examines the U.S. government's illegal interrogation and detention policies and practices in the "war on terror."
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» Download the Taxi to the Dark Side House Party Guide (PDF) I Live Here is a visually stunning narrative – told through journals, stories, images, and graphic novellas – in which the lives of refugees and displaced people become at once personal and global. Bearing witness to stories that are too often overlooked, it is a raw and intimate journey to crises in four corners of the world: war in Chechnya, ethnic cleansing in Burma, globalization in Mexico, and AIDS in Malawi.
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 It's November 1999, and five days are about to rock the world as tens of thousands of demonstrators take to the streets of Seattle in protest of the World Trade Organization's Ministerial Meeting. Among them are Django (Andre Benjamin), Sam (Jennifer Carpenter), Lou (Michelle Rodriguez) and Jay (Martin Henderson). Each has a unique story, but they're united in a common desire to be heard and to make a difference in the world. Learn more »  Is it possible for a photograph to change the world? Filmmaker Errol Morris examines the context of the twelve notorious photographs from Baghdad's Abu Ghraib. Why were they taken? What was happening outside the frame? Morris talks directly to the soldiers who took the photographs and who were in the photographs. Who are these people? And the underlying question: how could American values become so compromised that Abu Ghraib--and the subsequent cover--could happen? Learn more »  Amnesty USA's short film "Imagine" will be shown as part of Pangea Day, May 10th. Watch the film during a live broadcast that will reach and connect people globally through the Internet, television, digital cinemas, and mobile phones. Millions of people will be watching stories made by the world for the world, stories that reveal the humanity shared by individuals everywhere. Learn more about Pangea Day »  Actor and filmmaker Tom McCarthy’s follow-up to his award winning directorial debut The Station Agent, Richard Jenkins (Six Feet Under) stars as a disillusioned Connecticut economics professor whose life is transformed by a chance encounter in New York City. When his college sends him to Manhattan to attend a conference, Walter is surprised to find a young couple has taken up residence in his apartment. Victims of a real estate scam, Tarek (Haaz Sleiman), a Syrian man, and Zainab (Danai Gurira), his Senegalese girlfriend, have nowhere else to go. In the first of a series of tests of the heart, Walter reluctantly allows the couple to stay with him. Artists for Amnesty is proud to support this touching portrayal of the complex issue of immigrant rights.  Amnesty International USA is proud to support the film At the Death House Door, a documentary directed by Steve James ("Hoop Dreams") and Peter Gilbert. It will be screened at several film festivals over the next three months, and will premiere on the Independent Film Channel in May.  In Search of Hope: The Global Diaries of Mariane Pearl introduces readers to 12 brave, determined women who are true agents of change in their communities. The limited-edition run of In Search of Hope features more than 200 previously unpublished images from Pearl's travels and updates on the women since they were first profiled in Glamour magazine. Mariane Pearl started traveling the globe for the magazine in 2006 to profile courageous women and show that hope is stronger than fear. Buy the book | Read the press release (PDF) »  The film "Rendition," opening this month, is a graphic portrayal of what can happen when human rights are sacrificed in the name of national security. With its nation-wide release, people across the country will begin to understand the multiple human rights violations surrounding the practice of "extraordinary renditions". More »  Amnesty International is proud to support Bordertown, a film starring Jennifer Lopez that tells the story of a reporter who is sent to Juarez, a city gripped with fear where hundreds of women have been brutally raped and murdered. | Jennifer Lopez receives 'Artists for Amnesty' Award for producing Bordertown. More »  Amnesty International USA is proud to announce its support of the film Blood Diamond, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Djimon Hounsou and Jennifer Connelly, and driected by Edward Zwick. Set against the backdrop of the chaos and civil war that enveloped 1990s Sierra Leone, it tells the story of two African men whose fates become intertwined in a quest to recover a rare pink diamond that can transform their lives. | "Blood Diamond" cast remember human rights on Oscar night. More »  Amnesty International USA is proud to announce its support of the film Catch a Fire. Starring Derek Luke, Tim Robbins and Bonnie Henna. Catch a Fire is a political thriller based on the true story of Patrick Chamusso, an ordinary man whose life profoundly illustrates why torture is never acceptable.  Amnesty International has created a new downloadable organizing kit -- based on the mini-series, Human Trafficking (Lifetime TV, October 24th and 25th, 9 PM EST/PST) -- that you can use to bring human rights education to your community. The kit includes guidelines for planning and hosting a house party, discussion guides, fact sheets and more.  Amnesty International USA is proud to announce its support of Lord of War, a film starring Academy Award-Winner Nicolas Cage that illustrates the deadly impact of the uncontrolled global arms trade.  Amnesty International is proud to be supporting the new film The Constant Gardener, based on the John LeCarre bestseller and from the Oscar nominated director of City of God, Fernando Meirelles. This timely film portrays the realities that define life in modern Africa, and the challenges and dangers faced by those trying to address them.  Amnesty International USA, Artists for Amnesty and The City of West Hollywood present "Cabildo is Coming", an art exhibition featuring paintings and sculptures from renowned Cuban artists Viredo Espinoza, Haydee & Sahara Scull, Lazaro Amaral, Eduardo Estrada, Eduardo Funes, Leandro Soto and Ali Miranda.  The Artists for Amnesty Benefit T-shirtAmnesty International and designer Tracy Wilkinson of mon petit oiseau clothing teamed up in October to design men and women's t-shirts for Amnesty. A portion of the funds raised will be earmarked for the organization's upcoming international campaign to end violence against women. The event was held at La Boheme Restaurant in West Hollywood. The "one-of-a-kind" tees were modeled by Brendan Fraser, Mia Kirshner, Poppy Montgomery and Jennifer Beals. The event was hosted by Academy Award Winner Mira Sorvino. In the photo on the left, Mira Sorvino and fashion designer, Tracy Wilkinson show off the new t-shirt design. © Jean Paul Aussenard / wireimage.com.  | | |
Help Amnesty International USA by downloading Blood Diamond wallpaper for your mobile phone. The mobile wallpaper features Academy Award Winner and star of Blood Diamond, Jennifer Connelly. Ms. Connelly serves as Amnesty International's Ambassador for Human Rights Education. Proceeds donated to Amnesty International.
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During a recent Amnesty International event, actress Salma Hayek unveiled a 40-foot mural honoring hundreds of missing and murdered women in Ciudad Juárez and Chihuahua, Mexico. The mural was painted by artists Eder, Axis, Kofie and Jiah. It was part of the show, "Beyond Graffiti," curated by Lemuel and Edgar Cetina. | See more photos. »
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Nicolas Cage Donates $2 Million
to Help End Suffering of Child Soldiers
Nicolas Cage, Amnesty International member and artist advocate for the international Control Arms Campaign, is donating $2 million to support Amnesty International's work on child soldiers. "We thank Nicolas for his extremely generous contribution," said Larry Cox, Amnesty International USA's Executive Director. | Read more. »
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 Jewelry Designer Colleen Berg has dazzled many customers with her exquisite and unique jewelry designs. Now her jewelry will be used to raise funds for Amnesty International's Stop the Violence Against Women Campaign. Colleen will be creating unique and meaningful pieces which will be used to raise, in particular for the women of Juarez, Mexico. Amnesty International Reports that since 1993, more than 400 women had been murdered in Juarez in a variety of contexts, possibly a third of which indicated sexual violence. Many of the cases have still not resulted in the perpetrators being brought to justice and doubt remains about the soundness of judicial procedures given allegations of torture. Participate in upcoming events! - There are many ways for members of the artistic community to become involved:
- List your name as a supporter of Amnesty International
- Champion a prisoner of conscience
- Campaign for a specific issue or program
- Contribute to the Patrick Stewart Human Rights Scholarship
- Participate in Amnesty International events:
» Annual Human Rights Film Festivals
» Annual General Meeting
- Amnesty International's activist networks and programs include:
- Human Rights and the Environment
- Women's Human Rights
- Gay & Lesbian Human Rights
- Human Rights Education
- Children's Human Rights
- The Urgent Action Network
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