Welcome to the Summer Issue of Activist!

The living might be easy, but there's plenty of action in this online issue. Look for the print issue of the September issue the last week of August.

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Celebrating Refugee Contributions

Gloria Nafziger, Refugee Coordinator, (centre) with Somali women from Madbakh – Women’s Initiative, one of eight refugee communities Amnesty International partnered with at Harbourfront in Toronto on Canada Day, July 1st, to celebrate the contributions each community has made to Canada. An AI Action centre provided the public with the opportunity to respond to some of the human rights violations which have forced people to flee. AI Secretary General, Alex Neve, presided over a citizenship ceremony at 12 noon.

Click here for action you can take on refugees in Turkey.

Also in this issue:

AGM - Amnesty on the Move
Check out the highlights and resolutions of AICES' 2009 Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Halifax in June. Click here for a report and photos

Member News
Demonstrations for Aung San Suu Kyi, for the 20th anniversary of the massacre in Tiananmen Square, against child executions and more. Click here.

Violence Against Indigenous Groups in Peru
Mining and resource decrees threaten livelihoods in the Peruvian Amazon. And there's a Canadian connection. Click here.

Worldwide Appeals
Click here for actions you can take on Cambodia, Egypt and the Russian Federation.

Your Appeals Work!
Click here for good news updates on some of Amnesty International’s many cases.

Financial Update 

Our Branch continues to struggle in the worldwide recession. Click here for details.

Coming up in the September Issue:

Start planning now how you can take part in the Week of Student Action starting October 12th, which also happens to be the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty.