This Tuesday we will be voting for our campaigns and fundraisers for the year. Some of you made some really good suggestions, so we will be discussing all the ideas in more detail at the meeting. Whichever campaign and fundraising event we decide to do first, we will start planning and organising.<\/p>\n
See photos of past events on our Facebook<\/a> page and find more information on our website<\/a>.<\/p>\n I know there are people who cannot make our meetings at 5pm but there will still be plenty to get involved with outside our usual slot. Psychology students \u00e2\u20ac\u201c see note at the end*.<\/p>\n A Sacrifice<\/a><\/p>\n Don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t forget we have our joint event with STAR next Wednesday, 6-8pm.<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/597440403650551\/<\/a><\/p>\n Theo Hessing is coming to Glasgow to promote his documentary \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcA Sacrifice\u00e2\u20ac\u2122, which will be shown in\u00c2\u00a0Boyd Orr 412 (Lecture Theatre B).<\/b>\u00c2\u00a0The Students for a Free Tibet society will introduce the meeting and then we will show Theo\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s film. The documentary lasts 30 minutes and will be followed by a Q&A and discussion with Theo.<\/p>\n “A Sacrifice” follows the journey of Lhamo Kyab, a Tibetan nomad living in India, as he secretly returns to Tibet to highlight suffering of the Tibetan people. Meanwhile, 100 Tibetans set themselves on fire. “A Sacrifice” considers the implications of the sacrifices being committed by Tibetans in the name of freedom.<\/p>\n More information can be found on the film\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s website: http:\/\/asacrificefilm.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n ELECTIONS: Tuesday 8th<\/sup> October<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n As we mentioned at our first meeting, there will be elections in two week\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s time for 2 x Ordinary Board members<\/b>.<\/p>\n These elections are open to all members of the society, whether you have just joined or not. If you are interested in standing for the position of Ordinary Board member, please come and chat to me or anyone else on the committee on Tuesday and we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll tell you why you should J.<\/p>\n I should also mention that we will be forming a Secret Policeman\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Ball sub-committee<\/b>. The Secret Policeman\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Ball is our huge annual comedy fundraiser and will be held in February next year. As it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s such a big event to organise, we have decided to form a sub-committee consisting of both current committee and non-committee members. So, this is something else to bear in mind. Again, come and chat to us if you are interested and want to know more about getting involved with that.<\/p>\n I can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t wait to get cracking with our events! This year is going to be awesome, I can tell.<\/p>\n See you Tuesday,<\/p>\n Ruth<\/p>\n [*Note for 1st<\/sup> year Psychology students:<\/b> \u00c2\u00a0I had an informal chat with Jason Bohan, who is in charge of Level 1, about those of you who can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t make our meetings on Tuesdays. He said that in the coming weeks, attendance will naturally drop and if you are free at 9am, then you should be fine to attend this lecture instead. Keep me posted though and let me know if any problems arise. I know some of you have other classes at this time, in which case, I hope you can still come to our events outwith our Tuesday meetings.]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Hi everyone, I hope you all survived the first week! I am thrilled that so many people have joined Amnesty this year and it was great to meet most of you at our social on Tuesday. For those of you who didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t make it, don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t worry, there will be another one soon enough. Next meeting: ![\"A](\"http:\/\/www.guamnesty.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/tibet-a-sacrifice-1024x587.jpg\")
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