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6th of March - 16th of March 2006:
Amnesty International Student groups take part in the hitch hiking event "Can I Get a Right?" to Belarus.

Read their experiences on this weblog.

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  • [5], [6]

    Germany:

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    Latvia:

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    Netherlands:

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    Other:

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Saturday, March 11

Hitchhikers speak (2)

I received two sms's today:


W:
"After the action in Berlin we were standing up to our knees in the snow. We just passed the Oder and an old border post. Now we are drinking Polish beer in Slubice. Of course because we are tourists we've paid some more money for the beer than the locals would have. Although this also depends on the currency rate of the Singaporean dollar.
A man from the east of Germany informed us about the local problems and then we noticed how close we were getting to the Polish border and that we passed "the border" between east and west. Greetings, W."

J:
"At the moment we are in a Polish pub melting the ice of our feet. I am very curious to know how our actions will be going in Poland. In Germany we've been received tremendously. It is heartwarming to see that there are so many people fighting for respect for human rights in Belarus. Now, we are going back into the snow to head for Poznan. Love, J."

Posted by Suzanne @ 4:31 PM

4 Comments:

Blogger Suzanne said...

No clue what is meant with Singaporean dollar, but perhaps soon Wout will explain this to us! :)

5:16 PM

 
Blogger Christie said...

I just arrived in Poznan and am happy to see that the other hitch-hikers are safely in Poland too. I wonder what Warsaw will bring. Untill now, the whole trip was great (cold though)

5:57 PM

 
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Gotta love these google ads:

Belarus Flowers Delivery
Local florists in Belarus. Send fresh flowers to Belarus.
www.solard.com

12:11 PM

 
Blogger Suzanne said...

@Anon, so, what keeps you from buying some nice tulips for some Belarusians?

:)

2:52 PM

 

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>> EXTRA <<
Sleep action organised by the LSVB.

Overnight at Museumplein, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Starting date: Saturday 25th of March 2006.
Till: .....

Want to join? Bring your tent and blankets to Museumplein.

>> EXTRA <<


Viewing

  • Official Press Statement (.doc)

  • Our Website
  • RSS/XML feed

Acting

  • Contact Us

Program

  • 6 March:
    Amsterdam, Dam square

    - 14:00: opening with live music (Lucky Fonz III and others);
    - 16:00: Ahmed Aboutaleb, alderman of the city of Amsterdam will officially open 'Can I get a right?'

  • 7 March:
    Bonn, Münster Platz

    - 18-20:00: candlelight diner

  • 8 March:
    Hannover, Janun office, Gobenstrasse 3a

    - 18:00: diner 20:00: film: 'An ordinary president'

  • 9 March:
    Hannover, Town Hall

    - 11:00: welcome 11:30: lunch

  • 9 March:
    Berlin, Karl Kunger Strasse 55

    - 19:00: filmnight organized by Loesje International

  • 10 March:
    Berlin, Alexander Platz

    - 15:00: dictatorial game of goose

  • 12 March:
    Warsaw, Rynek Nowego Miasta

    - 17:00: concert

  • 16 March:
    Bialystok, ul. Rynek Kosciuszki 10

    - 14:00: inflating a large candle; - 17:00: presenting collected signatures for freedom of expression in Belarus;
    - 19:00: burning candles. Wear jeans!

Sponsoring

Want to sponsor this event? Contact us and we will add you to the list of sponsors.

Reading

  • Amnesty International
  • Amnesty UvA NL
  • Amnesty VU NL
  • Belarus16
  • Zubr
  • Global Democracy

Don't be shy

It is possible to participate with the human rights activists in this hitch hiking event or to take down interviews with one of the participants.
For more information, contact us at: canigetaright@gmail.com.

Sponsors

  • Karos Koetstaxi
  • Fietstaxi Amsterdam

The "Disappeared" *

Victor Gonchar, missing since 16 September 1999 Victor Gonchar,
Missing since:
16 September 1999

Anatoly Krasovsky, missing since 16 September 1999 Anatoly Krasovsky,
Missing since:
16 September 1999

Yuri Zakharenko, missing since 7 May 1999 Yuri Zakharenko,
Missing since:
7 May 1999

Dmitri Zavadsky, missing since 7 July 2000 Dmitri Zavadsky,
Missing since:
7 July 2000

* Amnesty International considers that a "disappearance" has occured when there are reasonable grounds to believe that a person has been taken into custody by state agents, yet the authorities deny the victim is held, thus concealing the victim's whereabouts and fate and placing the victim outside the protection of the law. The word is placed in inverted commas by Amnesty International to indicate that it does not accept official explanations that these people have simply vanished. Amnesty International only uses the term "disappearance" for cases which fit this definition and involve government forces. Amnesty International opposes "disappearances" in all cases.

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