Executive Director Mohamed Yahya attended the amnesty international
mid-Atlantic regional conference

Harper's Ferry, WV

November 15, 2008

NEWS and FEATURES
Speakers
- Susan L. Burke, founding member of Burke O’Neill LLC and lead counsel representing victims of torture at Abu Ghraib
- Larry Cox, Executive Director of Amnesty International USA
- Leora Kahn, editor of Child Soldiers
- Gouri Sadhwani, Deputy Executive Director of Organizing, Membership and Campaigns, Amnesty International USA
- Liz Sullivan, Educator Program Director at the National Economic and Social Rights Initiative
- James Tolbert, past President of the West Virginia Chapters of the NAACP
- Mohamed Adam Yahya, Executive Director of the Damanga Coalition
- About our speakers (PDF)

Special Guests
- Jennifer Schelter, Founder and Artistic Director of Yoga Schelter performing Love Lessons from Abu Ghraib
- The Barnstormers, traditional American folk musicians


Events
- Working With Volunteer Leaders Panel
- Cheesecake and Resolutions
- Darfur Now: Film Screening and Discussion
- Special Focus Case Flag-making Party!
- Stretch Your Activism (Yoga with a message!) - Breakfast Consultation with the Resolutions Process Review Committee (RRC)
- Extended Networking Break in the Ideas Fair
- Local Group Caucus Lunch
- Student and Youth Caucus Lunch
- Educators’ Roundtable Lunch
- Amnesty International 101
- Stretch Your Activism with Jennifer Schelter
- Meet the Author Breakfast with Leora Kahn, editor of Child Soldiers
- State Campaign Planning
- 2008 Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference Agenda.
- 2008 Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference Agenda (PDF).
- Special Programming Information

Registration
Conference Registration
When: November 14-16, 2008
Where: Quality Hotel Conference Center
4328 William L Wilson Freeway
Harper's Ferry, WV 25425
304-535-6302

See details at Amnesty International Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference