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From our friends at the WNY Peace Center:

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The Western New Peace Center cordially invites you to our 48th Annual Dinner and fundraiser, happening on Saturday, November 14, from 5:30 to 9:00 p.m.

We are deeply honored to have, as our 2015 keynote speaker, Margaret Huang, the current Deputy Executive Director of Campaigns and Programs at Amnesty International USA.

We look forward to seeing you there at the Convention Center this year! Tell your friends, family, and fellow activists! If you cannot make it, consider purchasing tickets for others to attend!

TICKET PURCHASING INFORMATION:

Doors open at 5:30 p.m., with a Social Hour, Tabling from various Erie County activist organizations, Vendors, and a Silent Auction.

Dinner will begin at 6:30 p.m. Margaret Huang's speech will begin at 7:30 p.m.

RESERVATION PRICES FOR THE ANNUAL DINNER:

Individual Dinner Tickets (Regular): $50
Individual Dinner Tickets (Low-Income and Students with ID): $35
Dinner Table Reservations For Eight: $450.

Specify for each individual patron if you prefer a Chicken or Vegetarian Dinner. For those with special dietary needs (Vegan, Kosher, Halal, other), please order early!

If you are unable to attend, but wish to sponsor individuals who may not normally be able to go, you may donate ticket costs for them, too! :-)

RESERVATION PRICES FOR VENDORS AND ORGANIZATIONS:

Individual Tables for Vendors and Organizations: $30

Purchase Ads in our Program Dinner Book:

Full Page (8”x 10”): $300
Half Page (8” x 5”): $175
Quarter Page (3.75” x 5”): $100
Back Cover (8” x 10”): $475
Inside Cover (8” x 10”): $450
Business Card: $60

Ad Art Specifications: electronic files in JPEG or TIFF format, minimum 300 dpi. You may also send them as attachments to annualdinner2015@wnypeace.org

You may also mail them as a data disk (CD-R or DVD-R) or USB flash drive, or send camera-ready art (NO staples attached ) to: WNY Peace Center, ATTN: Annual Dinner 2015, 1272 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14209.

THE DEADLINE FOR AD COPY IS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2015.

Donations of Raffle Baskets and items for the Silent Auction will also be accepted.

TO MAKE RESERVATIONS AND PAYMENTS:

1. Call (716) 332-3904 to place an order (leave a voice mail message if no response, with day and time of call, and call-back number).

2. Pay by Check or Money Order by mail payment (s) to:

WNY Peace Center
ATTN: Annual Dinner 2015
1272 Delaware Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14209

Address payment to "WNY Peace Center," and make SURE to WRITE “2015 Annual Dinner” in the Memo line, specifying the number of patrons.

3. Make online reservations directly through two options:

a) Send a request email to annualdinner2015@wnypeace.org, specifying preferred payment and dietary options

b) Go to our PayPal account via the current operating website: http://www.wnypeace.org/

BIOGRAPHICAL AND INFORMATION ON MARGARET HUANG

Biographical information from AIUSA's Executive Team page ( http://www.amnestyusa.org/about-us/who-we-are/executive-team-of-amnesty-international-usa ):

"A longtime advocate for human rights and racial justice, Margaret Huang is the Deputy Executive Director for Campaigns and Programs of Amnesty International USA. In that capacity, she directs Amnesty's programmatic work and serves as chief strategist for the organization's priority campaigns.

"Margaret previously served as the Executive Director of the Rights Working Group, a coalition of more than 350 member organizations committed to promoting civil liberties and human rights protections after September 11th.

"She has also led programs at Global Rights, the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Human Rights, and the Asia Foundation, and she served as Committee Staff for the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Ms. Huang received a Master of International Affairs from Columbia University, and a B.S.F.S. from Georgetown University."

ARTICLES RELATED TO MARGARET HUANG:

Interview with Margaret Huang and Marva Robinson (President of the St. Louis Chapter of The Association of Black Psychologists) on human rights violations in Ferguson, MO:
http://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/discussion-about-amnesty-internationals-report-human-rights-violations-ferguson#stream/0

FOLLOW MARGARET HUANG AT:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/margaret.huang1?fref=nf
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/margaret-huang/16/589/422
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MargaretLHuang