Want to buy a child? Seriously. It will only cost you a bag of millet. Leila was sold ... traded really. For a bag of food that would feed her family.
By bostonfireflyproject - 11/17/09 - 7:54 am
The Boston Firefly Project cordially invites you to
our First Annual Write a Thon Fundraiser
Date: Wednesday, December 9th
Time: 6:30pm-9:00pm
Where: Lir Restaurant, 908 Boylston Street, Boston, MA
On Wednesday, December 9th from 6:30-9pm, you are invited to join the BFP for an evening of action and socializing at Lir for our first Write a Thon
Fundraiser, in celebration of Human Rights Day,
Help us reach our goal of 150 letters by writing on behalf of
By bostonfireflyproject - 1/26/09 - 6:43 pm
The Boston Firefly Project is a local Amnesty International chapter of young professionals that provides opportunities for grassroots human rights advocacy, education and networking through community-based events in the Boston area.
Join us and support local human rights work with a comedy fundraiser at the Improv Asylum on Friday, February 6 at 8pm!
Call the Box Office and use code word “Firefly” when purchasing your $20 ticket and the BFP will receive 50% of the profits! To order your tickets, call (617) 263-6887.
By bostonfireflyproject - 8/10/08 - 11:16 am
Come join the Boston Firefly Project for a night of art, poetry, and activism as we raise awareness around the issue of poverty worldwide. Local artists, poets, and writers will be presenting and displaying their work on Thursday, August 14th from 7-9pm at the Lincoln Institute for Land Policy on 113 Brattle Street in Cambridge, a short walk from the Harvard Square T stop. Come meet other activists in the area and take part in the convergence of art and human rights - snacks and beverages provided!
By Human Rights - 2/20/07 - 4:09 pm
Human Rights for Massachusetts Initiative (HR4MASS) a coalition of groups interested in "MAKING HUMAN RIGHTS A FACT IN MASSACHUSETTS. " We work with the legislature to increase broad awareness and implementation of the whole gamut of human rights (civil, political, economic, cultural, and social), through education and possibly the establishment of an independent Commonwealth Human Rights Commission.†Dr. Laura Roskos, co-founder and acting director of the Massachusetts CEDAW Project and chair of the Advancing Human Rights Committee.
