C2 - Sunday, June 24, 1984 - North Shore News

WORLD AMNESTY
Defending human rights

A BAHA’! woman who
lived in Iran for 14 years and
saw family members im-
prisoned and executed for
their religious beliefs is the
guest speaker at an open
meeting of Amnesty Inter-
national tomorrow night
(Mon.,June 25).

The subject of the meeting
is human rights in Iran and
the persecution of members
of the Baha’i faith in that
country, and the discussion
will be held at Highlands
United Church, 3255
Edgemont Boulevard at 8
p.m.

Amnesty International is
an independent’ worldwide
movement working for the
international protection of
human rights. It seeks the
release of men and women
detained anywhere because
of their beliefs, color, sex,
ethnic origin, language or
religion, provided they have
not used or advocated vio-
lence.

Amnesty International has
fresh evidence that political
prisoners were being secretly
executed in Iranian prisons,

says Handsworth student
John Richmond, co-or-
dinator of a two year

75TH ANNIVERSARY
Canadian Club celebrates

THE WOMEN’S Canadian
Club of Vancouver is
celebrating its 7Sth = an-
niversary this Wednesday
with a Canada Day luncheon
in the Pacific Ballroom of
the Hotel Vancouver.

The guest speaker is Dr.
John Crispo, Professor of
Political Economy at the
University of Toronto, and
his topic is titled Where Do
We Go From Here?

The Club is a _ national

organization, consisting of
49 clubs across Canada with
a total membership of about
22,000 men and women. The
current membership of the
Vancouver club is between
500 and 600 women, with
nine North Shore members.

The non-partisan club’s
purpose is tO promote an
interest in all matters of

public concern, and the main
function of the club is to
provide a forum for speakers
on current issues. Some re-

worldwide Campaign
Against Torture. Interviews
with former prisoners in Iran
confirmed that most
prisoners were not given fair
trials and were tortured be-
fore being executed.

Former prisoners of
Tehran's Evin jail told
Amnesty International they
counted nightly executions in
the prison yards, including
teenagers and pregnant
women, two groups whose
execution is specifically

prohibited in International
law.
During the two year

Campaign Against Torture,

cent well-known
included Allan
ingham, Maureen
and Pierre Burton.

Receptions following the
Citizenship Court ceremo-
nies are hosted by the club
every Wednesday, and a
number of scholarships are
given annually to outstan-
ding students.

speakers
Fother-
McTeer

Monthly meetings are held
at the Media Centre at
Robson Square, except in

the North Shore Group,
Group 94, will focus on the
abuse of human rights in
Iran.

To launch the campaign,
Group 94 collected
signatures on petitions and
wrote letters of appeal in
Robson Square on June 16,
and they will present guest
speaker Sandra Azizi at their
regular meeting tomorrow
night. Anyone can attend
the meeting, and those in-
terested in Amnesty Inter-
national should call Elspeth
Richmond at 988-3706 or
931-5291.

July and August. Luncheon
meetings are held at various
downtown hotels. Member-
ship is $15 a year, and no
sponsorship is required.
Anyone interested in at-
tending the luncheon can get
tickets at #409-207 West
Hastings or phone 681-2055.

For more information on
the club, call President

Marie Rusnak at 926-0803 or
Publicity Chairman Eunice
Dong at 731-7230.

Kiwanis grants available

MORE THAN $40,000 was
distributed last year by the
North Vancouver Kiwanis
Foundation to 23. societies
and deserving causes, said
Milt Peters at the annual
general meeting

But there are still

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funds available to societies
or organizations on. the
North Shore. Prospective
organizanions should have
raised part of the money for
proposed goals themselves,
and must not have received a
grant during the past year

The Kiwanis Foundation

also tunds a
educational
Individuals
receive sums
$250 to $5,000
The Foundation exists for

number of
scholarships.

and groups
ranging from

the purpose of disbursing
money raised by various
Kiwanis activities on

cultural, educational and
charitable work in = North
Vancouver City and District.

Organizations interested in
applying for grants from the
Kiwanis Foundation
should visit the office at 170
West Second Street in North
Vancouver

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