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Born in 1954. Kindergardener, printer, designer, photographer, human rights and peace activist with a focus on the embargo and war against Iraq over the last six years: www.antikriegsforum-heidelberg.de; - working against death penalty with focus on the USA and for the freedom of the African-American journalist Mumia Abu-Jamal, who has been on Pennsylvania’s death row for 22 years now: Specialized in public relations, organizing, networking, and fundraising for small political and cultural groups and organizations – entertaining an own small network-agency for public relations and social sponsoring Projects in 2008 Organizing and public relations for an International Conference „Iraq – Alternatives to the ongoing War and Occupation“ on March, 8th, in Berlin: Public relation ampaign for Heidelberg’s Women’s Emergency Line with the focus on realizing victim protection: Projects in 2007 Research support for the documentary „In Prison My Whole Life“ about Mumia Abu-Jamal and the death penalty in the United States which was officially supported by Amnesty International and premiered on Ocotober 25th, 2007, in London and Rome: Organizing a speaking tour for Dr. Michael Schiffmann’s book „Race Against Death – the Case of Mumia Abu-Jamal“ in 42 venues all over Germany, Switzerland, and Austria: Public relations for the Theater Heidelberg: Projects in 2006 Travelling with the exhibition „Purple Hearts – My Heart is Burning“ in Denmark, greatest venue in Copenhagen at the Denmark Social Forum. Organizing a German presentation journey for Linn Washington, Professor for Journalism at Temple Universitiy in Philadelphia, to speak about the death penalty, the US-American justice system and the case of Mumia Abu-Jamal in the German-American Institutes in Heidelberg, Freiburg, Tuebingen and in Berlin: Organizing the first Gala-of-Stars for the AIDS-help Heidelberg: Projects in 2005 Concept and fundraising for a one-year public relation and prevention campaign for the Women’s Emergency Line against Sexual Violence Heidelberg, ending with a city-wide public exhibition: Concept and realisation of the exhibition „Purple Hearts – my Heart is Burning“ with Nina Berman’s photos of wounded US soldiers and Dhar Jamails photo’s of wounded Iraqi civilians – shown in 13 different venues in Germany: Campaign to get clemency for Stanley Tookie Williams in California’s death row – without success: California’s Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger denied the world wide plea. Tookie Williams was executed on December, 13th, 2005 Some Projects in 2004 Organizing the Interntational Stop-the-Wall-Conference in Cologne against the Wall in Israel-Palestine including fundraising - http://konferenz.stopptdiemauer.de/040605/ Ongoing campaign against the war in Iraq and for the freedom of Margret Hassan Writing a series of articles about the torture-scandal in Abu-Ghraib and the prison system in the USA: Organizing the German campaign around the 50th birthday of Mumia Abu-Jamal, on death row for 23 years, including big advertisements in a major German newspaper and a fundraiser for Abu-Jamals legal defense. Projects in 2003 Organizing the Coalition Against the War on Iraq and five big demonstrations in my home town Heidelberg/Germany - Organizing two German peace delegations to Iraq - Fundraising for the International Uranium Weapons Conference in Hamburg/Germany from 16 – 19 October 2003-09-14 Fundraising for the Berlin situated AG-Erfahren, who are organizing German-Turkish youth travels to Turkey and their newly founded intercultural meeting place near Izmir/West-Turkey - Some Projects in 2002 Organizing the International Iraq-Congress in Berlin in November 2002: Organizing the Heidelberg award for Rafik Shami, German-Syrian Poet and Writer in Heidelberg Main interests during the last 30 years: - learning everything worthwhile about psychology, sociology, international politics with focus on the USA, children’s education, sexual abuse of children, violence in relationships, the death penalty especially in the USA My favoured approach to learn about life: I want to express my eternal gratitude, joy, and fun, for having met Jan and Christina on the International Iraq Conference in Berlin in November 2003, and for knowing them better since August 2003 – they both make life lovelier, funnier, and much more worthwhile with their ideas, ideals, their cooking, their jokes, and their committment – with people like them we can and will achieve a better world. Annette Schiffmann joined TFF as an Associate in August 2003 and became member of the Board in August 2006.
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Articles by Annette Schiffmann The most recent on top Annette Schiffmann, December 17, 2010 Annette Schiffmann, April 3, 2010 Annette Schiffmann, TFF Board member strongly urges you to sign this petition: Annette Schiffmann Annette Schiffmann, April 21, 2009 Annette Schiffmann, March 30, 2009 Annette Schiffmann & Jan Oberg Annette Schiffmann, October 21, 2008 TFF PressInfo 229, December
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2005 Systematic abuse and turture in US prisons - abroad and at home |
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