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Amnesty International Human Rights Day

Write a letter and help save a life. Join Amnesty International on Human Rights Day for Write for Rights and be part of the world’s largest human rights event.

Date: December 10th, 2011
Time: 12:00pm-7:00pm
Location: Bram & Bluma Appel Salon, Toronto Reference Library, 2nd floor, 789 Yonge Street, Toronto (1 street north of Bloor)

Amnesty International invites you, your family, friends, and colleagues to be part of Write for Rights. Enjoy an afternoon and evening of mingling, letter writing, and inspirational words from guest speakers. Nino Ricci speaks about his own involvement with Amnesty International at 4 PM.

For more information visit www.amnesty.ca/writeathon or contact Nancy Cameron at 416.363.9933 ext. 328 or ncameron@amnesty.ca.

Filed Under: Past Events Tagged With: Amnesty International, Human Rights Day, Toronto Reference Library, Write for Rights

Amnesty International “Human Rights House” Open House

Join Nino Ricci for a talk on human rights and on his own work with Amnesty International and with the freedom-of-expression organization PEN Canada. Wednesday, March 24th, 2010, 5:30 – 7:30 PM, at Amnesty International’s Human Rights House, 1992 Yonge St., 3rd Floor, Toronto (2 blocks north of Davisville).

Filed Under: Past Events Tagged With: Amnesty International, Human rights, PEN Canada

Nino Ricci

About Nino

Nino Ricci is the author of award-winning novel The Origin of Species and of the Lives of the Saints trilogy, adapted as a miniseries starring Sophia Loren. For more on Nino's life and work, including his acclaimed biography of Pierre Trudeau, contact Nino's parole officer. Or you can also poke around this nifty … Read more.

News

Italian Week Ottawa

Ottawa's Italian Week hosts an evening of conversation with Nino Ricci, including a sneak peek at his new novel, set in London, England in the months leading up … [Read More...]

Librissimi

Lino Rufo, Dom Fiore, Andrea Ramolo and Nino Ricci open this year's Librissimi, Toronto's Italian book festival, with a tribute in music and spoken word to the … [Read More...]

I Migliori Awards

Nino Ricci has been named one of the recipients of the Pirandello Lyceum's 2025 I Migliori Awards. This year marks the 40th anniversary of an award that Boston … [Read More...]

Amnesty International Book Club

Check out the Amnesty International Book Club, the largest free book club in Canada. Members enjoy lots of perks, including free signed books, invitations to author events, and free merchandise. You'll also get discussion guides and a chance to share the authors' own insights on their work.

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