The Advocates for Human Rights is pleased to invite you to the 2008 Human Rights Award Dinner at The Depot in the Historic Mill District, Downtown Minneapolis. There will be a reception and silent auction at 5:00 p.m. with dinner and program from 6:30 – 8:45 p.m. The Keynote Speaker will be Ishmael Beah, author of A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier. Through his book and speaking tours, Beah attempts to reveal truth and inspire change by sharing his compelling story and advocating for the rights of children. Beah is a member of the Human Rights Watch Children’s Rights Division Advisory Committee and was recently appointed UNICEF’s Advocate for Children Affected by War.

2008 Human Rights Awards: Barbara A. Frey and Samuel D. Heins.
2008 Special Recognition Awards: Padilla Speer Beardsley, David Kistle, and Faith Einerson.

For ticket information, please call 612-341-3302, ext. 101, or visit the website at www.theadvocatesforhumanrights.org.