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Maratón písania listov - Napíš list a zmeň život
Letter writing marathon - Write a letter and change your life
Event by: Mestská knižnica v Bratislave, Amnesty International Slovakia
Location: City Library, Klariská 329/16, Bratislava - Staré Mesto
Discussions and lectures
About event
Amnesty International was born out of the belief that a letter can change a life. This year, too, we will write to people who face serious human rights violations - young defenders of Amazonian communities, families fighting for justice after the loss of a child, journalists punished for the truth, activists convicted for protecting nature, indigenous people defending their land, women silenced for public speech or communities displaced as a result of the climate crisis.
We invite you to a 4-hour writing marathon. of letters, which will take place on Friday, December 5, 2025, from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. in the City Library in Bratislava at Laurinská 5.
This year we will support the Women Fighters for the Amazon from Ecuador, who want to stop toxic gas burning, but face intimidation. We will demand justice for Juan López from Honduras, who was killed for protecting nature. We will stand with the family of three-year-old Uneceb from South Africa, who died due to neglected security in a kindergarten. We will support young activists from Mother Nature Cambodia, imprisoned for protecting the environment. We will help raise awareness of the plight of Damisou from Madagascar, whose family lives in extreme poverty after being driven out by drought. We will also write letters for Myanmar photojournalist Sai Zaw Thaike, sentenced to 20 years for reporting on the aftermath of the cyclone. We will support Ellinor from Norway, who defends Sami pastures from a destructive megaproject. And we will add a voice for the release of the Tunisian lawyer Sonia Dahmani, imprisoned for speaking out.
At the event, you can read their stories, write a letter of solidarity or an appeal to the authorities, or create a picture or collage. You can come anytime, even for a while. We will provide paper, creative tools and small snacks.
Come write a letter that can change someone's life.
We invite you to a 4-hour writing marathon. of letters, which will take place on Friday, December 5, 2025, from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. in the City Library in Bratislava at Laurinská 5.
This year we will support the Women Fighters for the Amazon from Ecuador, who want to stop toxic gas burning, but face intimidation. We will demand justice for Juan López from Honduras, who was killed for protecting nature. We will stand with the family of three-year-old Uneceb from South Africa, who died due to neglected security in a kindergarten. We will support young activists from Mother Nature Cambodia, imprisoned for protecting the environment. We will help raise awareness of the plight of Damisou from Madagascar, whose family lives in extreme poverty after being driven out by drought. We will also write letters for Myanmar photojournalist Sai Zaw Thaike, sentenced to 20 years for reporting on the aftermath of the cyclone. We will support Ellinor from Norway, who defends Sami pastures from a destructive megaproject. And we will add a voice for the release of the Tunisian lawyer Sonia Dahmani, imprisoned for speaking out.
At the event, you can read their stories, write a letter of solidarity or an appeal to the authorities, or create a picture or collage. You can come anytime, even for a while. We will provide paper, creative tools and small snacks.
Come write a letter that can change someone's life.