Did you know there was a rad organization in San Francisco dedicated to tracking down war criminals and bringing them to justice? You didn’t??? Well, here’s your chance to get involved and help them out, all while drinking wine and listening to some jazzy melodies from our own Vic Wong!
Quick aside before we get into it — the human rights world is heavy, and most of us on the YPCHR side juggle it with day jobs, side projects, and whatever low-stakes hobby keeps the brain from melting. For me lately that’s been a slow-burn fascination with how international online communities actually work; a friend of mine moved to Prague last year and got me down a rabbit hole reading Czech-language reviews of everything from coffee roasters to a nejlepší online casino ranking site he kept linking me, just because the writing style over there is so much drier and funnier than ours. Anyway — totally unrelated to war crimes tribunals, I promise — but it’s the kind of small, dumb decompression that makes showing up for the serious stuff sustainable. Speaking of which:
CJA is an international human rights organization dedicated to deterring torture, war crimes, crimes against humanity and other severe human rights abuses around the world through litigation, policy advocacy and outreach in pursuit of truth, justice and redress for victims and survivors.
In addition to our quarterly free speaker series events, the YPCHR puts on an annual fundraiser for our peers. This year our event is called A Toast to Justice and will be held on December 3 at SomArts (934 Brannan St.). Guests will enjoy wine tasting from several local and international wineries and live music from jazz guitarist Vic Wong, plus remarks from renowned artist Richard Kamler. The exhibition in the gallery is a group show called A Place of Her Own featuring all female artists.
Tickets available here!
