Red Hand Day on 12 February 2009 celebrates the seventh anniversary of the entry into force of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on children in armed conflict. Amnesty International Taipei English Speaking Group and Amnesty International Taiwan are planning a special event to mark this day. There will be a screening of the documentary The Invisible Children (with Chinese subtitles), a guest speaker and discussion.

When: 19:00, 12 February 2009
Where: Ni Zhuan Center 逆轉本部
No.1. Alley 34, Sec. 1 Xinhai Road, Taipei City
臺北市辛亥路一段34巷一號
near Exit 2 of Taipower MRT Station

The program for the evening is as follows:
19:00-19:20: a short documentary
19:20-19:45: Group introduction
19:45-20:15: a speech by Son Yu Liam (孫友聯), General secretary, Taiwan Labour Front
20:15-20:30: Q&A
20:30-21:30: watching: "Invisible Children", a film about the plight of child soldiers and night commuters in northern Uganda.

The event is also listed at Facebook.

Links

Red Hand Day
http://www.redhandday.org

Red Hand Day in Taiwan
http://www.wretch.cc/blog/redhandtw

Coalition to stop the use of Child Soldiers
http://www.child-soldiers.org

Red Hand Day - facebook group
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=7523422212

Invisible Children - official website
http://www.invisiblechildren.com