Dear Friends and Advocates,
Our movement thrives on collective action, and today we need your digital presence to make a real-world impact.
We are fighting for Efrén Paredes Jr., who has spent 70 percent of his life behind bars for a 1989 crime he faced at just 15 years old. Today, Efrén is a 53-year-old college student, journalist, and social justice changemaker. His life shows the undeniable truth of human growth and transformation. Yet, he remains the last remaining person in his Michigan age group whose childhood death-in-prison sentence is still uncorrected.
We urge every single supporter to pin this Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) digital action link to the top of your Instagram and/or Facebook page(s): https://amnesty.quorum.us/campaign/158629/
Your Instagram/Facebook pages are your personal microphone. Every friend, relative, and co-worker who visits your page will see Efrén’s story first. They will learn about his life, growth, the urgent need for justice, and have a chance to add their name and stand with us.
The AIUSA digital action link allows people to instantly email Governor Gretchen Whitmer, urging her to use her executive clemency power to grant Efrén a term-of-years sentence and a true path to freedom. Every signature reminds Governor Whitmer that the community believes in second chances and supports Efrén’s request for mercy. Algorithms constantly bury standard social media posts which can sink into the timeline and vanish within hours. A pinned post stands firm. It is the first thing people see, demanding attention every time someone visits your profile.
Our legal system must value healing over endless punishment. By pinning this link, you transform your personal social media page into a powerful billboard for human rights and help flood the digital landscape with Efrén’s story. You shatter the silence and force the world to look. Let’s use our collective networks to amplify Efrén’s voice and demand a legal system rooted in mercy, proportionality, and second chances.
We hold the collective power to build a wave of compassion that ripples all the way to the state capitol. Let’s use our chorus of voices for fairness, mercy, and basic decency to remind Governor Whitmer that we need her help. Pin the AIUSA digital action link today and help bring Efrén home after spending nearly four decades caged behind bars.
In Solidarity,
The Injustice Must End (TIME)
Committee to Free Efrén Paredes Jr.
https://fb.com/Free.Efren
https://EfrensWords.home.blog
NEED HELP PINNING A POST ON FACEBOOK OR INSTAGRAM?
HOW TO PIN A POST TO FACEBOOK
1. Post AIUSA link: Post the link to the AIUSA digital action to your Facebook page: https://amnesty.quorum.us/campaign/158629/
2. Select the post to pin: Scroll down your page until you find the AIUSA digital action link you posted.
3. Open the post settings: Look at the top right corner of your post. You will see three small dots (“…”). Click or tap on the three dots.
4. Pin the post: From the drop-down menu that appears, select “Pin post” (or “Pin to top of page” if you are managing a comunity group or business page).
The page will refresh, and your chosen post will not sit at the top of your timeline with a “Pinned Post” label above it. To remove it later, simply tap the three dots again and choose “Unpin post.”
HOW TO PIN A POST ON INSTAGRAM
1. Post AIUSA link: Post the link to the AIUSA digital action to your Instagram page: https://amnesty.quorum.us/campaign/158629/
2. Select the post to pin: Scroll down your page until you find the AIUSA digital action link you posted.
3. Open the options menu: Look at the top right corner of your post. You will see three small dots (“…”). Click or tap on the three dots.
4. Pin the post: A menu will pop up from the bottom of your screen. Tap the option that says “Pin to your profile.”
Once you do this, a small thumbtack icon will appear on the post, and it will jump to the very front of your grid. When you want to change it, just follow the same steps and select “Unpin from profile.”
