Amnesty International is hosting a Write-A-Thon Saturday from 11am to 2 pm. It’s the first time in 3 years that they’ve hosted this in-person. The group says that hundreds of thousands of people across 200 countries will be participating. The goal is to write letters and sign petitions in the hopes of promoting freedom and building toward a better, more just world. The organization says that the campaign has helped more than 100 people since 2001, freeing them from torture, harassment, or unjust imprisonment. This year’s campaign is focusing on 13 individuals who Amnesty says have paid the price for speaking out.  The event will be held at Augustana Lutheran Church at 1201 Broadway Avenue.