Preorder the song ‘Hurriya’ (‘Freedom’) by Motown legend Lee Garrett and help free Moroccan atheist/human rights activist Betty Lachgar.
Here’s how you can help free Betty! It won’t even take a dollar or more than a minute of your time.
A unique collaboration between 83-year-old legendary Motown songwriter Lee Garrett, known for “Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I’m Yours)” and many other hits, and an imprisoned Moroccan human rights activist has yielded a new global freedom anthem: “Hurriya.”
The voice of imprisoned Ibtissame “Betty” Lachgar, proclaiming “Hurriya” (Arabic for “freedom”), is featured in the song.
“Betty,” an atheist and feminist activist, is described by FFRF Co-President Annie Laurie Gaylor as “a one-woman FFRF in Morocco.” Betty has already endured a year in prison under inhumane conditions for wearing a T-shirt outside her home country deemed insulting to Allah. She still faces nearly a year and a half in prison. As a bone cancer survivor, Betty has lived with a prosthetic humerus in her left arm since her 20s. Now at 51, with a detached prosthetic that was due to be operated on before her imprisonment, she faces a life-threatening health crisis.
Here’s how you can help free Betty!
Preorder the beautiful anthem “Hurriya” on iTunes for only 69 cents before the song’s release on Friday, Nov. 20.
Your preorder now will help move the song up the charts to call international attention to Betty’s situation.
Then, on Friday, Nov. 20, you, as a member of FFRF, will receive a unique, dedicated link that gives you short-term access to the moving music video and more opportunities to promote freedom for Betty.
The Freedom From Religion Foundation, which knows that blasphemy is a victimless crime, is proud to underwrite this humanitarian campaign, spearheaded by atheist singer/songwriter and music producer Shelley Segal (known to many FFRF’ers) and a coalition of volunteers.
Thank you for your help! And please share the link below.
Need more information?
UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL COMMUNICATION
HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH CALL FOR RELEASE
INDEPENDENT MEDICAL REVIEW (by a member of FFRF)
