http://www.thepunch.com.au/author-bios/widney-brown/ Widney Brown is the Senior Director of International Law and Policy at the International Secretariat of Amnesty International. She has extensive experience documenting human rights violations across the world and has contributed written work to numerous publications. Prior to joining Amnesty International, Widney worked for nine years at Human Rights Watch. She was a lecturer at the Yale University School of Epidemiology and Public Health where she taught a course in Health and Human Rights. She is a graduate of the New York University School of Law where she was a Root Tilden Scholar. en Copyright 2012 The Punch penberthyd@newsltd.com.au penberthyd@newsltd.com.au Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:40 +0000 Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:40 +0000 Politics, opinion, world news, sports news, latest news, views, Barack Obama, Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard, Nathan Rees, Malcolm Turnbull, Peter Garrett, Barnaby Joyce, Australian, federal politics, opinion polls, election, The Punch, thepunch, punch ExpressionEngine 1.6.7 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 15 http://www.thepunch.com.au/images/punch-logo-rss.png http://www.thepunch.com.au/ 144 70 Politics, political opinion, world news, sports news and the latest news and views updated live, daily on The Punch - Australia's best conversation. Search The Punch keywords http://www.thepunch.com.au/search/ http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/i-was-there-when-planes-hit-the-towers/ There are many things I remember about 11 September 2001. Like almost all New Yorkers on that day, I remember the crisp fresh air and the blue sky unbroken by clouds. I remember going to work, thinking about the busy day I had ahead of me. For me, that day was just another day. Another day at work as a human rights activist.  And then the first plane streaked across New York’s crisp blue sky, flying too near, too low, too fast and too loud. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Widney Brown) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/i-was-there-when-planes-hit-the-towers/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/i-was-there-when-planes-hit-the-towers/#item6679 Thu, 08 Sep 2011 19:50:03 +0000 Widney Brown | Author bios | The Punch