Pitt Street

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We are a diverse group from the local community who are always looking for new members.

We are involved in letter writing and campaigning on a broad range of human rights issues.

When we meet

The group meets in the Pitt Street Uniting Church, 264 Pitt Street, between Park and Bathurst Streets, on the second Tuesday of each month (except during January) from 6.00 until 7.00pm. Please ring the church buzzer on the cental doors of the church and someone will come and let you in.

Activities in 2011

We are hosting a dinner to celebrate Amnesty's 50th Birthday.
- When: Saturday 28 May, 6.30 for 7.00pm.
- Where: 255 Wilson Street, Darlington, close to Redfern Station and with its own off street parking (entry via the driveway off Wilson Street near Queen Street).
- Cost: $50 per head. BYO
- This will also be an opportunity to hear a current assessment of the NT Emergency Response from Nicole Watson, a Murri lawyer from Brisbane. Nicole is a member of the Birri Gubba peopl of central Queensland, an academic and researcher (at UTS), and a journalist and novelist. She has written numerous articles about the Northern Territory Emergency Response. The dinner is being held on the premises of Yaama Dhiyaan, a hospitality training and employment initiative of the Redfern Waterloo Authority.
The Pitt Street Uniting Church is holding a service to mark the 50th Anniversary of Amnesty International. This will be held on Sunday 29th May at 10am. The congregation has stressed that all are very welcome to join in this service.