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Action Groups

Local groups

A local group is made up of members from a particular region who meet regularly, face-to-face, and have an activist focus that can include fundraising, campaigning and promotional activity. Meetings usually occur on a monthly basis.

All members who participate in Amnesty International are encouraged to join the local group based in their everyday community. Groups may make direct appeals on behalf of victims of human rights violations, enlisting the support of others in Amnesty International's work, contributing financially, as well as many other activities. Each group assigns tasks to participating members and has regular meetings to discuss promotional techniques and carry out current projects.

What local groups do

Local groups receive regular information mail outs and are involved in activities such as:

  • letter writing on human rights appeal cases
  • campaigning on behalf of prisoner of conscience cases
  • campaigning on behalf of particular countries
  • responding to Urgent Action requests
  • a wide range of interesting and social fundraising activities (eg. dinners, film nights, street stalls and more).

Being involved in an Amnesty International local group is a great way to meet like-minded people and to take practical action against human rights violations.

If you are interested in being involved in a local group, visit the (activist group page)[http://www.amnesty.org.au/qld/groups/] or contact the Action Centre and we will be happy to put you in contact with the convenor of a local group near you.

Networks

Networks connect individuals who share a common interest, identity or expertise and organise their campaigning through a coordinator. Some networks meet face-to-face whilst others rely heavily on email as their form of communication. Together the network members adhere to a strategy and work collaboratively to achieve a result.

Probably the best known of our networks is the Urgent Action Network, where individuals agree to write letters in response to an urgent need to protect an individual's human rights. If you would like to join our Urgent Action Network, contact the Action Centre.

You will need to be a member of Amnesty International or a Human Rights Defender to join a network.