Amnesty’s Youth Justice and Climate Justice Campaigns, Annual General Meetings and activist blogs
Important dates are at the top of each Bulletin to help keep you organised and informed. Keep an eye on our Events page for what’s happening near you or online.
26 May: National Sorry Day
27 May – 3 June: National Reconciliation Week
2 June: Indigenous Youth Justice Letter Writing Workshop (Online)
2 June: Future We Want Forum: Human Rights & Climate Action
3 June: Mabo Day
5 June: World Environment Day
15 – 21 June: Refugee Week
20 June: World Refugee Day
MAY BULLETIN
- Amnesty’s Youth Justice Campaign
- Join the Appeal Committee
- Annual General Meeting: Resolution submissions
- Human Rights & Climate Action
- Activist shoutout
- Blog of the month
- Join our Online WhatsApp Community
- Share your activism for our next monthly Bulletin!
- Activist support contacts
Amnesty’s Youth Justice Campaign
Are you interested in running a letter writing workshop in your local area?
From the end of May to the end of June, we’ll be asking volunteers right around the country to come together and write letters to MPs to call for an end to the use of torturous practices on children in custody, and to raise the age of criminal responsibility.
We’d love for folks who are interested in hosting one of these workshops to join us on an online call soon to get plans organised – if this sounds like something you’d be keen to do, please email rachael.mcphail@amnesty.org.au and we’ll send you an invite!
Don’t want to host an event but still want to be involved? Find an event near you here.
Do you have a burning question about our Youth Justice campaign? We’re planning to put together a FAQ resource to help you feel confident to have conversations in your community about youth justice and our campaign calls to the government. If there is something that you’re keen to find out, or if there is a question that you’ve been asked when having conversations about this topic, let us know!
Join the Appeal Committee: Applications open
We are seeking nominations for the Appeal Committee:
- 1 July: application deadline
- 4 July: election at the Annual General meeting
Only Members can apply for this position. Taking up membership is easy and only costs $22 a year. Not a member? Join today via our website!
The Appeal Committee administers the AI Australia Appeal Policy and Procedure. This policy is applied to any person who has been personally affected by processes, outcomes and decisions under AI Australia’s policies other than those in relation to staff and management issues. The Appeal Committee consists of two to three members of AI Australia elected by the AGM for a period of two years. One position is available this year.
We are looking for candidates who:
- have demonstrated experience in investigating complaints, gathering and evaluating evidence and arriving at sound, dispassionate and balanced judgments;
- have experience mediating or resolving disputes;
- and have not recently – that is, within the last 6 months – held/do not currently hold board, board committee, staff positions or other elected roles within AI Australia (such as being a member of an Activism Leadership Committee)
How to nominate:
Candidates’ statements (no longer than two pages) and a CV should be sent to company.secretary@amnesty.org.au by 1 July 2026, both of which will be uploaded upon receipt to the Annual General Meeting site.
Annual General Meeting: Resolution submissions
If you are a member, you can submit a resolution to the Annual General Meeting by the 9th June 2026.
If you are thinking of writing a resolution, or would like to find more information on the 2026 Annual General Meeting, please find information below.
You can also view our 2026 General Meeting Voters here.
Human Rights & Climate Action: Get involved in our next big campaign!
No matter our background, postcode, age, or where we were born, we all deserve a world with clean air to breathe, a safe home to live in, and our human rights protected.
Amnesty Australia’s movement is developing a 5-year campaign to take power back from the coal and gas lobby and put it into the hands of communities across the country.
To do this, we need your help to create an exciting and compelling vision of the climate-safe and rights-respecting world we all want – and the plan for how to win it ✊🏾
Future We Want Forum:
📆 Tuesday, 2 June 2026 7.00 PM – 8.15 PM AEST via Zoom
🌏 Interactive event to create an exciting vision for a rights-based and climate-safe future
️RSVP now!
What you can expect:
- To learn how you can be a part of a new movement for a climate-safe and fair future for all
- An interactive discussion to share ideas for a hopeful and transformative campaign
- To connect with other passionate people from across the country who care about climate action and human rights
Activist shoutout
Our shoutout for this month goes to Amelia and Liv, who ran the WhatsApp Online Community.
They have both stepped away to focus on their career, and we are so sad to say goodbye! Thank you both for all your hard work and effort in setting up the groups, for always being active and available to help fellow activists and helping each other when needed.
We will miss you both, and send you the best wishes for the future!
Blog of the month
Check out some of the blogs written by our amazing young activists!
Why do you care? An interview with Enora: ‘Climate uncertainty requires action’, written by Karla Shanely, an activist and intern with Amnesty International’s campaign for Human Rights based climate action.
Abandonment Issues: How Australian Multicultural Communities are Left Behind During Climate Disasters, by Hannah Vanderzee, a youth activist who is a part of the University of Melbourne Amnesty Group,
Join Amnesty’s Online WhatsApp Community
Join our Online WhatsApp Community, if you haven’t already, to connect with the rest of our national movement, hear about upcoming events and opportunities, learn from shared experiences and challenges of other activists, and celebrate each other’s activism across the country!
Read the Community Guidelines here, and then simply click this link to join the Community!
We want to hear from you!
The People Powered Bulletin is all about the incredible work, energy and dedication of our movement.
We want to know more about your local actions, online initiatives, community engagement, or anything you’re working on that might inform or inspire fellow Amnesty supporters across Australia. The bulletin goes out on the third Friday of every month, with submissions due on the second Friday of every month.
Our values & behaviours
As a movement of people who stand for equality, justice, freedom and human dignity, we abide by this Values & Behaviours charter so that everyone belongs, is safe, and together achieves impact.
Activist support
The Amnesty team is here to support all activists. Here’s who you can contact:
Your Regional Activism Leadership Committee Presidents for regional support to members, activists and action groups –
- actsnswpresident@amnesty.org.au
- nswpresident@amnesty.org.au
- qldnnswpresident@amnesty.org.au
- santpresident@amnesty.org.au
- vicpresident@amnesty.org.au
- activism@amnesty.org.au – for strategy, training and development, event support, and membership information, or if your region is not represented above.
Being a member of Amnesty International Australia is an effective way of getting involved with our work.
For a small, once-yearly fee of $22, you can stand for board positions, join committees and vote on important resolutions. Click here to learn more.
Amnesty International is a global movement of more than 10 million people who take injustice personally. We are campaigning for a world where human rights are enjoyed by all – and we can only do it with your support.
Act now or learn more about our human rights work.
