Myanmar: Australia must cease support as Rohingya returns plan puts thousands at risk
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Paws Next Door
Come along to the Paws Next Door: Holiday Edition to kick start the festive season. Paws Next Door is an exciting event that aims to bring the...
Activism
Community event
Manly Write for Rights Market Stall
Fifteen years ago, a young man named Witek met a young woman named Joanna at a festival in Warsaw, Poland. Joanna had just returned from traveling...
November 17, 2018 8:00 am
Manly Village School Markets
Wentworth Street, Manly NSW, Australia
Women's rights
Community event
West End women's rights stall
Join Amnesty Internationals Queensland’s women’s rights group at the Davies Park Markets in West End on Sunday 17 November! The...
November 17, 2018 9:00 am
Davies Park Markets
The Davies Park Market, West End QLD, Australia
Women's rights
Community event
Hurried Steps
RedVentures Theatre Action Group presents ‘Hurried Steps,’ a performance drawn from women’s stories of violence reported to Amnesty...
November 17, 2018 4:00 pm
Reload Warehouse Space
9 Chrome Street, Salisbury QLD, Australia
Activism
Community event
The Refugee Experience: a Writer's Journey by Arnold Zable
Arthur Zable Drawing on three decades as a writer of fiction and non-fiction, ranging from short story and features, to novels and memoir, and as an...
November 20, 2018 7:30 pm
St Stephen and St Mary's Anglican Church Parish Centre
383 High Street Road, Mount Waverley VIC, Australia
Refugees
Campaigns briefing
November Refugee
Activist Hook-up
Join our Refugee activist hook-up and hear updates on the Refugee campaign and participate in a discussion around tactics and activities that are...
November 21, 2018 7:00 pm
Activism
Community event
Eastern Suburbs Local Group presents After the Apology
Even though ten years have elapsed since Prime Minister Rudd’s Apology to the stolen generations, the number of children removed by government has...
November 21, 2018 6:30 pm
Event Cinemas Bondi Junction, Oxford Street, Bondi Junction NSW, Australia
Gender and sexuality
Community event
International Voices - 3 Nights of Film - Riot
Join the Queer Amnesty International Adelaide Action Group for a screening of RIOT An important part of our Australian queer history. Join us and...
Activism
Assembly and association
Snap Rally - Queer Conversion Therapy
Did you know that LGBTIQA+ Conversion Therapy is still legal in Australia? Read our campaign and come to Parliament House and join us in speaking...
November 21, 2018 5:30 pm
Parliament House of South Australia - Steps North Terrace Adelaide, SA 5000 Australia
Individuals at risk
Film Screening
Mornington Peninsula Movie Night Fundraiser
Border Politics BORDER POLITICS follows human rights barrister Julian Burnside as he traverses the globe examining the harsh treatment of refugees...
Gender and sexuality
Community event
International Voices - 3 Nights of Film - Tomboy
As gender identity becomes a more prominent discussion in society, join us in exploring gender through the eyes of the young. ‘Tomboy’ is...
Refugees
Human Rights
Conference
The Amnesty International Tasmania Branch Committee invites you to our inaugural Human Rights Oration, located in Launceston.
The Amnesty International Tasmania Branch Committee invites you to our inaugural Human Rights Oration, located in Launceston. Guest speakers include:...
November 23, 2018 7:00 pm
Penny Royal Wine Bar and Restaurant
1 Bridge Road, Launceston TAS, Australia
Refugees
Tour
Meet Fadak and hear her story in her own words.
Every Australian needs to meet Fadak. Fadak is a 25 year old Australian lawyer and community advocate. Forced to flee with her family because of the...
Activism
Training
NSW Office Based Activists Day
We will cover training on strategic team planning and how to be a good ally, with additional training on personality types provided by Deloitte. The...
November 23, 2018 10:00 am
Amnesty International Australia, Myrtle Street, Chippendale NSW, Australia
Gender and sexuality
Community event
International Voices - 3 Nights of Film - Gaycation
Need a break? Catch a gaycation! Take a trip around the world and let us whisk you away from your everyday. Join us, Ellen Page and Ian Daniel in...
November 23, 2018 7:00 pm
MakeSpace Level 2, Station Arcade, 52 Hindley St Adelaide, SA 5000 Australia
Women's rights
Community event
Beats for Bravery
Introducing BEATS for BRAVERY – WA’s top human rights music festival. 2018 marks the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of...
November 24, 2018 6:00 pm
Fremantle Arts Centre
Fremantle Arts Centre, Finnerty Street, Fremantle WA 6160, Australia
Crisis response
Assembly and association
Emergency health forum: Everyone off offshore detention
The Amnesty Refugee Network is convening an Emergency Forum to focus on the dire healthcare situation of refugees currently detained on offshore...
November 24, 2018 1:00 pm
Lower Town Hall
Sydney Town Hall, 483 George Street, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia
Activism
Community event
Unley AI Group at Fullarton Markets
Come down and say hi to the Amnesty International Unley group at their monthy stall at the Fullarton Markets! There will be materials for the 2018...
November 24, 2018 9:00 am
Fullarton Park cr Fullarton Road and Fisher St Highgate, SA 5061 Australia
Death penalty
Community event
Redfern Write for Rights!
Fifteen years ago, a young man named Witek met a young woman named Joanna at a festival in Warsaw, Poland. Joanna had just returned from traveling...
Activism
Get Active
Get Active with Amnesty International
At Amnesty International, we defend human rights around the world and at home in Australia. Our volunteers and activists in Canberra campaign for a...
November 27, 2018 5:30 pm
Amnesty International Australia ACT/SNSW
33 Ainslie Place, Canberra ACT, Australia
Border Politics Film Screening
Film Screening Amnesty International brings you this special Q&A screening of Border Politics on Wednesday the 28th of November 6:00pm at Reading...
November 28, 2018 6:00 pm
Reading Cinemas Epping
Epping Plaza, Cnr High & Cooper Sts, 3076 Epping, Australia
Activism
Celebration
Manly Write for Rights Letter Writing Night
The evening will begin with an introduction to the cases and a reminder of some of the successes we have had in the past. Then we will invite you all...
November 29, 2018 6:30 pm
Community Northern Beaches, 12, Wentworth St, Manly NSW 2095, Australia
Activism
Community event
Loosely Woven Concert "Bright Morning Star"
On Sunday 2nd December, Loosely Woven, consisting of 18 instrumentalists and singers, will bring their brand new concert, ‘Bright Morning Star’...
December 2, 2018 4:00 pm
Avalon Baptist Peace Church
2 George St, Avalon Beach NSW 2107, Australia
Write for rights
Community event
Amnesty Sutherland and St George Write for Rights
Write for Rights is an Amnesty global initiative designed to generate letters and online actions in support of high priority cases. This event will...
December 2, 2018 5:30 pm
Eddie's Lebanese Eatery
35 Morts Road, Mortdale, New South Wales, Australia
Activism
Community event
Amnesty Stall at the Warrnambool Fresh Market
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December 2, 2018 8:30 am
Lake Pertobe
Lake Pertobe, Warrnambool Pertobe Road, Warrnambool, Vic 3280, AU
Write for rights
Film Screening
Ashgrove screening of He Named Me Malala
Join the Amnesty International Ashgrove action group for a screening of He Named Me Malala on Thursday December 6 at the Ashgrove Public Library. He...
December 6, 2018 7:00 pm
Ashgrove Public Library
87 Amarina Avenue, Ashgrove QLD, Australia
HONK-A-THON for Refugees
Rug up and join us on the first Friday of the month, from 5pm – 6pm, on the corner of Macquarie and Murray Streets to show support for...
December 7, 2018 5:00 pm
Cnr Macquarie and Murray Streets, Hobart
15 Murray St, Hobart TAS 7000, Australia
Activism
Community event
Write for Rights Marathon
W4R 2018 Write For Rights is our biggest annual human rights campaign. People around the world, just like you, write letters, send emails and sign...
December 8, 2018 10:00 am
VIC Action Centre
134 Cambridge Street, Collingwood VIC, Australia
Crisis response
Letter Writing
Hornsby 'Write for Rights'
Amnesty International Urgent Action Network invites the Hornsby community to a relaxed Write for Rights Sunday morning at Bees Knees Cafe, where...
Write for rights
Community event
Central Coast Amnesty Write for Rights
Write for Rights is one of our biggest days of the year and we invite you to join us and Amnesty activists across the globe as we celebrate...
December 8, 2018 11:30 am
Erina Library (meeting space 3), Erina Fair Shopping Centre
Karalta Road, Erina NSW, Australia
Write for rights
Community event
Write for Rights Wollongong
Fifteen years ago, a young man named Witek met a young woman named Joanna at a festival in Warsaw, Poland. Joanna had just returned from traveling...
Write for rights
Celebration
Human Rights Day Celebration
On Sunday 9 December the Townsville Action Group will celebrate International Human Rights Day with a gala letter writing event at the Picnic Bay...
December 9, 2018 7:00 am
Picnic Bay Lifesaving Club
80 The Strand, Townsville City QLD, Australia
Refugees
Film Screening
Border Politics Screening
Join us at at the Cygnet Carmel Hall for the screening of Border Politics with special guest, Julian Burnside. Julian Burnside is one of...
Individuals at risk
Celebration
'Stand with Her' annual Redlands Write for Rights dinner
Join Amnesty International Redlands at their annual Write for Rights Dinner on Human Rights Day, December 10. This year the dinner has been themed...
December 10, 2018
Little Indian Palace
Little Indian Palace Restaurant, Middle Street, Cleveland QLD, Australia
Activism
Community event
Hornsby Screening of The Merger
The Amnesty International Hornsby Local Action Group invites you to join them at a screening of the film The Merger. The Merger is a tale of a...
December 10, 2018 6:30 pm
Odeon Cinema Hornsby
155 Pacific Hwy, Hornsby NSW 2077, Australia
Activism
Assembly and association
South Eastern Group - Write for Rights 2018
Our local group will host an evening of letter writing to support human rights throughout the world. This will be followed by a light supper.
December 11, 2018 7:30 pm
St Stephen and St Mary's Anglican Church Parish Centre
383 High St Rd, Mount Waverley Victoria 3149, Australia
Refugees
Film Screening
Townsville screening of 'The Merger'
Amnesty International Townsville invite you to join them at a screening of Australian comedy ‘The Merger’ on 12 December at 6:30pm. The...
December 12, 2018 6:30 pm
Heritage Exchange Hotel
Heritage Exchange, Flinders Street, Townsville City QLD, Australia
Write for rights
Community event
Amnesty is going to Falls!
Amnesty are going to Falls Festival. Come and say hi, sign a petition and write a letter. For over 15 years Amnesty activists, all around the world,...
Refugees
Assembly and association
Lismore's vigil for refugee rights
Join Amnesty International Lismore at their weekly Thursday vigil to advocate for the rights of people seeking asylum. Stand with Amnesty Lismore...
December 31, 2018 4:30 pm
Every Thursday at 4.30pm outside Kevin Hogan's Electorate Office
63 Molesworth Street, Lismore NSW, Australia
Activism
Film Screening
Baulkham Hills African Ladies Troupe
On 6 March 2019, at 6.30pm, Sutherland Shire Amnesty group and Sutherland Shire Library are hosting a screening of ‘Baulkham Hills African...
March 6, 2019 6:30 pm
Sutherland Shire Library
30-36 Belmont Street, Sutherland NSW, Australia
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Overcrowding in Queensland children’s prisons becoming human rights crisis
15 November 2018 | 12:37 pm
In response to an incident at Brisbane Youth Detention Centre earlier this week, and reports of a...
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Gaza: Civilian lives must be spared as fighting between Israel and Palestinian armed groups escalates
14 November 2018 | 7:16 am
Responding to the escalation of hostilities between Israel and the Palestinian armed groups in Gaza...
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Eyewitness describes terrifying scenes as explosions rock hospital in central Hodeidah, Yemen
13 November 2018 | 8:04 am
Area around main public hospital al-Thawra comes under sustained attack Medical worker describes...
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Australian Government must suspend military exports to Saudi Arabia
12 November 2018 | 1:53 pm
Responding to reports of a “vast offensive” underway to capture Hodeidah city from Huthi...
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Demand protection for Aasia Bibi
8 November 2018 | 4:54 pm
Aasia Bibi has just been released from prison after spending 8 years on death row. Her case was...
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Reunite Valquiria with her son
8 November 2018 | 4:15 pm
After receiving death threats, Valquiria needed somewhere safe to go. She fled with her...
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How to tell someone you love they’re being racist
8 November 2018 | 9:39 am
Knowing how to respond to racist remarks from friends and relatives can be a minefield. On the one...
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Yemen: Huthi gunmen raid hospital as Hodeidah’s civilians face imminent onslaught
8 November 2018 | 6:48 am
Civilians in Yemen’s western port city of Hodeidah will pay a terrible price amid the battle...
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Don Dale Detention Centre at crisis point
7 November 2018 | 3:39 pm
In response to an incident at Don Dale Youth Detention Centre in Darwin overnight, Amnesty...
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Activist Consultation – Sustainable Operating Models
7 November 2018 | 1:15 pm
You are invited to a consultation on designing a sustainable operating model for Amnesty...
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Our Activism Strategy 2018-2020
7 November 2018 | 12:26 pm
Amnesty International Australia’s Activism Strategy has been developed during 2018 to set our...
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10 ways you can change the world today
7 November 2018 | 8:00 am
Changing the world isn’t about a single, grandiose act, it’s about the unglamorous,...
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Turkey: Judicial farce must end with acquittal of human rights defenders
6 November 2018 | 9:34 pm
Almost a year-and-a-half after they were first arrested, and still facing absurd charges, Amnesty...
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Outcomes of NAGM 2018
6 November 2018 | 5:37 pm
Last weekend’s National Extraordinary General Meeting and National Annual General Meeting (NAGM)...
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ASQ Schools Conference
6 November 2018 | 3:29 pm
For the second year in a row, the Amnesty International (ACT/SNSW) Schools Network Outreach Team...
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Australians Say No to Blood Money
6 November 2018 | 12:03 pm
South Australian activists handed over thousands of blood money petitions collected from around...
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She risked her freedom for the rights of others
2 November 2018 | 4:26 pm
Mother of two, Trần Thị Nga, was beaten and threatened with death in a Vietnamese prison where...
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Submission to the Queensland Productivity Commission Inquiry on Imprisonment and Recidivism
2 November 2018 | 3:13 pm
The Queensland Government asked the Queensland Productivity Commission to undertake an inquiry to...
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