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Hi there!  
 

Welcome to your September 2025 Local Group Mailing. ☀️

In this month's edition of the Local Group Mailing you will be able to read about:
 


Deadline for October's content is 22 October 2025.
Please send your entries and stories to Philippa.

Please do get in touch with any questions or queries.

Wishing you all a lovely September!

The Local Activism Team!

Office Led Campaigns

Prevent
Image of two young people holding Amnesty placards reading "The UN says suspend Prevent Duty" and "Get Prevent Duty out of our classrooms".

WRITE TO YOUR MP: GET PREVENT OUT OF OUR CLASSROOMS 
 
The UK government’s definition of ‘terrorism’ has never been shakier. Peaceful protest and political ideas are increasingly branded as extremist threats, and the government’s ‘Prevent’ duty is one of the first places this dangerous logic took root.  
 
The ‘Prevent’ strategy introduced to ‘stop people becoming terrorists’ created what we termed ‘the Thought Police’ – and seriously interferes with the lives and freedoms of all of us – including thousands of innocent children swept into the arms of counter-terrorism police every year. Not because of they’ve committed violence or any crime, but because of what they say, believe, or how they behave. 
 
The result? 

  • Children as young as nine are being referred to counter-terrorism programmes
  • Muslim and neurodiverse children are disproportionately targeted 
  • Trust between students and teachers is eroded
  • Families face unnecessary and lasting trauma 

The facts: 
  • 11–15-year-olds are the most reported group under the ‘Prevent’ duty 
  • Hundreds of children under 10 are being referred every year 
  • 93% of referrals lead nowhere — but the damage is already done. 


This is profiling, not protection. Stigma, not safeguarding. 
👉Write to your MP now and demand evidence-based safeguarding that protects children instead of criminalises them. 
👉Full link here: https://www.amnesty.org.uk/actions/prevent-out-classrooms  
👉 Find out more about Amnesty’s work on Prevent and read our 2023 report THIS IS THE THOUGHT POLICE HERE.   
 

Social Security in the UK

HELP US TELL THE UK GOVERNMENT: POVERTY IS A POLITICAL CHOICE.

SEND US YOUR PHOTO SO WE CAN SPELL IT OUT, LOUD & CLEAR
 
The UK government is consistently choosing to push more and more people into poverty, instead of providing adequate social security support, that hundreds of thousands of people need.

For International Eradication of Poverty Day on 17 October, we want to make sure that MPs get the message loud and clear.
Join us by emailing us a photograph of yourself with one of the below messages (or another of your choosing):
  • Social Security is a Human Right
You can write it on a piece of paper, or your hand… or your t-shirt! And if you’d prefer not to show your face in the picture, that’s absolutely fine. We’ll use your photos in our work around this time, including on a banner that we’ll be taking to Parliament. 
Visit HELP US TELL THE UK GOVERNMENT: SOCIAL SECURITY IS A HUMAN RIGHT  to find out all the information and submit your picture. We want as many photos as possible to make sure the government gets the message!

So take a photo with your message and email it to weekofaction@amnesty.org.uk.
And we’ll take your message to the UK government.
 

Crisis and Tactical

President Trump’s visit to the UK
 

Thanks to all who joined the Amnesty bloc at the march and rally organised by the Stop Trump Coalition. While the red carpet was being rolled out for President Trump, thousands took to the street to say: ‘Expect Resistance’.

It was a powerful moment, in which we came together across movements to resist the attacks on the rights of refugees, women, trans people and people of colour across our country and the world, generating media and social media interest, brought new people into our movement, and made a statement to political actors who are silent. We refused to stand by and watch Keir Starmer welcomed Trump with open arms. And we will continue to resist – we will not allow this destructive anti-rights agenda to erode our rights and freedoms.

The US, under Trump’s policies, has shown the world how quickly progress can be reversed. We’ve seen abortion access overturned, peaceful protest criminalised, racial justice dismantled, LGBTI+ and trans rights attacked, state violence against communities of colour, climate commitments abandoned, and the arming and supporting Israel’s genocide in Gaza and wider apartheid against Palestinians. This is a warning to the world: our hard won rights can be lost overnight. The UK should be actively opposing this extreme rollback, but instead we’re seeing some of the same rights be restricted here: crackdowns on protest, scapegoating of migrants and refugees, and failing to do all in its power to prevent and punish genocide in Gaza.

Our resistance does not end here. We will hold leader to account and defend the values that keep us all free. rights abuses. We demand better - we need political leaders who stand up for human rights at home and abroad, who speak out against injustice and defends rights for all.

Across the United States, students have faced detention and deportation simply for exercising their right to protest. Earlier this year, US immigration authorities wrongfully arrested and detained at least ten students. All are known to have been targeted for using their right to protest. These incidents are part of a broader, deeply troubling crackdown on student activism and dissent. This is a warning to the world: our hard won rights can be lost overnight. 
And we refuse to remain silent. The right to protest, organise, speak out must be defended - across borders.  Email the US Secretary of Homeland Security to demand US authorities stop the wrongful removal of students’ visas and residency status and respect their human rights: https://www.amnesty.org.uk/actions/stop-wrongful-removal-students-visas-speaking-out
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Niger Delta

Campaign Updates!
You can now order a resource campaigning pack for our ‘No Clean up, no Justice’ campaign. This year is an important year in which we are campaigning across Nigeria and the UK to call on Shell for a clean up of the Niger Delta, and justice for human rights abuses caused by the UK corporate’s operations in the region. If you would like to order a pack, please get in touch with Philippa Griesbach.
 
You can read more about the campaign here, and find additional resources to download and print here.
 
As Amnesty group, we ask you to join in on the campaign. We are in the first stages, where we are building knowledge, educating and mobilising people to join the campaign. Please have a look at your pack on how to do this, and if you are interested in organising an event and inviting speakers, you can speak to the campaigner leading this work – reach out via email to Elaine van der Schaft.
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Justice 4 Nigeria (J4N) for a special screening of I Am More Dangerous Dead

Be inspired by the power of student activism through art and justice.
Join Justice 4 Nigeria (J4N) for a special screening of I Am More Dangerous Dead, the award-winning short documentary by Nigerian filmmaker and student director, Majiye Uchibeke, winner of Best Student Film at the Bristol Independent Film Festival 2023. The film retells the story of the Ogoni 9 — Niger Delta environmental defenders executed in 1995 for standing up to Shell’s oil pollution in Ogoniland. Their legacy of resistance, and the fight for environmental justice, is more urgent than ever.
 
This event is part of Black History Month and organised by Justice 4 Nigeria and supported by Amnesty International UK. Join and be informed,  inspired — and to stand in solidarity with youth activists in the Niger Delta still fighting for justice today.
 
When: Thursday 9 October 7:00-9.30pm
Where: Easton Community Centre, Bristol, BS5 6AW
More info and tickets: click here
Price: Students & Juniors £6, Full price £10
Book your ticket here
 

Individuals at Risk

Write for Rights Resources 2025

Write for Rights 2025 Resources are now available!
Order your resources here
 

Time is ticking down to this year’s write for rights! Join us for the world’s largest human rights campaign, and you can take action in solidarity and for human rights impact together with thousands of people around the world.

Lots of incredible individuals and groups are taking part in this year’s campaign, and we’re working with a brilliant partners organisation to develop a UK case as well.  We continue to see the impact for people featured in previous campaigns, and we want to work to make this year’s as impactful as possible.

You can order your resources now – both a campaign booklet with all the information you need to get started, and a selection of posters to spread the word. 

In 2023, Rocky Myers, a Black man with an intellectual disability, featured in our Write for Rights campaign. Rocky spent three decades on death row in Alabama for murder. He was convicted following testimonies blighted by inconsistencies and alleged police pressure. He was sentenced by a judge who imposed a death sentence against the jury’s wishes – a practice known as “judicial override” which was abolished in Alabama in 2017 but not applied retroactively to Rocky or others with similarly imposed death sentences. Hundreds of thousands of Amnesty supporters called for Rocky’s release, writing letters to demand that the governor of Alabama grant him clemency and commute his death sentence. In February 2025, this was granted.

Rocky’s fight for justice is not over, as he seeks justice for violations in his case, but the threat of the execution has been stopped.

“Not only did this campaign bring awareness to his case, but it was done in such a way that honoured Rocky as a person, father, and grandfather,” said Miriam Bankston, member of Rocky Myers’ legal team. “I know the outpouring of support meant the world to Rocky, and to know that so many people felt called to action is truly inspiring.”
Order your campaign booklet here!
 
 

Action Across Amnesty

Country Coordinators

South Asia

Freedom of speech under threat in South Asia

In India, seven years after the first arrests, the BK16 group of academics, writers and human rights activists, remain in jail or under strict bail conditions. One died in jail. Detained under the catch-all Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, none has gone to trial. Their only crime is a lifetime of activism defending the rights of the poorest, including religious and ethnic minorities.
Action: Write to the Indian High Commission to demand their release. 
In Kashmir there is no freedom of speech, and most media houses have closed.

In Nepal young people took to the streets to protest against the banning of social media platforms, which had been used to criticise the endemic corruption of institutions across the country. Heavy handed policing led to 70 deaths and there was widespread destruction of property. Elections are promised, hopefully the dawn of a new era of accountability.

In Afghanistan the Taliban has dismantled the legal framework, replacing it with a religiously grounded system shaped by the Taliban’s strict interpretation of Islamic Sharia law. The system is riddled with inconsistency, impunity and unaccountability; arbitrary, unfair and closed trials; and personal bias in the carrying out of punishments such as public flogging.
Take action to stop deportations from Iran here.

In Bangladesh 126 Indigenous Bawm people, including 30 women and children, are detained in the Chittagong Hill Tracts in southeastern Bangladesh.  They have been in prison for more than a year on trumped-up charges, which blame the entire Bawm population for the actions of an armed group. Three have died.
Action: We are asking that you help to raise awareness of these prisoners by writing a letter or email to your MP.  
Please see suggested text for a letter to your MP and a summary description.

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Central America and Mexico

Please take action on behalf of the Hasta Encontrarte Collective

On 8 July Amnesty International published its third report, “Disappearing Again: Violence and Impacts Experienced by Women Searchers in Mexico,” within the framework of the Women Searchers campaign. According to the Mexican National Registry of Missing Persons, the total cases of enforced disappearance have now exceeded 130,000 people, making the statistic in this report already out of date.

The Hasta Encontrarte collective, formed in 2021 in the state of Guanajauato. It comprises 86 families; 99% of their members are women. The collective is dedicated to the tireless work of searching for their loved ones through independent search brigades. On the 10th of July 2020 members of the collective were protesting the appointment of the Head of the Guanajuato State Search Commission, as they did not believe he had the required experience for the position. During the protest, some protestors were beaten by police, and 3 female members of the collective were arrested. The women were released after approx. 4 hours. They were not informed of their rights or that criminal proceedings were being taken against them.

In October 2020 the Public Prosecution’s Office sided with the women searchers and declared that no civil offence had been committed during their protest and the police declarations were wrong. However, the state declared the police officers had not abused their authority or provided false statements. Veronica Duran Lara, the activist who was arrested said the following: “When we were arrested, I felt a sense of helplessness, of courage and fear, but also a great deal of pain, because a policeman took my son's photo and trampled on it. I don't know where it went. But it was really painful, because, well, it wasn't fair. I think we weren't hurting anyone. All we wanted was justice in some way, someone to help us find our relatives”.
Please send the attached appeal to the Mexican Ambassador in London.
 

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Activist-led campaign: Urge the UK government to sign and ratify the Convention for Enforced Disappearance

Despite being involved in its drafting, the UK has still neither signed nor ratified this important Convention. From the responses we have received so far, the government argues that the issue of enforced disappearance is already covered by existing legislation. We do not believe that this is an adequate response.
Please send this new appeal to your MP.
Importantly it also contains an invitation to your MP to attend our “drop-in” in Parliament on 21 October, where they can learn more about the Convention.
You can also access the Online Petition here.

For further information, or if you receive a response from your MP, please contact sheila.royce@amnesty.org.uk
 

Amnesty Shops

Amnesty Shop Christmas Range

New Amnesty Shop Christmas Range out now!

This year, we are pleased to be able to offer you 10% off everything at the Amnesty Shop, as well as FREE P&P, on orders over £75. We know that Local Groups and Student activists do amazing work for Amnesty. Buying and sending out cards and gifts from the Amnesty Shop is another way in which you can get involved and help spread our message. As always, we really appreciate your on-going support.

Many groups also buy cards and gifts at the discounted rate, to sell at your stalls or Write for Rights events. All the money you make goes straight to your group fundraising efforts. Christmas cards are always very popular, so make sure to stock up on those for your stalls!

To order online please visit www.amnestyshop.org.uk and set yourself up with an account and log-on. Enter the code 10AMNGRP into the Gift & Promo Codes box on the Payment Options stage of the checkout to receive your 10% off and FREE P&P (minimum spend: £75). Our catalogue is being printed a little later this year, please email sct@amnesty.org.uk from mid October to a request a copy.
 
 
 

September Fundraising Update

Individual Giving 

ISRAELI FORCES ARE KILLING PALESTINIAN FAMILIES
Genocide in Gaza is happening right now. Please help stop these devastating human rights atrocities.

Civilians, including children are being bombed, starved and dehumanised every day. And we have to stop it.

The Israeli authorities are chillingly bold in their genocidal intent with their finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich stating in May 2025: “Gaza will be entirely destroyed”. We cannot look away. Your donation today could help Amnesty International carry out expert human rights monitoring, documentation, analysis, and reporting until the Israeli government can no longer persist in its genocide, apartheid, and illegal occupation.

When our investigators spoke to people in Gaza this spring, they found hunger at catastrophic levels. People said they’re not eating for days on end, trying to survive on wild plants and animal fodder. A shocking 18,741 children have been hospitalised for acute malnutrition since the beginning of this year. Medics say children in hospitals are so severely malnourished and dehydrated, they can’t move or even cry.

A parent in Gaza City told our researchers: “We don’t ask if food is fresh; that’s a luxury, we just want to fill stomachs. I don’t want my child to die hungry.”

The cruel denial of life-saving essentials, like food, fuel, and shelter, is a major violation of international law.
But you are not powerless.
Please give a donation and help stop the genocide.

It’s vital we keep up the pressure in the UK. The UK government must show real backbone by halting all arms exports to Israel because right now it is failing to prevent and punish genocide, as is its legal obligation. By donating to Amnesty International UK today, you could help fund the work of our campaigners who lobby the UK government to demand they take forceful and effective action against the Israeli government and stop selling arms to Israel.

When Amnesty International supporters put their values into action, human rights change happens. Please give what you can today to help us pressure parliamentarians, officials, and ministers to engage with our evidence and take effective action.
Please give a donation!

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Local Group Fundraising Update

Local Group Fundraising Update
 

This month’s local group fundraising update features another successful regular fundraising event organised by a local group. This time it’s the Hornsey and Wood Green Group based in North London and their annual evening of live music held in the house/garden of one of their members. It’s events like these that often act as people’s first experience of Amnesty International UK and human rights activism so consider starting one in your group.

Read on for more details and please email fundraise@amnesty.org.uk to let us know about your recent fundraising ventures for consideration for future local group mailings.

September Fundraising Report
 
 

Community Organising
 

Local Group Audit - 2025

Following the valuable feedback from the Local Groups Audit 2024, we are inviting you to participate in out 2025 Local Group Audit.
This audit will take place from now until 22 October 2025.
The insights gathered from this project will be important in informing project plans, shaping future strategies, and ensuring that your group's needs and perspectives are heard. Your input will contribute to a report we will put together to be released at the end of the year, which will outline the current state of local groups at Amnesty UK. 
As a key member of your local Amnesty group, your insights are crucial to us. The audit will involve a completing the below two surveys.


Please complete both surveys by Wednesday 22.10.2025.
We are hoping the Audit will capture responses of all 120 affiliated local groups.
Please note that we will be conducting a separate survey, aimed to capture data specifically related to Regional Networks.
We encourage you to get feedback from other members and complete the survey collectively, so we can capture as many valuable views and opinions as possible. 
Please use this space to help us understand your group better.
If you are having difficulties in accessing the link or completing the surveys, please feel free to contact me directly philippa.griesbach@amnesty.org.uk. Alternatively you can book a slot with me . I am happy to have a separate chat with you. 


I would like to personally thank you for taking time to complete the surveys and enabling us to continue improving our relationship with you and our Local Group support, going forward.
Local Group Audit 2025
Supplementary Audit
 

Regional Gatherings

The South East Amnesty Local Groups are inviting you to their

Amnesty South East Regional Gathering


Where: Tunbridge Wells
When: Saturday 18 October, 10am - 4:30pm
 
Connect with like-minded Amnesty activists from the South East region for a day of learning, activism, networking and building community power!
 
You can register and find more info here:
 
For further questions, email Arianna at: arianna.pisetti@amnesty.org.uk

We are looking forward to you joining us!
Register here!
 

New office Address

Please see below the New office address for Amnesty International UK
 
Amnesty International United Kingdom Section
2nd Floor, Peter Benenson House
1 Easton Street
London
WC1X 0DW
 

Editing Local Groups Webpages

Please see below guidance on editing Local Groups Webpages.
 
In order to start editing web pages we would need to assign editing rights to your e-mail address. To do so could you please be so kind and “register” via the following link. Sign in.
Once you have done this, please email Philippa with email address/es used to sign up with, and we will assign editing rights to your e-mail address.
 
 

Bank Account Set Up for Amnesty Local Groups

Please note that it has come to our attention that, over the past month, several banks and building societies have started charging interest on bank accounts held by Amnesty Local Groups.
We are very sorry if your local group has been affected by this issue. Although we do not currently have specific guidance on which banks or building societies align with Amnesty's values and ethical finance policies, we have been able to compile a list of banks and building societies which, to the best of our knowledge, are not currently charging interest bank accounts.

Please see below for current recommendations: 
 
 
 

Learning at Amnesty UK

This month the Human Right's Education team is highlighting one new course and two trainings opportunities !

How to plan an Event

Tuesday 7 October - 18:00 - 19:30
How to plan an Event

This session will explore how to organise an event, from coming up with the idea, to event delivery and beyond. Whether you've never organised an event before, or you have organised loads and curious to find out if there's anything else you could do, this session is for you.
This session will be delivered by Amnesty's Activist Events team.
Register here
 

Campaigning to Scrap the UK Government’s Prevent Duty

Tuesday 14 October - 18:00 - 19:30
Campaign to Scrap the UK Government's Prevent Duty

Prevent is part of the UK government’s counter-terrorism strategy, but research by Amnesty and others has proven that the policy is both inherently racist in who is targeted by it, and ineffective in keeping people safe. Come along to this training to learn more about why the Prevent duty is so harmful, and how to campaign for its abolition.
Register here
 

Recruitment

Are you a teacher with a passion for human rights, equality and justice? Our Continuing Professional Development (CPD) teacher programme will give you the expertise to engage your students with human rights.

Our CPD programme will strengthen your skills in teaching and training colleagues and you will meet experts in human rights education to support your professional development. You will also receive the latest resources and try out exciting tools and methods to explore human rights issues in your classroom, your subject area and your wider school community.

‘It was refreshing to undertake training with a provider and presenters that were focused on being inclusive and rights respecting of the adult participants’.  -Amnesty Teacher Training Programme Teacher 2023-2024

Human rights education engages young people in key ethical, social and political issues in a way that is exciting and relevant. As an Amnesty Teacher you will be an advocate for human rights education in your school and beyond. 

Attend all three online training sessions. The dates for the 2025- 2026 training course are: 

  • Saturday 8th November 2025 (Online: 10:00-13:00)
  • Saturday 31st January 2026 (Online 10:00-13:00)
  • Saturday 20th June 2026 (Online 10:00-13:00)


Read more about the Amnesty Teacher Programme here.
Click here to apply!
 
 

What you have been up to

Banbury Amnesty Group


BANBURY AMNESTY GROUP’S SUMMER FETE DODGES THE RAIN AND BREAKS FUNDRAISING RECORD!

The Group's Summer Fete on Saturday 13 September - our main fund-raising event of the year, and one of our main awareness-raising events -  went off very well. The downpour which took place half an hour before start-time drenched only the volunteers and helpers, not the visitors, and fine weather for almost all of the event dried things out quickly!

Attendance was well up to par (thanks to all who came!) and it looks like we've raised just over £1,000, a record for the event. Thanks to everyone who gave so generously, to everyone who helped with the event in any way, and especially to our lead organisers, Eileen, Peter and Sarah, who did a great job.
Our visitors included our MP Sean Woodcock, who was able to talk to lots of people, as well as drawing raffle tickets (see photo below). Our stall of Amnesty info profiled various campaigns including a call on states generally (our central action for the event) to do more to act on their responsibility to stop the genocide in, and blockade of, Gaza.  

Particular thanks also to the Bell Band for the great music which added greatly to the buzz and of course to Neil and Carol for hosting the event in their garden and for all their practical help.
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Reading Amnesty Group


The Reading Group attended its final festival of the summer on Saturday 30 August - Reading Pride. Now in its 20th year, Reading Pride has grown into a fantastic, well attended celebration and protest. We collected signatures for the 3 campaigns in this year's Pride Pack - to end conversion therapy in the UK, to improve trans discourse in the media at the BBC and, in Russia, to review the decision by the Supreme Court to recognise the "International public LGBTQI+ movement" as "extremist". We collected over 300 signatures and lots of sign-ups to our group newsletter.  

Rainbow

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The Reading Group had an excellent day at this year's Reading University's Freshers Fair. The "Wheel of Misfortune" challenged students to think about human rights situations around the world, particularly Women's Rights in Afghanistan. Many signed our petitions calling for the UK government to do more to put pressure on the Taliban to improve the situation for women and girls. Also to create safer routes into the UK for Afghan women and girls. 


Chance2Dance4Charity
The Reading group & friends danced the night away at our  8th chance2dance4charity on 12th September. We had a brilliant time - a record 51 people came and spent the evening dancing, laughing and having fun with friends. We raised almost £300 for Amnesty.



Activism in a local Theatre
We are delighted to have a table at one of our local theatres, The Haymarket in Basingstoke.
They were showing a new play called "The Art of Mayhem" by local theatre company, Proteus. The play tells the untold story of Basingstoke's pioneering place in Trans history. Many theater goers were keen to sign our petitions, particularly the one we have all used at Pride this year, telling the BBC to improve its coverage of trans people.

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Diss Amnesty Group

The Last weekend in August all was going well for the Diss Group at the local Drum Camp.

There was great interest expressed in the campaign as well as the 2nd hand books being sold. 
 

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The Kent Network

The Kent Network participated in its third and final Pride event on 23 August, this time in Dover, further raising Amnesty's profile in the town and collecting new sign-ups to the Network's mailing list.  

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Stop Trump Rally

Thank you all to of you that attended the Stop Trump Rally on the 17 September!!

Members of the Orkney Amnesty Group joined others on 17 September in front of St Magnus Cathedral in Kirkwall to protest the visit to the U.K. of President Trump.

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Members from the Edinburgh Central Group joined.
"I just wanted to say that I thought the march yesterday was really well organised,  many thanks for all the hard work and to the STAN people leading the chanting. I felt safe and felt it was worth the day trip from Scotland. "- Lindsay Martindale

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Thank you all to of you that have sent in their Photo Action!

The Exeter Amnesty Local Group took photos at their meeting on the 9 September with thier Stop Trump placards.

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Stop Trump Rally Group Photo from Cardigan and North Pembrokeshire Amnesty International Group to add their Local Groups Support!

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Black heart Condolences

Bognor Regis, Chichester & District Amnesty Group

Photo left: 4th July garden party; Colin (right) with speaker Lloyd Auchard and auction prize, a framed copy of Shepard Fairey’s ‘Hope’ portrait of Barack Obama (2009).
Photo right: Busking & Street Collection for Amnesty, 22 March 2014. Hear your poem recited – not read!

We were very sorry to hear of the recent death of Colin Crouch, who continued to be a dedicated supporter of Amnesty International long after his stalwart volunteering for a number of roles in the Group committee, including Chair and Publicity officer.

The Group archive includes an article from November 1982 highlighting Colin’s membership of Amnesty, whilst working as an English teacher at Midhurst Grammar School; and after his retirement, Colin was a regular speaker about Amnesty in local schools (often turning up, to the excitement of the kids, on his beloved motorbike).

Colin, as Chair, was the driving force behind the installation of the Amnesty plaque in Bognor and the service at Chichester Cathedral to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which attracted the talents of Geraldine James, Patricia Routledge and Christopher Timothy.
Pamela and Colin also regularly hosted garden parties at their lovely home in Aldwick.


Black heart
Our deepest condolences! 
 
Upcoming Events

Central England Network - Online


For more information contact amnestyunnetwork@gmail.com
Register here

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South West Network - Online


SW Network Launch event 16 October


Former IDF soldiers expose the oppression of Palestinians in the West Bank to fellow Israeli citizens

At 7.30pm on Thursday 16 October Luiz Aberbuj from Breaking the Silence in Jerusalem will talk about the work of the organisation and ways in which it is showing the Israeli public the reality that exists only minutes away from their own homes, yet is rarely portrayed in the media. He will also give an up-to-date report on their perspective on the current situation on the West Bank, which has been all but obscured by the horrendous events in Gaza.

Founded in March 2004 Breaking the Silence is an organisation of veteran soldiers who have served in the Israeli military since the start of the Second Intifada and have taken it upon themselves to expose the Israeli public to the reality of the horrendous conditions faced by the Palestinians in the West Bank. They endeavour to stimulate public debate in Israel about this and, through their work aim to bring an end to the occupation.

This webinar is the launch event for a new Amnesty UK network of human rights activists in South West England. Principally operating online, the network aims to make it easier for people in the region, whether or not they are Amnesty International members, to be part of a movement for positive change both in the UK and around the world. However, we also hope that activists from different parts of the country will be interested in taking part in this event.

The Webinar is open to all Amnesty and human rights activists: book free tickets here

To find out more about the new SW Network please email us at:  aswenetwork21@gmail.com
 
Register here

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Glasgow West Amnesty Group - In person

Come to a Civic Reception to celebrate 50 years of Amnesty in Glasgow!

For all Amnesty International members old and new: join us at the Glasgow City Chambers for a special event with Glasgow's Lord Provost to honour five decades of human rights activism in our beautiful city.

Tuesday 28 October 6-7:30pm - In person Event 

Let's come together to recognize the incredible work done by Amnesty International in our community: meet like-minded folk, hear inspiring stories, and show your ongoing support for human rights (and enjoy drinks and canapes!).

We look forward to seeing you there!
 
Book you ticket here

 

Upcoming Dates

See more on the Amnesty Events page. Post your events on the website via this link.

7 October  6:00pm - 7:30pm - Online Training: "How to plan an Event" Register here

14 October  6:00pm - 7:30pm - Online Training: "Campaigning to Scrap the UK Government’s Prevent Duty" Register here

15 October 6:00pm - 7:15pm -  Local Group Webinar " CEN: Understanding United Nations Human Rights Mechanism" Join here

16 October 7:30pm - 9:30pm -  Local Group Webinar " SWN: SW Network Launch event 16 October
" Join here

28 October 6:00pm - 7:30pm - In person Event: "Come to a Civic Reception to celebrate 50 years of Amnesty in Glasgow!
" Register here

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