THE ACTIVISM GUIDE IS OUT! There are countless opportunities to get involved with Amnesty International. Our Activism Guide is your resource for the latest campaigns and actions. The Activism Guide is a living resource and so we encourage you to bookmark this page and check back for recent updates and new materials and resources. AITO…
GTA Amnesty International Newsletter – March 2023
They Won’t Silence Us: Indigenous, Black and Racialized Women in the Public Domain Tuesday March 7th Join us for a panel discussion, with Dr. Jill Andrew, Velma Morgan and Brandi Morin, in Toronto on March 7th to explore the nuances of intersecting racialized and gendered political violence targeted against women in the public domain. The…
GTA Amnesty International Newsletter – February 2023
THE ACTIVISM GUIDE IS OUT! There are countless opportunities to get involved with Amnesty International. Our Activism Guide is your resource for the latest campaigns and actions. The Activism Guide is a living resource and so we encourage you to bookmark this page and check back for recent updates and new materials and resources. AITO…
GTA Amnesty International Newsletter – January 2023
TREE OF PEACE – Solidarity Action for Dorgelesse On 22 September 2020, Dorgelesse joined a peaceful protest in Douala, Cameroon. It was her first ever protest. She had never been politically active before, but her concerns about the state of Cameroon’s economy led her to join the demonstrations. Police arrested Dorgelesse while she was holding…
GTA Amnesty International Newsletter – June 2022
GUEST ESSAY SERIES For Pride 2022 & Indigenous History Month, we’ve curated a special guest essay series written by community activists & leaders of queer & Indigenous-led orgs. Throughout June, we’ll release one essay a week, each highlighting a different human rights issues for these communities. The first essay: On Intersectionality, Access to Justice, and Walking…
GTA Amnesty International Newsletter – May 2022
Amnesty’s Seasonal Activism Guide is Out! Welcome to your Spring/Summer 2022 Activism Guide! This Activism Guide contains everything you need to take action with Amnesty International from May to August. Please share this guide with your networks or encourage them to subscribe. HIGHLIGHTS: >In MAY, show your solidarity with anti-war protestors in Russia. >In JUNE, take action for World…
GTA Amnesty International Newsletter – April 2022
GOOD NEWS GUATEMALA: Indigenous environmental defender Bernardo Caal Xol released!!! Our Write for Rights campaign empowered supporters to send messages calling for Bernardo’s release and respect for Indigenous rights. More than 26,500 messages were sent from Canada. THANK YOU TO ALL THAT TOOK ACTION!You can read here the press release that we have issued about Bernardo’s release. It is incredibly…
GTA Amnesty International Newsletter – March 2022
TAKE ACTION NOW! PROTECT CIVILIANS IN UKRAINERead HERE on how Amnesty International is mobilizing as a global movement to protect human rights and lives in Ukraine and to hold leaders accountable; check our social media updates and get details on Amnesty International’s Crisis Evidence Lab analyzed digital evidence—including photos, videos and satellite imagery— of three indiscriminate attacks carried…
GTA Amnesty International Newsletter – February 2022
TAKE ACTION NOW! CANADAIn September 2021 heavily armed Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers (RCMP) entered Wet’suwet’en territory in Northwest British Columbia to enforce an injunction obtained by Coastal Gaslink. Video footage, often graphic, shows the violent arrests of various people between late September and the end of November, including two journalists, elders, and hereditary Chiefs….
GTA Amnesty International Newsletter – January 2022
41 Wins for Human Rights in 2021 It’s been a busy 2021 for Amnesty International with positive changes taking place around the world. Laws have been rewritten, awards have been won, prisoners of conscience released and our supporters have continued to campaign with passion to ensure people can live free from torture, harassment or unjust…
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