Amnesty International Australia New South Wales Branch

‘Loosely Woven’ concert

2009-07-12T06:00:36+00:00

Musical group Loosely Woven perform 'The Colour of Prudence' - a free light-hearted acoustic concert with 14 instrumentalists and singers

SVAW - National Plan Of Action Roundtable

2009-07-16T08:30:06+00:00

The NSW Stop Violence Against Women Network invites you to attend a roundtable forum to discuss the National Plan of Action to Eliminate Violence Against Women Campaign

Manly Markets stall: Take action for Group 78 in Cambodia

2009-07-17T23:30:09+00:00

Come and visit our stall at the Manly Village Markets and help the Group of 78 in Cambodia, who are under threat of forced eviction, by signing our petition

Volunteer Information Session July 2009

2009-07-21T06:30:34+00:00

Amnesty International Australia relies on the work of volunteers to help defend human rights internationally. Come along to our Volunteer Information Session to find out how you can help

Run for Amnesty at City2Surf - and receive a free T-shirt

2009-08-08T23:00:54+00:00

Run, jog, roll or walk in support of human rights at this year's biggest fun run - the City2Surf - and receive a free Amnesty International T-shirt

Justice for Comfort Women at Customs House

2009-08-13T01:00:11+00:00

Come and join us for the last NSW event for the “Justice for Comfort Women” campaign before the campaign heads off to Canberra to be presented to Kevin Rudd

Human Rights Hearing: Canberra

2009-07-09T05:39:06+00:00

As part of the Human Rights Act for Australia Consultation process, public hearings were held on 1–3 July in the Great Hall of Parliament House, Canberra. NSW Community Campaigns intern, Danielle Naranjilla, attended and saw democracy in action. Here is her report.

Butterfly Action

2009-07-09T04:31:41+00:00

On 30 June 2009, the Amnesty Group at North Sydney Girls High School held a stall to raise awareness on the unresolved issue of justice for 'comfort women'. Some 200,000 'comfort women' were sexually enslaved in Japanese occupied countries in Southeast Asia during the Second World War.

Wanted: volunteers for Comfort Women Campaign event

2009-07-03T06:00:17+00:00

Do you want to make a difference in our Justice for Comfort Women Campaign? Well, we're looking for volunteers to help out at an event at Customs House in August. We are also looking for (visual) artists to help perform a live artistic demonstration at this event.

Boundless Plains Shared?

2009-06-19T04:26:35+00:00

On Tuesday 16 June Amnesty International and NSW Young Lawyers hosted a discussion about current views towards refugees, focusing on the irony of two lines from the second verse of the national anthem: “for those who’ve come across the seas, we’ve boundless plains to share.” The event was a success with a great turnout and several high profile speakers making up the discussion.

Join our Justice for ‘Comfort Women’ Campaign

2009-06-11T04:56:18+00:00

In the months of June, July, and August, Amnesty International Australia NSW will be working on the 'Comfort Women' campaign as part of its international Stop Violence Against Women campaign. Find out more about this campaign and take part in our regional tour of butterfly actions in NSW.

Amnesty International UNSW’s great contribution to the Human Rights Act debate

2009-06-03T08:22:50+00:00

The open community forum "Does Australia need a Human Rights Act?" hosted by Amnesty International UNSW and UNSW Law Society, featured a moderated panel of distinguished speakers and was a huge success with over 400 attendees. The Human Rights consultation closes on Monday 15th June, make your submission now if you haven't already done so.

Urgent Action news: June 2009

2009-06-02T05:38:32+00:00

An update on our current Urgent Action appeals and some outcomes from the past couple of months.

Steve Cornelius wins June Fassina Award

2009-05-22T05:04:14+00:00

Congratulations to Steve Cornelius on winning the June Fassina Award for his work on refugees.

Wine and Tiananmen roses

2009-05-20T06:12:09+00:00

Some members of Amnesty International Manly group got together this week over wine and nibbles to make some paper roses as part of an action for the Tiananmen Square 20th anniversary - find out how you can do the same.

Youth Advisory Group 2009 - Apply now!

2009-05-18T04:07:29+00:00

Are you between 18 and 24, already involved with Amnesty International, and looking to increase your involvement? We're putting the call out for activists to be part of our new Youth Advisory Group.