Amnesty Student Conference 2013: Book your place!

Saturday 2 & Sunday 3 November, Human Rights Action Centre, Shoreditch, London

Book your place to hear expert speakers discuss and debate the human rights issues of today, including:

• Syria: 'I can still see hope'
• Afghanistan: Violence against women
• Sri Lanka: Torture and impunity
• Northern Ireland: Failure to deal with the legacy of past human rights abuses
• Looking to Amnesty's future

... and more!

• Learn new campaigning skills at a range of interactive workshops
• Meet students from all over the UK + find out what other student groups are up to
• Take action on the streets of London to demand progress on human rights in Sri Lanka
• Participate in the Student Action Network Annual General Meeting + Student Action Network committee elections
• Dance the night away at the conference party
• Sleep at the crash pad, a huge 'indoor camping' sleepover at Circus Space on Hoxton Square

Cost: £20 per person, including meals and crash pad accommodation on Saturday night

Read the blog about last year's conference to find out why you should book a ticket!

Places are limited to 8 per Amnesty student group, while tickets last. Please note, there are 120 Amnesty student groups in the UK but only 250 places at Conference. Tickets will be sold on a first-come first-served basis, up to a maximum of 8 places per group.

If you are not a member of an Amnesty student group but would like to attend, please email studentbookings@amnesty.org.uk and we'll put you on the waiting list. 

Conference details

The conference will be held at the Human Rights Action Centre, 17-25 New Inn Yard, London, EC2A 3EA. 

Evening entertainment and accommodation will be at the nearby Circus Space on Hoxton Square.

As a delegate at the conference, you will be provided with:

• Crash Pad accommodation (a sports hall in the same venue as the evening entertainment)
• Please bring a sleeping bag, pillow, camping mat etc
• Meals throughout the conference (lunch and evening meal on Saturday; breakfast and lunch on Sunday)
• Entry to the social event on Saturday evening

Registration will open at 10am on Saturday 2 November. The conference will finish at 5pm on Sunday 3 November. See below for a draft agenda.

Please note: Unlike previous years, we will not be providing crash pad accommodation on the Friday night (the night before the conference starts).  If you have a long journey to London and plan to travel down on the Friday, we suggest that you book into a nearby youth hostel, e.g. the YHA at St. Pancras which is less than 30 minutes from the conference venue by public transport. 

Draft agenda: Saturday 2 November

10.00: Arrivals, registration
11.00: Welcome
11.30: Plenary - Afghanistan
12.30: Lunch
13.15: Plenary - Sri Lanka
14.15: Break
14.45: Campaign Action Briefing
15.15: Campaign action (off-site)
18.00: Arrive back at HRAC; break
18.30: Plenary - Syria
19.30: Dinner, Raise-Off awards, conference party at Circus Space, Hoxton Square
23.45: End of evening entertainment; overnight accommodation available in crash pad at Circus Space 

Draft agenda: Sunday 3 November

7.30: Breakfast at Circus Space
9.00: STAN elections
9.30: Voting & break
10.00: Plenary - Northern Ireland
11.00: Break
11.15: AGM
12.30: Lunch
13.15: Workshops (choice of 10)
14.45: Break
15.15: Plenary - Looking to Amnesty's future
16.30: Closing remarks
17.00: Finish