Start an Amnesty youth group
Start a youth group at your school or college and take action on human rights with other young people. We’ll send you practical resources, campaign ideas and support to help you set up and run your group.
We’re really excited that you’re interested in starting an Amnesty Youth Group.
You’ll soon discover the big difference our youth groups makes to its members, the wider school and those you campaign for. We provide all the materials and support you need. But do get in touch if you need help along the way.
Want to know what it's like to run a group? Hear from teachers who run groups in their schools in our short film.
How to join
To engage as many young people as possible in the Amnesty movement, affiliations for youth groups are now FREE. If you have any questions, contact [email protected].
Getting started
We'll send you everything you need to set up your group, including eye-catching materials, campaign actions and information guides.
You can get going straight away with our Youth Activist Toolkit which includes the current campaign action to download, plus tried and tested guides on everything from planning your first meeting to lobbying politicians.
Get in touch
If you have any questions at all, please contact Ebony Moreno, our Community Organiser for Youth:
Email [email protected]
Phone 020 7033 1596
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