Dear Amnesty Supporter

YOU ARE WARMLY INVITED TO JOIN THE CENTRAL ENGLAND NETWORK!
 

• Get more involved in protecting Human Rights

• Be part of the Amnesty International movement making a difference in the world

• Contribute to the work of Amnesty in ways that fit with your commitments and skills

The Amnesty Central England Network is a new initiative led by volunteer local activists, working with colleagues in Amnesty UK and local Amnesty groups. We aim to maximise participation and impact in support of Human Rights across the West, East and South Midlands areas.

Simply email amnestycentralenglandnetwork@gmail.com to join our flexible supporter Network.  You’ll receive our communications about activities in the region and can participate as much or as little as you wish. We’ll be operating partly online, partly in-person. There’s no cost to joining. You can opt out at any time.  We’d love to have you on board!

If you would like to do more than this, you are also warmly invited to join one of the Network’s teams addressing specific challenges:

• Become a “Constituency Rep” –  Our aim is to ensure that as many as possible of the 149 MPs across the Central England region are hearing loud and clear Amnesty’s demands for action on the Human Rights issues of concern to people in our region. You can help by sending or tweaking template letters to your MP that we will send you. Many existing Constituency Reps stop there, but if you have time the Network’s MP Advocacy Team can also support you in building a relationship with your MP and meeting with them periodically.

• Join one of our friendly Campaign Teams - planning, organising and delivering activity on one of our three priority campaign areas:

1. Refugees and asylum seekers (where we need to ensure the new UK Government delivers significant change)
2. Oppressed peoples (where the current focus is on human rights violations in Israel/Palestine, Kashmir and China)
3. Antiracism (where we are both on our own learning journey as activists, as well as seeking to influence policy and decision-makers)

If you would like to be involved in one of these campaigning areas or find out more, please email amnestycentralenglandnetwork@gmail.com
 

Alternatively, if you could help us develop Network communications (e.g. website, social media, mailings) or help with organising events (whether online or in-person), or are interested in getting involved in fundraising, again please email amnestycentralenglandnetwork@gmail.com

This is a great opportunity to be part of defending and promoting Human Rights in our region. With severe challenges to fundamental Human Rights taking place around the globe and in the UK, it feels like our voices and work have never been more needed. We look forward to welcoming you to the Amnesty Central England Network and making a difference!

With best wishes

The Amnesty Central England Network Organising Team
Email: amnestycentralenglandnetwork@gmail.com

The Amnesty Central England Network aims to build a more powerful activist movement in our region, to change attitudes and to achieve, and contribute to, human rights victories locally, nationally and internationally. It is a flexible regional network that aims to enable as many people as possible of all backgrounds to participate actively in ways that fit with their time availability, skills and interests.