Minehead

In our August/ September newsletter, our member Cherry Bird, AIUK's volunteer country coordinator for India & Nepal, gives us an update on the BK16 and other human rights concerns in India and Kashmir. We were very sad to hear of the...

On Saturday 7 August 2021, w e were very fortunate that after a very wet morning, the rain stopped in time for our fundraising AmnestyTea at Alison and Roy's home in Roadwater to go ahead as planned. Around 30 people came to support...

At last we were able to meet face to face again for a letter writing session on 15 July 2021. Six of us sat at two tables in the Beach Hotel, and in spite of a certain amount of chat, we wrote 24 letters. We covered nine cases from the...

Our June/July newsletter from the Minehead Local Group includes reports of recent events where we have actually been able to meet up face to face! These included a picnic to celebrate Amnesty's 60th birthday and fund-raising events for...

The Minehead AI Local Group marked Refugee Week 2021 in various ways. On 14 June, we listened via Zoom to a very interesting, informative and authoritative talk about Syria by Kristyan Benedict, Campaign Manager in AIUK's Crisis and...

On Saturday 29 May, nine Amnesty members met in the lovely surroundings of Blenheim Gardens in Minehead to celebrate Amnesty International's 60th birthday. Alison, our chair, had made a delicious cake which we all enjoyed eating! It...

The Minehead Group's May 2021 newsletter includes some actions we can all take this month, together with news of recent meetings, on-line talks and current campaigns. With the gradual easing of Covid restrictions, we are hoping that we...

Our latest newsletter includes reports of several talks our members have attended over the last few weeks. Several of these have focused on human rights in the UK and a number of Bills that the Government is putting through Parliament...

Our February 2021 newsletter describes the latest events in India and actions you can take. A sample letter is attached. Other campaign updates include Nepal, the unequal distribution of Covid vaccinations in Israel and the Occupied...

Our January 2021 newsletter includes our regular features of 'actions you can take this month', 'campaign updates' and 'diary dates'. We had a successful Write for Rights 2020 campaign, managing to post 110 letters and cards, despite...