Here at Amnesty International Australia, we’re proud to call ourselves a People Powered movement made up of everyday people taking action to challenge injustice and demand dignity, freedom and equality for all.
If you’re ready to step up and become part of our Movement, join us at our next 'Get Active: Intro to Activism at Amnesty' webinar!
The sessions are relaxed and pretty informal, and are open to anyone at any stage of their activism journey. Come along to find out more about the work that we do and the different ways that you can get involved. Whether you’re still new to the world of activism but have a burning desire to do more, or you’re a veteran activist with a basement full of catchy protest placards, there’s a place for you with us!
Fill in the form to be told about when the next 'Get Active: Intro to Activism' session is happening. In the meantime, here are some things you can do...
Take Action Now: You can take online action now to support our key campaigns. Check out the Act Now page to find out what the latest urgent online actions here. If you'd like to do more to support our key campaigns, check out the Activist Resources page which has detailed activist toolkits with everything you need to further support our priority campaigns.
Come along to face to face and online actions: Check out our Events Guide to see if there are any upcoming events or webinars that you can be a part of.
Join a Local Action Group: Local Action Groups are at the heart of our People Powered Movement and are integral in leading grassroots human rights campaigning in their communities. Some of the things our awesome Local Action Groups around the country get up to include letter writing in solidarity with persecuted human rights defenders, hosting events in their community like movie screenings or panel discussions, engaging with local media, gathering petition signatures at their weekend market, meeting with their local MPs and organising and taking part in vigils and protests. Joining an Action Group or Network is an excellent way to meet and connect with other like-minded activists in your community and take action together. You can use this handy tool to find and connect with your closest local action group.
While you’re here, feel free to check out some of these resources that will give you some starting information on Amnesty International, Human Rights and activism.
Get Active resources
An Introduction to Amnesty International & Human Rights
In this guide you’ll learn about what rights we all share and how we can protect them together. You’ll also learn about Amnesty International as a movement, our story and what we fight for. How people from all walks of life around the world have held the powerful to account for several decades. All so we can live in a world where everyone enjoys their human rights.
An Introduction to Activism at Amnesty International
In this guide we want to give you an understanding of what activism involves and how it is central to our work. Importantly, we will show you that anyone can be an activist. It doesn’t matter what experience, skills or background you have, you can still take part.