You are a member of Amnesty International, but now you want to do more?
(if you're not a member of Amnesty International... why not!? Click here to join!)
By contributing as little as one or two hours a year of your time voluntarily, you'll be helping ensure Amnesty International has an even greater human rights impact.The many ways you, as a member, can get more involved are listed below. Read through the options then email your preferences to activism@amnesty.org.nz. We will then contact you with further information.
- Direct action options
- Specialist volunteer options
- Publicity: Help us promote our work
Contribution Guide
How much time do you have to spare?
| Time you have to spare | Direct Action | Specialist Volunteer | Publicity |
| 10 - 20 min per month 1 - 2 hrs per yr |
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| 2+ hrs per month |
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| 4+ hrs per month |
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| 5+ weeks full time (8+ hrs per week) |
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Direct Action Options
Take direct action on your own or with others
Freedom Writers Network Much of the campaigning strength of Amnesty International lies in the messages of reasoned protest which are sent by its members to those responsible for human rights violations. As a member of the Freedom Writers Network, you'll receive monthly Worldwide Appeal cases of individual victims of human rights abuses on which AI members around the world take action.Urgent Action Network Do you have an email address? If so, you can join the Urgent Action Network, allowing you to send immediate appeals to governments to stop people being tortured, killed or held in secret detention.
Specialist Network Networks specialise in one area of Amnesty's human rights work and attract members with a passion for, or expertise, in that area. Our networks are e-based and send out a newsletter on a bi-monthly basis: a mix of information and action requests. They allow you to take action at home on a topic close to your heart. An email address is required to belong to a specialist network. Currently we have four such networks: Legal, Children's Rights, Refugee Rights and Faiths Communities Networks.
Local Group or Regional Team AI groups and regional teams, made up of members living or working in the same area or region, are at the forefront in our campaigning against injustice. The key attributes required to join a group are energy, enthusiasm and a desire to work with others. You will be warmly welcomed at any one of some 32 local groups operating from Dunedin in the South to Auckland in the North.
AIANZ school groups We have more than 100 school and youth groups nationwide and are keen to link students to existing school groups or work along side students or teachers to set up a new school group. A key annual focus is the Freedom Challenge held during the first week of August. Recognising that students might not be able to financially support AI - free membership is offered via the school group.
Specialist Volunteer Options
Offer your skills and talents
These are just some of the skills, talents and resources we regularly require.- speaking at school or group gatherings
- phoning members as a Contact Centre staff member
- Auckland office volunteer programme
- Internships
- Own a business and would consider contributing the following (i.e. goods, time, services)
- Expertise in a foreign country or region*
- Able to speak/write/translate a specific language/s*
Publicity
Help us Promote Our Work
- Collect for Freedom Week
Freedom Week in the first week of August is Amnesty International's annual public action and appeal week, raising money and awareness for our work. We are always looking for members willing to collect on the street or outside supermarkets or who could phone members and ask them to collect. - Recruit new members and promote our work
On request we can send you out several membership forms, cards and current campaign leaflets for you to give to friends, family and colleagues - Feature an Amnesty counter tray at your work or shop
Supplied with badges, current campaign and membership leaflets
If you are interested in any of the above please alert the Activism Support Manager via activism@amnesty.org.nz to that interest. Please provide a phone contact also and you will be contacted with further information.
If you are not a member but would like to become one to allow you to participate in any of the above, click on this: join/donate. All members are sent a membership kit that offers the above options
