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Amnesty International groups are formed when a number of committed activists meet regularly to carry out AI's human rights campaigns. They work on behalf of the victims of human rights violations, to encourage others in the community to send appeals, raise awareness and fundraise. Typically groups meet once a month.
The format of meetings vary depending on the nature of the groups. Some meetings are very casual l, while other groups choose to observe formal rules of procedure. Some groups concentrate on specific AI concerns or on specific countries or regions of the world. Others decide to tackle a broad range of issues. Depending on their resources, groups may take up a range of campaigning activities: they create public awareness through community news media; lobby local politicians; reach out to involve professionals; send letters and other direct appeals; do human rights education work through public speaking/presentation in schools; and organize fundraising events.
Here are the community groups you can join in the GTA :
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Greater Toronto Area Groups & Specialized Teams Pamphlet
(Adobe Acrobat PDF file)
Groups in Metropolitan Toronto
Group 18
(Bloor & Bedford)
Quaker Meeting House
60 Lowther Avenue
416-975-4771
2nd Monday of each month
3rd Monday in October
7:00 pm
ACTION: Colombia, General AI campaigns
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Human Rights for Iran Action Circle
AI Toronto office,
1992 Yonge Street, 3rd Floor
2nd Thursday of each month
6:30 PM
Click here to email:
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Action Circle A45 - Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender
Click Here to Email
web: www.aito.ca/lgbt
Pictures, click here
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Group 50
(French Speaking)
AI Toronto office,
1992 Yonge Street, 3rd Floor
Chantal Smieliauskas
905-271-5944
Yveline Baranyi
416-621-0865
web: Group 50
2nd Wednesday of each month
7:00 PM
ACTION: South-East Asia, Morocco, Africa's Great Lakes Region and Colombia
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Group 55
(Etobicoke)
Royal York Road United Church
851 Royal York Road
Mary Hall
Last Monday of each month
7:30 PM
ACTION: West Africa Region
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Group 63
(Bloor & Spadina)
Bloor Street United Church
300 Bloor Street West
(at Huron Street)
Dawn Michael
416-690-6885
1st Thursday of each month
(Sept. to June)
7:30 PM
ACTION: China, Colombia Action
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Group 65
(Yonge and Lawrence)
ACTION: Caribbean
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Group 74
(St. Clair & Avenue Rd.)
web: Group 74
Timothy Eaton Memorial Church
230 St. Clair Avenue West
3rd Monday of each month
except August and December
7:15 PM
ACTION: West Africa, Death Penalty, Chinese Prisoner of Conscience
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Newtonbrook United Church
53 Cummer Avenue
Karen Eaton
416-993-8154
2nd Friday of each month
7:30 PM
ACTION: USA, Myanmar
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Group 123
(The Beaches, Toronto East)
St. John's of Norway Anglican Church
(Woodbine at Kingston Rd.)
Renee Saviour
4th Tuesday of each month
7:30 PM
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Group 142
(St. Clair & Avenue Rd.)
First Unitarian Congregation
175 St. Clair Avenue West
Ted Wood
416-429 6351
3rd Wednesday of each month
7:30 PM
ACTION: Caribbean Regional Action Network
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Group 164
(Riverdale / Cabbagetown)
St. Barnabas Anglican Church
361 Danforth Ave. (at Chester, south side of Danforth).
Click Here to Email
416-465-7365
1st Tuesday of each month (Sept. - June)
7:00 PM
ACTION: Turkey Regional Action Network, Campaign Against the Death Penalty
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St. James' Cathedral Action Circle
The Cathedral Church of St. James
65 Church St.
Toronto
Angela Carroll
web: St. James' Cathedral Action Circle
Please note that there is no requirement to attend worship or be a member of the Cathedral in order to attend the meetings. All are welcome!
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Groups Outside Toronto
Group 21
(Burlington)
St. Christopher's Anglican Church
662 Guelph Line
Burlington, Ontario
3rd Monday of each month
7:30 PM
ACTION: Colombia Action, SEAMRAN (Southeast Asia and Myanmar Regional Action Network)
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Group 75
(Oakville)
Church of the Incarnation
1240 Old Abbey Lane
Oakville, Ontario
Wendy Belcher
905-844-4194
web: www.amnestyoakville.com
1st Tuesday of every month
7:30 PM
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Group 90
(Ajax / Pickering)
Pickering Village United Church
300 Church St. North
Ajax, Ontario
Shirley Guppy
shirleyguppy@sympatico.ca
4th Wednesday of each month
January, March, May, July, October
9:15 am.
February, April, June, September, November
7:00 PM
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Group 130
(Mississauga)
Miriam Chun
web: www.amnestymississauga.org
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Group 196
(Halton Hills)
St. John's United Church
11 Guelph Street
Georgetown, Ontario
Janet Duval
905-877-1994
Occasionally meet on Wednesdays
7:30 PM
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AI Action Circle A65 (Newmarket/Aurora)
Trinity Anglican Church
79 Victoria St.
Aurora, Ontario
Renee Leblanc
905-713-6713
3rd Thursday of each month except June, July, August and December.
7:30 PM
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