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Upcoming Events
- When:
- Sun 12 July at 4:00 PM
- Where:
- Avalon Baptist Peace Church, 2 George Street, Avalon, NSW, 2107
Musical group Loosely Woven perform 'The Colour of Prudence' - a free light-hearted acoustic concert with 14 instrumentalists and singers
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- When:
- Thu 16 July at 6:30 PM
- Where:
- Amnesty International NSW Action Centre, Level 1, 79 Myrtle Street, Chippendale, NSW, 2007
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- 10 July 2009
The NSW Stop Violence Against Women Network invites you to attend a roundtable forum to discuss the National Plan of Action to Eliminate Violence Against Women Campaign
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- When:
- Sat 18 July at 9:30 AM
- Where:
- Manly Village Markets, Corner Wentworth and Darley streets, Manly, NSW
Come and visit our stall at the Manly Village Markets and help the Group of 78 in Cambodia, who are under threat of forced eviction, by signing our petition
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- When:
- Tue 21 July at 4:30 PM
- Where:
- NSW Action Centre, Level 1, 79 Myrtle St, Chippendale, NSW
Amnesty International Australia relies on the work of volunteers to help defend human rights internationally. Come along to our Volunteer Information Session to find out how you can help
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Recent News
As part of the Human Rights Act for Australia Consultation process, public hearings were held on 1–3 July in the Great Hall of Parliament House, Canberra. NSW Community Campaigns intern, Danielle Naranjilla, attended and saw democracy in action. Here is her report.
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On 30 June 2009, the Amnesty Group at North Sydney Girls High School held a stall to raise awareness on the unresolved issue of justice for 'comfort women'. Some 200,000 'comfort women' were sexually enslaved in Japanese occupied countries in Southeast Asia during the Second World War.
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Do you want to make a difference in our Justice for Comfort Women Campaign? Well, we're looking for volunteers to help out at an event at Customs House in August. We are also looking for (visual) artists to help perform a live artistic demonstration at this event.
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On Tuesday 16 June Amnesty International and NSW Young Lawyers hosted a discussion about current views towards refugees, focusing on the irony of two lines from the second verse of the national anthem: “for those who’ve come across the seas, we’ve boundless plains to share.” The event was a success with a great turnout and several high profile speakers making up the discussion.
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