The Solihull Group is one of over 330 local groups which meet regularly to promote the aims of Amnesty International through raising awareness, talks, petitioning, lobbying, letter writing and fund raising.
We maintain strong links with our parent organisation Amnesty International UK.
- We have been involved in centrally co-ordinated campaigns on behalf of human rights in South Korea, China, U.S.A., Saudi Arabia, Laos.
- Our efforts have helped to secure the release of political prisoners in Chile, Kosovo, Morocco and Nigeria.
We meet in the in the vestry at Christchurch, Union Road, Solihull between 8pm and 10pm on the 3rd Monday of each month. You don't have to be a member of Amnesty International to join us - if you would like to meet our members and find out more about what we do, just come along.
If you need a lift one of our members can probably help.
For further information email :-
or contact our chairman on 01564 777099
Our Planning group meet regularly to organise the program of monthly topics, fundraising and social events.
The topics follow Amnesty International campaigns and country action programs with visiting speakers and presentations by our own members.
- Attend our monthly meetings to improve your own awareness and help organise campaigns
- Write letters to support our campaigns
- Join Amnesty's 'Urgent Action' network
- Help with awareness raising events
- Sell flags at our annual street collections
- Help with fund raising activities e.g. car boot sales and quizzes
When you contact a group member please tell them which of the above activites you are interested in.
21/11/2005 - monthly meeting on Turkey Action
19/11/2005 - Social Event
16/01/2006 - monthly meeting on Stop Violence Against Women
All local enquiries please e-mail :- aisol@blueyonder.co.uk
A world-wide movement of human rights activists and finaciancial supporters.
We work together to prevent violations of people's fundamental human rights by government, businesses and individuals.
We believe that mass public pressure expressed through effective forms of action is critical to stopping human rights violations.