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Get more involved

You've become an Amnesty member and now you'd like to get more involved. There are a number of different ways you can take action for human rights with others or on your own:


Take action now 		Take action online. Amnesty's latest actions and priority appeals are always online. Take action now!
Take action now Join the Urgent Action Network and write letters on behalf of people whose human rights are in jeopardy. Find out more or sign-up now.
Take action now Stay informed with the Activist. Published every two months, the Activist newsletter is for members who want to stay active. More newsletters...
Take action now Display Amnesty brochures at your workplace, school, gym or faith community and help spread the human rights message. Order online and receive our free Amnesty display kit.
Bring Amnesty to your workplace. Share Amnesty's human rights message with your colleagues by participating in Amnesty's Workplace Giving Program.
Join a group in your area. There are hundreds of Amnesty groups meeting in schools and communities across the country. Find one near you.

Join a specialized network. Below are networks and other activism opportunities for those who are interested in specific human rights issues:

Artists for Amnesty Sing. Paint. Design. Create. Act. Write. Artists across Canada and around the world are using their talents to help defend human rights.

Business and human rights Amnesty International believes that the business community also has a wider responsibility - moral and legal - to use its influence to promote respect for human rights.

Children's human rights Take action to protect the rights of children.

LGBT Activism LGBT Rights are Human Rights! AI has a particular and useful role to play in locating LGBT rights in the consideration of human rights generally, not as special rights, but as fundamental rights ensured to each and every member of society.

Medical Nework Amnesty International's worldwide Medical Network is a unique opportunity for health care workers to protect and promote human rights.

Refugee Network Amnesty International members remind governments that refugees are the victims of human rights abuses.

Women's Action Network Take action to protect the rights of women around the world.

Youth and Student Activism There are over 400 groups and 150 individual members of the Youth & Student Program across Canada.