Amnesty Groups

Deepen your activism and meet new people by joining an Amnesty Group in your area. To find your closest group, search by province or territory.

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Find Amnesty Groups & Activist Leaders Near You

Search for local Amnesty Groups, Book Clubs, and Grassroots Activist Leaders near you using our interactive Google map. If your browser cannot render the interactive map, click the button below to view it in another window. Alternatively, you can search by province or territory.

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  • Group Name
  • Meeting Location
  • Time
  • Email
  • Phone

Vancouver Island

Victoria

Socials:
Facebook

*Location varies. Please check with the group.

Gabriola Island

*Contact the group for more information.

Comox Valley

  • Comox Valley Action Circle
  • Contact the Group*
  • 2nd Tuesday of each Month
  • tonyray@shaw.ca
Socials:
Facebook

*Contact the group for more information.

Campbell River

*Contact the group for more information.

Southwestern BC

Fraser Valley, Lower Mainland & Vancouver

Coquitlam

Socials:
Facebook

*Contact the group for more information.

Richmond

*Contact the group for more information.

Vancouver East Side

Socials:
Facebook

Vancouver West Side

Vancouver Downtown

Socials:
Facebook

*Contact the group for more information.

Burnaby

Socials:
Facebook

*Contact the group for more information.

Vancouver Thematic/Speciality Groups

White Rock

*Contact the group for more information.

Okanagan

Vernon

Socials:
Facebook Globe

*Contact the group for more information.

Kelowna

Socials:
Facebook Globe X-twitter

*Contact the group for more information.

Kootenays & Northern BC

Nelson

*Location varies. Please check with the group.

Prince George

Socials:
Facebook

*Contact the group for more information.

Hazelton

Socials:
Facebook

*Contact the group for more information.

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Northern Alberta

Edmonton

Socials:
Facebook Globe

*Please check the group’s website for next meeting announcements

Jasper

Socials:
Facebook

Rimbey

*Contact the group for more information.

Southern Alberta

Calgary

Socials:
Facebook

*Please check the group’s website for next meeting announcements

Lethbridge

Socials:
Facebook Globe

Northern & Southern Saskatchewan

Saskatoon

Socials:
Facebook Globe

*Contact the group for more information.

Regina

Socials:
Facebook Globe

*Contact the group for more information.

Regina

Moose Jaw

Socials:
Globe

*Contact the group for more information.

Winnipeg

Socials:
Facebook

*Please check the group’s website for next meeting announcements

Northern/Eastern Ontario

Timmins

Socials:
Facebook

North Bay

*Contact the group for more information.

South-Western Ontario & Waterloo-Wellington

Windsor

Socials:
Facebook

*Contact the group for more information.

Niagara-on-the-Lake

Sarnia

St. Clair Beach Anglican Church

  • St. Mark’s-on-the-Lake Anglican Church Action Circle A79
  • Contact the Group*
  • Contact the Group*
  • kwight@mnsi.net

*Contact the group for more information.

Guelph

*Contact the group for more information.

Kitchener/Waterloo

  • Kitchener/Waterloo Group 9
  • Conrad Grebel College, University of Waterloo, Room 4224
  • 1st Tuesday of each Month at 7:30pm*
  • groupnine9@gmail.com
Socials:
Facebook

*Please confirm by email or check our Facebook page

Kitchener/Waterloo

London, St Marys & Stratford

*Spring, Summer and Fall, this group meets in person in St Marys. In winter months, this group meets online. To find out any other details, please contact the group.

Central Ontario

Burlington

Socials:
Facebook

Burlington

Burlington

  • Church of the Incarnation Action Circle A19
  • Contact the Group*
  • Contact the Group*
  • cursusan@cmail.com

*Contact the group for more information.

Brampton

*Contact the group for more information.

South-Central Ontario

Orillia

Thornbury

Barrie

Socials:
Facebook

Barrie

  • Dalston-Crown Hill United Church Action Circle A111
  • Contact the Group*
  • Contact the Group*
  • ecaldwell@primus.ca

*Contact the group for more information.

West Grey

*Contact the group for more information.

Greater Toronto Area

If you live in Toronto and you are involved in Amnesty as an individual or as part of an Amnesty local group or structure, then you are part of Amnesty International Toronto Organization (AITO). We encourage all of you to join us at our monthly meeting.

Toronto

Socials:
Facebook Globe

GTA: Bloor+Bedford

GTA: Fairlawn United Church

GTA: Toronto East

*Contact the group for more information.

GTA: First Unitarian Church

*Contact the group for more information.

GTA: First Unitarian Church

*Contact the group for more information.

Newmarket/Aurora: Trinity Anglican Church

Kawarthas-Lakeshore

Ajax-Pickering

  • Ajax-Pickering Group 90
  • Pickering Village United Church, Ajax
  • Sept (opening meeting), May (closing meeting); all other meetings are on an as-needed basis*
  • AmnestyInt90@gmail.com
Socials:
Facebook

*Contact the group for more information.

Peterborough

Socials:
Facebook

*Contact the group for more information.

Lindsay

*Contact the group for more information.

Eastern Ontario

Belleville

Socials:
Facebook

Kingston

*Contact the group for more information.

Napanee

*Contact the group for more information.

Ottawa

Ottawa

Socials:
Facebook

*Contact the group for more information.

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Montreal West Island

Socials:
Facebook

*Contact the group for more information.

Montreal Downtown

Socials:
Facebook Globe

*Contact the group for more information.

Montreal Westmount

*Contact the group for more information.

St. John’s

  • Amnesty International St. John’s Community Group 126
  • Contact the Group*
  • Contact the Group*
  • AmnestyYYT@gmail.com
Socials:
Facebook

*Contact the group for more information.

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Whitehorse

  • Whitehorse Action Circle A106
  • Whitehorse United Church, Main St
  • 4th Tuesday of each Month at 7pm; not June-August

Yellowknife

Socials:
Facebook

*Contact the group for more information.

Community Activism

There are Amnesty Groups and Action Circles spread out in communities across Canada. Each group is different. They range in size from only a few members to up to 30-50 members.

Amnesty groups engage in many types of human rights campaigns and activities. 

  • They raise awareness about human rights issues in their communities by talking to the local media
  • Lobby their local politicians and government officials,
  • Organize educational events with guest speakers, videos, and webcasting
  • Group members write letters, hold vigils, organize demonstrations and other public events, and
  • Work on specific long-standing appeal cases of individuals whose human rights are at risk.
Find a Group near you
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Community-based structures

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Community Group

A well-established gathering of local Amnesty activists who come together regularly (at least once a month) to work on human rights issues. A Community Group usually has a defined operating structure, led by elected or selected group leaders. Each year, the group develops an annual work plan of activities.

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Action Circle

A flexible, loose arrangement of activists working together on specific events or projects. Action Circles were set up to enable busy activists to contribute to human rights on a short-term basis. Some Action Circles take on year-round projects, while others are formed around special projects. The Action Circle could go into hiatus or disband when their projects are completed.

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Youth Activism

Student activists have always been at the frontlines of human rights movements: from standing in front of tanks in Tiananmen Square to petitioning governments to abolish the death penalty. Students are there.

Amnesty International publishes a handy online seasonal guide for community activists and organizers. Check out the latest issue today.

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