The Group generally meets between 7pm-9pm every third Thursday of the Month at Leeds Civic Hall (the large white building opposite Millennium Square). At the Meetings we have various Guest Speakers and discuss Amnesty Campaigns and Business. You don’t have to be a member of the group or Amnesty to join us; you just need an interest in human rights and to show up for a warm welcome!
Leeds Civic Hall on Calverley Street, LS1 1UR (opposite the Millennium Square). Just ask for the room number at the reception desk downstairs when you arrive. For a map to show how to get to the Civic Hall please click here.
7pm to 9pm (And in O´Neills pub afterwards for those interested!)
The 2008 Dates of the Amnesty International Leeds group (general) meetings are as follows:
We also have regular meetings for specific events and occasional one-offs. Please contact the Amnesty Leeds Group Secretary for current information and the latest meeting dates. If you are interested to find out what we do, and to tell us what you can do, please come along and share a pint with us in O’Neills pub on Great George Street. Outlined below are some of the more regular meetings we hold.
We have three different groups who meet regularly across the city, specifically to write letters and respond to actions. Contact the secretary for current information and contact details.
We have a group of fundraisers who tend to meet on Thursdays in O’Neills pub on Great George street to organise music, comedy and other fundraising events and gigs, we’ve had some really successful events, enjoyed by many over the last few years! We are always on the look out for new members, ideas and input into helping us organise events and make cash for the amazing work of Amnesty International.
We have a group of individuals who meet to organise events and campaign objectives around our “Stop Violence Against Women” Campaign, generally we meet on Wednesday evenings in O’Neill’s pub on Great George Street.
At the end of 2005 we began the process of establishing a sub-group to organise campaigning around Refugee and Asylum issues. We generally meet up at O’Neill’s pub on Great George Street on Thursday evenings.
As part of our on-going “Control Arms” campaign we occasionally meet to discuss specific days of planning. We have organised events and stalls in Leeds City Centre, occasionally working with OXFAM campaigners on this specific jointly supported campaign.