Volunteer with Amnesty International Canada!

Across Canada, Amnesty supporters in various volunteer positions use their skills and experience to promote human rights. The rewards of spending your time and energy on this work are immensely satisfying. Amnesty Canada provides training and support for all volunteer roles.

Volunteer registration includes consent to be contacted by email and subscribed to the Activism Guide (current campaigns and actions,issued quarterly) and SPARK! (education and volunteer opportunities, issued about 8 times/year). You may also be subscribed to one or more additional e-mail newsletters based on your selected area(s) of interest. Unsubscribing to one or more of these newsletters is always possible. Contact Don at [email protected] if you have any questions about subscriptions!

Here are the current options for volunteering, from letter writing and helping at public events to starting a new Amnesty group or taking on a volunteer leadership role. Think about where you’d like to begin and make your selection at the bottom of this page. You can always explore other roles as you become more familiar with our campaigns and actions and who else is involved with Amnesty in your community. 

Great places to start:

Letter writing / Urgent Action Network
It’s based on a very simple idea: when someone is in immediate danger of serious human rights abuse, those responsible receive thousands of letters and e-mail messages from all over the world demanding it to stop. This shows the authorities that the world is watching and has the potential to protect that person from further abuse. 
Join the Youth & Student program
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. There is no better way to become involved in human rights and global issues than to join the National Youth & Student Program. With more than 500 groups across the country, it is one of the largest youth activist programs in Canada.
Youth Leadership Opportunities: National Organizers Program
The National Organizer position is an excellent opportunity for young people to take on an entry level leadership role within AICS (ES), to learn about issues that matter to them and what they can do to make a difference. PLEASE NOTE: This is a program for youth under 25 years of age. (NO APPLICATIONS BEING ACCEPTED AT THIS TIME)

Join or start a community group
Our community groups are part of what makes Amnesty an effective grassroots organization. They help to ensure that Canada is a country that speaks out for the human rights of everyone. There are more than 75 community groups and specialized teams across Canada, always looking for new members to help with letter writing, planning events, and public speaking.

Gender Rights Specialized Team
This team brings together Amnesty International volunteer activists from across Canada to advance gender rights in Canada and around the world. The team members meet virtually to learn, discuss, share, strategize, collaborate, and take action in support of gender rights! This group organized by and for Amnesty International supporters, is a space to connect with like minded individuals and collectively take action.

Climate Justice Specialized Team
This team brings together Amnesty International volunteer activists from across Canada to advance climate justice and corporate accountability in Canada and around the world. The team members meet virtually to learn, discuss, share, strategize, collaborate, and take action in support of climate justice! This group is organized by and for Amnesty International supporters, as a space to connect with like-minded individuals and make a difference.

Refugee and Migrant Issues Specialized Team
The team brings together activists from across the country to learn, share, strategize and take action on issues concerning refugees and migrants.

 

Tell us who you are and what you want to do!