DVD and Speaker Night - Thursday 16th October 2008

We're meeting on Thursday night, the 16th of October, to watch a DVD and hear a talk given by a guest speaker. There'll be advertising for it around campus so look out!

Petitions will be available to be signed earlier that day, so sign up if you see us.

Come to the meeting in ORB 1.23 on Monday night, the 13th of October, for more details. All are welcome so bring a friend!

Amnesty Meeting

The Ucc Amnesty Society are to have their first meeting at 6 in ORB 123, Monday 29th!

All welcome!

A sample of what is coming up on the agenda this monday....About Amnesty's work, UCC Amnesty's activities in the past, LETTER writing, elections for first year rep, short info session on goings on in Georgia

Hope many of you can make it!

Welcome to UCC Amnesty Society Website

"The only thing necessary for the persistence of evil is for enough good people to do nothing" - _{Amnesty saying}

Amnesty meetings, Mondays at 6 in ORB 123.

Yay, back to school time!

UCC Amnesty Society: Past, Present and Future

Amnesty UCC is a thriving new society. It has been present for many years in UCC however it is only in the last few years that Amnesty has become very much active and part of the varied and colourful fabric that is UCC!

Last year we concentrated on Two campaigns: Zimbabwe and the campaign against human trafficking.

We held a debate on Human Trafficking in Ireland ( yes it does very much exist) that included Simon Coveney, Dan Boyle, Kathleen Lynch and Mary Crilly (Chairperson of the Stop Human Trafficking Campaign in Cork). Through this debate we made important links with Amnesty Cork Group.

We also had a fundraising activity at Christmas in conjunction wtih the One World Society, selling fair trade amnesty products to great success. We hope to build on this idea in the coming months! Watch this space...

A big part of last year was the campaign relating to Zimbabwe. It was an still is a current affairs issue. We made a message of solidarity in the form of a large mural with personal messages from the people of UCC on a sheet of material. We also held a play titled "Footprint of Roses" which had featured in the National Amnesty congress.

And more of the same and more of different to come in, what I am sure will be, the most exciting year that amnesty has ever had!