Welcome to the GU Amnesty blog.

We are the Glasgow University Amnesty International student group. We are part of Amnesty International UK, a global human rights group, and our aim is to raise awareness of human rights issues amongst students.

This blog is mostly going to be a committee blog, with committee meeting minutes and any useful websites or upcoming events. If you want anything posted, feel free to email one of us. Our email addresses are all on the contacts page.

Minutes from committee meeting Wednesday 7/11/07

- Word AIDS day – GUCU event.

- School group

o Anyone interested in starting it up?

o EMMA to find email and contact them.

- Human Rights Day – what shall we do?

- Comedy night

o Who’s coming?

o EMMA to send out via mailing list

Website

- ROBERT to look at options for improved mailing list and possibly a committee blog

- EMMA to email SRC about server information.

JONNY to email mailing list about new Amnesty report

HELEN to update Google Calendar with World AIDS day, Human Rights Day, etc.

Minutes from committee meeting Wednesday 7/11/07

Student conference:

- Tickets to be booked by individuals asap

- How many are going?

DAWN to find diamond trade leaflets

Events:

- RACHEL to speak to QMU about open mic night at end of Nov/early Dec. Possibility of having an actual band at the end?

- Comedy night – numbers

- Reclaim the Night march

- Speakers – Burma? Email and ask.

- Social or events convenor? – does this involve a change to the constitution?

Meeting:

- EMMA to talk about ethical investment

- Campaigns in a hat – conflict diamond trade, control arms, child soldiers

- Discussion in groups and an idea for an awareness event

- Discuss possible unsubscribe stall outside QMU.

Guardian article

- DAWN to find stats about petitions etc

- EMMA to email Guardian.