Amnesty International USA is excited to announce that our Regional Activism Conference 2024 (RAC’24) will be held in-person only in three regions. Governance sessions will be online as well as in-person.
This year’s events will provide a space for people to come together to increase knowledge, build skills, and exchange ideas and strategies for progressing a human rights agenda! All conferences will be held in-person only with the exception of Governance sessions, which will also be held online.
The Regional Activism Conferences will each offer sessions covering an array of human rights issues, such as Ending Racial Discrimination & Ensuring Equality and Equity, Reproductive Rights, Refugee and Migrant Rights, Ending Gun Violence and more. Please check back later for a complete agenda of sessions offered.
Check out your region to submit a workshop proposal, register, and more.
Southern Regional Activism Conference
Atlanta, GA
September 28, 2024
Western Regional Activism Conference
Arizona
October 19, 2024
Northeast Regional Activism Conference
New York City
October 26, 2024
AIUSA will deepen engagement and strengthen our movement for Human Rights in-person in the following regions, each with key human rights goals to uplift our goal of human rights for all:
- Western Region: in Arizona
- Southern Region: in Georgia
- Northeast Region: in New York, Mid-Atlantic attendance is encouraged
Midwest region members will receive more information in May about a special member event in the Midwest.
Please note that Governance requirements will take place virtually for all five regions. Details on Governance process will follow.
Help us plan the regional activism conferences and select the lineup of workshops. Apply now!
We are now accepting applications for our Regional ACTIVISM CONFERENCE Working Groups.
These committees are composed of AIUSA member leaders who will review the 2024 conference program proposals and select the final sessions for our Regional Activism Conferences.
We encourage people of all backgrounds and identities to apply. It is the role of the Regional Activism Conference Working Groups to ensure that the agenda is balanced, incorporating a diverse array of member-led workshops and panels that include skills-based, interactive sessions along with panels. Representatives will be selected by their respective member groups and must meet the eligibility criteria in order to be considered.
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MORE INFORMATION
- Member activists (4-5) per region
- Organizing & Activism staff (1-2)
- Grassroots membership and engagement (1-2)
- Members of the RACWG must be a dues paying member of AIUSA
- Available to participate in their working group calls (see below for timeline)
- Available to meet review deadline
- Regional Activism Conference attendance required (members will attend conferences in their own region with subsidized travel provided)
- Experience with training and conference planning a plus!
- 6-month commitment (June 2024-November 2024)
- First national meeting 6/26 (all working groups together)
- First Regional meeting week of July 8th
- Scorecard review week of July 15th
- Scorecards for RFPs due July 21st
- Review of scorecards week of July 22nd
- Two regional meetings in August 2024 for the South
- At least one check-in for NY and AZ August 2024
- National check-in August 2024 (all working groups together)
- Two Regional meetings for NY and AZ in September
- At least one regional call in September for the South – Regional Activism Conference is Sept 28th
- At least one regional call for AZ and NY in October – Regional Activism Conference is October 19th and October 26th respectively
- National check-in November 2024 (all working groups together)