<p>My school is only a year old and we still don't have many clubs, so I am very interested in starting our School's Amnesty International Club. I know that I need an advisor, mission statement, registration, etc., but I was wondering if anyone that's already in the club or knows about it could help me?</p>
<p>What kind of activities and fundraisers does the club do? And scheduling and keeping members interested? </p>
<p>Any help is appreciated. =]</p>
<p>How many people go to your school?</p>
<p>Quite a lot, about 1600-1800 I think.</p>
<p>That's just about how many students there are at my school. I'd love to give you some advice--I was a co-President for my school's Amnesty branch this past year.</p>
<p>Some of the things we did:
-an informational meeting for all interested students. Advertise this well around school, in announcements, on posters, by mouth to maximize interested members.
-showing movies like Hotel Rwanda and Daughters of Afghanistan, which Amnesty recommends for viewing, and holding discussions on them afterwards
-having guest speakers come on various topics, ie the recent genocide in Rwanda
-tabling at lunches, getting people to sign petitions in favor of human rights
-National Week of Student Action--a bunch of activities for this one, including a Day of Silence</p>
<p>You should check out amnestyusa.org for info on planning and setting up a group. You can also register your group online. PM me or let me know if you want to know more.</p>
<p>Your school is only a year old and it has 1800 kids?!</p>
<p>What's your school?</p>
<p>Our district was very overcrowded so they moved a bunch kids from grades 9-11 from 3 different schools.</p>