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Amnesty International Society

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INTRODUCTION

Amnesty International at Merchant Taylors’ School is a chapter of a Nobel Prize-winning, non-partisan international human rights organization. According to the international branch, Amnesty International is a worldwide movement of people who campaign for internationally recognized human rights. The Merchant Taylors’ chapter will focus mainly on raising awareness in school and pursuing issues endorsed by Amnesty that our members are most passionate about. In the school, both these challenges are met by the boys. We have been involved in writing petitions to MPs and ministers.

Monthly General Meetings take place at lunch time once a month and act as a forum for debate and various stalls are set up to highlight areas of human rights abuse and the boys present their own findings to their peers while taking part in the various activities.

Mission Statement

The broad purpose of the Society is to both increase awareness about human rights and take action to help ensure that universal human rights are upheld. Building up the Society’s status within the school and becoming involved in regional/national Amnesty events is an important part of achieving these aims. The activities of the Society will be geared towards helping to meet these twin aims. Such activities will include:

Raising awareness, Promoting Understanding, Taking Action

1. Having informative and open discussions about human rights issues at GM’s. Fundraising (at special events etc) to raise money for specific causes while creating and participating in new activities to help contribute to Amnesty Campaigns/ Amnesty donations

2. Inviting guest speakers to the school to talk about Amnesty issues/campaigns (in conjunction with CORTEX Society)

3. Holding/Attending Special events/Conferences (in conjunction with other local schools and regional/national Amnesty groups)

4. Writing human rights orientated articles for School magazines (in conjunction with the school magazines and student publications). Conducting letter writing campaigns/petitions to influential persons/institutions. Maintaining regularly updated page on the school website and on other social networks.

THE COMMITTEE

Rohan Dey- Chairman
This young man shows by example what a great leader should be. He is organised, meticulous and easy to approach. He works non-stop to make sure everything is running on schedule is willing to listen to anyone and everyone. 

Khush Shah- Treasurer
Khush is very good to work with and his superior mathematical skill lands himself as Treasurer. His financial planning allows us be well prepared for any events that we hosts and this makes a huge difference for our fundraising. He is always on the ball and is constantly willing to help. He is very diligent and easy to work with.

Shiv Saujani- Secretary
As the most organised man on the committee, Shiv is the Secretary. He makes sure we know all our tasks for the week and that everyone is doing assigned jobs. He also organises the weekly meetings, mailing out agendas, as well as writing up the minutes afterwards. He is very quick to produce results and his efficiency is important for this role.

Jaymal Gudka- Fundraising Officer
Jaymal is our fundraising officer because he is always coming up with great and practical ideas. His intellect and determination will prove beneficial in this role. His fundraising skills are matched by no other which makes him a vital cog in our fundraising machine.  

Dhevine Chandrapala- Campaign Manager
Dhevine is a hard-working character and a very good public speaker. This is what makes him one of the Campaign managers. His presentations, speeches and assemblies are inspiring and earns our committee huge support for any campaigns we are running. Dhevine has a passion for Human Rights which enables him to carry out campaigns in a clever and effective manner.

Will Pearmain- Campaign Manager
Will is our second campaign manager and he forms a strong partnership with Dhevine. He brings good organisation to our campaigns which allow them to go off in a sound fashion. His innovative ideas will also play a key role in our campaign initiatives.  

Kazim Ghafoor- Petitions Officer
Kazim is our Petitions officer. He puts together different petitions that call upon people to sign them and empathise with the cause. His determination and persuasiveness make him the ideal man for the job.

Samir Samani- Communications Officer
Samir Samani plays an intricate role on our committee. His responsibilities are to advertise our events and campaigns around school and also to help with the contacting of any external people that we may need for our campaigns. His wide array of influential contacts is very useful to our committee.

Nick Tidmarsh- Membership Officer
Nick Tidmarsh is the bridge between our committee and rest of the school. Nick takes account of all the hard work and support shown by other boys in the school and duly rewards them. He keeps an up to date portfolio containing records of all the events that we are doing. 

Rohit Maini- IT Officer
Rohit is the technological side of the Committee. He is a very careful and handles our website, facebook group, printing and presentations. His computer skills give him the dynamics to do this. He has a methodical approach which sees him working relentlessly to ensure that we are well represented on the internet.