Upcoming Events

Tuesday January 13^th 2026 at 7.30pm

Talk on Justice for Nigeria

Caz Dennett, co-founder of Justice for Nigeria and fellow co-founder and MOSOP leader Lazarus Tamana will be joining us via Zoom to talk about the Niger Delta and the fight for justice over the environmental damage wrought by oil companies such as Shell.

All welcome at the Quaker Meeting House. If you would prefer to join online, please contact us at amnestytaunton@gmail.com

Thursday January 22nd 7-8.30pm

The Veto – a film confronting the single greatest threat to global peace and security

All very welcome to the free online showing of this important, short documentary about abuse of the UN Security Council
veto, its terrible consequences, and what we can do about it – with Q&A and discussion

With panel contributions from:
Jennifer Trahan: Professor at New York University’s Center for Global Affairs & Director of the Concentration in International Law and Human Rights
Tim Slade: Writer, Director (of the film), Producer & Editor

Please register to attend the webinar at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/pg1rINNeSdOdfqO7pXeo5w

For any queries, contact amnestyunnetwork@gmail.com

Our past events have included:

• ‘I Welcome’ photo exhibition at Taunton Library
• a fundraising stall in Taunton for girls at risk of FGM and forced marriage.
• an AmnesTea party
• street collections
• 50th birthday celebrations with the Blackdown Samba Band
• stalls at community events
• a fundraising concert with the Taunton Deane Male Voice Choir
• co-hosting the Burma play at Taunton’s Brewhouse theatre
• annual Write for Rights events
• and more!