Some participants also write letters as part of the Urgent Action Network on behalf of refugees, in Canada or overseas, who are facing deportation to countries in which they will be at risk. If you are able to respond quickly when you receive appeal cases, you may wish to consider receiving Urgent Actions on refugee cases. Community Representatives represent Amnesty International refugee issues and concerns within their communities by working with local refugee advocates and reporting back to the network. Community Representatives must have access to e-mail. Net Surfers have access to e-mail and the Web and surf the Internet for information needed by other network members.
Caseworkers work on specific cases of asylum-seekers in Canada.
This option is only available to members in certain parts of Canada. Office Volunteering is available to members residing in Toronto and Vancouver only. Language skills are an asset. Extensive training is part of many of the above roles. Join us To join the Refugee Network, please ensure that your membership with Amnesty International is up to date.