Mudgee Amnesty Action Group

05/01/2026

Ride for Rights

Join us , write a letter ( or two) and help make a difference.

If you would to cycle at a steady pace around the Rock Waterhole circuit ( about 18 kilometres) arriving back in Mudgee and proceeding to our event , we would love to see you.

When: 17th January, 2026
Where: Cyclists meet at the Mudgee PO at 8am

Please note: if you would like to help us but not cycle please send us a Direct Message or email us [email protected] and we will provide you with further details.

The letter writing will be from 9.30 am - 12.00 pm.

Tea, coffee and snacks are provided for you.

Letter writing does work. Below is one of the cases we will be writing about. Please join us and help make a difference.

Sai Zaw Thaike is serving a 20-year prison sentence with hard labour for reporting on the aftermath of a cyclone in Myanmar. Photojournalist Sai Zaw should be able to report freely. He should be at home, doing the things he loves like watching Manchester United and caring for his cats. Instead, he is locked up, enduring beatings and periods of solitary confinement.

09/12/2025

Take action on World Human Rights Day, tomorrow, 10th December at 10 am.
In Mudgee we'll be joining the walk to mark the end of "16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence"
Grab your orange t-shirt and meet us at 119 Church Street. We're walking to the clock tower and back to the Barnardos office for morning tea.
Did you know?
Our Central West region of NSW currently records triple the state rate of incidents of coercive control recorded by NSW Police.
Mark H***e, Barnardos Australia Program manager for this region states that “The data shows that children in regional and rural areas are trapped in a perfect storm: higher rates of coercive control, limited access to support services and greater social isolation.”
“When we see areas like Far West NSW recording three times the number of incidents as Sydney, it’s clear that thousands of children are growing up watching their mothers being systematically controlled and intimidated with nowhere to turn to for help.”
Let’s show our community that we want gender-based violence and intimidation to stop.
Scan the QR code on the flyer below to indicate your intention to join the walk.
(Source: Bureau of Crime Statistics Research, https://bocsar.nsw.gov.au/documents/topic-areas/domestic-violence/Coercive_control_monitoring_report_June_2025.pdf)

23/11/2025

YOUR LETTERS CAN HELP CHANGE SOMEONE'S LIFE
We're getting together next Saturday to join Amnesty International’s global Write for Rights campaign. Our letters help to free people from prison, rescue others from death row and protect environmental defenders.
OUR LETTERS DO HELP
Cameroonian woman, Dorgelesse Nguessan, was imprisoned because she protested about the state of her country’s economy and the impact on its citizens. When she was charged with “insurrection, assembly, meetings and public demonstrations” and sentenced to five years in prison, Amnesty supporters stepped up and called repeatedly for her release. She was reunited with her family earlier this year.

“You reached out to us at the point when we most needed it.” Dorgelesse Nguessan

Join us next Saturday to help change someone’s life.
The details:
When: Saturday, November 29th, any time from 9.30 to noon.
Where: On the terrace of a country home, just outside Mudgee.
Contact Clarissa for details: 0429 343 433 or [email protected] to RSVP
Cost: Free
We're marking our 10th birthday this year so come and help us celebrate with our special morning tea!

16/11/2025

LETTERS ON THE TERRACE - WRITE FOR RIGHTS 2025
Saturday morning, November 29
It's our favourite end-of-year event - and you're invited!
From the comfort of a terrace overlooking the Mudgee rural landscape, local Amnesty supporters are getting together to take action to make a difference in someone's life.
Every year we join Amnesty's global Write for Rights campaign, where millions of actions are taken on behalf of ten cases.
We’ll provide the sample letters, petitions and a fabulous morning tea.
We'll also be celebrating ten years of Mudgee Amnesty's activism and we'd love to have your company.
THE DETAILS:
Saturday, 29th November. Come any time from 9.30 am to 12, for an hour or for as long as you like.
CONTACT: Clarissa on 0429 343 433 or [email protected] to RSVP and for details. (Numbers are limited but you are welcome to bring a friend.)
LETTERS DO HELP!
In 2023, Rocky Myers was on death row for a murder there's little evidence he committed. 30,000 Australians helped to persuade the governor of Alabama to commute Rocky's sentence.
Read about previous years’ successes: https://www.amnesty.org.au/write-for-rights-why-hope-and-humanity-deserve-to-win/
This year's cases: https://www.amnesty.org.au/campaigns/write-for-rights/

15/10/2025

Thank you to Janet for organising the Palestine peace rally in Kandos on Sunday. There is still a long way to go before we can call the situation in Gaza peaceful, but we have been part of the national call to our government to increase pressure on Israel.
We want to see a total lifting of the blockade, with full restoration of aid deliveries to all areas, including food, water, fuel, medical supplies and building materials.

08/10/2025

Let's support the Kandos human rights group which is holding a pro-Palestine event this Sunday at 1 pm. See their flyer for details.

19/09/2025

HERE'S TWO LOCAL HUMAN RIGHTS EVENTS ON SATURDAY, 20TH

Drop in to our Indigenous Rights stall in Robertson Park in Mudgee tomorrow anytime from 8.30 until midday. You can find out about how we can keep kids away from the clutches of the justice system and sign our petitions to:
• Call on the Queensland and Northern Territory governments to stop locking up kids as young as ten, and in the NT, using spit hoods (which have been declared a form of torture by the UN). We're asking those governments to support Indigenous initiated and led efforts to strengthen family and community ties. (Did you know that research in British Columbia shows that Indigenous people who regularly speak their own language have lower rates of su***de?)
• Call on the federal government to distribute the $81.5m which they budgeted for justice reinvestment, ie diverting funds away from prisons and into Indigenous initiated and led programs which have already demonstrated effectiveness in keeping young people out of prison.
You can also find out about our other campaigns and pick up some free gear.
2. Take in the fascinating film called Israelism. It's being screened at 4 pm in Rylstone by the recently formed local group calling for peace in Palestine. (flyer attached)
The details:
When: Saturday, September 20 at 4 pm
Where: Apresmountain, 37 Louee Street, Rylstone
Cost: Free, however a donation to help cover film and venue hire costs would be appreciated.

16/09/2025

Let's support the new local group calling for peace in Palestine. Based in Rylstone and Kandos they held their first rally a few weeks ago and this Saturday they are screening a great film called Israelism.
The details:
When: Saturday, September 20, 4 pm
Where: Apresmountain, 37 Louee Street, Rylstone
Cost: Free, however a donation to help cover film hire costs would be appreciated.

24/08/2025

Janet has organised a rally to be held at Kandos Hall this afternoon at 1 pm. She says "Bring your signs, flags, keffiyehs, pots and pans to “show up for Palestine”.

For further information contact 0447 057 331

16/08/2025

JOIN US ON WEDNESDAY: TAKE ACTION TO CALL FOR A STOP TO THE WAR
Mudgee Amnesty was represented at the Harbour Bridge protest for Palestine earlier this month, and now we are continuing our campaign work with a community action this Wednesday late afternoon.

Drop in to the Mudgee Uniting Church meeting space from 5 pm to 6.30 and write a letter or two to our politicians. We will provide sample letters and dot points for you to send messages to our local member Andrew Gee, and also Minister Penny Wong and our NSW senators. Please bring a device - and for those who want/need to write on paper, we will have those tools for you.

To keep the hunger pangs at bay there'll be a light meal on offer.

https://www.amnesty.org.au/act-now/end-israels-genocide-in-gaza-take-action-now/?

If you can't make it but would like to contribute let us know and we'll email you the notes.

The key details:
Time: Wednesday, 20th August, 5 to 6.30 pm
Place: Mudgee Uniting Church meeting space.
Cost: Free
Please RSVP to assist us with catering and provision of materials

We hope you can join us

Israel has been and is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. In a landmark 2024 report, Amnesty International’s research determined that