FIND AN EVENT NEAR YOU!
Hundreds of Write for Rights events are being organized in communities across Canada on or around December 10th, International Human Rights Day, 2018.
See the map of all public events on the Write for Rights webpage, or check out some of the major events below. You can also still sign up to host your own with family and friends!
NEW BRUNSWICK
| City | Location | Date | Time | Organizer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hampton | Lutz Longstaff Parish Law Offices 4 Centennial Road |
8 Dec | 9am-3pm | Patrick Hanratty |
NEWFOUNDLAND
| City | Location | Date | Time | Organizer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's | Gardiner Place | 8 Dec | 1pm-4pm |
Mary Frances Scully |
| St. John's | Gardiner Place | 9 Dec | 1pm-4pm | Mary Frances Scully |
NOVA SCOTIA
| City | Location | Date | Time | Organizer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halifax | Glitter Bean Cafe 5896 Spring Garden Rd |
10 Dec | 12pm-3pm | Gail Clark |
| Halifax | Cathedral Church of All Saints 1330 Cathedral Lane |
10 Dec | 10:00am-12:30pm | Elissa Barnard |
| Halifax | Halifax Central Library 5440 Spring Garden Rd |
16 Dec | 1pm-5pm | Emma Strang |
| Pugwash | Pugwash Village Hall Church Street |
14 Dec | 10am-1pm | Vivan Godfree |
QUEBEC
| City | Location | Date | Time | Organizer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hemmingford | Café Hemmingford 475 Rue Frontière |
8 Dec | 3pm-5pm | Nushin Nakhjavani |
| Montreal | Unitarian Church of Montréal 5035, Boul. de Maisonneuve Ouest |
9 Dec | 12pm-2pm | Cymry Gomery |
ONTARIO
| City | Location | Date | Time | Organizer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almonte | Almonte United Church 106 Elgin Street |
7 Dec | 6pm-8pm | Margaret Shugg |
| Aurora/Newmarket | Trinity Anglican Church | 8 Dec | 2pm-4pm | Action Circle 65 Aurora/Newmarket |
| Barrie | Barrie City Hall 70 Collier St |
10 Dec | 11am | Doreen Fernandes |
| Belleville | Bridge Street United Church 60 Bridge St. E |
10 Dec | 1pm-7pm | Amnesty Group 111 Belleville |
| Cobourg | Trinity United Church 284 Division Street |
9 Dec | 11:30am-12:30pm | Bruce Williamson |
| Cobourg | Cobourg YMCA 339 Elgin St W |
10 Dec | 9:30am-12:30pm | Bruce Williamson |
| Georgetown | St John's United Church 11 Guelph Street |
9 Dec | 11am | Janet Duval |
| Hamilton | L.R. Wilson Hall, McMaster University 1280 Main St W |
10 Dec | 6:30pm | Group 1 Hamilton Amnesty International Canada |
| Iroquois Falls | Trinity United Church 156 Devonshire Ave |
5 Dec | 4pm-8pm | Fran Cote |
| Kenora | Trylight Theatre, First Baptist Church 510 Second Street South |
9 Dec | 12pm-1pm | Dorothy Strain |
| Kitchener | Grand River Unitarian Congregation 299 Sydney St S |
9 Dec | 12pm-1pm | Colin Read |
| Orillia | St Paul's Centre 62 Peter St. N |
10 Dec | 10am-2pm | Jack Carbert |
| Mississauga | Erin Mills United Church 3010 The Collegeway |
9 Dec | 11am-12:30pm | Deborah Sturgeon |
| North Bay | St. Andrew's United Church (McIntyre Entrance) 399 Cassells St |
9 Dec | 11:30am | Joyce MacQueen |
| Napanee | Lennox & Addington County Library - Napanee Branch 25 River Road |
8 Dec | 11am-2pm | Group 150 |
| Niagara-on-the-Lake | Meridian Credit Union Arena 1567 Four Mile Creek Rd |
10 Dec | 4:30pm-8:30pm | JL Groux |
| Oakville | Church of the Incarnation 1240 Old Abbey Ln |
9 Dec | 11am | Susan Curran |
| Oakville | Munn's United Church Dundas St E |
9 Dec | 11am | Wendy Belcher |
| Ottawa | St. Joseph's Parish 151 Laurier Ave. East |
8-9 Dec | 1pm | St. Joe's Refugee Outreach Committee |
| Ottawa | Amnesty House 312 Laurier Ave East |
9 Dec | 2pm-6pm | Manon Turcotte |
| Ottawa |
Riverside United Church |
8 Dec | 9am-12pm | Norman McLeod |
| Peterborough | Emmanuel United Church 534 George Street |
9 Dec | 11:30am-12:30pm | Janet Bradley |
| Peterborough | The Whistle Stop Cafe 141 Charlotte St |
10 Dec | 3pm-5pm | Group 46 Peterborough |
| Pickering | 502 Park Crescent | 9 Dec | 2pm-4pm | Gayle Clow |
| Port Hope | Port Hope United Church 34 South Street |
9 Dec | 11:30am-12:30pm | Bruce Williamson |
| Port Hope | Furby House Books 65 Walton St |
8 Dec | 10:30am-1:30pm | Bruce Williamson |
| St. Catharines | The Robby 85 Church Street |
10 Dec | 2pm-4pm | Community Connections - J. Perez |
| St. Marys | St. Marys Public Library 15 Church St. N |
15 Dec | 1pm-3:30pm | Elena Dumitru |
| Stratford | Festival Square Lobby 10 Downie St |
8 Dec | 10am-3pm | Stratford Action Circle |
| Timmins | First United Church 230 Eighth Avenue |
9 Dec | 11:30pm-12:45pm | Louise Armstrong |
| Toronto | First Unitarian Congregation of Toronto 175 St. Clair Avenue West |
9 Dec | 10:30am-12:30pm | Ted Wood |
| Toronto | Toronto Public Library - Annette Street Library 145 Annette St |
10 Dec | 2pm-7:30pm | Pam Mountain |
| Toronto | Centre for Social Innovation - Annex 720 Bathurst St |
8 Dec | 1pm-7pm | Elena Dumitru |
| Toronto | 140 Guildwood Pkwy | 9 Dec | 12pm | Hugh Donnelly |
| Toronto | Fairlawn Avenue United Church 82 Fairlawn Ave |
4 Dec | 7pm | Group 65 |
| Toronto | The Wallace Gastropub Yonge Street |
10 Dec | 7pm | Marijke De Looze |
| Waterloo | Seven Shores Cafe 10 Regina Street North |
8 Dec | 11am | Margaret Jackson |
MANITOBA
| City | Location | Date | Time | Organizer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winnipeg | Immanuel United Church 755 Golspie St |
9 Dec | 12:30pm-2:30pm | Karen Immanuel United Church |
| Winnipeg | The University of Winnipeg 515 Portage Avenue |
10 Dec | 11am-2pm | Amnesty Winnipeg |
| Winnipeg | 160 Ethelbert St | 15 Dec | 10am-5pm | Bruce Hildebrand |
| Winnipeg | Augustine United Church 444 River Ave |
9 Dec | 11:30am | Dorothy Orebanjo |
| Winnipeg | Harrow United Church 955 Mulvey Ave |
9 Dec | 10am-1pm | Outreach Peace Justice Committee |
SASKATCHEWAN
| City | Location | Date | Time | Organizer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prince Albert | John M. Cuelenaere Public Library 125 12 St E |
10 Dec | 7:00pm | Nancy Carswell |
| Regina | University of Regina 3737 Wascana Pkwy |
9 Dec | 2pm-4:30pm | Regina Amnesty International Community and University Group |
| Spiritwood | Spiritwood Public Library 200 Main Street |
7 Dec | 1pm-4:30pm | Kay Willson |
| Saskatoon | Augustana Lutheran Church Basement 1201 Broadway Avenue |
10 Dec | 4:30pm | Helen Smith-McIntyre |
NORTHWEST TERRITORIES
| City | Location | Date | Time | Organizer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yellowknife | Javaroma Gourmet Coffee & Tea 5201 Franklin Ave |
8 Dec | 10am-2pm | Joyce Gilchrist |
| Yellowknife | Aurora College Yellowknife 5004 54 St |
10 Dec | 12pm-5pm | Anne Walsh |
ALBERTA
| City | Location | Date | Time | Organizer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary | Robert Thirsk High School | Calgary Board of Education 8777 Nose Hill Dr NW |
10 Dec | 4pm-7pm | Robert Thirsk High School |
| Calgary | Rosso Coffee Roasters 850 4 St SE |
9 Dec | 10am-5pm | Amnesty Calgary |
| Edmonton | Unitarian Church of Edmonton 10804 119 St NW |
9 Dec | 11:30am-1pm | Marilyn Gaa |
| Lacombe | St. Andrews United Church 5226-51 Ave |
10 Dec | 4pm-7pm | Winnie Chesney Settle |
| Lethbridge | Owl Acoustic Lounge 411 3 Ave S |
10 Dec | 6pm-10pm | Amnesty Lethbridge |
BRITISH COLUMBIA
| City | Location | Date | Time | Organizer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbotsford | University of the Fraser Valley 33844 King Rd |
10 Dec | 11am | Kaiden Clayron |
| Campbell River | Vancouver Island Regional Library 1240 Shoppers Row |
9 Dec | 12:30pm-4pm | Kathleen Cullen |
| Courtenay | Courtenay Library 300 6th Street |
10 Dec | 4pm-6pm | Monika Terfloth |
| Coquitlam | Pasta Polo 2754 Barnet Hwy |
10 Dec | 6pm-8:30pm | Hazel Postma |
| Gabriola Island | Mad Rona's Coffee Bar | 10 Dec | 10am-3pm | Deborah Ferens |
| Kamloops | Thompson Rivers University 805 TRU Way |
10 Dec | 10am-2pm | Anneka Spice |
| Kelowna | Okanagan Regional Library - Kelowna Branch 1380 Ellis St |
10 Dec | 4pm-8pm | Debbie Hubbard |
| Langford | Starbucks 719 McCallum Rd |
5 Dec | 5pm | Alexandra Chadwick |
| North Saanich | Holy Trinity Church 1319 Mills Rd |
9 Dec | 12pm-2:30pm | Penny Mayo |
| Nelson | Oso Negro | 9 Dec | 10am-3pm | Alison Pierik |
| Prince George | Art Space (above Books & Company) 1685 3rd Ave |
10 Dec | 6:30pm | Kelly Mould |
| Smithers | Coast Mountain College 3966 Second Avenue |
10 Dec | 10am-4pm | Beth Richardson |
| Victoria | Esquimalt United Church 500 Admirals Rd |
9 Dec | 12pm | Elaine Hooper |
| Victoria | Adler University Seymour Street |
10 Dec | 10am | Michelle Vezina |
| Victoria | Christ Church Cathedral 930 Burdett Ave |
10 Dec | 10am-12pm | Susan MacRae |
| Victoria | Serious Coffee and VanCity Community Room 3075 Douglas St |
10 Dec | 2pm-8pm | AIV Group 27 |
| Vancouver | Amnesty International (Vancouver Office) #430 319 West Pender Street |
10 Dec | 10am-3pm | Don Wright |
| Vancouver | Vancouver Public Library, Central Library 350 W Georgia St |
8 Dec | 10am-4pm | Andrea Oakunsheyld |
| Vancouver | Britannia Community Services Centre 1661 Napier St |
9 Dec | 10am-4pm | Group 17 |
| Vancouver | Unitarian Church of Vancouver 949 49 AVE W |
9 Dec | 12:30pm-2pm | Yvonne Marcus |
| Vancouver | Unitarian Church of Vancouver 949 49 AVE W |
11 Dec | 7:30pm | Andrea Oakunsheyld |
| Vernon | Vernon Library 2800 30th Ave |
9 Dec | 10:00-3pm | Tosha Mallette |
| White Rock | White Rock Library 15342 Buena Vista Ave |
8 Dec | 10:30am | Mariann Northeast |
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