Get involved in the UNISON/PSC UN divestment campaign Zaytoun Use activities to encourage non members to join UNISON December Disability History Month 1 December World AIDS Day Suggested activities: Resources: Leaflet workplace to raise awareness Stop AIDS Campaign Inviting speaker to branch Promote wearing of red ribbon AIDS Day Issue branch statement in consultation with branch sec, H&S officer and publicity officer Link UNISON’s work on HIV/AIDS to international policy 10 December Human Rights Day Suggested activities: Resources: Link with, for example, local Amnesty Amnesty International International groups to set up a stall in the workplace featuring urgent actions in one Campaign UK of UNISON’s priority areas/countries Campaign for Human Rights in the Highlight UNISON’s work supporting Philippines human rights defenders Get the branch to affiliate to solidarity Committee for the Defence of Iranians organisation working to promote human rights CODIR rights Promote an e-action calling for an end to Justice for Colombia human and labour rights violations (check Palestine Solidarity Campaign resources for current actions) Western Sahara Campaign Wear orange ribbon Labour Start Get involved in UNISON’s of ‘route shame’ to shed light on human rights abuses 18 December International Migrants Day Suggested activities: Resources: Hold a lunch-time activity to celebrate the Migrants Rights Network or contribution migrant workers play in the UN workplace and use it as a Hope Not Hate recruitment/organising event. Include activities linked to Our Day campaign – photo ops, speakers at lunchtime meetings, etc Get the branch to become a friend of Hope Not Hate UNISON supports the following organisations and encourages branches and regions to support, and affiliate there is an affiliation option Action for Southern Africa (ACTSA)
Get involved in the UNISON/PSC divestment campaign Use activities to encourage non members to join UNISON UN Zaytoun December Disability History Month 1 December World AIDS Day Suggested activities: Leaflet workplace to raise awareness Inviting speaker to branch Promote wearing of red ribbon Issue branch statement in consultation with branch sec, H&S officer and publicity officer Link UNISON’s work on HIV/AIDS to international policy Resources: Stop AIDS Campaign AIDS Day 10 December Human Rights Day Suggested activities: Link with, for example, local Amnesty International groups to set up a stall in the workplace featuring urgent actions in one of UNISON’s priority areas/countries Highlight UNISON’s work supporting human rights defenders Get the branch to affiliate to solidarity organisation working to promote human rights Promote an e-action calling for an end to human and labour rights violations (check resources for current actions) Wear orange ribbon Get involved in UNISON’s ‘route of shame’ to shed light on human rights abuses Resources: Amnesty International Campaign UK Campaign for Human Rights in the Philippines Committee for the Defence of Iranians rights CODIR Justice for Colombia Palestine Solidarity Campaign Western Sahara Campaign Labour Start 18 December International Migrants Day Suggested activities: Hold a lunch-time activity to celebrate the contribution migrant workers play in the workplace and use it as a recruitment/organising event. Include activities linked to Our Day campaign – photo ops, speakers at lunchtime meetings, etc Get the branch to become a friend of Hope Not Hate Resources: Migrants Rights Network or UN Hope Not Hate UNISON supports the following organisations and encourages branches and regions to support, and affiliate there is an affiliation option Action for Southern Africa (ACTSA)
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