2011 Annual General Meeting (AGM) Agenda
May 28th – May 29th Montreal QC
Amnesty Canada (English Speaking)
Welcome to Montreal!
This document contains the final agenda
for the 2011 AGM. It will be your major
guide to where all of the sessions will
take place. Please keep it handy
throughout the AGM.
Accommodations at Brébeuf
The desk for accommodations is located
near the front entrance of the College in
room G1-81 and is open until 11:00pm.
After 11:00 pm, the keys are left at the
reception which is open 24 hours.
Questions?
Volunteers from the Montreal Local
Arrangements Committee (LAC) will be
on site and happy to help you throughout
the AGM. The LAC office is located in
classroom B-3.05 of Jean-de- Brébeuf
College Building.
Joint Word From The Managers
To be able to use the short amount of
time we have effectively, we are asking
you to send us your questions ahead of
the meeting. This will allow for some pre-
meeting attention to your questions, and
it will also allow us to consolidate any
questions that are similar or overlap into
a well-informed and concise response. In
this way, we hope to be able to respond
to as many questions as possible. Send
your questions before May 24th, 2011 to
Bonnie Harnden: bharnden@amnesty.ca
or bring them to the session itself.
Your Meeting
The AGM is a meeting of members.
Take advantage of the opportunity to
speak to as many different people as you
can. This year we have the opportunity to
connect with members of the
Francophone Branch as well as getting to
know the Coordinators, Fieldworkers,
Staff and Executive Committee members
who are here in Montreal with you.
AGM Meeting Rooms
The plenary and AGM Registration Desk
are located in the Grande Chapel of
Jean-de-Brébeuf College. All of our
sessions are located on site as well.
The Emporium is located on the main
floor near the break area.
Special Needs
If you have special needs at this AGM
please make them known to the person
at the AGM Registration desk, who will
put you in touch with the Special Needs
Liaison from the LAC.
Worship and Meditation
A prayer and meditation space is
available in classroom G1.75. The hours
are from 8:30am to 6:00pm
Emergencies
Call 911 or the front desk to ask for
assistance.
Volunteer! Get Involved!
The Executive Committee is pro-actively
trying to find more ways to get members
involved in a wide variety of tasks within
the Branch. If you want to know more,
just speak with any Executive Member.
Harassment- Free Zone
Like all Amnesty meetings, this one must
be harassment- free. Harassment is any
improper behavior that is, or is perceived
to be, offensive. We ask that all present
behave in a way that shows respect for
everyone here. Should you feel
harassed, you may bring the situation to
the attention of an Ombudsperson.
Wireless Internet
1. Connect to the wireless network web-
student
2. Open Internet (browser)
3. Username: Amnesty
4. Password: amnesty2011
 Saturday May 28th, 2011 AGM Agenda
7:30 - 9:00 Breakfast- Cafeteria

8:30 Registration Desk Opens - Grande Chapelle

8:30 - 9:00 Chairs, Tech Support and Rapporteur’s B-3.05

Meeting

9:00 Deadline for Nominations

9:00 Emporium Opens (merchandise, publication sales & many
interesting exhibits) - Le Carrfourre

9:00 - 9:30 Opening of Joint AGMs Grande

Chapelle

9:30 - 11:00 Perspectives on Human Rights: Views from Outside the Box:
A Panel Debate - Grande Chapelle
Economy and Human Rights: Bernard Élie
Enviroment: Steven Guilbault, co-founder of Equiterre
Social Issues: Leilani Farha Social Housing, Economic and Social Rights
Philosophical: Gil Courtemanche

11:00 - 11:30 Refreshment Break- Getting to Know You - Le Carrfourre

11:30 - 12:30 Joint Word From Board Chairs and Managers- Grande Chapelle

12:30 - 1:30 Lunch Cafeteria

1:30 - 2:00 Anglophone Branch: Election Speeches- Grande Chapelle

 Saturday May 28th Continued

2:00 - 2:10 Break Francophone Branch Joins us - Grande Chapelle

2:10 - 4:00 ICM Resolutions - Joint Session - Grande Chapelle

4:00 - 4:15 Break - Le Carrfourre

4:15 - 5:30 Workshops

Illegal Detentions -- with link with G8-G20 (in French) A-3.25

Human Rights of Indigenous Peoples (Bilingual) Grande Chapel
Ending Sexual Violence Against Girls in Nicaragua (in D03.03
English)
Corporate Accountability: Asbestos (in French) A-3.05
Business and Human Rights (in English) D-3.25
Freedom of Expression—religious symbols in public A-3.20
spaces (in French)
Human Rights Situation in the Maghreb (in French) A-3.04

5:30 - 6:00 Thank You to our Partners Grande Chapelle

6:00 - 7:00 Dinner - cafeteria

7:00 - 10:00 Saturday Night Event- Scena Old Montreal

Bus transportation to Event
Performance by les 7 Doigts de la main
Keynote Speaker Jenni Williams
Toast to freedom
Call to Action
 Sunday, May 29th, 2011

7:30 - 9:00 Breakfast - Cafeteria

Choose one of the Following
9:00 - 10:00 ICM Resolutions Continued - Grande Chapelle

9:00 - 10:00 Workshops

Workshop 1 (English) To be determined D-3.41
Workshop 2 (English) To be determined D-3.48
Workshop 3 (French) A-3.04
Workshop 4 (French) A-3.25

10:00 - 11:00 Anglophone Branch: Resolutions, Elections, Business - Grande

Chapelle

11:05 - 11:25 Break - Le Carrfourre

1:00 - 2:00 Lunch - Cafeteria

2:00 - 3:00 Keynote Speaker - Jenni Williams, WOZA- Grande Chapelle

3:00 - 4:00 AGM Closing - Grande Chapelle

Thank you most sincerely to everyone who has provided support or leadership to
AGM 2011. You are too many to name but without your work this meeting would not
be happening. Special thanks to Siavosh Jalili, Sharad Bhargava and their
wonderful colleagues on the Local Arrangements Committee in Montreal, to the
Francophone Branch and the many other volunteers who have contributed to
making this a successful AGM.