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Amnesty International was founded as a grassroots organization for the purpose of securing basic
human rights for people worldwide. The resolutions process is one means by which you, as a
member of AIUSA, have the power to affect policy decision making at the regional, national and
international levels.
The National Resolutions Committee (NRC) coordinates the process and is composed of one
member from each region and a chair. The AIUSA Board Chair appoints the members to the
committee and the committee chair serves on the AGM Planning Committee.
We are committed to building an efficient and fair system of organizational policy making that is
open to all AIUSA members, providing sufficient information to make informed decisions and
time to study and discuss the issues; that broadens the pool of people participating in the
resolutions process; and that educates members on how to actively participate in the resolutions
process.
2. Sponsors should consult the Standing Rules of the Membership Resolutions Process and
the Membership Resolutions Process timeline in advance of submission, to best
understand the process and procedures of the Membership Resolutions Process. Both the
6. All resolutions must be submitted using the AIUSA Resolutions Submission Form
(attached below and available online at www.amnestyusa.org/members/resolutions). All
resolutions will be presented to regional conferences in a uniform style, accompanied by
explanatory notes that include a complete background on the issues, arguments for and
against the resolution, and accurate resource implications. Resolutions submitted not
using this form will be considered as not properly submitted, and therefore will not
appear in the regional resolutions packet, or be added to the agenda for consideration.
7. Sponsors must fill in all required fields on the Resolutions Submission Form,
including the “explanatory notes” field by the submission deadline. Sponsors are
required to provide what information they have about the issue at hand and the reasons
they feel the resolution is necessary. Submissions lacking any information in this
required field will be considered as not properly submitted, and thus will not appear in
the regional resolutions packet or added to the agenda for consideration. The NRC will
consider sponsor-provided information as input, along with the input of others in AI,
when drafting the background and arguments sections of the Resolutions Packets. Note
that the NRC considers explanatory notes submitted as input on the issue raised by the
resolution, and it should not be construed that sponsor or presenter-submitted text of
these explanatory notes will appear in the Resolutions Packets.
8. Resolutions must be submitted to the AIUSA Board Liaison Office and the National
Should you have any problems submitting your resolution, the Board Liaison Office can be
reached at 212-633-4295. Do not submit resolutions to regional offices, as they will get
delayed and may not be included in the regional resolutions packets. Once compiled, all
resolutions will be forwarded to the NRC members, who work together to develop
background material on the resolutions.
10. Sponsors should monitor and, when appropriate, post information pertaining to their
resolution on the Membership Resolutions Process Discussion Board.
11. Sponsors must be available to speak for their resolution at their Regional
Conference, or assign a presenter. Resolutions with neither a sponsor nor a presenter
present will not be debated or voted on. If assigning a presenter, sponsors inform their
NRC representative by the submission deadline as well as include the presenter’s contact
information in the “presenter” field on the Resolutions Submission Form at the time of
submission.
After the Regional Conferences, the NRC will review all passed resolutions to ensure that
amendments are included and that the background and arguments reflect the points debated.
This new resolutions packet will be presented to the membership in preparation for discussion
and voting at the Annual General Meeting.
WHEREAS…
These clauses should provide background speaking to the issue your resolution addresses and
why the current policy/procedure/etc. should be changed. (Insert here).
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED…
These clauses should provide what you are asking AI or AIUSA to do, the policy/procedure
change you are advocating. (Insert here).
*Explanatory Note:
Why is this resolution needed? Please provide a brief explanation of your reasons for
proposing this resolution and what would change if this resolution passes.
(Insert here).
***Please Note: If all of these steps are not completed by the deadline your resolution may be
considered as not properly submitted, and thus will not appear in the regional resolution packets
or be placed on the agenda for consideration.