Dickinson College's chapter of Amnesty International believes that we, as a small group of individuals, can make a difference in the global fight for human rights. In the past, we have done:

• Monthly letter writing campaigns (write-a-thons), where people read urgent actions sent from the National office of Amnesty International and write letters on the behalf of prisoners-of-conscience, tortured and threatened individuals
• Days of education including "Lamp-Post Action" where students dress up as an individual prisoner-of-conscience and tie themselves to lamp-posts in the Academic Quad. They then tell passers-by about their story, and get signatures which are then sent to governments on that person's behalf.
• Days of awareness including "Cage the Faculty" where students put faculty/staff of the College in a large cage in the main building on campus, the HUB, and that person can not be released until they have a certain number of letters written on their behalf (the caged faculty member represents a prisoner-of conscience)
• Outdoor benefit concerts such as "Jamnesty", where socially-conscious bands are invited to the College for a small fee, and along with great music, students are asked to write a letter on the behalf of a prisoner-of-conscience. Money for the chapter's stamps and writing supplies are also raised at this time.