The Tampa Bay area's Amnesty International Group (Group 240) is actively looking for new members to help in their campaigns for human rights around the globe and at home.

Hillsborough and Pinellas residents are welcome to come to the group's meeting on Wednesday, October 14 at the Jan Platt Regional Library, 3910 S. Manhattan Ave. (near the intersection of Manhattan and Euclid), Tampa, from 7 to 8:45 p.m.

Among the Amnesty priorities this year: