‘Defending Rights Defenders’ – public talk

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CANCELLED DUE TO SEVERE WEATHER WARNINGS – On Friday, August 9th we will be in Bedford Square, Tavistock to commemorate the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki between 11 am and 1 pm. Please join us to sign the CND petition against Trident and to help out if you have time.
On Tuesday, July 9th Jo Baker of ‘Rethinking Security’ gave the talk ‘Rethinking Security in a Time of Climate Crisis: Why Militarism is not the Answer‘.
We had a stall in Bedford Square, Tavistock, Saturday 11th of May in support of the National Demo for Palestine sponsored by Stop the War and the Palestine Solidarity Campaign. Many people signed the petition calling on the British Government to ensure the rights of children, some as young as 12, in Israeli jails.
We had a stall in Bedford Square, Tavistock, Saturday 6^th April to raise awareness of Trump’s withdrawal from the INF Treaty. We had leaflets (“Not then not now: Oppose US missiles on UK soil”) and a petition (“We call on the government to: Condemn the imminent US withdrawal from the INF treaty; Use diplomatic routes to encourage the US to re-engage with the treaty; Commit that the UK will not allow any US missiles to be stationed in Britain should the treaty collapse.”).
On Tuesday, October 30th Kevin Eady gave a talk: “WW1: Myth and Reality”. Was WW1 a war for freedom or a confused and pointless conflict? Was it popular, or deeply divisive? A catastrophic blunder, causing further wars? Which caused more deaths, the war or Spanish flu? Did the war achieve votes for women? He gave us the answers to these and other questions in an excellent presentation.
Our next meeting will be on the following date. Any changes will be notified through this website or on our Facebook page.
September 3rd 2019.