Yes, it’s tomorrow! Hungry for cakes? At a loose end? Feel a need to support the human rights of those less fortunate than yourself? Come and join in the fun…… Saturday 1st August 2014 Traditional Afternoon Tea Sandwiches, cakes, scones Afternoon tea: £5. Tea and cakes: £2.50 Quaker Meeting House Thornhill St Wakefield WF1 1NQ […]
We Are Wakefield – Saturday July 25th
Recently the We Are Wakefield group re-formed in reaction to the news that the National Front would be holding a march in Wakefield on the 25th of July. The NF march will be from the Wakey Tavern to the Bullring via the Springs. Though this is short notice, the We Are Wakefield group are going […]
July Group Meeting
The next Local Group Meeting will be held on Wednesday, 15th July 2015. 7pm for coffee and urgent actions, and meeting with agenda, from 7.30pm. The agenda will include such issues as the counter EDL events, on Saturday 25th July and details of Amnestea on Saturday 1st August 2015. We will also be making plans to join Wakefield Pride on Saturday, 8th August. Come and […]
Event – Amnesty York Group
Out of East Africa: human rights repression behind the exodus of so many East Africans Tuesday 21st July 2015 7.30pm – 9pm, Friends Meeting House, Fairgate, York YO1 9RL Find out more: here TOGETHER WE ARE POWERFUL
On The Beach – A Poem
Inspired by recent events, and their portrayal in the media, one of our group members, Jean Hales, decided to summarise her feelings in verse. I think you will agree that the outcome is a very poignant poem. On the Beach I saw a picture in the Sunday paper I thought it was a scene From […]
June Group Meeting
The next Local Group Meeting will be held on Wednesday, 17th June 2015. 7pm for coffee and urgent actions, and meeting with agenda, from 7.30pm. The agenda will include the final arrangements for the Magna Carta event at Pontefract, on Saturday 20th June and details of Amnestea on Saturday 1st August 2015. There will also be a discussion on Human Rights […]
Writes for Rights 2014 – Update
Here is a video update about the 2014 Write for Rights campaign (on Vimeo) Write for Rights 2014 round-up from Amnesty International on Vimeo.
February Meeting
The next Local Group Meeting is on Wednesday, 18th February 2015 Quaker Meeting House, Thornhill Street Wakefield WF1 1NQ Coffee and discussion from 1900 Come and join in. Find out how you can make a difference in a world where human rights are at risk in so many places. For further details secretary@aiukwakefield.org.uk or 07800605397 Twitter:@AIUKWakefield Facebook: AI-UK-Wakefield All […]
STOP Torture STOP Torture STOP
With a damning new report about the extent of torture by the CIA, and more questions being raised about UK involvement, can we afford to ignore this issue? Surely that’s not a real question. Why would anyone wish to ‘ignore’ torture? Now that’s a real question. http://www.amnesty.org.uk/issues/stop-torture Torture is not a thing of the distant […]
WRITE FOR RIGHTS 2014
Come and join in! Saturday, 8th November 2014 The Ridings, Wakefield – near Esquires Coffee Shop Every year during November and December Amnesty International asks its supporters to join their Write for Rights campaign and write a letter, sending a message of hope to someone suffering human rights abuses. This weekend the Wakefield local group […]
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