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AmnestTea in Southbourne June 2016

June 30, 2016 by zarganar

Our secretary Lucy Freeman held an “AmnesTea” at her home last Sunday, 26th June. We’d like to give our thanks to Lucy and her family for hosting and providing a marvelous variety of cakes. Lucy has since said…

“thanks to everyone who came along and supported the Amnestea yesterday. We raised a total of £113 which I have now paid in. This will be matched by government funding which Amnesty accepts for its’ education programmes; the money we raised will support education and community engagement projects against forced marriage and FGM in Sierra Leone and Burkina Faso.
Please could you pass on thanks to your family and friends gave their support.”

Thanks again Lucy AmnesTea 160626_amnestea-7540x 160626_amnestea-7538x

The Look of Silence

July 21, 2015 by zarganar

There is going to be a screening of “The Look of Silence” at Pavilion Dance, Bournemouth, next Monday the 27th July 2015 at 6.45. We are going to have a table in the foyer handing out an information leaflet from AIUK about the film, and what individuals can do to help bring perpetrators to justice. The information leaflet is largely published below. For a review of the film try IMBd

Waiting 50 Years for Justice

The Look of Silence is another vivid reminder of the continuing impunity for grave human rights violations in Indonesia from the same director as Oscar-nominated and BAFTA-winning 2013 documentary The Act of Killing.
In The Act of Killing, director Joshua Oppenheimer and his anonymous Indonesian co-director and crew broke the taboo around this dark period in Indonesia’s history and opened the debate on justice for crimes of the past. This year, he is back with The Look of Silence, a companion documentary that follows Adi Rukun on his journey to confronting the men who killed his brother. Both documentaries show how some of those behind grave human rights abuses in Indonesia in 1965-66 not only continue to walk free but enjoy virtual celebrity status, leaving the victims still in anguish.

About the film

The award-winning The Look of Silence follows a family of survivors as they discover how their son was killed and who killed him. The film focuses on the victim’s younger brother who, determined to break the shackles of silence and fear, finds and confronts those responsible for the murder of his brother – something unimaginable while the killers remained in power. This unprecedented film bears witness to the collapse of fifty years of silence.
The Look of Silence premiered on 10 November 2014 in Jakarta, Indonesia. It was endorsed and sponsored by the National Human Rights Commission and the Jakarta Arts Council. [Read more…]

Spring Quiz

April 25, 2015 by zarganar

Quiz nights have been a major social event and fundraiser for many years now. And for at least a decade we’ve relied on the Ye Olde George in the centre of Christchurch for our spring quiz – despite their function room being somewhat gloomy (and grubby) and their charging for the privilege. We tried Ye Olde Starre Inn, Purewell, last June which proved a pleasant venue but not the best location. amnesty international

So this year we returned to the Brunswick Hotel, Charminster – we’d been there many years ago – with its separate function room. One of the oldest pubs in Bournemouth, it doesn’t overwhelm you with fancy decor and lights, but it was comfortable and regulars refrained from using the pool table until we had finished.

David Brown again proved an excellent host, and May Stevens organised another stunning raffle. With 43 competitors we raised £273, much welcome with the cheapest oversees mail now £1 a letter. Thanks to the Brunswick for providing the venue for free.

Autumn Quiz 2014

December 1, 2014 by zarganar

Our quiz nights have been through a slight sticky patch, with venues closing or changing function. Also our Spring Quiz became a Summer Quiz this year, partly through the Art Exhibition and partly through having to find a new venue. Whilst a successful evening, numbers were a bit lower than usual – also due to the clash with England opening their World Cup bid (ha!!).

For this Autumn Quiz we also had a new venue – the Queen Mary Inn, West Street in Poole. Whilst aware it was a bit smaller than other places we’d used, many of us were slightly taken aback with how small it was! As it happened we had 54 participants! Cosy is a bit of an understatement!!!

quiz amnesty — Sally keeps order and keeps a steady flow of questions

But it was a very enjoyable evening. With May again putting togather a raffle, the total profit came to £288. Thanks to the Queen Mary for hosting (for free) and to question setter (and bell ringer) David and quizmaster Sally.

If anyone wants a go at the picture quiz (celebrities when young), you can download it here picture quiz 2014. And if you want the answers go here picture quiz answers

Summer Quiz 2014

July 4, 2014 by zarganar

quiz at starre — ye olde starre inn proved a pleasant venue

But with the George converting their function room into a restaurant we were left without a venue. Having energies focussed on the Art Exhibition it took a while before we managed to find “ye Olde Starre Inn”, not far up the road from the George. What was great is we had their restaurant area for free and it appeared ideal for our purposes.

David Brown again proved an excellent host, and more than a match for Uruguay v Costa Rica in the adjoining bar! With England starting their campaign later in the evening – that moment of soon to be dashed hope and expectation – it was perhaps unsurprising numbers were a bit lower. We had also raised prices, and of course were in a new venue on the edge of our “catchment” area. But we managed to raise £157, much welcome after some of the expenses for the Art Exhibition.

Thanks again to David (and May for the raffle) and to all who turned out.