Metropolis Gallery is Superb Finale

April 9, 2014

This should be the final post about the Human Rights Art Exhibition! We have now dismantled the exhibitions at Christchurch Priory, Red House Museum, Bournemouth Library and St Peters Church. To some extent it was hard to motivate ourselves to curate some of the work for yet another exhibition – especially when only over 5 […]

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Red House Museum & St Peters Church

March 27, 2014

Our recent blog posts have featured the launches of the Art Exhibition at Christchurch Priory and Bournemouth Library. As we are now well into the second half of the Exhibition, here is a selection of images from the Red Hose Museum, Christchurch and St Peters Church in Bournemouth. So do find time to visit before […]

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Launch of Art Exhibition part 2

March 16, 2014

Two days after the successful launch at Christchurch Priory – with the Christchurch Mayor – we had a successful launch of the Bournemouth end of the Exhibition at Bournemouth Library. The Mayor of Bournemouth, Councillor Dr Rodney Cooper, accompanied by the Mayoress, showed great interest in the exhibits as he was shown around by local […]

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Launch of Art Exhibition

March 12, 2014

After 18 months of hard work, our Human Rights Art Exhibition is now live. Last night (Tuesday 11th March) we welcomed the Mayor of Christchurch John Lofts to offically open the Christchurch end of the exhibition.   Many of the artists who had submitted work turned out, along with group members, friends and well-wishers.   […]

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December 2013 News Update – South America Region

January 14, 2014

As a local group we are signed up to the South America Region Network. Their coordinators focus specifically on the countries featured below and send us actions when they turn up. At our January meeting we wrote letters to President Santos in Columbia sample letter columbia and President Correa in Ecuador sample letter Ecuador In […]

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Close Guantanamo Bay

January 11, 2014

On January 11, 2002, in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, the first detainees were transferred to the US naval base at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. Since then, the detention facility there has made the world’s news headlines for the shocking human rights concerns associated with it – including arbitrary detention, secret detention, torture and other […]

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Autumn Quiz 2013

December 10, 2013

Our Autumn Quiz made £137, plus provided a nice “relaxing” evening’s entertainment. New quiz setter David Rogers did set the bar fairly high, although all questions had at least one correct answer from the nine teams battling it out!  Sally Hawksworth didn’t take any nonsense as new quiz master (mistress?). In the end there was […]

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Russian Federation

October 13, 2013

There have been some high profile cases involving the Russian Authorities, such as the continued detention of the Pussy Riot members and now the Greenpeace trials.  But at our last meeting we wrote letters on behalf of 5 men who have recently been denied political assylum in Russia.  There is some bitter irony in their […]

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September 2013 News Update – South America Region

September 30, 2013

As we explained in a post in July, as a local group we are signed up to the South America Region Network. Their coordinators focus specifically on the countries featured below and send us actions when they turn up. Some have already featured on this blog – such as Chile – but most of the […]

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Bournemouth Street Collection 2013

September 30, 2013

Another year, another attempt to squeeze a few coppers from the busy folk of Bournemouth. Despite good weather and lots of people, we yet again proved to be invisible to the masses. We raised £142.48 – not a huge sum, but “every little helps”. Thanks to everyone who turned out.  The photo sums up what […]

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