Minutes for the November group meeting are attached thanks to group member for preparing them. At the end of the minutes you will find a list of upcoming activities. If you are interested in joining us, coming along to one of these events is the easiest thing to do. It is free to join the local group.
July group minutes
Minutes of our July meeting are available thanks to group member Lesley for compiling them. We discussed the death penalty report (see the full version here); North Korea; the forthcoming film evening; the summer BBQ and plans for a Celebration of Human Rights event in 2018 in partnership with the Cathedral. This has come about because of the governments desire to take us out of the European Court of Justice and abolish the Human Rights Act. Although it is doubtful if either will actually come about, it does reveal a mindset in the government which is very worrying for the future of human rights in the UK. It also goes hand in hand with our increasing deals with dubious regimes abroad who are serial human rights offenders such as Saudi Arabia.
If you live in the Salisbury area and would like to join us, then the best thing is to come to one of our events and make yourself known. At the end of the minutes you will see a list of planned events or you can keep an eye on Twitter and Facebook.
Group meeting minutes
Minutes of the last two meetings – May and June – are below and thanks to group members Andrew and Lesley for preparing them. The next meeting is on 13 July at 7:30 pm in Victoria Road.
If you live in the Salisbury area and are interested in getting involved we would love to see you. The local group is free to join although some join Amnesty International UK and there is a joining fee for that. The best thing is to come along to one of our events and make yourself known. You can see what’s on at the end of the minutes or by following us on twitter http://www.twitter.com/salisburyai.
Monthly meeting
We are pleased to attach the monthly minutes for the October meeting thanks to Lesley for preparing them. We discussed the Refugee, North Korean and Death Penalty campaigns, forthcoming films, Evensong at the Cathedral and Citizenship days at some of our schools.
Follow us on Twitter and Facebook – salisburyai
February meeting minutes
Follow us on October minutes
The minutes of the October meeting are now available. The group discussed the forthcoming Vigil at St Thomas’s; the tapestry and where that could be displayed; social media statistics; the death penalty; the forthcoming film at the Arts Centre and a report on the correspondence with John Glen concerning the government’s changes to its human rights policies.
September minutes
The minutes of the September meeting are now available thanks to Lesley. We discussed North Korea, the death penalty (see separate post on this), the forthcoming vigil on 17 October and agreeing to write to John Glen concerning his failure to reply to our letter of 5 August.
June #meeting minutes are now available
Minutes of the June meeting are now available. It includes the monthly death penalty report which is available in full as a separate blog post.
- Group members and speakers at the Playhouse. See blog post for full details.
Magna Carta and Human Rights Today
Around 160 people attended the Cathedral this evening to hear Dominic Grieve QC MP give a brilliantly lucid lecture in support of the Human Rights Act. He traced some of the key clauses of the Magna Carta and showed how they had continuing relevance today. We hope to include a transcript of his lecture soon. His lecture followed the annual Amnesty evensong which also was very well attended with around 120 people.
Amnesty in Salisbury & South Wiltshire 