Category: Salisbury

Salisbury Group Concerned About Reputation Risk Deactivates Twitter Account


Group deactivates its account with X and joins Mastodon instead

September 2024

The Salisbury group has decided to deactivate its account with X formerly Twitter. The platform has been the source of considerable disinformation and allows much unpleasant material to be posted. Although this is not unique to X its failure to moderate content properly was a factor. Our departure will make no difference to the site of course but we were concerned at the risk to our reputation.

We have instead registered with Mastodon and a handle of @salisburyai. Please give it a try and put it into your favourites (favorites)! Please let us know of any difficulties.

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Minutes, July


July 2024

We are pleased to attach the minutes of the group’s meeting on 12 July thanks to group member Lesley for their preparation.

NB: due to several people not being able to come, the Summer social event has been postponed. We will decide on an alternative at our September meeting.

minutes July 2024 (Word)Download

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Market Stall


April 2024

Past event

The group will be holding a market stall tomorrow, Saturday 4 May 2024 from around 8am until noon. Supporters are welcome to volunteer to help if they can. Also we need stock to sell so a trip to the attic is required to fish out stuff you don’t want. Bric-a-brac is popular, china, CDs and I suppose LPs these days, good books, plants (with a label to say what they are please) and clothes. No electrical items, sorry.

It is also an opportunity if you are thinking of joining the group to make yourself known to one of us on the stall.

Previous stall

The Salisbury group was established 50 years ago this year
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Vigil


Vigil today in Salisbury market (near the Library) starting at 5pm. All welcome. A small voice for peace in these troubled times.

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Seventeenth Vigil


March 2024

Members of the Salisbury group took part in the 17th Vigil in Salisbury Market Square in support of peace in Gaza. There are people from Salisbury CND and Sarum Concern for Israel Palestine as well as those not affiliated to any organisation. The current death toll in the territory stands at just over 33,000 with thousands more unaccounted for. Famine is now in prospect.

We shall be back next week but note a change in start time to 5pm.

Some of those present

The Salisbury group was founded 50 years ago this year
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Fifteenth vigil


March 2024

The fifteenth vigil was held on Saturday 16th March, this time on the Library steps as it was inclement. The vigil is supported by Salisbury Concern for Israel Palestine (SCIP), CND and the Salisbury Amnesty group. It is in aid of securing peace in that region. Just over 40 attended the event which lasted half an hour. There will be another next Saturday, 23rd March starting at 5:15.

31,000 have now died in Gaza the majority of whom are women and children. Many more are yet to be discovered in the extensive rubble.

There is faint optimism with talks taking place at present and it is reported that Hamas has moderated its demands.

Picture: Salisbury Amnesty

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Salisbury Vigil


Coverage of the fourteenth vigil held in the Market Square in Salisbury

March 2024

The fourteenth vigil was held in the Market Square attracting strong support as usual. There was coverage in the Salisbury Journal. The vigil is to promote peace in Gaza.

There was another on Saturday 16th (brief report soon). Over 30,000 have now died in the conflict with thousands more injured. Thousands more are missing presumed dead.

The Salisbury group was established 50 years ago this year
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Group minutes: February


February 2024

We are pleased to attach the minutes of the group’s meeting in February 2024 thanks to group member Lesley for compiling them. We should say that these are quite long for minutes but as we do not have a newsletter, they contain information in a more expansive way than you would find in just minutes, for example information on refugees and the death penalty. 

New members are always welcome and at the end you will find details of upcoming events where you can make yourself known to a member of the group. As the only Amnesty group left in the county, we do welcome people from all of south Wiltshire.

February minutes (Word)Download

The Salisbury and South Wiltshire group is 50 this year

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Salisbury group minutes


January 2024

We are pleased to attach the minutes of our last meeting held on Thursday 11th January with thanks to group member Lesley for preparing them. They give details of forthcoming activities. New members are always welcome and perhaps the best thing if you are thinking of joining is to come to one of our events and make yourself known. It is free to join the local group but if you wish to join Amnesty International UK there is a fee. 

January minutes (Word)Download
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Group news


Salisbury group’s summer party

August 2023

In place of a meeting in August, we hold a summer party and this is a photo of this year’s. We were lucky with the weather as rain was forecast but it held off until quarter an hour of so after everyone had left!

The Salisbury group is the only Amnesty group in Wiltshire sad to report and if anyone from Wiltshire or north Dorset would like to join us we would be pleased to welcome them. Just keep an eye on the website or on Facebook or X as it now is (Twitter) for details of our next event.

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