Bridport Peace and Justice Group
NEWS
LETTER October 2010 ...............
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Musing about being asked if I was excited about the election of Ed Milliband, and having mumbled something about a plague on all their houses, my mind came up with the lyrics of a Donovan song, which included the verse:
"(Every)body
who read the Jungle Book knows that Riki tiki tavi's a
mongoose who kills snakes
(Well) when I was a young man I was led to believe there were organisations
to kill my snakes for me
(ie the) church ie the government ie the school
(but when I got a little older) I learned I had to kill them myself."
I think that we have all learned that Government need much prompting to do the right thing, whilst "The Americans will always do the right thing . . . after they've exhausted all the alternatives" - Winston Churchill
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OTHER PEOPLE'S EVENTS
Bridport
Quakers
Friends' Meeting House,
95 South Street, Bridport
Tuesday 5th October 7pm
Presentation & discussion: 'Repairing the Harm' - Nick McGeorge
Presentation and discussion on Restorative Justice and penal reform led by Nick McGeorge, former Principal Psychologist, Isle of Wight Prison Service. Talk will be followed by refreshments.
South Somerset Peace Group
Minster Rooms,
Ilminster
Tuesday 26th October, 7.30pm
Talk: John Gray, a local Quaker - 'Quaker Peace Testimony'
All
welcome - entry £2, including tea/coffee. Please contact sspg@infoaction.org.uk,
or www.southsomersetpeace.infoaction.org.uk if you can help with the core
group which keeps the Peace Group running or further information on SSPG.
Sherborne Palestine
Support Group
Cheap Street Church Hall, Sherborne
Thursday 18th November, 7.30pm
Talk: Rotem Mor
Rotem Mor
is an Israeli peace activist and writer. He was jailed in 2002 at the
age of 19 for refusing military service.
All welcome - entry £3, including tea/coffee.
Beaminster One
World Fellowship
Strode Room, Next
to St Mary's Church, Beaminster
Thursday October 28th 7.30pm
Talk: Canon Andrew Evans 'In the footsteps of St Benedict and St
Francis'
Thursday 25th November 7.30pm
Talk: Prof Philip Howse 'Sacred Bee and Butterfly: Symbolism of
Metamorphosis and Rebirth' and book signing
Visitors £1. Refreshments. All most welcome.
Enquiries: Peter Glanville 01308 458283
Autonomy Film Club
St John Ambulance Hall, Rax Lane (close to the Junction with Barrack St)
DT6 Parking East Street Car Park
Sunday 10th October 7.30pm
Film 'Burn'
£3.00
or less. Discussion after.
David Partridge
Expressing a personal position, not as spokesman, footstool, sofa and
definitely not as chair of:
Bridport Peace & Justice
bpjg@bpjg.co.uk www.bpjg.co.uk
The Bridport Peace and Justice Group seeks to use co-operative enthusiasm cunning plans and irony, to make a difference.
PS Please
pass on my sincere apologies to any small Scotsmen you may come across.
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