This weekend, from Peace Pledge Union!
[National Alternative Remembrance Ceremony](www.ppu.org.uk/civicrm/event/info%3Fid%3D367%26reset%3D1)
12 noon - 1pm, Remembrance Sunday 12th November
Tavistock Square, London, WC1H 9EX
Please join us for the National Alternative Remembrance Ceremony to remember all #victims of #war, both #civilian and #military, past and present, and commit to working for #peace.This year's event will focus on the terrible events unfolding in #Israel and #Palestine, as well as the extraordinary work of peace campaigners on both sides and internationally. With speakers including:
Isabel Kelly, with a message from the Parents Circle – Families Forum (PCFF), a joint #Israeli - #Palestinian organisation of over 600 families, all of whom have lost an immediate family member to the ongoing #conflict.
Pat Gaffney, vice predisent of Pax Christi and a member of Women in Black London. Pat will speak about Pax Christi's ongoing work with peace campaigners in Israel and Palestine.
Richard Kuper from Jews for Justice for Palestinians (JJP), an organisation closely involved in recent demonsrations calling for a #ceasefire in #Gaza.
The national ceremony takes place every year in front of the memorial stone for #ConscientiousObjectors in Tavistock Square. We will observe two minutes' silence and white poppy wreaths will be laid on the memorial in memory of all victims of war.
All welcome - no need to book.
Please take a moment to share the event - www.ppu.org.uk/civicrm/event/info%3Fid%3D367%26reset%3D1
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