#peaceful
No plans on Sunday? Join the Peace Pledge Union this Sunday for the National Alternative Remembrance Ceremony - in person or online
After a year online, we are back in Tavistock Square in #London. We will also live stream the event on our website for those who can’t make it in person.
The #ceremony will highlight the importance of a #peaceful and inclusive culture of #remembrance at a time of growing instability caused by the climate crisis and the COVID pandemic. It will also mark twenty years since 9/11 and the invasion of Afghanistan, with speakers focussing on the #catastrophic #legacy of the 'war on terror’.
With contributions from:
Hamit Dardagan, co-founder of Iraq Body Count and the charity Every Casualty WorldwideHuda Ammori, activist, writer and co-founder of Palestine ActionHosted by Anya Nanning Ramamurthy, organiser of London youth climate strikes and PPU council member
We will lay white poppy wreaths in memory of all #victims of #war, both #civilian and #military, past and present. For those attending in person there will also be an opportunity to lay individual white poppies on the #ConscientiousObjectors' Commemorative Stone.When - 12 noon - 1pm, Remembrance Sunday 14th November
How to attend in person - Everyone is welcome to come to the ceremony in person in Tavistock Square (London, WC1H 9EX).
How to watch online - If you can’t make it in person, or would prefer to join us online to watch the live stream, simply visit the PPU's Remembrance and White Poppies page at the time to watch and join the online discussion: https://www.ppu.org.uk/remembrance-white-poppies
In the UK? Read below to support peace
White poppies - 3 ways you can help this year’s Remembrance campaign
Each year the #PeacePledgeUnion provides a vital alternative voice at #Remembrance time. We remember all #victims of #war, #civilian as well as #military, we challenge the #militarism on display in the mainstream media, and we plan a #peaceful kind of remembrance, symbolised by the #WhitePoppy.
So many of our members and supporters do extraordinary work spreading the word about #WhitePoppies and starting those important conversations. Here are three ways you can help in the coming weeks.
Remember to order your white poppies!
With Remembrance Day less than a month away, it's not too early to start wearing your white poppy. Please think of giving one to a friend or family member. You can order white poppy packs of 5, 10, 25 and 100 via our online shop: https://shop.ppu.org.uk/Approach somewhere local that may want to distribute white poppies.
It could be a shop, cafe, library, place of worship, school, union branch, anywhere you think might be interested. You can have a look at the places that already stock them here: https://www.ppu.org.uk/remembrance/white-poppy-outlets
If you find somewhere interested, please let us know at mail@ppu.org.uk. Outlets are welcome to buy white poppies to sell or for donations, as they choose.Plan a way to mark the day.
Whether by laying a white poppy wreath, pausing for two-minutes' silence at a memorial or planning a remembrance ceremony, there are many ways to remember in a spirit of peace and #nonviolence. It doesn’t need to be complicated to plan something. Watch this video compilation to see the many ways people marked Remembrance Sunday last year: https://youtu.be/VJXwcMR1GsYKeep an eye on our events page for ceremonies near you, and please let us know at mail@ppu.org.uk if you are planning a ceremony, as we’d be happy to publicise it: https://www.ppu.org.uk/events
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