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January Our monthly meeting was addressed by Lesley Foster from Telford Amnesty Branch on the subject of the AIUK campaign to address human rights issues and abuses in China. Members met later in the month for a very convivial evening and a good pub meal at the Tankerville Arms, Longden (see below) February Stop Violence Against Women Campaign. Eric Windsor, a senior local magistrate, talked to us about the work of the [then] new approaches in the criminal justice system in Shropshire to cases of domestic violence. March Our own Peter Pack, Chair of AI International Executive Committee, advised us concerning the Human Dignity Campaign April Mark Phillips, of Tyndallwoods Solicitors, spoke to us about Control Orders June For our major public campaign of the year we spent time in the Square, Shrewsbury, drawing attention to the plight of the Tiananmen Mothers in China. Members of the public signed petition cards and attached each one to an artificial rose. We sent a box of nearly 200 roses and petitions to the Chinese Ambassador in London. At the end of the month we held a very successful Garden Party, courtesy of Mr and Mrs John Quallington at Cruckmeole (see below) September We were very pleased to welcome Daniel Kawczynski, M.P., to our meeting when he gave a most interesting account of his work on the International Development Committee and of aspects of his parliamentary life. He offered also future assistance in presenting petitions in London to our government and to foreign embassies. October At this month's meeting a discussion was lead by our own Anthony Twist concerning AIUK’s long-standing campaign to abolish the death penalty across the world. November Denise and Omid Samari led a discussion at our November meeting in which attention was drawn to the discrimination in Iran against members of the Bahai faith. Garden party - 28 June 2008 Over 250 people helped to raise £1,245.62 at the Garden Party on Saturday 28th June at the home of John & Rosaleen Quallington. In fine weather visitors were entertained by the Shrewsbury Concert Band, the Banat Baladi Belly Dancers, The Democratic Republic of Djembe, the Choir of the Pontesbury Church of England Primary School and the Shrewsbury Folk Ensemble – a programme of great variety and colour. Pat Horton, Paul Jaques, Jenny Lack, Kate L’Argent, Don Miles, Pat Miles, and Debbie Walklet all set up craft stalls. Jo & Ken Pattison brought along a range of goods from the Shrewsbury Fair Trade Shop. Members of the Shrewsbury Group of Amnesty International ran the books, bric-a-brac, cakes & jams, plants, refreshments, and tombola stalls. The Bowl-for-a-Pig and Balls-in-Tins games were well supported. John Quallington conducted very popular tours of the Old Hall. Cllr. Ann Chebsey, Mayor of Shrewsbury & Atcham, was welcomed at 3.30pm by Martin Beardwell, Shrewsbury Amnesty Chairman. All who contributed in any way at all to this occasion are thanked for what turned out to be a great event raising far more than had been dreamt about. Particular thanks go to John & Rosaleen Quallington for their graciousness in offering their home for this occasion. 
Shrewsbury Chronicle Article 25 Oct 2007
He spoke
fluently and precisely about the nature of Control Orders, about the
definition of terrorism in existing legislation, and about the difficulties
of extraditing terrorist suspects to countries in which torture takes place.
He also analysed the arguments for and against extending pre-trial detention
from 28 days to 90 days; about the disadvantages of bringing suspects to
trial in secret, non-jury courts; and about the management of people under
control orders who suffer from mental health problems. The talk
was followed by a thought-provoking question and answer session in which
Lord Carlile addressed a wide range of points and
gave a fascinating comparison of anti-terrorist legislation in the For full notes of Lord Carlile’s talk, click here.
Left to Right: Alex Hiam (sec. Shrewsbury Group of Amnesty International); Lord Carlile
(Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation) , Peter Pack (Chair of Amnesty
International's International Committee on Policy), Martin Beardwell
(chairman, Shrewsbury Group of Amnesty International)
The two concerts, performed for Amnesty
by Shrewsbury Community Choir were hugely successful, both in raising the
profile of Amnesty’s work in
Left to Right: Cllr.
Brian Gillow, (Chair Shropshire County Council),
Matthew Tait (soloist), Kate Allen (Amnesty
International UK Director) and Alex Madely
(Amnesty Shrewsbury Group Chair)
Left to right: Beth Ashe (AI
Shrewsbury member), Cllr David Farmer. Daniel Kawczynski
MP and Alex Madely (AI Shrewsbury Chair)
December 2004 - Stop Violence Against Women Campaign December 2002 - Christmas card competition In 2002 we held a competition for school children to design a Christmas card. We printed thousands of cards from the winning designs and then sold them to raise money for the work of Amnesty.
Dave Farlow
Head of Art at BBC-Online reported the event like this: www.bbc.co.uk/print/shropshire/features/2002/12/amnesty.shtml
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September 1994 - 'Fly for Life'
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Walk for Life
Shrewsbury Amnesty
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