Showing posts with label Ireland. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ireland. Show all posts

Friday 8 February 2019

Rare chance to hear from 'Veterans for Peace' Monday February 11th at Brent Mencap


Brent Stop the War has held meetings and demonstrations about the cost of war in terms of victims' deaths, infrastructure destruction, environmental disaster and creation of refugees as well as the financial cost to the economy.

Monday's meeting will be a little different.  We will hear first-hand from an American and a British soldier, who are members of Veterans for Peace (UK), about the personal cost to them and their families, friends and neighbours of participation in these wars.  Their voices are not heard as much as they should be and BStW has organised this special meeting so that Brent residents can hear directly from veterans about what war has meant for them, the conclusions they have drawn from their experience and their resultant activism.

The meeting is on Monday February 11th 7.30pm to 9.15pm at Brent Mencap, 379-381 High Road, Willesden, London NW10 2JR  Nearest tube Dollis Hill (Jubilee line) and 260, 266, 297 bus routes.

Speakers: 

Julio Torres, Veterans for Peace (UK) New York born Torres was a member of the U.S.  Army for 11 years 2005-2016, including a year in Iraq, with the rank of Staff Sergeant.

Ben Griffin. Ben is an ex Paratrooper, SAS soldier and founder of  Veterans for Peace UK. He served in Northern Ireland, Macedonia, Afghanistan and Iraq. In 2005 he was released from army service after refusing to continue serving under American command in Iraq. Ben served as as national coordinator for VfP until 2018 and remains an active member.
 

Wednesday 4 April 2018

Jamaica v Ireland dominoes fundraiser & more at Watkins Folly on Saturday



AMAZING NIGHT OF CULTURE ON SAT 7th APRIL. MONTSERRATIAN DIASPORA & FRIENDS OF IRELAND 1999 ARE HOSTING A FANTASTIC EVENING OF MIXED CULTURE, IRISH DANCING, TRADITIONAL FOOD, DOMINOES COMPETITION AND LIVE CULTURAL EVENTS. LATE BAR AND MANY DJS. COME AND JOIN IN. STARTS AT 6PM. AN EVENING NOT TO BE MISSED.

CHECK OUT THIS VIDEO FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THIS FANTASTIC STORY 


WE ARE ALSO LOOKING FOR 8 DOMINOES PLAYERS TO REPRESENT IRELAND. EXPERIENCE NOT REQUIRED. WILL BE GREAT FUN. CONTACT 02089029944 OR EMAIL