activism

Mothers’ Union members around the world gear up to campaign against domestic violence

Authored by john vinton
Posted: Thu, 11/14/2019 - 2:40pm

On Thursday 21st November 2019 from 10am until noon in the Guildhall Shopping Centre Exeter, on the ground floor, local Mothers’ Union members and supporters are holding a ‘Silent Vigil’ to highlight the issue of domestic abuse in the UK.

The Vigil is part of our local support for the global annual campaign ‘Sixteen Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence’.

Members and supporters will sit together and hold placards in front of them with powerful messages about aspects of this crime; an issue that few people acknowledge, except victims, perpetrators and those who work...

Green Activism

Authored by Martyn Goss
Posted: Mon, 01/29/2018 - 3:42pm

I’ve been an environmental activator and activist for over 40 years and have passionately campaigned on many issues including climate change, transport, food and energy.

With others, I set up a student Eco-action recycling scheme in London as long ago as the early 1970s, and became absorbed in the political discussions around ‘Small is Beautiful’, ‘Enough is Enough’, the Brandt and Brundtland reports, and more. Reading Silent Spring propelled thousands of us to think and act as if the planet was precious and that future generations mattered.

Much of my thinking developed...

The Orchard - FREE workshop

Event Date: 
20/03/2015 - 10:00am
Venue: 
Exeter Phoenix Black Box

Join artists Nicci Wonnacott & Catherine Cartwright for a FREE arts workshop, ‘My Fe-manifesto!’, inspired by the issues raised in Dreadnought South West's new play, The Orchard.

http://www.exeterphoenix.org.uk/

International human rights activist to return to Exeter

The inspirational Bandi Mbubi, founder of human rights group Congo Calling, will return to Exeter this month in a follow-up to his high profile appearance at TEDxExeter earlier this year. Congo Calling campaigns for responsible mining practices and an end to human rights abuses in the Congo and for fairtrade phones worldwide.

Bandi Mbubi will be speaking in Exeter on Thursday 29th November at 7.30pm in St Stephen’s Church, High Street, Exeter.

Bandi spoke in Exeter in April as part of TEDxExeter, the first in a series of annual events that use the internationally recognised...