"NO VAT" London for a Secular Europe demonstration 2010
| Venue | Starting at Westminster Cathedral. March to the Italian Embassy (Grosvenor Square) | Starting at / on | 14th February 2010 |
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| Start time | Assemble 13.00 at Westminster Cathedral. From 14.00 - 15.00 March to the Italian Embassy (Grosvenor Square) From 15.00 - 17.00 Rally outside Embassy |
For the second year, the "NO VAT" campaign comes to London, in support of a secular Europe to coincide with a similar event in Rome: "NO VAT: No Vatican!".
The manifesto of this demonstration, map and additional information can be found at http://www.meetup.com/central-london-humanists/calendar/12192702/
Speakers (At the Italian Embassy from 3pm)
- Bob Churchill (British Humanist Association)
- Derek Lennard (Gay and Lesbian Humanist Association)
- Maryam Namazie (One Law For All)
- Gerard Phillips (Protest the Pope coalition)
- David Pollock (European Humanist Federation)
- Terry Sanderson (National Secular Society)
- Peter Tatchell (OutRage!)
- Josh Kutchinsky (Central London Humanist Group)
What does the protest stand for?
Promote:
- women's equality and reproductive rights
- equal rights for LGBT people in all the European Union
- a secular Europe - immune to the Vatican's agenda
- one law for all, no religious exemptions from the law
- state neutrality in matters of religion and belief
Reject:
- European Union collusion with religion (Lisbon Treaty Article 16c)
- the special status of the Vatican in the United Nations
- state-funded faith schools in the United Kingdom
- the economic privilege and political influence of the Vatican in Italy
- taxpayers funding the Pope's State Visit to the UK this September
Photographs of last year's march
Here are photographs from 2009 taken by Alessandro Convertini. Below you can sign up to the mailing list.
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This demo is organised in conjunction with the demonstration "NO VAT" in Italy held on Saturday 13th February. This event is organized by the Central London Humanist Group in partnership with the British Humanist Association, the National Secular Society, One Law for All, the Gay And Lesbian Humanist Association and Peter Tatchell's OutRage!."
