Monthly Archives: May 2015

Vigil for Conscientious Objectors, past and present

Posted on 15/05/2015 by Hilery

Protest in Har­mo­ny joined friends from the Peace and Jus­tice Cen­tre for a vig­il com­mem­o­rat­ing Con­sci­en­tious Objec­tors today, 15th May 2015.  We paused after each verse of ‘Tell me the Names of the Unsung Heroes’ while names of some of the … Con­tin­ue read­ing →

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Chair Report May 2015

Posted on 14/05/2015 by Hilery

It has been a busy year for Protest in Har­mo­ny, it start­ed rel­a­tive­ly qui­et­ly, but then things grew apace. The choir num­bers have con­tin­ued to grow, new blood is always impor­tant in any organ­i­sa­tion. We are always look­ing for ways … Con­tin­ue read­ing →

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May Day March

Posted on 03/05/2015 by Hilery

‘Sol­i­dar­i­ty for ever, the union makes us strong’. Protest in Har­mo­ny mem­bers made a joy­ful noise, along with drum­mers and a pipe band, on the May Day March from Mid­dle Mead­ow walk to the Pleas­ance where a ral­ly was held … Con­tin­ue read­ing →

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Body Bags on Portobello Beach

Posted on 01/05/2015 by Hilery

About 15 singers joined Amnesty cam­paign­ers as they launched the “Don’t Let Them Drown” cam­paign on Sun­day 26th April. Vol­un­teers zipped them­selves into body bags on Por­to­bel­lo beach to high­light “the UK’s shame­ful response to the rapid­ly esca­lat­ing migrant cri­sis in … Con­tin­ue read­ing →

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International Workers’ Memorial Day

Posted on 01/05/2015 by Hilery

Inter­na­tion­al Work­ers’ Memo­r­i­al Day 28th April 2015 Protest in Har­mo­ny is proud to be part of this mov­ing cer­e­mo­ny which is held annu­al­ly at the Work­ers’ Memo­r­i­al Day Tree in Princes Street Gar­dens. We join with politi­cians, trade union­ists, work­ers and … Con­tin­ue read­ing →

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