BHA: London for a Secular Europe demonstration - 2011
Thursday, 7 July 2011
11:13 AM
Venue TBA Starting at / on 17th September 2011
Start time TBA
For the fourth year, the "NO VATICAN" campaign will come to London in 2011, in support of a secular Europe to coincide with a similar event in Rome organised by the Italian humanists and secularists.
A report of the march held on Sunday 14th February 2010 can be found at this link: "London for a Secular Europe 2010" To see what happened at the 2010 "NO VATICAN" march, please follow this link: "NO VAT 2010"
Speakers TBA
Please note: this is a change to the previously advertised date of February 2011.
What does the protest stand for?
We promote:
•freedom of religion, freedom of conscience and freedom of speech
•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
We oppose:
•the privileged status of the churches under Article 17 of the TFEU (Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union)
•the special status of the Vatican in the United Nations
•state-funded faith schools
•the economic privilege and political influence of the Vatican
This demo is organised in conjunction with demonstrations organised by humanists and secularists in Italy. 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, the Rationalist Association and Peter Tatchell's OutRage!
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