Name: LAAG ACTIVISM EVENT - Speakers' Corner, weekly (Casual meetup - non organised)
Start: 2024-05-05T13:00:00+01:00
End: 2024-05-05T16:00:00+01:00

Some of our members are regulars at Speakers Corner, but each goes on an ad-hoc basis, with no particular meetup time.

(Please noteThe listing here says 1pm, only because it is a default - there is no arranged meetup time or place as LAAG organisers may not be present, therefore...

If you wish to meet up with other members who have RSVP'd 'yes' here, you will need to arrange that yourselves. You can do so in the 'comments' boxes below, or by emailing each other from 'members' in the top menu - The responsibility to arrange this is your own as this is NOT a LAAG 'official' Group organised event )

ABOUT THESE EVENTS

LAAG is having a series of activism events at SC throughout the summer. When it is an 'official' one, the group has an organised meetup time and place, with our own stand, banners etc. This is NOT one of those 'official' Group Events. However many LAAGers do go every week of their own accord anyway, so these weekly listings are put here so that you can all arrange to meetup, if you wish to do so.

So many bystanders at our previous events have asked us to "please come back" so these outing to SC are great for making a peaceful, good-natured stand for reason/atheism.These events have been good fun and the public have been surprised to see reason/atheism/humanism/secularism represented. Previous activism events have been getting high fives from people passing by - leaving the devisiveness & fear to the religious, we'll spread joy and reason instead!

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PURPOSE:

Apart from enjoying the cameraderie with fellow atheists, the purpose of our activism is to:

- Show the religious they can't say whatever dangerous, devisive and bigoted stuff they like, unchallenged. E.g. Should they be able to say "kill the infidels" (i.e all non muslims ) - and get away with it, in this country (or indeed anywhere?) Once something has to be justified, obviously you can't be so gung-ho and it makes it just a little more difficult to recruit vulnerable people so easily perhaps?

- Show a voice for the the silent/apathetic majority (non religious people!); which will inevitably, in time, reach media and government. Time and again we hear from politicians at rallies etc that secularists/atheists just don't show up or write-in. So let's start doing that ...or we'll have to stop complaining that our views are not reflected in society ;-)

- Showing latent atheists and secularists that actually, there are many many more of us than they realise...gives them confidence that they too can 'come out'! One never knows who hears something and it makes a difference. The ripple effect - you can't see it but it can work, er, miracles!

WE SUGGEST YOU WEAR RED T-SHIRTS (Red, for atheism), in order to make yourselves recognsable to other atheists, and to show others our presence easily.

You can also print out leaflets (or personalise your own plain t-shirts with permanent markers)

LEAFLETS (or notes to help with dealing with religious people):

You can find good quotes to use when speaking yourself, or for your own reference at : evilbible.com

Or see here for short/memorable ripostes! (http://www.meetup.com/London-Atheist-Activist-Group-friendly-community/messages/boards/thread/35250502/#103198982)

TRAVEL:

See tfl.gov.uk (http://www.tfl.gov.uk/livetravelnews/planned-works/calendar/default.aspx) for full details of any planned closures/disruptions.

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