AR-News: London Greyhound Action Events

Wed May 12 17:53:16 EDT 2004

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Onderwerp: London Greyhound Action Events Newsletter: Spring/Summer 2004
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We thought you'd be interested in seeing the following message, which we've
sent to our UK supporters.

The newsletter below has been issued by our London Branch.
If you live in or near the London area, please try to support their events.
Even if you don't live in London, there is quite likely a Greyhound Action
branch that covers your area, as we now have more than a dozen in various
parts of the country. Let us know if you'd like to be put in touch with your
nearest.

Tony Peters, Greyhound Action
www.greyhoundaction.co.uk

London Greyhound Action
Events Newsletter: Spring/Summer 2004
Dear London Greyhound Action Supporter,
As you probably know, LGA are a small group, who are trying to organise
demos & events that target the London/Greater London racing tracks.
We held a candlelit vigil outside Walthamstow stadium, on December 10th
2003, as part of the International Day of Animal Rights, and since then we
have been fairly quiet.
However…
We have put together this events newsletter/e-mail, to inform you of the
forthcoming events that LGA are participating in this summer, & to ask you
for your help at them.
We want our voices to be heard at the London and Greater London tracks over
the next few months, and we need as many people as we can to help us do
this.
So, if you can help at any of the events listed below; then please get in
touch with Steph, on 07984 836 368, & we can chat further. If you are coming
along, it would be great to get confirmation of numbers; we can be e-mailed
at: londongreyhoundaction at yahoo.co.uk
Greyhound Awareness Week: Sat 22nd-Sat 29th May 2004
Throughout this week, we want to hold demos at as many of the London/Greater
London tracks as we can. We hope there will be a demo at the Wimbledon track
on Saturday 22nd May, from 6-8pm. And a demo at the Walthamstow track on
Saturday 29th May, from 6-8pm. At both of these demos, we plan to have
banners & posters to attract the passing public, & most importantly, we plan
to hand out as much literature as possible, to punters and passers-by.
If you cannot make either of these, you can always leaflet outside your
nearest track- Call Steph for more info.or leaflets, posters etc.
Kingston-Upon-Thames Green Fair: Bank Holiday Monday 31st May
LGA have reserved a stall at this great family day out in Kingston. The
stall will be up & running from 11am-8pm, so if you could come along and
help run the stall for an hour or so that would be great.
We’ll be handing out leaflets, stickers & literature- as well as selling the
new Greyhound Action T.Shirts, mugs & badges. The fair is a really enjoyable
day out, with lots of ethically minded people about (a big     change to
handing out leaflets outside Walthamstow stadium!).
Greyhound Derby Day of Action: Saturday June 5th
On the William Hill Greyhound Derby Final a large number of bets are placed
on the dogs.
Greyhound Action supporters all over the country will be picketing betting
shops (William Hill in particular) in order to educate punters about the
death and suffering of dogs at the hands of the industry, & to persuade
people, that if they have to gamble; to bet on activities that don’t involve
animals.
LGA plays a big part in this day of action, as the derby is held at the
Wimbledon track. Therefore we will be staging a demo outside the track that
day.
Numbers are really important on this day; so PLEASE come along, with
friends, bringing placards, banners etc.
London Vegan Festival: Sunday July 4th 10am-7pm Kensington Town Hall
For the second year running, LGA will hold a stall at this great festival.
This is a fantastic day out, and everyone is very supportive of our
campaign. Plus you can do lots of ethical shopping, sign lots of petitions &
eat lots of scrummy food- all under one roof!
So, if you can spare some time, come along.

Greyhound Remembrance Day: Sunday July 25th
Greyhound racing in the UK began on July 24th, 1926 at Belle Vue,
Manchester. On the nearest Sunday to this date every year, Greyhound Action
stage an event called Greyhound Remembrance Day, in memory of the hundreds
of thousands of dogs that have been abused & killed by the greyhound racing
industry since that day.
The event is a peaceful & emotional one;, involving laying flowers outside
stadiums. It is also a good event to bring rescued greyhounds to, providing
a good media opportunity.
Last year, 13 tracks were covered on Greyhound Remembrance Day!
We really need to recruit more supporters of LGA, so please pass this
e-mail/ letter on to anyone who you think would be interested.
Thanks for your support.
London Greyhound Action

the wild, cruel beast is not behind the bars of the cage. he is in front of it - axel munthe

"Never doubt that a small group of dedicated citizens can change the world. 
Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has."      Margaret Mead
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