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SUMMARY:National Alternative Remembrance Ceremony - London
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 \n <p>The <strong>National Alternative Remembrance
  Ceremony</strong> happens every year in front of 
 the memorial stone for conscientious objectors. We
  will observe two minutes&#39\; silence and white 
 poppy wreaths will be laid on the memorial in memo
 ry of all victims of war\, both civilian and milit
 ary\, of all nationalities.</p>\n \n <p>With speak
 ers including...</p>\n \n <ul>\n 	<li><a href="htt
 ps://www.nelufarhedayat.com/"><strong>Nelufar Heda
 yat</strong></a> - <strong>Emmy Award-winning Afgh
 an-British journalist\, producer\, director and pr
 esenter</strong>. Born in Kabul and arriving in th
 e UK as a child refugee\, Nelufar has reported fro
 m war zones\, directed documentaries on global tra
 fficking networks and the climate crisis\, and hos
 ted podcasts on war and culture.</li>\n 	<li><a hr
 ef="https://phineasharper.com/"><strong>Phineas Ha
 rper</strong></a> - writer\, sculptor\, broadcaste
 r and prominent white poppy wearer from the Midlan
 ds. A regular contributor to the Guardian\, they w
 ere previously Chief Executive of the charity Open
  City and chair of the Design Council Homes Taskfo
 rce. They serve on the board of the 20th Century S
 ociety and were formerly a trustee of Woodcraft Fo
 lk.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Hosted by PPU member</stro
 ng> <strong><a href="https://www.katesmurthwaite.c
 o.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">K
 ate Smurthwaite</a> - feminist activist\, comedian
  and writer.</strong> Kate performs all over the U
 K and internationally\, and stars in the News at K
 ate video series. She has worked with asylum seeke
 rs through Women For Refugee Women and Women Asylu
 m Seekers Together.</li>\n </ul>\n \n <p><em>More 
 speakers to be announced shortly...</em></p>\n \n 
 <hr />\n <p><strong>When</strong> - 12 noon - 1pm\
 , Remembrance Sunday 8th November 2026</p>\n \n <p
 ><strong>Where</strong> - Tavistock Square\, Bloom
 sbury\, London\, WC1H 9EU</p>\n \n <p><strong>All 
 welcome</strong> - no need to book.</p></body></ht
 ml>
DESCRIPTION:\n \n \n \n The National Alternative Remembrance C
 eremony happens every year in front of the memoria
 l stone for conscientious objectors. We will obser
 ve two minutes' silence and white poppy wreaths wi
 ll be laid on the memorial in memory of all victim
 s of war\, both civilian and military\, of all nat
 ionalities.\n \n \n \n With speakers including...\
 n \n \n \n \n 	Nelufar Hedayat - Emmy Award-winnin
 g Afghan-British journalist\, producer\, director 
 and presenter. Born in Kabul and arriving in the U
 K as a child refugee\, Nelufar has reported from w
 ar zones\, directed documentaries on global traffi
 cking networks and the climate crisis\, and hosted
  podcasts on war and culture.\n 	Phineas Harper - 
 writer\, sculptor\, broadcaster and prominent whit
 e poppy wearer from the Midlands. A regular contri
 butor to the Guardian\, they were previously Chief
  Executive of the charity Open City and chair of t
 he Design Council Homes Taskforce. They serve on t
 he board of the 20th Century Society and were form
 erly a trustee of Woodcraft Folk.\n 	Hosted by PPU
  member Kate Smurthwaite (https://www.katesmurthwa
 ite.co.uk/) - feminist activist\, comedian and wri
 ter. Kate performs all over the UK and internation
 ally\, and stars in the News at Kate video series.
  She has worked with asylum seekers through Women 
 For Refugee Women and Women Asylum Seekers Togethe
 r.\n \n \n More speakers to be announced shortly..
 .\n \n \n \n \n When - 12 noon - 1pm\, Remembrance
  Sunday 8th November 2026\n \n \n \n Where - Tavis
 tock Square\, Bloomsbury\, London\, WC1H 9EU\n \n 
 \n \n All welcome - no need to book.\n \n 
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LOCATION:Tavistock Square\n Bloomsbury\n London\, WC1H 9EU\
 n United Kingdom\n 
URL:https://www.ppu.org.uk/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=499
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