Reading Room

This contains articles from various contributors. They needn't necessarily reflect the views of Bridport Peace and Justice Group. (Apart from anything, we're a very mixed bunch.)

List of Articles (most recent first)

Hiroshima - How to pronounce it

This is a poem written by Zo Venner after the sixtieth anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima last year. The sixty-first anniversary is approaching on the 6th of August 2006, at a time when the government seems intent on renewing Trident.

"This year I was also struck by the different ways in which newsreaders and announcers spoke the names of the cities, Hiroshima and Nagasaki, putting the accent on varying places in the word. ... It was as though the problems of pronounciation reflected the problems we have of assimilating the events themselves."

Democracy in Iraq

from a member of Bridport Peace and Justice Group when asked about the recent elections in Iraq, 3rd May 2005.

"There are several arguments against this based on the illegality of the war and the lies we were told to justify it, but there are also several features of this Iraqi 'democracy' that make it look rather hollow."

Message from Michael Berg

from Michael Berg, father of Nicholas Berg to the Stop TheWar Coalition on 16th May 2004

"People ask me why I focus on putting the blame for my son’s tragic and atrocious end on the Bush Administration."

Meeting with Oliver Letwin, Friday 13th February 2004

"I was misled about the Iraq war, Oliver Letwin tells Peace Group – but it turned out to be a good idea and the Iraqis will be grateful."

These Times

A reflection on our times, following Lord Judd's talk, 12th January 2004

"The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings but shorter tempers, wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints..."

Save a Lamb this Christmas

forwarded by Tricia Goddard, 9th December 2003

"I received an email and this attachment yesterday. The story of sheep unnecessarily starving to death in Palestine really angered me..."

Lord Judd on "What can WE do for Justice and Peace?"

by Audrey Urry, 29th November 2003

" He could, perhaps, have summarised his talk by saying that means are ends in the making, good results can never flow from evil means..."

Demonstration/March London Thursday 20th November 2003

by David Partridge, 20th November 2003

"I read a headline in one of the local papers about the demonstration in London that was so at variance of my experience of actually having been there that I thought I would let you have my impressions..."