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| NEWS & EVENTS In this section you will find Liberty's press releases and information about forthcoming events and ways to get involved. In addition to Liberty events, this page lists events organised by other organisations and groups. What's Not To Love?We aim to broaden understanding and respect for human rights, and we are working hard to counter the myths and to help people understand how the Human Rights Act protects us all. Help us spread the word by visiting and sharing www.love.commonvalues.org.uk - Download and print a copy of our new “What’s Not to Love?” poster here (PDF) or contact us for hard copies to display and distribute. - Do you use online social networking sites like Facebook or Twitter? If so why not share the link in your status updates or tweets? - Get our 'twibbon' (a small electronic badge) to add to your Facebook or Twitter profile here. EventsThe International Film Festival returns with 28 films from 20 countries and numerous special guests. Highlights include: Benefit Gala film The Balibo Conspiracy, Opening Night with Raoul Peck's Moloch Tropical, and Closing Night's The Sun Behind the Clouds: Tibet's Struggle for Freedom.
The London premiere of privacy feature documentary 'Erasing David' will be on 29 April at the Brixton Ritzy, London and will be followed by a live Q&A discussion with Will Self, David Davis, Shami Chakrabarti and Michael Nyman. The debate will be filmed and beamed live to all the other cinemas around the country, so you can join in wherever you are.
We're hoping to enter this year’s Rotary Club Dragon Boat Race on Sunday 16 May in London. Would you like to fundraise for Liberty by being a member of our Dragon Boat crew? Please register your interest by using the contact form linked above and selecting 'membership'. Places for this event are strictly limited and on a first come, first served basis.
Panel discussion bringing together a group of experts to discuss how the UK's system for providing protection to refugees could be improved. Tuesday 23 March, 6pm at Human Rights Action Centre, London.
A lecture by Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Wednesday 12 May 2010 at 12.00 noon, St. John’s, Smith Square, London, SW1P 3HA.
Examining new methods of torture refined post 9/11 by the US administration in its counter-terrorism programme, where the psychological impact is central to the methods used. May 21 2010, 7pm, Insititute of Psychoanalysis, London.
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