The next public United Nations Association meeting

The next meeting of the Wandsworth branch of the United Nations Association (UNA) will be entitled 'Freedom of Speech.

The speakers will be Vijay Mehta from Uniting for Peace and Stephanie Hancock, Media Manager, Human Rights Watch London with Robert Storey in the chair.

It is taking place at 7.30pm on 2 October at the Community Church Hall, Werter Road (opposite Sainsbury's) Putney SW15 2LL.

The discussion will be followed by Question and Answer session.

The local UNA has been in existence for more than 60 years. It was started when World War II was fresh in people's minds. Today their function remains to inform people about the UN, to support its work, to challenge that work when necessary and to lobby the UK Government.

The local UNA holds three public meetings a year. The Committee chooses topical subjects of concern to the UN and relating to world affairs, booking experts in relative fields. Meetings include an annual marking of International Women's Day.

The season runs from September to May and each October they attend a religious service to celebrate UN Day hosted by different religious groups where the work of the UN and UNA is given prominence. In recent years they have joined the Hindus, Quakers, Methodists, Buddhists, Community Church, London Mosque, Synagogue and the Anglicans.

September 28, 2018