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Who we are
Friends of Le Monde Diplomatique is a UK-based affiliate of the Les Amis Le Monde Diplomatique which supports the writings and tradition which has evolved over 50 years of publication of the Le Monde Diplomatique Newspaper. Our "Cafe Diplo" meetings at The Gallery at Farringdon, in the City of London on selected Monday evenings, are presented (in English) in the context of our global anti neo-conservative-liberal tradition, and give an opportunity for lively debate between speakers and audience.
Cafe meetings
The next season of of talks and and discussion on current issues begins on Monday January 21st with futher events on February 4th and 18th and March 3rd and 17th on diverse topics of international concern and interest. Details will be confirmed in the new year.
Next Meeting:
Monday May 12th 'Nuclear Weapons, Abolition Now' with Bruce Kent
Bruce Kent will talk about his belief that the threat caused by nuclear arms did not disappear with the end of the Cold War and that people's perceptions of nuclear arms have to be challenged, "to move to another common sense". In response to today's political climate he points out that "you cannot increase security by making other people feel insecure". Bruce Kent is perhaps the country's most prominent peace campaigner and first became involved in the peace movement in 1958, working with Pax Christi. He has been Chair of CND, President of Abolition 2000 UK and a member of Amnesty International. His tireless work has ensured his position as an internationally renowned speaker on issues centred on justice and peace.
Admission to events is £3 (£2 concessions)

