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The following are some of the upcoming local events which the Amnesty International Leeds group is involved in. If you would like to advertise an event that is relevant to the Amnesty International Leeds group then please contact the website maintainer: secretary.group@amnestyleeds.org.
Take a musical journey from Bach to Prokoviev with two talented young students: Adrian Cheng Un Chan, piano, and Alastair Kwan, violin. Alastair will be joined by pianist Miaoyin Qu, who makes a welcome return to our series.
We are privileged to present Rene Waterman, concert pianist and well-loved teacher, with her gifted pupil Catherine Leather, in a programme to include music by Haydn and Brahms, and the great Fantasia in F minor by Schubert. Highly recommended.
Once again we welcome Theatre of the Dales to chase the clouds away with their performance on our lawn of Shakespeare’s tale of love and revenge. Some seating will be available, but you are welcome to bring a cushion, blanket, or deck chair.
It is a great pleasure to welcome this brilliant ‘cello and piano duo again for a programme which will include the Arpeggione sonata by Schubert. Don’t miss the opportunity to hear this superb work.
Colin Honour, clarinet, and friends from Opera North (Martin Pickard, piano; Liz Wyly, viola; Claire Sadler, double-bass) have prepared an autumn soiree of light romantic music to warm the cockles of your heart.
Always a popular offering of magical scenes from the world of opera, presented by Jane Anthony and some of the best students from the Leeds College of Music. Come and hear more stars of the future.
Nobody invokes the spirit of Christmas like Theatre of the Dales!
Members of the Bradford Music Club continue their tradition of inviting us to share their last meeting of the year in aid of Amnesty. Come and hear their talented music-making. You might even be tempted to join the Club!
The following are some past events that the Amnesty International Leeds Group has been involved in.
Arioso, the acclaimed early music group, takes us to the 16th and early 17th centuries, with dances and lutesongs and some of the earliest known examples of truly operatic music
(P.S. Sorry we have been too busy campaigning for Human Rgiths to move all the 2008 and 2009 events to the 'Past Events', so much to do and so few hours in the day to do it!)
An evening with the Opera North horn section and friends which includes ‘music for natural horn, jazz, opera excerpts, waltzes, marches and other oddments!’
This lively, informal group of musicians continues to share with us its generous tradition of dedicating its last meeting of the year to Amnesty International.
Our own Marion Raper, renowned accompanist, has brought together a group of top professional musicians to offer us an enchanting evening of favourite music.
We’ve managed it once again! A Sunday night of top quality playng from this superb combo of Opera North musicians. Come early if you want to get close.
Just back from the Ukraine, oboist Elizabeth and composer- pianist Richard will guide us across cultures and centuries to bring, as always, a wonderful, contrasting array of music for woodwind and piano.!
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WATCH THIS SPACE
A massive street party and scene based events in the heart of Leeds organised by the Leeds lesbian and gay community. The Amnesty International Leeds group will be taking part as it´s not only great fun but to remind people that being able to choose and express your sexual orientation is a human right. A human right that sadly does not exist in all communities around the world.
We are thrilled that this hugely popular choir from Nottingham is able to make a return visit to this year’s series. They appear fresh from appearances on TV and festivals and will take us on a musical repertoire from madrigals to the Beatles. company in a wonderful, pre-tour production full of magic, music and song.
A baby abandoned. A kingdom in chaos. Can love rewrite a winter’s tale? All on the lawn performed by the PHOENIX AND TURTLE (Theatre of the Dales’ Summer Company).
From 7pm to 9pm at Oxford Place Methodist Centre
Asylum Monologues is an account of the UK asylum system told first-hand in the words of the people who have experienced it. Scripted by award-winning playwright and Artistic Director of Ice and Fire theatre, Sonja Linden, it is an important and powerful work.
We are delighted to welcome three outstanding musicians, Miaoyin Qu (pianist from China), Ilias Devetzogluo (violinist from Greece) and Pavlos Hoplaros (violinist from Cyprus) who will play popular favourites by Vivaldi, Kreisler, and Ravel.
From 11pm on Saturday 16th June to 6am on Sunday 17th June at Mill Hill Unitarian Chapel. Many organisations at both a national and local level, including Amnesty International, Refugee Council, Church Action on Poverty and many others too numerous to mention, have joined together in a campaign called Still Human, Still Here dedicated to highlighting the plight of refused asylum seekers. As part of this campaign a sleepout has been organised in Leeds to raise local awareness of this issue.
It’s a special pleasure once again to open our series with a concert by this well-loved baroque ensemble who will delight us once more with a choice of vocal and instrument offerings.
All money raised by this walk will be used to support destitute asylum seekers.
Amnesty International Leeds group is campaigning on the issue of destitute asylum seekers being denied basic human rights (see the recent Amnesty report). On Saturday December 9th members of the group will be sleeping rough, in Leeds city centre in solidarity with destitute asylum seekers, hoping to raise the profile of the situation and to show solidarity with their fellow human beings who are being denied such basic human rights.
The North East regional conference will be held at Leeds Metropolitan University. See the flyer on the Amnesty International UK website for more details. If you are a member of the Amnesty International Leeds group, could you help on the day with the catering (i.e. sandwiches) or being a steward (i.e. pointing the way to go)? Please e-mail Clive Briscoe if you can.
A public meeting on the human rights crisis occurring in Sudan and Chad will be held at the Leeds Metropolitan University, Lecture Theatre 2, Civic Quarter, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds. Please see this flyer for more details.
Part of the Rawdon Amnesty Series. Please see this flyer for more details.
Part of the Rawdon Amnesty Series.
Part of the Rawdon Amnesty Series.
Three members of the Amnesty International Leeds group, with nerves of steel and highly developed calf muscles, are cycling from John O´Groats to Land´s End to raise awareness of Amnesty International´s work and to raise funds. In order to get there, they will need lots of motivation which you can provide with a small donation.
A massive street party and scene based events in the heart of Leeds organised by the Leeds lesbian and gay community. The Amnesty International Leeds group will be taking part as it´s not only great fun but to remind people that being able to choose and express your sexual orientation is a human right. A human right that sadly does not exist in all communities around the world.
The Hyde Park Unity Day is a fantastic open air festival for all the family. Come along and meet members of the Amnesty International Leeds group at our stall.
Part of the Rawdon Amnesty Series.
Part of the Rawdon Amnesty Series.
The Rawdon Amnesty Series is a series of musical and drama events to raise funds for Amnesty International. Admission to the events is free and everyone is welcome. A voluntary collection will be taken at the event. All of which is passed on to Amnesty International.