Autumn reflections

NRMII: March Follow-up

National Rejoin March II:

Dorset for Europe attended the march in London September 23rd, travelling by coach, car and train.
Thank you to all supporters who made it on the day, which was held to be a success by those attending: read about it here.
We're still processing the offers of help through questionnaires completed on the coach - please bear with us.
Reports of the number attending varied across platforms: the Met Police said there were "well in excess of" 20,000 and some commentators thought there were nearer to 40,000.
UK mainstream media generally ignored the event, although the march was widely covered by overseas news outlets and programmes.
Complaints about the lack of BBC coverage featured in their 'Newswatch' programme.
You can watch the speeches from the day here, or by subscribing to the NRM YouTube channel.

More coverage soon

The NMR Committee are continuing to process material from the event - and you can join in!
'NRM Speaks' is a series of short, portrait videos that they will be putting out shortly, aiming to have something each day on different social media platforms, like Twitter, Tik Tok, YouTube etc.
If you want to take part by sending in a short video or just to find out more about the new initiative, check here.

Local Events

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We were at the Liberal Democrat conference!

Dorset for Europe was stationed outside the Bournemouth International Conference Centre, to provide conference-goers with stickers and hand-held EU flags.
These were warmly welcomed by the majority of those heading in to listen to speeches. We were told that any mention of the European Union gained a huge cheer!

Boscombe Beach Clean

Sporting 'Dorset for Europe' high-viz vests and working in conjunction with the Marine Conservation Society (MCS), a hardy group of litter-pickers cleared and surveyed a patch of Boscombe beach on 10th September.
A record was made of the kinds of litter collected and passed (with the litter in two sacks!) to BCP Council and MCS. Read more details on our website, here.
We plan to make this an annual event, so watch this space if you'd like to join us next time!

Join, Watch, Read

Join

Dr Noni Stacey - LSE Library Events: in London or online: Thursday 19th October,18.00. "Leave to Remain - A Snapshot of Brexit" Free tickets here TODAY
Professor Danny Dorling (Oxford University), in London or online. Wednesday 25th October, 18:00. Brexit: a failed project in a failing state? Free tickets here
Brendan Donnelly (Director of the Federal Trust) - London4EU Webinar or in person Thursday 26th October 18:45. Rejoining the EU - Why, When and How? Free tickets here.
Guardian Newsroom - Panel discussion streaming on Thursday 23rd November 20:00. How do we move on from Brexit? Details and tickets on a 'pay what you can' basis from £10, here.

Watch

Led by Donkeys venturing into new territory: an undercover documentary investigating the government's Rwanda Plan.
Sheffield for Europe supported Madeleina Kay's 'Brexiles Exhibition' Open Night, at the Circle Gallery, Sheffield.
Professor Danny Dorling talks about his new book, Shattered Nation: Inequality and the Geography of a Failing State

Read

Professor Chris Grey’s weekly ‘Brexit and beyond’ blogs are always excellent and this is one of his better ones.
FT journalist Peter Foster discussed his book 'What Went Wrong With Brexit (and what we can do about it)' with Alex Hall Hall in a recent webinar, by Paul Willner
Richard Corbett, former Labour MEP: The progressive potential of the EU. What the EU is, why it matters, how it works, and how the centre-left can use it and reform it. Free e-book.

West Country Voices
Dorset for Europe is part of the editorial team for West Country Voices. and we're always interested in new articles or letters to the editor about items of current interest.
Some recent articles here:

The BCP Council saga - a closure of sorts. @HighcliffeAdam
Freeports: a pathway to the end of government as we know it. Richard Murphy
The EU Horizon news is great, but this government shouldn't be congratulating itself - letter to the editor

Eurocafes

Saturday 28th October, 3-5pm; Dorchester Eurocafe

After a break over the summer, the Dorchester meetings will restart this month, no special agenda this time, but please come along for a chat.
We usually meet in ‘The Snug’ at the Vivo Lounge, 23 Weymouth Avenue, Brewery Square, Dorchester DT1 1QR
Check out our Eurocafe website and you can now follow us on Twitter @EuroCafeDorch

Saturday 4th November, 11am - 1pm; East Dorset Eurocafe

We are continuing with our regular monthly Eurocafé meetings in Longham. They take place on the first Saturday of the month: a friendly, informal get-together with like-minded people at:
The Angel Inn, Ringwood Road, Longham, Dorset BH22 9AP.
We've set up a WhatsApp group for the Angel meetings to improve communications for the future. Email us your mobile number if you'd like to be included.

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Links and Connections

Dorset for Europe
Dorset for Europe has close links with many organisations and we are aware of others whose aims are similar to ours. Some key organisations are highlighted each month. Please tell us of any organisations that you think we should know about.

Best For Britain

Best for Britain was very active in promoting the People's Vote campaign before Brexit was finalised. During that time, they gained considerable expertise in polling on issues of importance to the electorate.
Now, they use that expertise with a view to 'fixing the problems Britain faces after Brexit'.
They have expanded their scope to encompass, e.g., trade and the environment, better democracy, affordable food. Read about some of their work here.

Don't forget!

Check out our website DorsetforEurope.org.uk for regular updates and information

Check in to Facebook, on https://www.facebook.com/DorsetforEurope

Contact us

We're always interested to receive feedback or ideas for future events.

Contact us by replying to this email or at sarah@dorsetforeurope.org

Please tell us your ideas for action, especially if you are able to help organise events.

Dorset for Europe is a cross-party, grassroots campaigning group of local volunteers who strongly believe that the UK should remain as close as possible to the European Union and its values. We are affiliated to the national movements Grassroots for Europe and we are a branch of the European Movement.

Want to be active with Dorset for Europe? Find out how to help by filling in our volunteer survey.

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