Dont forget the AGM at 1pm on 15th May, that will be held at the Bishopsgate Institute. This will be a chance for all SHS members to influence the future work of the Society and elect its new committee.
It will be followed by a talk by Willie Thompson on the cold war.
CELEBRATE VIETNAM!
1975-2010: 35 Years Since the Defeat of the US
May 26, Doors Open 7.00pm for 7.30pm
Bolivar Hall, 54 Grafon Way, London, W1T 5DL (nearest tube: Warren Street)
Speakers
Vietnamese food and drink
Live Vietnamese entertainment
Stalls
Special guests from Vietnam to include:
Tran Quang Hoan, Vietnamese Ambassador to Britain
Leader of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour
35 years ago millions around the world celebrated the end of a brutal war when Vietnam finally removed the US from its soil. Against all the odds, despite the terrible legacy of chemical warfare and destruction, Vietnam has survived and prospered.
A generation was made political in support of Vietnam. You are now invited to renew our solidarity with a brave people – RSVP to tradeunionfriendsofvietnam@googlemail.com
* Organised by Trade Union Friends of Vietnam with the Vietnamese Embassy. Supported by the Britain-Vietnam Friendship Society, Charter for Women and the General Federation of Trade Unions. For further details and information of a 2010 tour of Vietnamese trade unionist speakers please see http://tradeunionfriendsofvietnam.blogspot.com
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