Woking Debates

A series of discussions on topics which are of interest to the people of the Woking area and the wider world

January 11

February 8

March 14

May 9

July 4

August 1

September 5

This year’s Hiroshima and Nagasaki commemoration will be livestreamed online

nCoronavirus restrictions prevent us holding a public commemoration on the 75th anniversary of Hiroshima and Nagasaki being destroyed by nuclear bombs, but Woking Action for Peace, in co-operation with Woking Debates, is holding a ceremony nevertheless. nA small group of members will meet at the Muslim Burial Ground Peace Garden on Horsell Common for a self-distanced commemoration to be livestreamed via Zoom and Facebook. The event will, as usual, start just before sunset, on Saturday, August 8. See right for details. nAround 40 people attended the Zoom debate on Saturday, August 1 on the subject Is the UK being fair to immigrants? Report and photos coming soon via the above link. On September 5, the debate will be on the subject After COVID, is austerity inevitable? nWe are also planning to again show some films in the autumn, as we did last year, but only if it is safe to do so. Thank you to all those who have contributed to our debates so far. nThe 2020 debates began on Saturday, January 11, with the topic The Climate Emergency – What Can We Do. Click the links above for reports and photos from the January debate and the February and March events, which focused on Islamophobia and domestic abuse. nThis is the eighth year of the debates, which were started by Woking Action for Peace to encourage active participation in our community by looking at underlying issues facing us all. The January debate was particularly topical as world leaders come to terms with a problem that is threatening to cause unstoppable devastation. nMembers of the public are welcome to these free events, to join in the discussion and pose questions to the speakers. nDebates are usually held on Saturday mornings, from 11am to 12.30pm, usually in The Gallery meeting room at Christ Church, Jubilee Square, Woking town centre. Entrance is free, although donations are requested to help with expenses. nWhen we meet "in person", tea and coffee are served for a small fee from 10.30am. Come along and meet other attendees and committee members before the debate begins. nAlso involved in organising and running the events are members of Churches Together in Woking, Friends of the Earth, Woking LA21, Woking Quakers, Surrey Faith Links, Transition Towns, Woking Action for Peace (CND) and Woking People of Faith.

Marking the first use of atomic weapons Woking Action for Peace usually marks the anniversary of the first use of atomic weapons with a public commemoration on the towpath of the Wey Navigation at Send. We remember the deaths of around 250,000 people when Hiroshima and Nagasaki were bombed in August 1945 by floating tealights down the canal as night falls. A public event is not possible this year, but we will staging a ceremony in The Peace Garden on Horsell Common, reading poems and playing appropriate songs and music before floating tealights on the pond. To receive an invitation to view the ceremony online, e-mail our chairman, Keith Scott, at keithsc_2000@yahoo.com or call him on 01483 824980. The event will also be livestreamed on our Facebook page, where the required links will be posted in good time on the day.

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