3rd "NO VATICAN - London for a Secular Europe" - 14 Feb 2010

NO VATICAN
London for a Secular Europe

3rd edition: 14th February 2010

The "NO VATICAN - London for a Secular Europe" is an annual event organized in London in solidarity with the

Italian "NO VAT", i.e. NO VATICAN, march held every year in Rome on the anniversary of the Lateran Treaty.

The Vatican was created by the dictator Mussolini on the 11th of February 1929 with the Lateran Treaty and since

then it has gained more and more financial privileges and power on the global political scene interfering

insidiously in debates in the United Nations, especially against women's rights and gay rights.

We demand a SECULAR EUROPE. We demand the end of the power and privileges of the Vatican.

The third edition of the march, on the 14th February 2010, was organized by Marco Tranchino with the Central London

Humanist Group ( http://www.centrallondonhumanists.com ), in partnership with the British Humanist Association (

http://www.humanism.org.uk/no-vat ), the National Secular Society ( http://www.secularism.org.uk), Peter Tatchell's

OutRage! ( http://outrage.org.uk/), the Rationalist Association ( http://newhumanist.org.uk/ra ), the Gay And

Lesbian Humanist Association ( http://galha.org/ ) and the One Law for All Campaign (

http://www.onelawforall.org.uk ).

This edition's focus was on pope Ratzinger's State Visit to the UK in September 2010 and the many reasons for us to

protest: http://www.protest-the-pope.org.uk

Credits:

* the official "London for a Secular Europe" banner and flyer, and the "NOT WANTED" placard were designed by

Patrizia Baldini
http://www.patriziabaldini.it

* Photographs by Alessandro Convertini.

* Audio tracks by James O'Malley - the Pod Delusion http://poddelusion.co.uk
The Pod Delusion is a podcast about interesting things. From scepticism to lefty liberal things, it's commentary

from a secular, rationalist, 'Guardianista', sort of perspective. A bit like From Our Own Correspondent but with

more jokes.
[ http://poddelusion.co.uk/blog/2010/02/19/episode-22-19th-february-2010/ ]

* And with video clips taken from the following YouTube channels:

- http://www.youtube.com/joshkutchinsky
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTxqd5qoT6k ]

- http://www.youtube.com/lianghh
[ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDHtDTFBpCw ]

- http://www.youtube.com/thatgaybloke
[ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_njkF2xe8vI ]

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