Events

Regular Meetings

We meet at St Peter’s House, Broad Street, Ely, CB7 4AH at 7.00pm on the first Tuesday of the month.

Here are the meeting dates for 2025, we look forward to seeing you!

• January – NO MEETING
• Tuesday 4th February
• Tuesday 4th March
• Tuesday 1st April
• Tuesday 6th May
• Tuesday 3rd June
• Tuesday 1st July
• Tuesday 5th August
• Tuesday 2nd September
• Tuesday 7th October
• Tuesday 4th November
• Tuesday 2nd December

Upcoming Events

Details of all future events can be found on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pg/amnestyelycity/events

Upcoming Events

FUNDRAISER FOR MEDICAL AID FOR PALESTINIANS – SHOWING OF NO OTHER LAND

On 21st October at 7pm we will be showing No Other Land (15) at the Methodist Church Hall in Ely. Free entry, with retiring collection for Medical Aid for Palestinians.

Synopsis: Basel Adra, a young Palestinian activist from Masafer Yatta, has been fighting his community’s mass expulsion by the Israeli occupation since childhood. Basel documents the gradual erasure of Masafer Yatta, as soldiers destroy the homes of families – the largest single act of forced transfer ever carried out in the occupied West Bank. He crosses paths with Yuval, an Israeli journalist who joins his struggle, and for over half a decade they fight against the expulsion while growing closer. Their complex bond is haunted by the extreme inequality between them: Basel, living under a brutal military occupation, and Yuval, unrestricted and free. This film, by a Palestinian-Israeli collective of four young activists, was co-created during the darkest, most terrifying times in the region, as an act of creative resistance to Apartheid and a search for a path towards equality and justice.

FILM EVENING – THE PENGUIN LESSONS

On Thursday 13 November we are screening a fundraising film at Wildwood, High Street, Ely, which boasts a small (30 seat) and very comfortable cinema above the dining area.  https://wildwoodrestaurants.co.uk/restaurant/ely/
 
There is also the opportunity to join Ely group members and supporters for a meal beforehand. If you take that option you will be sent a menu and asked to make a choice in advance (payment after the meal).
 
The Penguin Lessons (12A)
7.30pm (film start)
6.00pm (for meal)
Film cost: £7 if you come to the meal and £8 if it’s just the film
 
A bit about the film:
 
A disillusioned young Englishman goes to work in a school in a divided Argentina in 1976. He finds his life is transformed when he rescues an orphaned penguin from the beach. Starring Steve Coogan and Jonathan Pryce, it is based on a true story, and mixes comedy with pathos. A heartfelt personal story that manages to hint at the political horrors of the time.
 
Tickets must be pre-booked and paid for as there are only 30 seats available. As it’s a fundraiser, we hope to sell them all!

If you would like to book tickets, with or without a meal, please email info@amnestyely.org.uk  without delay to avoid missing out!

NB – this event was originally scheduled for 4 September but had to be postponed until 13 Nov.