Fownhope’s Heart of Oak Society traces its roots to the age of friendly societies, when communities provided their own safety net. Its anniversary celebrations reveal a tradition still very much alive, says MARK SEDDON
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Bring Anna Home
Anna Campbell, a young woman who was killed more than 18 months ago in northern Syria while fighting with the Kurds
ANGUS REID explains the significance of Cuba’s egalitarian in letter and spirit Family Code and the pertinent lessons it holds for democracies anywhere in the world
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AS thousands of Kurds and their supporters gathered outside BBC headquarters in protest at Turkey’s invasion of northern Syria last week, they were addressed by a man who has become a familiar face.
Dirk Campbell, a musician and father of Anna Campbell, a young woman who was killed more than 18 months ago in northern Syria, made an announcement.
“I am in the process of taking the Turkish government to court,” he told the crowds to large cheers and chants of Sehid Namirin – the martyrs are immortal.
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