Events and Acts of Solidarity on 11 February: Day of Action for Free Expression

Below are some of the events and actions that took place outside of London on 11 February Day of Action for Free Expression.

You can report back on your event below.

Australia

Melbourne
6.30pm
Defend Free Expression and the Right to Criticise Religion with us at Ghurkas, 167 St Georges Road, North Fitzroy and donate 10% of the cost of your meal to support One Law for All.
We will honour the Melbourne suffragist Henrietta Dugdale (1827-1918) “Oh the asinine and insulting replies to my protests against the legal injustice to women …”
Organised by: Geraldine Robertson, Women’s Web – Women’s Stories, Women’s Actions

Brazil

The Secular Humanist League of Brazil will issue a statement in support of 11 February.
Organised by: Eli Vieira Araujo Júnior

France

Paris
Meeting on blasphemy. Details to follow.
Organised by: Annie Sugier

WICUR (Women’s Initiative for Citizenship and Universal Rights) will mark the day by launching a petition denouncing the discrimination faced by women due to the application in France, of unequal laws in countries of origin.
Organised by: Laila Ducos

Gambia

Details to follow.
Organised by: Ebou Sohna

Germany

Koln
Köln Domplatte
Hours: 17:00-19:00 hours
Organised by: Mina Ahadi

Lebanon
Act organised by Lebanese Atheists United for a Better World
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Poland

Warsaw
The European Feminist Initiative, the Polish Rationalist Association, the Polish Atheist Association and the Left Feminist Network are organizing a rally in Warsaw at the Polish Parliament to support the One Law for All rally in London
Organised by: Nina Sankari
There may be support pickets in Wrocław and Gdańsk.

Portugal

Details to follow.
Organised by: Ana Coelho

South Africa

Johannesburg
Details to follow.
Organised by: Fiona Flynn

Sweden

Gotenburg
Organised by: Pedram Kazemi-Esfarjani

United States

Indianapolis
Ronald A. Lindsay, President and Chief Executive Officer, Center for Inquiry is delivering a speech on secularism on February 11, and will discuss the importance of this event during his talk.