“Zimbabwe: Years of Hope and Despair”.
When; Wednesday 30 June 2010 at 7pm
Venue: Avenue Baptist Church, Milton Road Westcliff-On-Sea, SS0 7JX
Follow the link for directions
http://www.findachurch.co.uk/churches/tq/tq88/avenuebc/
Philip Barclay gave a presentation about his experience in Zimbabwe
on the 10 June 2010 and due to public demand and his electrifying
account of the Zimbabwe people who voted against Robert Mugabe, but
their desire for change was denied as vicious squads of indoctrinated
youths loyal to the ageing dictator launched a campaign of murder,
rape, and destruction.
Philip Barclay spent three and a half years as a diplomat in Zimbabwe
during the turbulent and dangerous times around the recent 2008
Elections. During this time he wrote an award-winning blog from the
Embassy in Harare.
An honest account of a diplomat’s confrontation with a brutal
dictatorship, “Zimbabwe” is also a personal story of the resilience –
despite their daily experience of despair and death – of Zimbabwe’s
people.
“Very, very good.
Barclay’s book is chilling and heartbreaking.” Fergal Keane
“He is as far from the diplomat of the ‘old school’ as can be
imagined. As a man, and a writer, he is engaged and brave” Fergal
Keane
Please RSVP as space is limited if you are able to join us for
another interesting emotional and breath taking evening. Do not miss
this one!
Washington Ali
Chair Southend Zimbabwe Network (SZN)
washingtonali@hotmail.com
Tel: 07786646071
Admission Free Refreshments provided
Signed copies of the book will be on sale
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