Tag Archives: Father Dave

Nick, the Debt-Collector

It was mid-winter and close to midnight. I was at my desk in the rectory office, and in the middle of a crisis … Continue reading

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My Greatest Night of Boxing (so far)

It was a big night of boxing for me – the highlight of my boxing career thus far. Continue reading

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The Martyrdom of Resistance Leaders Strengthens the Palestinian People – Father Dave speaks to Taghrib News

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Palestine and Global Peace

In this, our most recent broadcast on the war on Palestine, we introduce another two great warriors for justice to the Fighting Fathers community – Dr Chandra Muzaffar and Bishop Riah Abu Al-Assal. I will paste a short introduction to … Continue reading

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Catching up with Stephen Sizer in London

September 27, 2023 – We caught up with Stephen in his hometown of Southampton (in the UK) and stopped for an ale in a pub called ‘The Titanic’. I hadn’t realised till then that the great passenger liner, Titanic, departed … Continue reading

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#BringHimHome

God bless Ian Rose for organising a snap action for Julian Assange outside the Prime Minister’s office on the morning of February 24th, 2024. We met in anticipation of the decision of the court in London over Julian’s extradition to … Continue reading

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Celebrating my birthday at the Concert for Julian Assange

February 17th, 2024 – It was my privilege to celebrate my 62nd birthday amongst friends at the Concert for Julian Assange. I’ve featured below both the address from my dear friend, John Shipton (Julian’s dad) as well as highlights of … Continue reading

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Free Julian Assange Now – the Webinar

It was a great privilege for Fighting Fathers Forums to host a Free Julian Assange Now webinar on Monday, December 18, featuring: John Shipton – Julian’s dad Adriana Navarro – lawyer Con Pakavakis – chair of the Writers For Peace … Continue reading

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Bring Him Home – rally for Julian Assange: December 9th, 2023

As I said in my opening words, it was great to be there and see such a good turnout. Even so, it was painful to be there when, yet again, nothing seems to have moved forward for Julian since we … Continue reading

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