Vigil for Ukraine in Bridgwater
The flag's being flown at King Square on Thursday evening
Last updated 3rd Mar 2022
A group of people will be assembling at Bridgwater’s memorial in King Square for a vigil of solidarity with Ukraine, this evening.
Brian Smedley said: “This is the first time we have flown a flag in solidarity with the victim of an act of military aggression, but it’s not the first time we should have.
“There have been wars of aggression through our lifetimes around the world. War should be avoided at all cost and every effort should be made to solve international disputes peacefully, but when there is a blatant act of aggression in breach of international law and people bravely stand up to that aggression and resist then they need support.
“Ukraine are not the first and only victims in the world and won’t be the last, so we’re flying this flag on behalf of all victim nations and the people caught up in these wars.
“Today, the focus is on the Ukraine and people rightly want to know what they can do to help.
“We can be inspired by the resistance of the Ukrainian people to stand up to aggression, the bravery of Russian people opposing the war on the streets of Moscow and St Petersburg and we can take a lesson from their and our Polish neighbours who are taking the lead in organising humanitarian aid for them.”