YoungWillz 21,036 Posted September 29, 2023 On 26/08/2022 at 20:01, msc said: Every time this thread gets updated, I think for sure its confirmation Pat Arrowsmith has died the one year I forgot to pick her in anything. 128 days to go, Pat, you can do it! Pat Arrowsmith straight to QO @msc: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/29/cnd-co-founder-pat-arrowsmith-dies-aged-93 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,439 Posted September 29, 2023 33 minutes ago, YoungWillz said: Pat Arrowsmith straight to QO @msc: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/29/cnd-co-founder-pat-arrowsmith-dies-aged-93 Ah, glad she's going to get a suitably grand @Death Impends obit then. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,967 Posted September 30, 2023 Richard Stallman, free software activist, has cancer, but it's manageable right now: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Stallman https://news.itsfoss.com/richard-stallman-battling-cancer/ 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,036 Posted October 2, 2023 On 28/06/2022 at 21:59, Toast said: More frightening things happening today. Just hours after the shameful Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act came into effect, the Met went mob-handed after the regular Westminster protester Steve Bray. You know the guy, top hat, megaphone, harasses the Tories with awkward questions. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-politics-61970308 Steve Bray wrestled out of Tory Conference: https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/1819046/Steve-Bray-kicked-out-Tory-event-Brexit Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,194 Posted October 25, 2023 Going through the DDP longlist, I noted that a recent Wiki edit of Lydia Reid's page had taken place, with the note that "my aunt died in June 2023". This was reverted due to a lack of source material, but having gone on Scotland's people, the anonymous editor is right. I'm glad she got to bury her son after all these years fighting before she died. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lydia_Reid_(activist) Hopefully someone can change her Wiki page accordingly. Surname Forename Age at death Mother's Maiden Name Gender Year Ref RD Name REID LYDIA ANN 74 ELLIOT F 2023 738 / 404 EDINBURGH, CENTRAL 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,586 Posted October 25, 2023 40 minutes ago, Octopus of Odstock said: Going through the DDP longlist, I noted that a recent Wiki edit of Lydia Reid's page had taken place, with the note that "my aunt died in June 2023". This was reverted due to a lack of source material, but having gone on Scotland's people, the anonymous editor is right. I'm glad she got to bury her son after all these years fighting before she died. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lydia_Reid_(activist) Hopefully someone can change her Wiki page accordingly. Surname Forename Age at death Mother's Maiden Name Gender Year Ref RD Name REID LYDIA ANN 74 ELLIOT F 2023 738 / 404 EDINBURGH, CENTRAL Nothing was reverted back. The editor merely changed "is" to "was". I've added her month/year of death, age at death, and estimated birth year based on age at death, as well an article from March that stated she was terminally ill with bowel cancer. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,967 Posted January 7 Political activist Daryle Lamont has been hospitalised since January 1st for blood clots and kidney problems: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daryle_Lamont_Jenkins https://www.gofundme.com/f/a-fighter-is-fighting He's now looking for alternatives to the current treatment. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thatcher 2,400 Posted January 22 Dexter Scott King, American civil rights activist and son of Martin Luther King Jr., has died aged 62. Obituaries: BBC 7 1 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,583 Posted January 22 34 minutes ago, Thatcher said: Dexter Scott King, American civil rights activist and son of Martin Luther King Jr., has died aged 62. Died of cancer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,586 Posted January 22 1 hour ago, Thatcher said: Dexter Scott King, American civil rights activist and son of Martin Luther King Jr., has died aged 62. Shit genes these kids. All 4 of them have had health setbacks. 2 are now dead. Wouldn't be surprised if Martin Luther King III and his homophobic sister, Bernice are dead within the decade. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,944 Posted January 22 2 minutes ago, Ulitzer95 said: Shit genes these kids. All 4 of them have had health setbacks. 2 are now dead. Wouldn't be surprised if Martin Luther King III and his homophobic sister, Bernice are dead within the decade. Martin looks twenty years older than his age. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,944 Posted January 24 On 23/04/2021 at 00:00, arghton said: https://www.rione Mothers: Sara Rus (b. 1927) Sara Rus dead at 96. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,967 Posted February 17 Animal, excuse me, non-human rights activist Steven Wise dies at 73: https://www.animals24-7.org/2024/02/17/nonhuman-rights-project-founder-author-steven-wise-dies-at-age-73/ Most notable for claiming the right of personhood for chimps. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted March 7 Naomi Ruth Barber King, the sister-in-law of Martin Luther King jr. and the King family matriarch, has died. She was 92. https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/mlk-family-matriarch-naomi-ruth-barber-king-has-died-at-92 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,586 Posted March 11 Richard Stone (wiki), British anti-racism activist and medical doctor, dead at 86. Known for his work with the Runnymede Trust and also sat on the Stephen Lawrence inquiry. Guardian obit. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DoltonMoney 306 Posted March 17 Dorie Ladner, American civil rights activist, dead at 81. I hadn't heard of her until I got the obit notification. Seems like she did some important stuff back in the day. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted March 18 On 16/03/2024 at 23:12, DoltonMoney said: Dorie Ladner, American civil rights activist, dead at 81. I hadn't heard of her until I got the obit notification. Seems like she did some important stuff back in the day. No none has ever heard of 95% of the obits posted until they’re posted. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted April 2 Dan Philip, a long-time activist in Montreal's Black community, has died. He was 87. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/longtime-quebec-civil-rights-activist-dan-philip-dead-at-87-1.7160643 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,036 Posted April 11 Carol Jennings, Alzheimer's campaigner and activist and honorary VP of The Alzheimer's Society, reportedly dead aged 70: Began to show signs of the disease as long ago as 2008. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,036 Posted April 16 Anthony Williams, prominent campaigner and victim of the Windrush scandal, reportedly dead: https://www.gofundme.com/f/bm3vvs-anthony-williams?attribution_id=sl:e7434f48-018b-4506-9e18-d3c6045bc6a7 A former soldier who served this country, he was left destitute, eating sardines from a can and keeping warm by visiting his local library. He had to pull his own teeth after being barred from NHS treatment. He returned to Jamaica where he died on 29 March. Despicable legacy of this Government. Edit: https://www.itv.com/news/central/2024-04-16/former-army-officer-and-windrush-victim-dies-after-quitting-uk-for-jamaica 1 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diego 1,982 Posted April 23 Cecil Williams was born in San Angelo, Texas and died in San Francisco, California, was an American pastor, civil rights and LGBT activist, community leader, and author who was pastor of Glide Memorial United Methodist Church in San Francisco. He suggested that gays should use their votes to gain political power and effect change https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/glide-co-founder-rev-cecil-williams-dies-at-94/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,944 Posted May 5 On 11/07/2021 at 18:05, drol said: Witch-hunters hunter Birubala Rabha (wiki) suffering from cancer. Birubala Rabha hospitalised in ICU and has been in hospice care for ten days. I don't think Indians really understand what "hospice care" means. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Comped 526 Posted May 5 3 hours ago, drol said: Birubala Rabha hospitalised in ICU and has been in hospice care for ten days. I don't think Indians really understand what "hospice care" means. Could be taking inspiration from good old Jimmy? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,036 Posted May 13 On 11/04/2024 at 09:14, YoungWillz said: Carol Jennings, Alzheimer's campaigner and activist and honorary VP of The Alzheimer's Society, reportedly dead aged 70: Began to show signs of the disease as long ago as 2008. Just finished watching the documentary on The Jennings Vs Alzheimers on BBC2 this evening. All the more poignant given I knew what was coming at the end. Let's hope that the generations to come will eradicate or be able to control this disease. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,944 Posted May 28 On 23/04/2021 at 00:00, arghton said: https://www.rionegro.com.ar/murio-mercedes-colas-de-merono-vicepresidenta-de-madres-de-plaza-de-mayo-1781156/ Mercedes Colás de Meroño, vice president of Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo has died aged 95. The alive main people of Mothers and Grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo are getting older. These groups got Videla behind bars. Here's a list of some of them who are still alive: Grandmothers: Nora Cortiñas (b. 1930) Nora Cortiñas hosptalised in ICU, but apparently not in danger. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites