[বাংলা] A brief history of London’s Speakers’ Corner

5 mins | 25 Jul 2018

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A Speakers’ Corner is an area where open-air public speaking, debate, and discussion are allowed. The original and most noted is in the northeast corner of Hyde Park in London, England. Historically there were a number of other areas designated as Speakers’ Corners in other parks in London (e.g., Lincoln’s Inn Fields, Finsbury Park, Clapham Common, Kennington Park, and Victoria Park). More recently, they have been set up in other British cities, and there are also Speakers’ Corners in other countries.

Suggested videos and further reading:
Best of Speakers Corner – London (filmed by Syd Pearman).mp4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqlXbJOpYiI

The History of Speakers Corner
http://marble-arch.london/culture-blog/speakers-corner/
‘One of the best known locations for public speaking and debate in the world, the premise is simple: anybody can turn up and talk on any subject they like, as long as it is lawful’

Speakers’ Corner
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speakers%27_Corner

Speakers’ Corner
https://www.royalparks.org.uk/parks/hyde-park/things-to-see-and-do/speakers-corner
‘Close to this spot, about 250 years ago, people were still being hanged at the infamous Tyburn Gallows. The gallows were installed in 1196 and by the time they were dismantled in 1783 more than 50, 000 people had been executed here.’

15 February 2003 anti-war protests
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15_February_2003_anti-war_protests
‘On 15 February 2003, there was a coordinated day of protests across the world in which people in more than 600 cities expressed opposition to the imminent Iraq War.’