Eric Baker (activist), Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Eric Baker (activist)

british activist

Date of Birth: 22-Sep-1920

Date of Death: 11-Jul-1976

Profession: human rights activist

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Eric Baker (activist)

  • Eric Baker (22 September 1920 – 11 July 1976) was a British activist and one of the founders of the human rights group Amnesty International, and the second general secretary of the organization.
  • He was also a founder of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND). Baker was a member of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), and served as head of the Quaker Peace and Social Witness, an organization of Quakers in Britain working to promote and practise the Quaker testimonies of peace, equality, simplicity and truth. His resting place is the Quaker Meeting House in Maldon, Essex, England where he attended Meeting For Worship on a Sunday.
  • Men, women and children still attend this meeting today.

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