Speaker: John L. Williams. John will be talking about his new biography of the great Trinidadian historian, radical & cricket-lover: CLR James. His book brings this extraordinary 20th century life into brilliant focus as it moves from Trinidad to London to Lancashire to the USA & back again. ‘CLR James was decades ahead of his time in challenging our thoughts about empire, colonialism, black history &, not least, in writing brilliantly about cricket. He finally has the biography his extraordinary influence deserves’ (Barney Ronay). John is a Cardiff-born novelist & biographer; his subjects range from American crime fiction to Dame Shirley Bassey. Benjamin Zephaniah described John’s account of the Cardiff 3 case, Bloody Valentine, as his favourite book.
7.30pm: Entry. Buffet. Please bring an item if you can: vegetarian or vegan only. No entry before 7.30pm. 8pm: Talk & discussion till about 10pm; back to buffet. Raffle. Open to all. No booking, just turn up.
Forthcoming events
Easy to print list of events coming up in the next twelve months.
Menwith Hill Base, regular demonstrations
Tuesday evenings at the Nessfield Gate of the Menwith Hill surveillance base, from 6pm to 7.30pm. All most welcome for this peaceful witness.
The London CAAT group meets monthly to discuss arms trade issues. Currently they are organising around the #StopArmingSaudi campaign.
For more information about the group, to request to be added to their group email list, or to confirm details of the next meeting, please email londoncaat@riseup.net. Third Tuesday of the month at 6.30pm, currently via Zoom
This joint briefing by Kate Hudson, CND and David Cullen, Nuclear Information Service will summarise the main activities under the US-UK Mutual Defence Agreement(MDA) on nuclear weapons co-operation and the potential impacts of proposed amendments announced. The deadline for any parliamentary objections is 23 October 2024 ahead of renewal in 2025.
The US-UK Mutual Defence Agreement, the treaty that governs nuclear weapon exchanges between the two states, has been regularly reviewed and extended since it came into force in the 1950s. The current treaty expires at the end of 2024, and in July the Government announced proposed amendments that would make the treaty permanent. This runs counter to the UK’s disarmament obligations under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
WiB - London meets every Wednesday, around the statue of Edith Cavell in St Martin’s Place 6-7. We are very happy to welcome new women to the vigils – even if they can only come once in a while.
This year's Responsible Science conference.
Speakers and presentations:
Prof Mark Jacobson on 'Which technologies are most effective in the transition away from fossil fuels?'
Prof Peter Newell on 'A treaty to keep carbon underground: the rising tide of supply-side policies'
Kate Power on 'Ending the social licence for overconsumption'
Dr Stuart Parkinson on 'Military carbon emissions: how can we stop them rising?'
The programme includes time for audience questions and suggestions too.
Booking: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/scientistsforglobalresponsibility/13...
Women in Black vigils take place at the War Memorial, Old Steine, Brighton.
Oxford Women in Black hold a silent vigil for Peace and Justice every Saturday from 2pm to 3pm at the Martyrs Memorial, bottom of St Giles, Oxford.
Contact oxfordwib@gmail.com to go on our WhatsApp group for up to date information about forthcoming vigils.
Join Christian CND for our 2024 conference! This will be a fantastic opportunity to gather with other Christians who share our vision of a world free of nuclear weapons. With keynote speaker Prof Daniel Cordle – his area of study is the intersection of literature and the nuclear age – how the ‘stories’ we tell influence people’s attitudes.
Menwith Hill Base, regular demonstrations
Tuesday evenings at the Nessfield Gate of the Menwith Hill surveillance base, from 6pm to 7.30pm. All most welcome for this peaceful witness.