week for peace will feature exciting community-based events in and around Nottingham exploring peace.
Peacebuilding charity International Alert is launching the Talking Peace Festival, an exciting month of events across London to kick-start conversations about peace.
See http://talkingpeacefestival.org/the-festival/ for details.
The Gandhi Foundation Annual Lecture 2014. The lecture will be given by Hon Dr Navichandra Ramgoolam, Prime Minister of Mauritius.
An interfaith event with guest speaker Bruce Kent. Others invited include Terry Waite (to be confirmed). All faiths welcome.
Hereford Peace Council stall in High Town, Hereford
Speakers include Vijay Mehta, Chair of Uniting for Peace, Yasser Bin Homran, peace campaigner, Tim Llewellyn, former BBC Middle East Correspondent and more.
St Ethelburga's City Forum launch open event Values in the City. Open Launch Event: An inspiring evening of conversation with Richard Barrett (Barrett Values Centre), Founder and Chair of Barrett Values Centre and Ben Andradi (Blueprint for Business), Founding and Working Group member of Blueprint for Business.
The Week of Prayer for World Peace always precedes One World Week, which is the week in which 24th October, UN Day, falls.
Afternoon of workshops. Proposed workshop topics– Conscientious Objectors then and now; First World War Art; Anti-violence project; Ecumenical Accompaniment in Palestine; Singing with the Liverpool Socialist Choir; Meditation and movement.
See website for details.
Come and join hundreds of children and community members singing for peace in City Park, Bradford. Workshops for children will be offered in cultural venues across the City Centre, including the Peace Museum. The ‘Big Sing’ will also be a warm up for the Bradford Festival which commences later the same day!
Join us for a sponsored walk to raise funds for the Gandhi Foundation. Meet at at 2.30pm at Tavistock Square, London, WC1H 9JP. We will walk from the Gandhi statue in Tavistock Square (WC1H 9JP) to Kingsley Hall, Bromley by Bow (EC 3HJ) where Gandhi stayed in 1931. Please endeavour to arrive by 2.15pm. The walk will take in the Inner Temple where Gandhi studied to be a lawyer and a number of other sites associated with him and the peace movement in general. The walk will be approximately 6 miles in length and it is moderately flat, though it will be along pavements, so trainers are advised.
We are delighted to announce that the speakers this year will be Jo Berry and Hans Ulrich Gerber. All are welcome, although you must be a member to vote. Please arrive by 10:00 so we can start promptly at 10:30.
The programme will include a Buddhist ceremony, multi-faith peace prayers, speakers on anti nuclear and non-violent actions, and an afternoon multi-cultural celebration. Lunch will be provided for everybody. We hope to see you there and many thanks for your support.
Speaker a is writer and campaigner Symon Hill who will address the theme Campaigning for peace in a digital age: different tools, same principles. Open to all.
Followed by questions and discussion. Speaker: Bruce Kent, Vice President of Pax Christi.
Bringing campaigners in the North West together to challenge the arms trade on our doorstep.
More information nearer the time!
Come along to this skill share workshop to learn more about the art of public speaking and to prepare for any upcoming actions!
More information coming soon.
Join Stop the Arms Fair London for a day of skill sharing and brainstorming for new and exciting ways to take action. A great way to meet new people and discover some tricks of the trade!
More information coming soon.
A day of inspiring talks starting at 11am, interactive discussions and cultural activism. The conference is open to everyone with an interest in learning more about the new frontlines of war and how to address them.
Preceded by the War on Want AGM at 10am.
At 8pm there will be an evening of international music and performance, featuring the latest trends in Arabic reggae and dub with the best spoken word poetry around.
