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Nonviolence for a Change: Training 2009
From January to December 2009 Turning the Tide will offer monthly workshops
in nonviolent methods and practices. Suitable for social change activists,
it is available as a year-long course or one-off workshops. Prior booking
essential. Applications for year-long course must be received by 12
December. Full course £250, one-day workshop £25; concessions available.
Friends House, Euston, London.
Venue is wheelchair accessible. For more details see the course page on our
website: www.turning-the-tide.org/workshops/2009_info
Or email denised@quaker.org.uk or stevew@quaker.org.uk
phone 020 7663 1061/1064.
3 July
MILTON KEYNES.
Just Supper and Speaker at The Well at Willen, Newport Road, Willen, Milton Keynes
MK15 9AA 7.30 pm. To reserve a place at Open Table at 7.30pm, please ring
01908 242190. Speaker John Pinkerton at 8.15pm - "Impressions of a
Visit to Cuba".
http://www.mkpeaceandjustice.org.uk/page.cfm
3 - 5 July
LONDON.
Nonviolence: A (Practical) Tool for Change. Nonviolence is a concept
activists often talk and think about when working for peace, but what does
nonviolence mean in practical terms and how can it be applied to our
campaigning and our lives? This residential weekend event is for 18 to 30
(ish) year-olds who are interested, active and/or engaged in peace and
conflict issues and who want to explore nonviolence and its uses. It offers
the opportunity for those new to the subject, or old-time campaigners, to
learn new skills, practise applying them, and discuss nonviolence as a tool
for social change. The training weekend is being held at the Guy Chester
Centre in North London, (http://www.chestercentre.org.uk/)
and is subsidised to allow as many people to attend as possible. A limited
number of travel bursaries and subsidised places are available. Places are
£45 if booked before 1 June 2009 (£55 after). The weekend is run by Fellowship
of Reconciliation, England.
Info: Martha@for.org.uk, 01865 250 781. http://www.for.org.uk/ The conference
centre has full disabled access and accommodation.
4 July
FARINGDON, Oxfordshire. 28th Grand Peace Fete!
2.0pm, Clock House, Coleshill,
SN6 7PT on B
4019 between Faringdon and Highworth. Enjoy a peaceful afternoon in the
countryside. Wheelchair accessible.
Organised by Faringdon Peace Group. 01367 710308 or 01367
241707 http://www.faringdonpeacegroup.org.uk
KINGSNORTH. Help form a
‘Mili-band’ – a human band around Kingsnorth power
station in Kent - the
proposed site of the first new coal-fired power plant in Britain for 30 years. The event
is being organised by Oxfam with Christian Aid, People and Planet, the
Women's Institute, the World Development Movement, National Union of
Students, Woodcraft Folk, RSPB and Greenpeace. We're calling the event the
'Mili-Band' in Ed's honour. Coaches are being organised from around the
country, and free shuttle buses will run between Rochester station and Kingsnorth to get
rail travellers to the event. There will be live music to enjoy and a rally
with a 'village fete' feel, with food stalls and lots of things for kids to
do. The Woodcraft Folk will be bringing their fun bus as a base for outdoor
games. See http://tinyurl.com/pa6p3v for more
details and to book coaches.
LONDON. Savage Messiah Walk along the path of the River Fleet..( This
Is Not A Guided Tour)
www.savagemessiahzine.com
Laura Oldfield Ford invites you to join a collective tracing of the Fleet,
one of London’s
lost rivers. First meeting point 2pm Hampstead tube – Second meeting
point 4pm approx Quinns public house, the point where the two tributaries
of the Fleet converge. 65, Kentish
Town Rd, London, NW1 8NY --end approx 6pm
Housman’s Bookshop. This event is free but we will be collecting
donations at Housmans for food and drink. Housmans, 5 Caledonian Road,
King’s Cross, London N1 9DX. 020 7837 4473. Limited spaces: to book a
place and for more info please email nik@housmans.com www.housmans.com
MENWITH HILL. For our brothers
and sisters - 4 July is Independence Day. For us - it's Independence FROM
America day - this is what we are calling for at the American base at
Menwith Hill near Harrogate North Yorkshire - 5 - 10 pm (please note time).
Speakers: Clare Short Independent MP and Rukiya Dadhiwala (Muslim
Public Affairs Committee - MPACUK) - music: Roy Bailey - folk singer
and Lynda Williams from the US. Food by Lunch o'Lils and much more...
Organised by Campaign for the Accountability of American Bases (CAAB), 59
Swarcliffe Road, Harrogate, HG1 4QZ. Tel no: 01423 884076 http://www.caab.org.uk
Sunday 5 July
FASLANE. Helensburgh CND invites you to a Picnic
For Peace at Faslane. Meet at the North Gate from 12 noon - Bring banners,
musical instruments and of course your picnic. For access details, contact
Jane on 01436 671845.
LONDON. The International Sufi
School Peace Day Conference on the theme: The Role of Consciousness in our
Commitment to Peace. Venue: The London Inter Faith Centre, 125 Salusbury
Road, London NW6 6RG. 2.45pm to 5.00pm. Join us for an afternoon of sharing
and discussion with speakers from various faith and non-faith groups.
LONDON. Walk
in Peace: A little bit of peace, starting with yourself – the first
Sunday of every month. Please join us in a slow, silent walk in peace for
peace. Meet by ‘Speakers Corner Café’, just south of
Speaker’s Corner, Hyde Park (Marble Arch tube), at 10.55am to start
walking at 11.00am, returning to starting point at 12 noon. Contact: Clare
020 8755 0353 or beatricemillar@freeuk.com
www.walkinpeace.co.uk
8 July
LITTLEBOROUGH.
Peace Group meeting, 8 pm, 3 High Peak, Blackstone Edge Old Road,
Littleborough.
LONDON. Narco Wars: Afghanistan.
While the War in Terror has been executed in Afghanistan, Afghan drug lords
have been operating almost entirely under the radar. Afghanistan now
controls 90 per cent of the world’s drug supply and the drug money
almost entirely funds the Taliban militants in their operation against
world forces. Join us at the Frontline Club for a panel discussion
that will look at the failure of tactics used to halt opium production in
Afghanistan and discuss the importance of the drug trade to the Taliban.
7pm at Frontline Club, 13 Norfolk Place, London W2 1QJ Tel: +44 (0)20 7479
8950 Closest Tube Station: Paddington
8 – 9 July
GLASTONBURY.
Crossing Stony Ground - Renewing and Sustaining the Journey, a 2 day
workshop including an evening ceremony on one of Glastonbury's sacred
sites. With Starhawk- One of the most respected voices in modern
earth-based spirituality and also well-known as a global justice activist
and organiser. For more info:- call Jane :01458 833382 email: janesiran@yahoo.co.uk,
or visit http://www.glastonburynaturalhealth.co.uk/Starhawk.html
Thursday 9 July
LONDON. War on
Want presents: Israeli Apartheid: A Beginner's Guide. The Separation Wall,
army checkpoints, settler-only roads... Israel's occupation of Palestine is
increasingly being referred to as Apartheid. Join War on Want for the launch
of Ben White's groundbreaking new book Israeli Apartheid: A Beginner's
Guide and an inspiring evening of stories, images and testimony from
Palestine. 6.30-9.30pm at Toynbee Hall, 28 Commercial
Street, London E1 6LS.
This event is FREE but it is essential to RSVP due to limited space at palestine@waronwant.org http://www.waronwant.org/ More info and venue map: http://tinyurl.com/n4tzcc
10 July
LONDON.
Screening - The End of the Line, the first major feature documentary film
revealing the impact of overfishing on our oceans. In the film we see
firsthand the effects of our global love affair with fish as food. 7pm at
Frontline Club, 13 Norfolk Place, London W2 1QJ Tel: +44 (0)20 7479 8950
Closest Tube Station: Paddington.
10 -11 July
MOULTON, NORTHANTS. InterAct 2009 - 8th Annual Co-operative Education Conference.
Co-operative Contributions to Social Cohesion. Keynote speaker: Rt. Hon.
Sarah McCarthy-Fry MP, Secretary of State for Communities and
Local Government. Workshops/plenaries include: Creative Arts approaches to
social cohesion; Crime and Community; Developing community cohesion in
secondary schools; Cohesion through community gardens; Toxic Childhood:
listening to and understanding young people; Credit crunches and
co-operative approaches; Co-operative Community Share Issues; Social
Networking for Social Cohesion; Using the media to enrich public dialogues
- New York and Northumberland; Toolboxes on play, parenting, healthy
lifestyles, school councils. Plus music and fun in a relaxed, informal and
co-operative atmosphere! £185 inc accomm. Flyer and booking on the website http://tinyurl.com/n26ttp or ring
01473 280316 p.walker@eastofengland.coop
Saturday 11 July
ALDERMASTON.
Aldermaston Women’s Peace Camp(aign) presents: Cocktail Party of the
Century. Time to get out your frocks and tuxedos and join AWPC at our
(third) cocktail party of the century. More details soon. 07969 739 812.
info-AT-aldermaston.net http://www.aldermaston.net/events.php
BIRMINGHAM. Palestine Solidarity
Campaign Day Conference 10:30am to 4:30pm at Carrs Lane Church Centre,
Birmingham B4 7SX. Confirmed speakers: Karma Nabulsi, Rita Giacaman, Samia
Botmeh, Daniel Machover, Victoria Brittain. Registration information
Entrance fee: £10 (£7 unwaged), includes lunch. There are several ways you
can register in advance for the PSC Conference: • Online via PSC
website • By phone: 020 7700 6192 www.palestinecampaign.org
LONDON. Forum Theatre as a tool for exploring
group-process and how to build consensus in groups will be the main themes
of the year-group's practice session. All welcome but
booking essential. Venue is wheelchair accessible. For more details see www.turning-the-tide.org or
email denised@quaker.org.ukor stevew@quaker.org.ukphone
020 7663 1061/1064.
LONDON. Conference: London and the Global Economic
Crisis. Speakers will include: Ken Livingstone; Dr. Vince Cable MP;
Geoffrey Robinson MP; Diane Abbott MP; Kevin Maguire (Daily Mirror); Graham
Turner (Economist and author, “The Credit Crunch”); Billy Hayes
(General Secretary, CWU); Steve Hart (Regional Secretary, Unite the Union);
Wally Olins (Chair, Saffron Brand Consultants); Claude Moraes MEP; Jenny
Jones AM (Green Party); Megan Dobney (Secretary, Southern and Eastern
Region TUC); John Biggs AM; Professor Doreen Massey; John Ross (Professor
Jiao Tong University, Shanghai). 10:00 - 17:00 at Hamilton House, Mabledon
Place, London. info@progressivelondon.org.uk
For registration details and to register on line visit:
http://tinyurl.com/n9tpp5
LONDON. Lewisham
People’s Day. Lewisham and Sydenham CND groups: marquee with
stalls in Peace, Justice and Solidarity area. Video facilities,
stage, performance of “Seven Jewish Women” and singer Jim
Radford, picnic area, petitioning, etc. Help wanted. Info:
Anne, 020-8699 1933.
LONDON. The Last Londoner in
Guantanamo Bay - Shaker Aamer is a 42 year old Saudi national who has been
held in Guantánamo Bay for more than 7 years. He has a British family
living in south London. He has a seven year old son he has never met.
Speakers include: Martin Linton MP (Battersea) Moazzam Begg (Cageprisoners)
Gareth Peirce (Solicitor) Mr. Siddique (father-in-law of Shaker Aamer)
Venue: Lower Hall, Battersea Arts Centre, Lavender Hill, London SW11 5TN
3-5pm contact@cageprisoners.com
www.cageprisoners.com
www.guantanamo.org.uk
ROCHDALE. Rochdale Palestine
Solidarity Campaign 'launch' meeting, 6.00 pm on at Castlemere
Community Centre, Tweedale Street, Rochdale.
12 July
BRIGHTON. Brighton
Carnival parade, leaving Middle Street at 2pm, the parade of over 600
participants from community groups, bands and schools from across the city
will dance down to Madeira Drive. The first low-carbon carnival in the UK!
2 - 7pm 01273 681234 info@brightoncarnival.co.uk www.brightoncarnival.co.uk
13 July
LONDON.
Screening - President Evo. Evo Morales was elected on the promise that he
would get the poor indigenous people that make up 60 per cent of the
population out of poverty through a revolution in democracy. His election
promises - to lift the poor indigenous majority out of poverty and share
the country's resources more equitably - were met with huge opposition from
the wealthy land-owning minority of European descent. Filmmaker Rodrigo
Vazquez spent three years following Morales, from his presidential
campaign through the years of bitter struggle for constitutional and
economic reform. http://tinyurl.com/mnhb7z
7pm at Frontline Club, 13 Norfolk Place, London W2 1QJ Tel: +44 (0)20 7479
8950. http://frontlineclub.com/ Closest Tube Station: Paddington.
LONDON. “US Foreign Policy
under Obama.” Haringey CND Public Meeting with Sam Akaki, CND
Parliamentary Worker. At Friends’ House, Church Crescent, Muswell
Hill. Refreshments. Info: David, 020-7607 2302.
14 July
LONDON. How
Peaceful is Pacifism? A new London Pacifism and Nonviolence Discussion
Group is meeting monthly - on the 2nd Tuesday each month at Housmans
Bookshop, 5 Caledonian Road, Kings Cross, London N1; 7-9pm. All welcome. For any queries, phone Albert
Beale on 020-7278 4474.
LONDON. Major General Tim Cross
and Scilla Elworthy on the issue of confronting violence in
war. http://tinyurl.com/npu7dw 6.30pm St Ethelburga's
Centre for Reconciliation and Peace, 78 Bishopsgate, London, EC2N 4AG. Entry by donation. You can
reserve a place here: events@stethelburgas.org
Venue is wheelchair accessible.
Wednesday 15 July
LONDON. Climate
Emergency Parliament, Parliament Square, at 6.00 pm. Our current parliament
is failing to respond to the Climate Emergency. We
will convene an alternative parliament to respond with the degree of
urgency required. Speakers will include Colin Challen (member of the other House),
Darren Johnson (Chair of the London Assembly - Green Party), John Stewart
(Chair, Airport Watch), Tim Helweg Larsen (Director, Public Interest
Research Centre), Tamsin Omond (Climate Rush) and Chris Baugh (Assistant
General Secretary, Public and Commercial Services Union). Campaign against
Climate Change, 5 Caledonian Road, London N1 9DX. +44 (0)2078339311 +44
(0)7903316331 info@campaigncc.org http://www.campaigncc.org/
LONDON. ‘Blake:
London’s Visionary Anarchist’ with Peter Marshall. Philosopher,
historian, biographer, travel writer and poet, Peter Marshall recounts the
life of one of London’s finest artists, William Blake. 8.30pm.
Housmans, 5 Caledonian Road, King’s Cross, London N1 9DX. 020 7837
4473 shop@housmans.com
www.housmans.com
Thursday 16 July
BIRMINGHAM. The
Liberal Defence of Murder - a meeting with author Richard
Seymour 7:30pm Carrs Lane Church Centre, Moor Street, Birmingham
opposite Moor St Station. More information 07828013091 brumstwc@gmail.com
17-19 July
SWANWICK, DERBYSHIRE. On the Road Together: A-mazed by
Migration. A conference for all denominations organised by the National
Justice and Peace Network with the London Coalition. Helped and supported
by input from our speakers, who include Bishop Patrick Lynch and Dan Flynn,
and facilitated by Open Space expert Annette Zera, we will explore the
question: People on the move. How does the church respond in a changing
world? The Hayes Centre, Swanwick, Derbyshire. National Justice & Peace
Network (NJPN,) 39 Eccleston Square, London SW1V 1BX Tel: 020 7901 4864
Email: Administrator http://www.justice-and-peace.org.uk
Venue is wheelchair accessible.
17 - 19 July
BATH. Living
Authentically Inside & Out. Ammerdown Centre, near Bath. Weekend
training led by Turning the Tide and St Ethelburga’s. We will explore
power and change dynamics in interpersonal relationships and their
connections to a broader social and political context. Venue is wheelchair
accessible. Course begins 6pm Friday and finishes Sunday lunch time. £175
residential, £117 non-residential. Small bursary fund available from
Ammerdown Centre. For more information email denised@quaker.org.uk
or phone 020 7663 1064 or visit www.turning-the-tide.org
18 July
LONDON.
“Visionaries, Dissenters and Rebels,” with David
Rosenburg. A walking tour of radical Islington. Limited
spaces. 11am:. Info: 020-7837 4473; nik@housmans.com
LONDON. ‘Dockers and
Detectives’ with Ken Worpole. 5pm till 6.30pm. Housmans, 5 Caledonian
Road, King’s Cross, London N1 9DX. 020 7837 4473 shop@housmans.com
www.housmans.com
19 July
LITTLEBOROUGH. Littleborough Rushbearing Festival, 12
noon to 4 pm (10 am to set up gazebo). Morris Dancing and a lot more. http://tinyurl.com/knod2w
LONDON. Coin Street Festival:
Colombianamente, 1-7pm Bernie Spain Gardens, Upper Ground, South Bank,
London SE1 [adjacent to Oxo Tower Wharf] http://www.coinstreet.org/coinstreet_festival.aspx
20 July
LONDON. Beyond Obama – Priorities towards nuclear
abolition. Action for UN Renewal and World Disarmament Campaign conference.
Afternoon meeting, 2 – 4.30pm has speakers inc Colin Archer,
Secretary General of International Peace Bureau, Vijay Mehta and Ambassador
Chun Yung-Woo of Republic of South Korea. Chair: Lord Peter Archer of
Sandwell. Evening session, 6 – 8pm includes speakers Rebecca Johnson,
Brian Cooper, Coordinator of WDC, Frank Jackson, Co-chair of WDC and
nuclear physicist Frank Barnaby.
Info: Vijay Mehta: vijay@vmpeace.org
or 020 7377 2111. Frank Jackson: editor.worlddisarm@ntlworld.com
or 01279 300 572. Room 4a, House of Lords, London.
21 - 26 July
LONDON. International Alert training – Core Skills
For Working in Conflict. This is a highly practical, hands-on course
designed to prepare anyone wanting to work in conflict prevention, crisis
management or peacebuilding with the essential skills for working in a
conflict situation. Each day of the course will focus on a particular set
of skills and how to apply them in the peacebuilding context. The final
day-long simulation exercise will test these skills. You will be assessed
by an experienced observer who can advise you on next steps in your
personal and professional development as a peace worker. Price:£540 or 325
(concession). International Alert, 346 Clapham Road, London SW9 9AP www.international-alert.org
tel: +44 (0) 20 7627 6838. www.international-alert.org/training
Wheelchair accessible.
Wednesday 22 July
LONDON.
‘Michael X’ with John Williams. 7pm till 8.30pm. John Williams
recounts the life of Michael X aka Michael de Freitas, aka Abdul Malik,
who, as Williams' fascinating biography makes clear, was a more complex figure
than the simple monster of popular lore (which is not to say he didn't act
in monstrous ways). Housmans, 5 Caledonian Road, King’s Cross, London
N1 9DX. 020 7837 4473 shop@housmans.com www.housmans.com
23 July –26 July
MALVERN.
Resurgence Readers Weekend & Camp. Share four days of stimulating
discussion, music, dance, crafts and walks with fellow readers and
contributors to the magazine at this year’s camp. The Resurgence
Summer Camp is hosted by Green and Away –Europe’s only tented
conference centre situated on an idyllic site near Malvern, Worcestershire.
info@resurgence.org www.resurgence.org/trust/resurgence-events.html
Resurgence, Ford House, Hartland, Bideford, Devon EX39 6EE.
23 – 27 July
OXFORDSHIRE. Peace
News Summer Camp. Includes top speakers on Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran,
Iraq and Israel-Palestine, workshops, Bicycology, libertarian education,
poetry, art, story-telling, acoustic entertainment, games, paddling pools
and much more. £15 - £50 depending on income, plus food (£8 per adult per
day) provided by Veggies of Nottingham. Send cheque (made out to Peace
News) to Peace News Camp, 5 Caledonian Road, London N1 9DY. 020 7278 3344. www.peacenewscamp.info All
welcome.
Saturday 25 July
BELFAST.
Meeting: The Truth and Reconciliation Commission for Britain and Ireland
(TRCBI) 11 am – 5 pm at Quaker Meeting House, Frederick Street. This
meeting is open freely to all whom have the long term interests of peacemaking
in Britain and Ireland at heart, and particularly the final ending of the
longtime of troubles. Chairing the meeting is Dr. Thomas Daffern, a
Governor of the Saor Ollscoil na hÉireann and Director of the International
Institute of Peace Studies and Global Philosophy (www.lulu.com/iipsgp). If you are able
to attend, or send a representative, either to submit evidence or a
statement or simply to listen, please contact us in advance at: TRCIB,
IIPSGP, Rhos y Gallt, Llanerfyl, Nr. Welshpool, Powys, Wales, SY21 OER,
Ph/Fax. 01938 - 820586 . (m) 07951 - 600959. Web: http://www.educationaid.net http://www.holisticchannel.org.uk e-mail - iipsgp@educationaid.net
LIVERPOOL. Merseyside CND Peace
and Ecology Festival - 11am - 9pm at St. Luke's Church, Leece St.,
Liverpool. Campaigning stalls, music, dance, poetry, speakers, children's
area. Contact: Kai Andersen (entertainers) or Janet Laycock (stalls) 0151
702 6974 .
LONDON. ‘The London
Perambulator’ with John Rogers and Nick Papadimitriou– 5pm till
6.30pm. A rare screening of John Rogers’ film ‘The London
Perambulator’, a documentary portrait of arsonist and ‘deep
topographer’ Nick Papadimitriou. Limited spaces: to book a place and
for more info please email nik@housmans.com Housmans, 5
Caledonian Road, King’s Cross, London N1 9DX. 020 7837 4473 shop@housmans.com
www.housmans.com
Wednesday 29 July
LONDON.
Alternative Press in London– 7pm till 8.30pm. A launch event for
‘Anthology’, a book celebrating zines, small presses, self
publishing and creativity in the print media. This is
the first event of the Alternative Press Festival 2009 - for more
information on other events taking place please visit: http://alternativepress.org.uk
Housmans, 5 Caledonian Road, King’s Cross, London N1 9DX. 020 7837
4473 shop@housmans.com
www.housmans.com
29 July - 2
August
SOMERSET. Big Green Gathering; Entertainment and education
for sustainability. http://www.big-green-gathering.com
Wheelchair accessible.
31 July - 2 August,
WORTH, SUSSEX.
Retreat: Contemplation
and Social Action - finding balance in our lives. Venue: Worth Abbey,
Sussex. Facilitated by Fr Paul Fleetwood and Jane Ozannt. Info: Bookings
Secretary, Worth Abbey Open Cloister, Paddockhurst Road, Turners Hill,
Crawley, RH10 4SB. 01342 710318. toc@worhtabbey.net
http://www.worthabbey.net
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Sunday 2 August
LONDON. Walk in Peace: A little bit of peace, starting
with yourself – the first Sunday of every month. Please join us in a
slow, silent walk in peace for peace. Meet by ‘Speakers Corner
Café’, just south of Speaker’s Corner, Hyde Park (Marble Arch
tube), at 10.55am to start walking at 11.00am, returning to starting point
at 12 noon. Contact: Clare 020 8755 0353 or beatricemillar@freeuk.com www.walkinpeace.co.uk
3 - 8 August
HEREFORD. 'The
A-bomb and Humanity'. An exhibition of posters loaned by Bradford Peace
Museum. Testimonies and writings from Hiroshima survivors illustrated by
photographs/drawings/paintings. All Saints Church, High Street ,Hereford. 10am - 4pm. There
is wheelchair access.
3 - 10 August
SCOTLAND.
Climate Camp Scotland - Firth of Forth. Details to be announced :
please visit http://climatecampscotland.org.uk/
3 – 10 August
BIRMINGHAM.
"The A Bomb and Humanity". Prints of paintings and photographs by
survivors.
Birmingham Cathedral.
6 August
WORLDWIDE. Hiroshima
Day.
ABINGDON. Hiroshima Day vigil by the War Memorial
in The Square, Abingdon. 8-9am.
COVENTRY. Hiroshima Day 2009. 6-7pm at the Chapel
of Unity, Coventry
Cathedral. Please join us for a quiet service of reflection in the chapel
of unity. There will be music, poetry, readings and silence. Some of the readings are religious and
some secular. During the service we will make Japanese Origami Paper Cranes
of Peace. Everybody is welcome. We hope you will join us to talk and share
refreshments in the grounds beside the chapel after the service. For
further information please contact Penny Walker on 02476 664616. Organised by Lord Mayor of Coventry's Committee
for Peace and Reconciliation.
DUBLIN. Irish CND annual Hiroshima Day commemoration at 1.00 p.m. at
the memorial cherry tree in Merrion
Square, Dublin
2. irishcnd@gmail.com
Postal address: P.O. Box 6327,
Dublin 6.
GT BARDFIELD, ESSEX. Hiroshima
Day 2009 Essex Christian CND Candle Service for Peace at 8.00pm in the
Quaker Meeting House, Brook
Street, Gt Bardfield. Further details:
Beryl 01277 353450.
HASTINGS.
Hiroshima
Day Commemoration. Alexandra Park Boating Pond at sunset.
LEICESTER
Hiroshima Vigil 7.45am - 9.00 am at, or near, the Clock Tower. Contact
Anna on 0116 2705604, or Richard 0116 2250133. Please join us for all
or part of the time. Symbolic 'death' at 8.15 am.
LEWES. Hiroshima Day
Commemoration on the banks of the River Ouse near the Phoenix Causeway.
About 8.30pm as dusk falls,
we gather to commemorate all victims of nuclear weapons
since the first bombs were dropped on Hiroshima
and Nagasaki
in 1945 Music, poetry and candle floating.
Please join us.
LITTLEBOROUGH. Rochdale and
Littleborough Peace Group - Hiroshima - Nagasaki Commemoration,
Hollingworth Lake, Littleborough, 7 pm at the jetty opposite Lake Bank.
Please bring readings, songs and biodegradable lanterns.
LIVERPOOL. Hiroshima Day: 11am
St. John's Garden (behind St. George's Hall) with guest speaker
Alice Mahon. Contact Peter: 0151 702 6974 or 0151 709 3995.
LONDON.
Hiroshima Day Commemoration, Tavistock Square, 12noon. Speakers include
Bruce Kent, Lindsey German and the Mayor of Camden. Peace choirs.
Contact London Region CND. 020-7607 2302.
LONDON. Annual Pax Christi stall and prayers to
commemorate Hiroshima and Nagasaki Anniversaries. Piazza at Westminster
Cathedral from 10.00 - 5.00 If you are able to give time to help contact Sr
Mary Ann at the Pax Christi office on 0208 203 4884
MILTON KEYNES. Hiroshima Day Ceremonies. 8pm The Peace
Pagoda, Willen North Lake, Willen, Milton Keynes. The Buddhist Order
Nipponzan Myohoji will lead chanting and prayers, followed by prayers and
messages from other faiths. At dusk candle lanterns will be floated on the
lake. All welcome. For more information ring 01908 663652.
SHEFFIELD. Sheffield CND have booked a stall space
outside the Town Hall. kathcripps@blueyonder.co.uk
8 August
BIRMINGHAM. Hiroshima
Commemoration. 11.39 – 12.30 in Birmingham Cathedral.
CHATHAM. Annual River Ceremony
remembering Victims of the Nuclear Age. 2.30-3.30pm Riverside Gardens.
Bring a flower. Medway CND http://www.medwaycnd.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk
CHICHESTER. South East Hants
Peace Council Hiroshima/ Nagasaki observance on Chichester Cathedral lawn.
Contact Vida 023 9234 6696 for details.
CROYDON. Silent one hour vigil
at Croydon War Memorial from 12 to 1. We have our large banner and
placards to mark the anniversary of the horrific events of 6th and 9th
August 1945. Croydon CND.
LANCASTER. Annual
Hiroshima/Nagasaki vigil in the Market Square, from 2-4pm. Organised by
Lancaster District CND.
MALVERN. Hiroshima Commemoration
11.00 vigil in the Priory Churchyard, Church Street, followed by meditation
in the Priory.
READING – ALDERMASTON.
Inter-Faith Pilgrimage for Peace. To mourn the tragedies of Hiroshima and
Nagasaki, to pray for UK nuclear disarmament. Meet at 9am outside Reading
Civic Centre. Arrive at Aldermaston for Inter-Faith service at 4pm. Regular
trains depart back to Reading from Aldermaston station. Contact: Pete: 0118
958 8281 or Angie: 078 3535 4652.
SOUTHAMPTON. MTG. Remembering
Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Speaker Bruce Kent, followed by candle vigil. 7.30
pm, Friends Meeting House, Ordnance Road. Wheelchair accessible. David 023
8022 9363, Southampton CND.
WOKING. Garden Party at 20
Tanglewood Close, 3pm followed by Candle floating in grapefruit shells on
the River Wey by the New Inn Send at dusk remembering Hiroshima
and Nagasaki nuclear bombing. Woking Action for Peace. mary.holdstock@ntlworld.com
8 August
LONDON.
‘Avenues & Alleyways, Courtyards & Slaughteryards’
– a walk with Tony Gee. 2.30pm. Tony will be leading this walk
uncovering the hidden corners and stories of this little known part of
town. Meeting at Liverpool Street and finishing in Fleet Street. Limited
spaces: to book a place and for more info please email nik@housmans.com
9 August
WORLDWIDE.
Nagasaki Day.
LONDON. Ecumenical service
organised by Pax Christi in memory of the 66th anniversary of
Franz Jagerstatter’s execution (details from Pax Christi, 020 8203
4884. 4 – 5.30pm. Followed at 5.30 by a Peace Walk from Westminster
Cathedral to the London Peace Pagoda followed by the Floating Lantern
Ceremony at sunset. Details from 020 7228 9620. Nipponzan Myohoji, the
London Peace Pagoda, Battersea Park, Albert Bridge Road, London SW11 4NJ.
LONDON. Annual Pax Christi stall
and prayers to commemorate Nagasaki Anniversary. Piazza at Westminster
Cathedral Prayers at 11.30 and 3.00pm. If you are able to give time to help
contact Sr Mary Ann at the Pax Christi office on 0208 203 4884
SHEFFIELD. Peace Picnic in the Japanese
Garden at Meersbrook Park when the deputy Lord Mayor will sign the Mayors
for Peace declaration. kathcripps@blueyonder.co.uk
10 – 15 August
BIRMINGHAM. "The
A Bomb and Humanity". An exhibition of photographs of Hiroshima and
Nagasaki in Birmingham Central Library, floor 3.
Monday 10-Sunday 30 August
EDINBURGH. WMD
Awareness Programme & Mirth Control present 'Get Up Stand Up' at
Edinburgh Festival. Jazz Bar, Chambers Street. The brilliant mix of top
comedy, live music and nuclear politics returns. Excellent value with four
top comedians, live music and the Hollywood award-winning short film
'Anthropology 101' at every show. A different line-up every show including
Ivan Brackenbury, Robin Ince, Phil Nichol and Paul Sinha plus free nibbles
at your table. 5pm-7pm every day £4.00. WMD Awareness Programme, Bell Push
13, 63A Gt. Russell Street, London, WC1B 3BJ 020 7405 6661 info@comeclean.org.uk http://www.comeclean.org.uk/
11 -17 August
AVON. One World Summer Festival at Monkton Combe
School. http://www.macrobios.com/event/1/65/
Wednesday 12 August
LONDON.
‘The London Free School: Notting Hill 1966 – Counter Culture,
Community Action and Carnival Roots’ slideshow and talk by Tom
Vague– 7pm till 8.30pm. Punk fanzine editor Tom Vague will be
introducing the above and also screening the ‘Notting Hill 1958 Riot
Tour Westway’ TV film. Housmans, 5 Caledonian Road, King’s
Cross, London N1 9DX. 020 7837 4473 shop@housmans.com www.housmans.com
14 August
MACHYNLLETH.
Dafydd Iwan, President of Plaid Cymru, and Luzmila Carpio, Bolivian
Ambassador to France, together for a meeting with political and cultural
dialogue. 10am –4.30pm in Y Tabernacl, Machynlleth. Luzmila Carpio is
an indigenous Quechuan politician from Bolivia and an internationally
renowned singer. The significance of her work in Bolivia led to her
appointment as Ambassador to France. With Dafydd Iwan and others she
will contribute to a dialogue about the importance of
indigenous nationhood, language and culture. Bolivia has the first
indigenous President in Latin America and a new constitution in favour
of indigenous peoples. The event is part of the popular biennial El
Sueno Existe festival in Machynlleth that takes place from 14th to 16th
August 2009. See links below for more information on key speakers and
festival. http://www.luzmilacarpio.com
http://dafyddiwan.com www.elsuenoexiste.com For further information about Friday
event within the festival contact Keith Jackson on 01654 703736.
Email keithjacko@btinternet.com
14 -16 August
MACHYNLLETH. Victor Jara Festival. Details from Tony on 01654
702166.
Saturday 15 August
LONDON. 'Local
Housing Campaigns in Context’ with Sarah Glynn. 5pm till 6.30pm. In
this talk, Sarah Glynn will be drawing on her recent book, ‘Where the
Other Half Lives: lower income housing in a neoliberal world’, to
analyse the impact of three decades of neoliberal economic policies that
have regarded houses not primarily as homes for living in, but rather as a
source of profit. Housmans, 5 Caledonian Road, King’s Cross, London
N1 9DX. 020 7837 4473 shop@housmans.com www.housmans.com
19 - 24 August
CUMBRIA. Earth
First! Summer Gathering. the place where people involved in radical
ecological direct action - or those who want to be involved - get together
for five days of time and space to talk, walk, share skills, learn, play,
rant, find out what's going on, find out what's next, live outside,
strategise, hang out, incite, laugh and conspire. Ph: 01524 383012 .
summergathering-at-earthfirst.org.uk
http://www.earthfirstgathering.org.uk
21 – 23 August
SEDLESCOMBE, E. SUSSEX. One Love Festival. A 3-night music festival, in recognition of Bob
Marley’s famous 1978 One Love Concert. Contact: Urban Foxes, 0208
8830417 dan@urbanfoxes.co.uk www.myspace.com/onelovepeacefestival
Saturday 22 August
LONDON.
‘Violent London: 2000 Years of Riots, Rebels and Revolts’ with
Clive Bloom. 5pm till 6.30pm. Clive Bloom charts the story of London
through centuries of popular insurrection and protest. It is a story of
political activism expressed in street fighting and slum warfare, in
assassination and bombing. Housmans, 5 Caledonian Road, King’s Cross,
London N1 9DX. 020 7837 4473 shop@housmans.com www.housmans.com
23 – 28
August
WICKLOW. Non-Violent Communication (NVC) Summer School.
The first 2 days are a Foundation Training for those with little experience
& a refresher for those with more. This is followed by 3 days of
deepening NVC skills, knowledge & fluency plus free time in the
afternoon for relaxation, walks & optional massage at extra cost. http://www.chrysalis.ie Book with
Chrysalis: 00353 45 404713 info@chrysalis.ie
Wednesday 26 August
LONDON. Merlin
Coverley & Friends - 'Books that London Forgot'. Merlin Coverley will
be joined by writers, publishers and we hope you, to discuss some of the
lesser known pieces of London literature. 7pm to 8.30pm. Housmans, 5
Caledonian Road, King’s Cross, London N1 9DX. 020 7837 4473 shop@housmans.com
www.housmans.com
28 - 31 August
CHELTENHAM. Greenbelt Festival.
Several peace groups will be represented in the Peace Zone, under the
auspices of the Network of Christian Peace Organisations. Cheltenham
Racecourse. http://www.greenbelt.org.uk/
Saturday 29 August
LONDON.
‘A Historical Walk Through The Radical Jewish East End’ with
David Rosenberg. 11am. There is no fee for the walk but there will be a
request for voluntary donations at the end. Limited spaces: to book a place
and for more info please email nik@housmans.com
LONDON. ‘London Stories:
Personal Lives, Public Histories’ with Hilda Kean. Hilda Kean debunks
the melodramatic and romantic clichés that pervade popular conceptions of
working-class Londoners in the 19th and 20th
centuries. She will be recounting stories of muted historical figures,
including an illiterate silk weaver, a grandmother in an asylum, a deserted
family, an abused daughter, and a dead child, whose lives intertwine to
evoke a haunting and original picture of working-class London that adds a
much-needed, though bleak, facet to the city's social history. 5pm till 6.30pm.
Housmans, 5 Caledonian Road, King’s Cross, London N1 9DX. 020 7837
4473 shop@housmans.com
www.housmans.com
29 - 30 August
LUDLOW. Ludlow Green Fair. Music, talks, films, therapies and lots
more. http://www.greenfestival.co.uk/
31 August
CARSHALTON.
Environment Fair. Annual event on August Bank Holiday 10:30am - 8pm at
Carshalton Park, Ruskin Road. There will be a joint event organised by
South London CND Umbrella Group. Nearest rail: Carshalton Beeches.
Wallington and Carshalton Stations are further away but within 10 to 20
minutes walk. The 157, 154, 127, 407, X26 buses all stop nearby. http://www.ecolocal.org.uk/event-detail.php?id=28
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– 2 September
LONDON. The Citizen and the law of armed conflict. A
conference organised by the Institute of Law Accountability and Peace
(INLAP) and World Court Project UK. The conference is a response to the
difficulties experienced in communicating
with Government on issues of international law – it seems
taking the law seriously is often not a main concern. It will centre on the
needs of activists. NGO workers and campaigners need to be better informed
so that their activism can be more effective. Speakers include John
McDonnell MP, Nick Grief, Paul Dorfman and Dr Nick Ritchie. Details: 01323 844269
or geowcp@gn.apc.org
Saturday 5 September
SHANNON. Peace
Conference on War, NATO and the Lisbon Treaty, Park Inn, Shannon. Info from
Roger Cole Tel: 00 353 87-2611597.
The Peace & Neutrality Alliance was established in December 1996
in Dublin. PANA is campaigning against the government decision to allow
Shannon airport to be used by the US in its war of conquest of Iraq. http://pana.ie
5-6 September
OXFORD.
Building a Co-operative Economy: Opportunities and Challenges. UK Society
for Co-operative Studies Annual Conference 2009. Book by end of July and
save £20! This year's conference provides an opportunity to reflect on the
impact of the unfolding global financial crisis and domestic economic
recession on the Co-operative Movement. It will also be a chance to
relate these debates to developments such as the launch of the Third Sector
Research Centre in the UK and the work of the Commission for Co-operative
and Mutual Housing. The conference, which is being held at Ruskin College's
Walton Street campus in central Oxford, begins at 2pm on Saturday and
concludes at 1pm on Sunday. Session Topics include:
‘Transition’ to a new economy; Public Policy – Towards a
Co-operative Commonwealth?; Coping with the Global Financial Crisis.
Further details are available from Richard Bickle, the conference
organiser, on 07768 184882 or by email: richardbickle@cooptel.net
6 September
LONDON. Walk in Peace: A little bit of peace, starting
with yourself – the first Sunday of every month. Please join us in a
slow, silent walk in peace for peace. Meet by ‘Speakers Corner
Café’, just south of Speaker’s Corner, Hyde Park (Marble Arch
tube), at 10.55am to start walking at 11.00am, returning to starting point
at 12 noon. Contact: Clare 020 8755 0353 or beatricemillar@freeuk.com www.walkinpeace.co.uk
Thursday 10 September
LONDON.
Musicians Against Nuclear Arms (MANA) Concert for Peace at St. James's
Church, 197 Piccadilly W1. The MANA CHAMBER ORCHESTRA Conductor Levon
Parikian Soloists Christina Rhys harp Wissam Boustany flute. Works by
Fauré, Debussy, Griffes, Boustany and Haydn. Guest speaker: KATE HUDSON
(Chair: Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament). MANA Administration, 71
Greenfield Gardens, NW2 1HU - 020 8455 1030 - www.mana.org.uk
12 September
LONDON. The living revolution: building the alternative.
Workshop exploring the constructive alternative and its role within social
change movements. Part of a year-long course, one-day participants welcome,
fee £25, concessions available. Friends House, Euston, London. Venue is
wheelchair accessible. Prior booking essential. For more details see www.turning-the-tide.org or
email denised@quaker.org.ukor stevew@quaker.org.uk
phone 020 7663 1061/1064.
14 September
LONDON. Myth, truth and nation-state: how do our ‘histories’
help create our wars.’ Lecture by Professor Stefan Berger at
Portcullis House, Westminster at 6.30pm. Organised by Movement for the
Abolition of War. Info: 01908 511948. www.abolishwar.org.uk
Tuesday 15 September
LIVERPOOL. An
evening with Tony Benn @ The Adelphi Hotel Ranelagh Place City Centre.
5.45pm. Also Speaking;- George Galloway MP, Tony Woodley (Unite Gen Sec),
Lindsey German (STWC). Ticket only event. Tickets; For the Tony
Benn/Palestine Fund Raiser can be bought on the night or from News From
Nowhere Bookshop Bold St Liverpool City Centre Priced £8.50 concessions or
£10 Gaza Solidarity Price. All proceeds to Gaza.
19 – 20 September
CROYDON.
Croydon CND will be at Heathfields Ecology Centre Green Heritage Fair (will
include Peace One Day) The Old
Orchard, Heathfield, Coombe Lane, Croydon CR0 5RH http://www.heathfield-ecology.org.uk/greenheritagefair.php
Sunday 20 September
LONDON. Mystery
Walk. A trail through London, planned with children in mind but suitable
for - and enjoyable for - all. Annual event. Further details to follow
nearer the time. Movement for the Abolition of War, 11 Venetia Road, London
N4 1EJ. 01908 511 948. http://www.abolishwar.org.uk/
PORTHMADOG. Public meeting
organised by the Dwyryd a Glaslyn cell of Cymdeithas y Cymod. John Butler
and Helen Lewis will report on their recent visit to Palestine. 7.30pm,
Capel Ebeneser, Porthmadog.
21 September
WORLDWIDE. International Day of Peace. http://www.internationaldayofpeace.org/
MALDON. The United Nations International Day of
Peace: service at St Marys Church, Maldon (by the Quay), 7.30pm. Essex
Christian CND Further details: Beryl 01277 353450.
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WORLDWIDE. International Day of Non-Violence (Gandhi’s
Birthday). http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=22926&Cr=non&Cr1=violence
2 October –
2 January 2010
WORLDWIDE. World Peace March. http://www.worldmarch.info/
Organised by A World Without Wars.UK organising team meets regularly,
contact 079 6636
0651 or openroads@gmail.com
Saturday 3 October
LONDON.
Resilience & Climate Change. Resurgence Magazine & The Green
Alliance present a day long conference to inspire us prior to the
international summit following Kyoto. With Crispin Tickell, Former
Ambassador & Permanent Secretary of the Overseas Development
Administration; Caroline Lucas MEP, Leader of the Green Party; Stephen
Hale, Director of The Green Alliance & former Ministerial Adviser at
the Department of the Environment, Food & Rural Affairs; Tony Juniper,
Special adviser to The Prince of Wales' Rainforest Project & Senior
Associate at the Cambridge University Program for Industry; George
Marshall, Founder of the Climate Outreach Information Network, and member
of the Advisory Board of Artists Project Earth; Satish Kumar, Editor of
Resurgence Magazine; Deborah Harrison, Poet. 11am to 5pm, Cecil Sharpe
House, 2 Regents Park Road, Camden, London NW1 7AY. Nearest Tube: Camden
Town. Tickets: £25.00, Concessions £15.00. Lunch and bar available. RSVP: Peter Lang, Resurgence Events Director
at peterlang@resurgence.org 020 8809 2391; www.resurgence.org
Sunday 4 October
LONDON. Walk in Peace: A little bit of peace, starting
with yourself – the first Sunday of every month. Please join us in a
slow, silent walk in peace for peace. Meet by ‘Speakers Corner
Café’, just south of Speaker’s Corner, Hyde Park (Marble Arch
tube), at 10.55am to start walking at 11.00am, returning to starting point
at 12 noon. Contact: Clare 020 8755 0353 or beatricemillar@freeuk.com www.walkinpeace.co.uk
9 – 11 October
WHITBY. Anglican Pacifist Fellowship annual conference and
AGM. Sneaton Castle near Whitby. Contact 01908 510642 for details and
booking.
10 October
LONDON. Inner and outer: spirituality and activism.
Whether you call it spirituality, faith, religion, social consciousness,
values or nothing at all, in this session we'll reflect upon the importance
of inner work and its connection to outer change. Part of a year-long
course, one-day participants welcome, fee £25, concessions available.
Friends House, Euston, London. Venue is wheelchair accessible. Prior
booking essential. For more details see www.turning-the-tide.org or
email denised@quaker.org.uk or stevew@quaker.org.uk
phone 020 7663 1061/1064.
10 – 11
October
LONDON. CND Annual Conference. Incorporating an
international meeting: Working for a successful NPT Review Conference 2010.
Venue tba. www.cnduk.org
10-11 October
LONDON. International Alert training - Introduction to
Election Observation. This two day course prepares participants for
short-term election observation missions, providing an insight into the
nature of the work and developing the key skills needed. It will encourage
observers' ability to work as part of a team and deal with the challenges
of a mission environment. The second day of the course involves an assessed
simulation. Participants will be observed by experienced election observers
who will assess their skills against the requirements to be an STO.
Successful completion of the course can potentially provide a route into
this area of work with ERIS, one of the UK’s selecting organisations
for election observers. Price:£325 or 195 (concession) International Alert,
346 Clapham Road, London SW9 9AP www.international-alert.org
tel: +44 (0) 20 7627 6838. Wheelchair accessible.
18 – 25
October
COUNTRYWIDE. One World Week: Hungry for One World. Events
around the UK and beyond. See http://www.oneworldweek.org
oww@oneworldweek.org One World Week, PO Box 2555,
Reading RG1 4XW.
Saturday 24 October
WORLDWIDE. United Nations Day http://www.un.org/events/unday/2008/background.shtml
LONDON. SGR Conference and AGM. Venue: The
Gallery, Alan Baxter & Associates, Farringdon, London EC1. Theme:
Prospects for the Low-Carbon Economy. Main Speakers: Dr Timothy J Foxon and
Professor David Webb. Scientists for Global Responsibility (SGR) is an
independent UK-based organisation of scientists, architects, engineers, and
technologists promoting ethical science, design and technology. Scientists
for Global Responsibility, Ingles Manor, Castle Hill Avenue, Folkestone,
CT20 2RD. Tel: 01303 851965 Mobile: 07771 883696 E-mail: info@sgr.org.uk Web: http://www.sgr.org.uk
LONDON.
Anarchist Bookfair. The venue is Queen
Mary’s College on the Mile End Road in East London. : http://www.anarchistbookfair.org
Freedom, Angel Alley, 84b Whitechapel High Street, London E1. 020 7242 8032
/ 07092 151350 . mail@anarchistbookfair.org http://www.anarchistbookfair.org
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Sunday 1 November 2009
LONDON. Walk in Peace: A little bit of peace, starting
with yourself – the first Sunday of every month. Please join us in a
slow, silent walk in peace for peace. Meet by ‘Speakers Corner
Café’, just south of Speaker’s Corner, Hyde Park (Marble Arch
tube), at 10.55am to start walking at 11.00am, returning to starting point
at 12 noon. Contact: Clare 020 8755 0353 or beatricemillar@freeuk.com www.walkinpeace.co.uk
6 - 8 November
BRADFORD. Raise
Your Banners political song festival and bookfair. The 2009 festival will
take place at St Peter's House, the home of Kala Sangam in the centre of Bradford
(just below the Cathedral). Info: email. http://www.raiseyourbanners.org/ryb2.html
7 November
COVENTRY. Peace Education Network Annual Conference.
For teachers, youth workers and those who work with young people. At
Coventry University. Contact Hilary Topp at Pax Christi on 0208 203 4884.
Pax Christi, St Joseph's, Watford Way, London , NW4 4TY 0208 203 4884 www.paxchristi.org.uk
8 November
LONDON. Movement for the Abolition of War Annual Remembrance Lecture and
AGM. This year's Remembrance lecture will be given by Dr Mark Levene,
Reader in Comparative History at Southampton and an expert on the history
of modern genocide. He is also Director of the Climate Change and Violence
Project, and a co-founder with David Cromwell ( of MediaLens) of Crisis
Forum. The subject of Mark's lecture will be announced in due course. The
speaker at our AGM in the morning, will be Roberta Bacic, of Chile, who now
lives in Northern Ireland and is curator of 'The Art of Survival' - an International
and Irish Quilts and Arpilleras exhibition. Arpilleras are three
dimensional appliqué textiles of Latin America, and Roberta will talk of
how these were handcrafted by women in Chile as a way of telling their
stories of a struggle for truth and justice during the Pinochet
dictatorship from 1973-1990. The arpilleras were often used to camouflage
prisoners and to send messages to the international press. Further details
of both events to follow. Venue: Imperial War Museum, London. Movement for
the Abolition of War, 11 Venetia Road, London N4 1EJ. 01908 511 948. http://www.abolishwar.org.uk/
11 November
COUNTRYWIDE. Remembrance Day.
13 – 15
November
LONDON. We can do that! Empowerment for social change. Residential
weekend workshop for year-long participants in Turning the Tide's year-long
Nonviolence for a Change training course. What is the connection between
empowerment and taking action for social change? Venue is wheelchair
accessible. For more details see www.turning-the-tide.org
or email denised@quaker.org.uk or stevew@quaker.org.uk
phone 020 7663 1061/1064.
13 – 15
November
Washington D.C. International Peace Bureau Annual Conference.
Provisional title : Rolling back militarism : a task for the
global movement. Info: Kevin Martin, Peace Action and Peace Action
Education Fund, 1100 Wayne Ave., Suite 1020, Silver Spring, MD 20910 Phone
+1 (301) 565-4050, ext. 307 kmartin@peace-action.org www.peace-action.org
25 November
WORLDWIDE. International Day for the Elimination of Violence
against Women. http://www.unifem.org/campaigns/vaw/
28 - 29 November
LONDON. International Alert training - Working for Peace
in the Midst of Conflict: Is it for me? This is a full-scale
simulation course for individuals who feel they are ready for assessment,
and do not need level 2 training. Put into teams and sent straight into the
simulation ‘field’ as the ‘EU team’ you will
experience what this sort of work entails. Teams are set objectives for the
weekend and will meet with civil society representatives and local and
international actors in order to achieve these objectives. You will be
assigned an ‘observer’ for the weekend who will give you
personal feedback and advice on further training needs and opportunities
for professional development. Price:£325 or 195 (concession). International
Alert, 346 Clapham Road, London SW9 9AP www.international-alert.org
tel: +44 (0) 20 7627 6838. www.international-alert.org/training
Wheelchair accessible.
29 November
WORLDWIDE. International Day of Solidarity with the
Palestinian People. http://www.un.org/depts/dhl/palestinian/
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LONDON.
National Climate March in London. Details later. Campaign against Climate Change,
5 Caledonian Road, London N1 9DX. +44 (0)2078339311 +44 (0)7903316331 info@campaigncc.org http://www.campaigncc.org/
Sunday 6 December
LONDON. Walk in Peace: A little bit of peace, starting
with yourself – the first Sunday of every month. Please join us in a
slow, silent walk in peace for peace. Meet by ‘Speakers Corner
Café’, just south of Speaker’s Corner, Hyde Park (Marble Arch
tube), at 10.55am to start walking at 11.00am, returning to starting point
at 12 noon. Contact: Clare 020 8755 0353 or beatricemillar@freeuk.com www.walkinpeace.co.uk
10 December
WORLDWIDE. Human Rights Day. The Day marks the anniversary
of the Assembly's adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in
1948. http://www.un.org/events/ref43.htm
LONDON. Pubic Meeting: Why Human Rights? And
where now? With speakers: Prof AC Grayling, Andy Worthington (author of the
Guantanamo Files), Asad Rehman (Friends of the Earth), Peter Tatchell and
more. 6pm at New Theatre, LSE, Houghton Street WC2A 2AE (nearest tube:
Holborn/Temple). Also: informal pre-meeting at Room H102, Connaught House
Building LSE (on Aldwych) at 3pm to discuss future action and issues of
concern. Org by CAMPACC, the London Guantanamo Campaign, London Against
Injustice and others. Info: humanrights2012@gmail.com
www.peaceincommon.org
12 December
LONDON. Celebrating nonviolence. The last in the
year-long series of workshops exploring nonivolent power for social change
showcases and celebrates participants' learnings, the connections and
actions they have taken over the past 12 months. One-day participants
welcome, fee £25, concessions available. Friends House, Euston, London.
Venue is wheelchair accessible. Prior booking essential. For more details
see www.turning-the-tide.org
or email denised@quaker.org.uk or stevew@quaker.org.uk
phone 020 7663 1061/1064.
2010
15 February
ALDERMASTON.
Trident Ploughshares blockade. Details later. http://www.tridentploughshares.org
0845 45 88 366.
27 February
TBA. Network
for Peace Annual General Meeting. Venue and theme/speakers tba. If you have
any suggestions or can offer a speaker/venue (we do not have to meet in London!) please get
in touch.
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http://www.iraqoccupationfocus.org.uk/action.htm
(use their listings a lot too!)
http://www.quaker.org.uk/peace/exchg/peaceact.html
http://uk.oneworld.net/
(recommended for London events )
http://www.greenevents.co.uk/
www.veggies.org.uk
For events in the Nottingham area
http://www.christian-ecology.org.uk/whatson.htm
Lots of environmental events, mostly with a Christian focus.
International events: http://www.ipb.org/newsletters.html#newsletters
www.protest.net
http://www.radicalendar.org/calendar/
http://www.worldpeace.org.au/calendar.asp
(Australian-based with some international)
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