Speakers:
CarolineGilbert CCND (attended the negotiations at the UN)
David Cullen ‘The Ban Treaty and the UK’ Nuclear Information Service.
Moderated by the Revd. Edmund Newey
The UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
Meet the Minister for Peace
Conscience will be in dialogue with Fabian Hamilton, the current shadow minister of Peace and Disarmament.
Protest at NATO summit in Brussels
CND will be protesting against the nuclear-armed, military alliance NATO at its 2018 summit. More information to follow soon.
Day of Action in support of Nobel Peace Prize.
The Nobel Peace Prize will be awarded to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons on December 10th, 2017.
Silent vigil for peace
Everyone is welcome regardless of faith or path. Access details - not fully accessible.
‘Witnessing Passchendaele’
The vigil to mark the end of the 1917 Battle of Passchendale is organised by Reverend Canon Ian Bentley, St. Peter Mancroft Church.
Dissent and Debate in the Armed Forces
Putney Debates 2017.
Keynote speakers include historians John Reese and Julian Putowski. The headline event will be a debate with modern day dissenters - Ben Griffin and Joe Glenton.
Make It Right For Palestine #Balfour100
For 100 years, Britain has disregarded the rights of Palestinians and been complicit in grave and systematic violations of international law.
Barn Dance
With Crys Rothon and the Wandle Ceilidh Band. To celebrate the life of Rev Andrew Wakefield and raise money for Medecins sans Frontieres.
From Denial to Moral Leadership: Germany’s Remarkable 70-Year Journey
With Steve Crawshaw. Germany is now the undisputed power centre of Europe.
The Clash of Barbarisms
With Professor Gilbert Achcar.
Concert for Peace.
MPD (Musicians for Peace & Disarmament) Patron Dame Emma Kirkby and her ensemble Dowland Works will perform at Rosslyn Hill Chapel, Hampstead. Interval speaker will be Martin Bell OBE.
Winter Concert for Peace
Conductor: Jane Glover CBE. With the MPD Chamber Orchestra. Programme of works by Bach, Handel and Mozart.
All proceeds go to organisations in the peace movement.
Holocaust Memorial Day.
Nuclear Ban Treaty – What Next?
A seminar giving the opportunity to work through the moral and practical arguments on the ethics of nuclear deterrence and will explore the common actions different faiths can take.
‘Building Better Societies: Promoting social justice in a world falling apart’
With Rowland Atkinson, Lisa Mckenzie and Simon Winlow.
‘The History Thieves: Secrets, Lies and the Shaping of a Modern Nation’
With Ian Cobain in conversation with Wail Qasim.
‘Student Revolt: Voices of the Austerity Generation’
With Matt Myers. Presented by Left Book Club. Left Book Club launch their most recent title Student Revolt: Voices of the Austerity Generation which focuses on the 2010 student protests.
Peace education poetry event with the poet Anthony Owen
Anthony will read from his fifth collection of poetry, 'The Nagasaki Elder' (V.Press), which was inspired by his experiences growing up during the Cold War, and travelling to Hiroshima in 2015 to hear
‘Out of his struggles - the poems of Kosuke Shirasu’
With Bruce Barnes, and reader Akiko Shindo. Kosuke Shirasu (1905-1943) was born in Tokyo, and worked as a journalist and pamphleteer.
