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.
‘The Last London’
With Iain Sinclair. Iain Sinclair on the publication of his latest book The Last London, an angry, poignant and frequently hilarious elegy to a London that Sinclair feels has lost its soul.
‘We're Queer And We Should Be Here: The perils and pleasures of being a gay football fan’
With Darryl Telles.
Darryl Telles discusses his personal experiences of homophobia and racism as a football fan, and his wider campaign work to change the culture around and within football.
Weaving our Own Web: Using the internet to strengthen our groups and to campaign more effectively
A Peace News dayschool.
Sowing the sorrows of the Middle East: the post-1918 settlement.
Author and historian David McDowall will be speaking.
Take Action on Militarism
Forces Watch launch of a new resource pack for individuals and groups to challenge militarism in their communities.
'Time is running out! Strategy to accelerate the climate justice movement’.
George Lakey's Earth Quaker Action Group forced one of America’s largest banks to give up financing mountaintop-removal coal-mining.
'Viking Economics: How the Scandinavians got it right and how we can, too’
With George Lakey.
Viking Economics book event
With George Lakey.
Viking Economics book event
With George Lakey.
Viking Economics book event.
With George Lakey.
'Quaker Activist Gathering 2017'.
What does our Quaker faith prompt us to do in the world? Join Quaker Peace & Social Witness and US Friend and activist George Lakey for a day of sharing, workshops, networking, and movement-building.
'Living and loving on our edge: Gender- and sexually-diverse people in the struggle.'
With George Lakey.
'Winning Campaigns in Polarised Times'.
George Lakey draws from a variety of successful social movements in Europe, the US, and elsewhere in order to show principles of successful organising and strategy that apply to unions, NGOs, and othe
