Anyone opposed to Arms Fairs will be welcomed at a meeting of ELAAF. DLR Prince Regent. Wheelchair accessible. Parking available.
Speaker: Kate Hudson, General Secretary, Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament. London Region CND Public Meeting; 7-8pm. There will be time for questions and discussion after Kate’s talk. (This public meeting is followed by a London Region CND Council meeting from 8-9pm at the same venue, which people going to the public meeting can stay on for if they wish.). Disabled access.
In Chesterfield, Guildford, Horsham and Tottenham you will actually be able to VOTE for Peace in the General Election. The Peace Party candidates there are, respectively, Tommy Holgate, John Morris, Jim Duggan and Tanya Mahmood. Some seats in the Council elections will also be being contested by Peace Party candidates on the same day.
A public forum of science, art and politics (Admission/participation free) Evening music from 7.30pm. Convened by Kelvin Mason and Adrian Plant in collaboration with the Department of Geography and Earth Sciences, Aberystwyth University. In the light of Ceredigion becoming the first frack-free local authority in Wales and the Welsh government’s apparent moratorium, we ask: what does it mean?
Leafleting, candles, shadows, cranes.
An Exhibition Celebrating Women’s Peace History. To celebrate the Centenary of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom in April, the Peace Museum is proud to present an exhibition exploring the efforts of women and women’s groups throughout history to campaign for peace and equality.
In solidarity with the blockade of the Trident submarine base at Faslane in Scotland - and to mark the Global Day of Action on Military Spending - join us for an evening of party and protest outside the Ministry of Defence in Westminster.
The 6th Annual Lecture in the series put on by the Grassington & District Peace Group and Skipton Quakers.
The speaker is Professor Jenny Pearce from Bradford University Peace Studies Department and her theme is Violence and the Language of Politics.
The first Richard Harland Memorial Lecture to a meeting of the Upper Wharfedale Field Society. Richard was a great admirer and friend of Arthur Raistrick in whose name an annual lecture is given to a wide audience at the UWFS. Richard’s family have funded a series of lectures in memory of Richard, so now they will alternate with the Raistrick lectures, every two years.
Using original photographs, film, interviews and artefacts, 'Faith & Action' tells the compelling stories of Quaker men and women during the 1914-1918 conflict and its aftermath. The exhibition examines the impact of the war on Quaker artists, businesses, families and communities in Birmingham, central England and beyond. Free. In the Community Gallery.
With Rachel Holmes. Unrestrained by convention, lion-hearted and free, Eleanor Marx (1855-98) was an exceptional woman. Hers was the first English translation of Flaubert’s Mme Bovary. She pioneered the theatre of Henrik Ibsen. She was the first woman to lead the British dock workers’ and gas workers’ trades unions.
Dave Smith will be talking about his new book, Blacklisted (Pluto Press), which he co-authored with investigative journalist Phillip Chamberlain. Blacklisted brings together the controversial story of the illegal strategies that multinational construction companies were willing to resort to in their attempt to keep union activists away from their places of work.
Five Leaves is delighted to host the prolific writer, broadcaster and racial justice campaigner, Darcus Howe. Darcus came to public attention in 1970 as one of the Mangrove Nine.
Restless Minds is an anthology of fiction, poetry and script put together by Nottingham Trent University’s 2013-14 Creative Writing MA students. It contains their work, as well as that of lecturers and guest lecturers including Rory Waterman, Jonathan Taylor, Amanda Whittington and Sujata Bhatt.
With Carolyne Willow. Carolyne Willow began her career as a child protection social worker in Nottinghamshire in the late 80s, leaving to take up specialist roles promoting and protecting the rights of children in care amid revelations of widespread abuse in children’s homes.
With Paul Ainsworth (CAMRA). Paul Ainsworth will be talking about his new guidebook, Real Heritage Pubs of the Midlands. Paul will lead us to pubs throughout the Midlands that have interiors and internal features of historical significance, ranging from rural ‘time-warp’ pubs to ornate ‘drinking palaces’.
Norma Gregory will be talking about her recently published book Jamaicans in Nottingham: Narratives and Reflections (Hansib). Norma Gregory is a photojournalist, media producer and historian of the African diaspora in Britain, in relation to literature and media production. 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Refreshments available.
Harry Paterson takes a balanced and reasoned look at one of the major political figures of our time and the party that backs him. Having weighed up the pros and cons, applying ever dispassionate bone in his body, Harry decided that, on balance, he has some disagreements with UKIP. He would, when it comes down to it, really prefer if people did not vote for them.
