Rachel Julian will lead a seminar on nonviolent, civilian approaches to protection of civilians from violence.
Pacifism and Nonviolence Discussion Group meet on the second Tuesday of the month. All are welcome, but please be prepared to join in the discussion. Please try to turn up by 7pm sharp.
In the final year before the decision on Trident replacement, the fast will take place near the seats of military and political power in Britain: Whitehall, Downing Street, the Ministry of Defence.
AGM at 11.15. All welcome. Followed by:
MAW's annual remembrance day lecture at the Imperial War Museum given by Professor Paul Rogers of Bradford School of Peace Studies at 3pm
Movement for the Abolition of War Peace History Conference.
9 October: 2.30-5.00pm: A guided walk along parts of the Manchester Peace Trail. 7pm: Eloquent Protest.
Introductory meeting on the Burghfield Lockdown blockade to be held 7am on Monday March 2nd.
Join us for an inspiring and informative day!
(Please arrive to register from 9.45am).
The price includes tea, coffee and a light vegetarian lunch.
Ralph Miliband Programme “War and Peace” lecture series with the Department of Sociology. Speaker: Professor Andreas Wimmer. Was the rise of nation-states responsible for many of the wars of the last 200 years? What are the implications for future conflict? Andreas Wimmer is Professor of Sociology at Princeton and author of Waves of War.
Free. Entry is on a first come, first served basis.
Centre for International Studies and Department of International Relations public lecture. Speakers: Professor Kevin Jon Heller, Dr Dov Jacobs, Dr Michael Kearney, Dr Mark Kersten, Dr Chantal Meloni, Dr Leslie Vinjamuri. Chair: Dr Kirsten Ainley. This roundtable will examine the issues raised by the accession of Palestine to the International Criminal Court.
Conflict Research Group public lecture. Speaker: Jonathan Powell. Jonathan Powell was chief of staff to Tony Blair and the chief British negotiator on Northern Ireland. In his new book Talking to Terrorists How to End Armed Conflicts, Jonathan concludes that every time we meet a new terrorist group we say we will never talk to terrorists but in the end we almost always do. Free.
Speaker: Professor Hugh White Chair: Dr Robin Archer. Could it all happen again? Professor White will argue that imagining a new regional order to fit the fast-changing realities in Asia will make war less likely. Hugh White is Professor of Strategic Studies at the Australian National University and author of The China Choice.
On the eve of the NPT Review Conference, we will be gathering in mid-town Manhattan for an international rally and march to the United Nations.
Peace & Planet: International Conference a Nuclear-Free, Peaceful, Just and Sustainable World.
7-11 year olds
Fun, craft activities, excitement & learning
Cooperative rather than competitive games
young people aged 11-16
Fun, activities, challenges & learning
co-operative rather than competitive games
focussing on reconciliation and peace
Cost £70 (2nd child in family £55)
An opportunity to open the bible, to be still and let God speak to you
An opportunity to reflect on the Easter Story, walk, rest and relax with friends old and new
An opportunity to take time out and reflect on Jesus’ final journey
to Jerusalem
Confirmed speakers: Seumas Milne, journalist at the Guardian. Kevin Courtney, Deputy General Secretary, NUT. Maz Saleem, daughter of the late Mohammed Saleem. Jeremy Corbyn MP. Lindsey German, convenor, Stop the War Coalition. Mohammed Kozbar, vice president, Muslim Association.
