Public event with invited speakers from Peace News, including Emily Johns, the artist who designed The World is My Country posters.
The World is My Country talk.
Exhibition of ‘The World is My Country’ posters
To mark the ongoing centenary of World War One (as well as this year's seventieth anniversary of VE day at the end of World War Two) there will be an exhibition of posters called “The World is My Coun
The World is My Country
A visual celebration of the people and movements that opposed the First World War. With speakers Gabriel Carlyle and artist Emily Johns
The World is My Country
A visual celebration of the people and movements that opposed the First World War. With speakers Gabriel Carlyle and artist Emily Johns
Harper Lee and the American South
With Sharon Monteith and Katie Hamilton. To celebrate the publication of Harper Lee’s novel Go Set a Watchman, the prequel of To Kill a Mocking Bird, Sharon Monteith and Katie Hamilton will be speaking about then the impact and representation of the US South on Harper Lee’s writing.
Celebrating Nottingham's writers
With Peter Mortimer, Stanley Middleton and Simon Callow.
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Neither Nowt Nor Summat: In Search of the Meaning of Yorkshire
With Ian McMillan. Five Leaves Bookshop is delighted to host the poet, journalist and broadcaster Ian McMillan, who will be talking about his latest book Neither Nowt Nor Summat: In Search of the Meaning of Yorkshire (Ebury press).
Cinnamon Press Book Launch: Vitus Dreams by Adam Craig
With support from Jez Noond. Join us for the launch of Adam Craig’s new novel Vitus Dreams, published by Cinnamon Press as part of its tenth anniversary.
The Beats revisited with Larry Beckett.
Larry Beckett is the author of Beat Poetry which discusses the work of Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Allen Ginsberg and many others. Tonight he will be performing Gregory Corso’s Bomb as well as from his own new collection Paul Bunyan.
Maids, Wives, Widows: Exploring Modern Women's Lives 1540-1714
Book Launch with Sara Read Dr Sara Read is a lecturer in English at Loughborough University. She holds a PhD in early modern literature. Her particular interest is in representations of the female body in literature and she has published widely in this field.
Protest and rally on the day of the Queen's Speech
Assemble in Downing Street at 17:30
March to: Emmanuel Centre for rally at 7pm, Marsham Street, London, Westminster SW1P 3DW
Peace Trail Walk
Discover some of the people and places in London associated with international peacemaking.
Guided walk along the Central London Peace Trail with Bruce Kent and Valerie Flessati of the Movement for the Abolition of War.
Meet by Gandhi's statue in Tavistock Square at 10.30am.
Conscientious Objectors Remembered
Music and poetry with a Pop Up Peace Garden planting session organised by the Friends of Manchester Peace Garden
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Remembering David Lane
Memorial afternoon at The Sumac Centre in Nottingham on from 2.00pm. There will be vegetarian and vegan food, along with memories and tributes. David was active throughout his life in the peace movement, and distributed Peace News for many years, and well into his illness. He was also involved with animal rights issues. More details tba.
Annual Multifaith Pilgrimage for Peace
Leamington Peace Festival.
Oxford Classic Jazz Band
Oxford CND Presents: Oxford Classic Jazz Band, with legendary guest piano and trombone star Keith Nichols. And other fine musicians. Doors open 7PM.
‘Getting By: Estates, class and culture in austerity Britain’.
With Lisa Mckenzie. Fresh from her standing as candidate for Class War in the general election, Lisa Mckenzie joins us to discuss her book ‘Getting By’ (Policy Press, 2015), which looks at the positive aspects of estate life, despite the many hardships.
‘Here We Stand : Women Changing the World’
With Helena Earnshaw, Angharad Penrhyn Jones and Helen Steel. Our guests present this unique anthology about contemporary women campaigners and how they were changed by the process of changing the world.
‘The Racket: A rogue reporter vs the masters of the universe’
With Matt Kennard. Matt Kennard gives a no holds barred political tour through the power elites’ secret corruption, tyranny, destitution, robbery, mass murder and censorship.