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.
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.
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.
Assemble in Downing Street at 17:30
March to: Emmanuel Centre for rally at 7pm, Marsham Street, London, Westminster SW1P 3DW
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.
Music and poetry with a Pop Up Peace Garden planting session organised by the Friends of Manchester Peace Garden
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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.
Oxford CND Presents: Oxford Classic Jazz Band, with legendary guest piano and trombone star Keith Nichols. And other fine musicians. Doors open 7PM.
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.
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.
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.
Chamber concert by Musicians for Peace and Disarmament (formerly MANA).
Wind Quintet including Ileana Ruhemann, Malcolm Messiter, Tony Lamb,
Lindsay Kempley (horn), Gavin McNaughton (basson). Biographies of our five players and programme notes for the five pieces are available on our web-site www.mana.org.uk
Portsmouth Quakers are having a prayer meeting to recognise C.O. day .
Welcome to a public event at London Catholic Worker with KATHY KELLY - American peace activist, pacifist and author, one of the founders of Voices in the Wilderness and co-coordinator of Voices for Creative Nonviolence. She travelled to Iraq twenty-six times, remaining in combat zones during both US-Iraq wars.
A free events with a panel of guest speakers. The panel will discuss developments in the peace movement such as nuclear disarmament, militarisation in society and non-military security.
Our speakers are now confirmed: Natalie Bennet: Leader of the Green Party. Emma Sangster: Forces Watch. Marigold Bentley: Quaker Peace and Social Witness.
Celebration of The 35th Anniversary of Milton Keynes Peace Pagoda.
The programme will run from 10.30am to 3.30pm and will include a Buddhist ceremony, multi-faith peace prayers, speakers on anti nuclear and non-violent actions, and an afternoon multi-cultural celebration. Lunch will be provided.
Plants, books, bric-a-brac, tombola, refreshments - our big annual fundraising event. Admission only 50p.
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Peace Pledge Union Conference. Speakers: Sam Walton, Emma Sangsterer, Semih Sapmaz.
