With Agata Pyzik.
Marking 25 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall, Agata will be speaking about the continued cultural divide that separates East and West Europe, as explored in her recent book published by Zero Books.
With Kajsa Ekis Ekman.
Join us for this rare opportunity to hear Swedish feminist Kajsa Ekis Ekman discuss her polemic on the psychology of sex work, in which she also criticizes the booming surrogacy industry.
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With Francesca Moore and Colin Toogood.
‘Bhopal: Facing 30’ is the culmination of a photographic project that portrays the site of the 1984 Bhopal disaster and the people that continued to be affected, with the book being produced to commemorate the 30th anniversary.
With former Weatherman Jeff Laster
To mark the Weatherman's 45th anniversary former Weatherman Jeff Laster will discuss whether 'Violence against People' and 'Violence against Property' radical activism are redundant in the U.S., UK and rest of the West.
UK WILPF Annual Seminar.
Sexual violence in conflict: From global to local solutions includes a mock trial of UN resolution 1325, with the audience acting as the jury, a session on how the UN works for women and special reports on 1325 from Eritrean and Somalian women. There will be beauty and information stalls, and attendance certificates are available.
Women only.
WILPF (Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom) Conference. Uniting a Global Movement of Women’s Power to Stop War. Hundreds of peacemakers from all over the world will come together to establish a new peace agenda for the 21st century at the WILPF 2015 Conference.
WAR MATTERS, Chester Yang, UK 2013 [U], 50 mins
Singing and speakers.
Songwriter Robb Johnson performs his acclaimed song cycle Gentle Men, telling the stories of Robb's grandfathers Ernest Johnson and Harry Jenner - who survived the First World War but were forever in its shadow.
Merseyside CND will be holding a brief ‘ceremony’
Gather 10.45am for 2 minutes silence at 11am.
A lecture by Uday Singh Mehta
Uday Singh Mehta, Distinguished Professor of Political Science at the Graduate Center, is a political theorist whose work encompasses a wide spectrum of philosophical traditions.
Speaker: Sami Ramadani
Sami Ramadani is an Iraqi-born lecturer in sociology and writes on Iraq and Middle East current affairs. He was a political exile from Saddam's regime but campaigned against US-led sanctions and the invasion and occupation of Iraq. He is a member of the steering committee of Stop the War Coalition.
This is the time for ‘the elimination of all nuclear arsenals’ (Article V1, the Nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty.) Aldermaston AWE is where our nuclear weapons are researched and built...and where they are decommissioned and dismantled. Decommission yes, Replace no! Bring Candles, Pink Scarves!!
All Faiths and none welcome, parking opposite.
The Metropolitan Cathedral Society, in the shape of its Cantata Choir, is
mounting a commemorative concert, using music and poetry from that time.
It will also feature Richard Lea playing a solo piano piece.
He is not only the Cantata Choir’s conductor, but also the Cathedral’s
outstanding organist and pianist.
World War One is often characterised in the popular memory through the narrative of trench warfare on the Western Front. However, it was a global war fought by imperialist powers, ranging from Africa and the Middle East to the South Pacific.
A three course vegetarian feast, music from Glass Tears, Amnesty card-signing, fairtrade stall, fellowship and fun.
Just Supper at 7.30pm. Talk at 8.15pm with Phil Evans from Bucks Christian Aid, who will speak on Christian Aid’s current campaign to raise awareness of Climate Change & its effects on communities worldwide. To reserve a place at Open Table, please ring 01908 242190 or email bookings@thewellatwillen.org.uk, giving 24 hours’ notice.
Deirdre O'Byrne leads a discussion of World War One prose and poetry written from non-British cultures.
Free, in the shop after our Sunday opening, no need to book.
Speaker: Pat Gaffney, General Secretary of Pax Christi. Some of the lesser known stories from the First World War are of the peacemakers of the time. Their efforts and persistence can encourage us to look at where action for peace needs to happen today if we really want to work towards a future without war.
All are welcome.
This year the Gandhi Foundation International Peace Award 2014 will be awarded to Godric Bader and the Scott Bader Commonwealth for the alternative business model created by him and his family. The establishment of the Scott Bader Commonwealth provides an alternative economic model of trustee-in-common, with a structure that has an emphasis on cooperation, equitable wealth distribution, charity giving, protection of natural resources and an opposition to taking part in re-armament.
