Join the UK kite flying action at RAF Waddington.
RAF Waddington is four miles south of Lincoln on the A607.
How did Chrystal Macmillan of Edinburgh become an organiser for the International Congress of Women in 1915? Independent scholar Helen Kay explores how 1,200 women met at The Hague amidst warfare to discuss how the First World War, and all wars, could be ended. Helen will lead the debate to consider how we should acknowledge these brave women.
Asha Parkinson and her band 'Out of the Loop' are celebrating International Women's Day by playing a fundraising event for UK WILPF. Come along and support a UK WILPF fundraising event and for an afternoon's entertainment.
100 songs led by Penny Stone. To Celebrate the Centenary of WILPF and to raise funds.
All Welcome: women, children, men & other...
‘Remaking Picasso’s Guernica’. Members of Women's International League for Peace and Freedom: WILPF Brighton and Hove District Branch worked on the banner other activists and academics. The banner forms part of the ‘Conscience and Conflict, British Artists and the Spanish Civil War’ exhibition.
Women's International League for Peace and Freedom: Brighton and Hove District Branch will be holding a WILPF centenary exhibition in the Jubilee Library, Jubilee Street, Brighton, East Sussex BN1 1GE
Blockade at Faslane. There will be NVDA training in Glasgow 12 April. See website for details.
Brighton Museum and Art Gallery holds the exhibition ‘War Stories: Voices from the First World War’.
Oppose the replacement of Trident at a Scrap Trident demo in Glasgow city centre, followed by a blockade of the Faslane naval base on 13 April.
More info at www.scraptrident.org
With Dr David McCoy. The Ebola epidemic has gripped the attention of the international community, raising an inordinate amount of fear in the West and prompting aid and support to the stricken countries of Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea.
With Sargon Nissan. The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank have a profound impact on the global economy, affecting millions of lives world-wide. The WB purports to ‘end extreme poverty within a generation and boost shared prosperity’, and the IMF declares that its ‘fundamental mission is to help ensure stability in the international system’.
With Professor Abbas Edalat. The new government in Iran, the war in Syria and the impact of Isis in both Syria and Iraq have dramatically changed the geopolitical situation in the Middle East and it is now clear that the west can no longer ignore the importance of Iran in the region.
Health Through Peace is a a two-day event hosted by Medact, Saferworld, Oxford Research Group, Kings College London, Quakers in Britain, ICAN UK, Campaign Against Arms Trade and others, at which you c
Join us for our 4th Global Health Justice lecture on the topic of conflict and health. Dr. Maria Kett (UCL) and Professor Richard Sullivan (Kings College) will be discussing health in conflict zones, with a particular focus on the recent Ebola outbreak in the context of war, and disability-related issues in situations of disasters and conflicts.
Themed around critiques of & alternatives to elections, voting & democracy. Stalls, workshops/meetings, vegan cafe, kids space, quiet/support space, outdoor Soap Box, permaculture garden activities & outdoor green space for socialising. 11am - 6pm.
Access details - fully accessible: level access to ground floor, lift to 1st floor. Disabled toilets on both floors.
Disabled parking spaces.
Senate House Library’s new exhibition. Official documents, recruiting posters, and other powerful printed material from the Great War (celebrating and glorifying the British national war effort) set in stark contrast against pacifist beliefs and individual experiences.
Join us for the launch event of Global Justice Now, the new name for WDM in 2015. Featuring international speakers, films, workshops, music and an exhibition of Mexican street art.
Daytime event is free. Evening party tickets available from the Rich Mix Box Office. 020 7613 7498.
On 13 & 14 February, people across 5 continents will turn out to take collective action demanding divestment from fossil fuels. We’ll be calling on our capital city to show leadership (and love) this Valentines Day and end its dangerous relationship with fossil fuels.
Introduced by Dr Frank Boulton (Medact) and Open to the audience.
All welcome. No charge. Lift access. Café on ground floor.
3 Films: The Great Book Robbery (Benny Brunner, Netherlands 2012 [12], Hebrew/Arabic with EST, 57 mins).
Nowhere Left To Go: The Jahalin Bedouin (Harvey Stein, Palestine 2012 [U], Arabic with EST, 27.55 mins).
Me And My Homeland: An Endless Sad Story (Suleiman al-Hourani and Hamza Najim, Palestine 2012 [U], Arabic with EST, 11.7 mins).
