Network for Peace

It is a year since protests erupted in Ukraine. The events that followed saw the fall of Viktor Yanukovych, the annexation of Crimea and violent clashes breaking out across the east of the country. As the stand off with Russia continues, we will be taking a view of the situation in Ukraine one year on.

Half a million Cambodians work in foreign countries, and a third of them are being exploited as slaves. In Thailand, Malaysia and Taiwan – but also in Europe and the United States – men work in construction or the fishing industry and women as servants, factory workers or prostitutes.

In Morocco, the world’s first female Muslim leaders are setting out to change their country: empowering women through the teachings of Islam and challenging the attitudes which breed extremism. Through personal stories, family dramas and everyday lives, Casablanca Calling takes us into the heart of this quiet social revolution through the lives of the women at its forefront.

Every year thousands of Africans leave their families behind in search of a better life in Europe. Ditte Haarløv Johnsen‘s intimate portrayal of everyday life after emigration explores the lives of three very different African immigrants, from three different places, who have embarked on a perilous journey to reach a common destination: Europe.

After a devastating defeat in the midterm elections, which saw the Democrats lose control of the Senate, what can we expect from President Barack Obama as he enters his final two years in office? With events in Ferguson, Missouri highlighting the deep racial divides that still exist in the US, we will be asking what the legacy will be of the country’s first African-American president.

In Mubarak’s Egypt, director Charlie Smith investigates America’s role during the final years of Hosni Mubarak’s regime. By then Egypt, once the Arab world’s most important power, had become a regional bit-player stagnating in corruption and cronyism.

This screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Annalisa Piras and executive producer Bill Emmott.

Please join us to see Peace Direct's patron Mark Rylance, Oscar nominee Sophie Okonedo and other special guests performing stories from peacebuilders around the world, many supported by the charity. This one-off, intimate evening will be held in the wonderful Bush Hall, a restored dance hall built in 1904 in Shepherd's Bush.

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Events around the globe.

See a series of lecture performances which examine the shifting parameters of contemporary warfare, from the mechanistic view from above and the human experience below.

Join award-winning author, and previous Edward W. Said London Lecture speaker, Raja Shehadeh to discuss his new book which explores the politics of language and the language of politics in the Israeli Palestine conflict.

With the help of archival and original material, this documentary from Harun Farocki sets out to define the relationship between military strategy and industrial production and sheds light on how the technology of war finds applications in everyday life.

Join our panel of experts for a timely discussion on the ethical and philosophical concerns regarding the use of drones in on-going armed conflicts around the world as well as their growing use in civilian surveillance closer to home.

Directed by Tonje Hessen Schei, this fascinating documentary covers a diverse set of issues surrounding drone warfare, from the recruitment of young pilots and the re-definition of “going to war”, to the moral stance of anti-drone protestors and world leaders giving the secret “green light” to engage in the biggest targeted killing program in history.

David Birkin will be in conversation with Michaela Crimmin about the inspiration, methods and meaning behind the works in his exhibition Mouths At The Invisible Event. Michaela is an independent curator, writer, and co-founder/director of Culture+Conflict.

The Mosaic Rooms present the first public solo exhibition by internationally exhibited artist David Birkin, bringing together a series of mixed media works and installations centred around issues of censorship, spectatorship and the legal and linguistic frameworks underpinning war.

Tuesday - Saturday, 11am - 6pm, FREE.

The speaker will be Nidhal Mustapha from Women Solidarity Iraq.

Second national gathering on the politics of technology. Breaking The Frame brings together different movements on technology issues to support each other and raise the profile of technology issues in radical politics.

Talk on anti-nuclear action and protest movements with Angie Zelter and Graeme Chesters. 4pm. The event is open to all and will be in Room J19 of the Richmond Building at Bradford University.