Network for Peace

With Nick Davies.

With Rob Dellar.
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Class Wargames Book Talk and Collective Playing of Brian Mayer’s Freedom: the underground railroad’

With Fred Turner and Richard Barbrook.

A biography of legendary folk singer and anti-war activist Pete Seeger and a new film on employment blacklisting of UK activists.

Scottish Women’s Aid, in association with Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom and the School of Political and Social Science at the University of Edinburgh, are pleased to invite you to our 16 days lecture, “Male Violence Against Women: Links between peace and war”.

In support of Syrian refugee children in Lebanon, including a screening of the recent feature-length eyewitness documentary ‘Return to Homs’, a ‘Sail 4 Syria’ update, and a talk about the excellent work of Lebanon-based Syrian refugee support group Syrian Eyes.

Working with John McDonnell MP, Conscience will be launching the consultation of a Peace Tax Bill. This would enable Conscientious Objectors to Military Taxation to have their taxes redirected away from military spending towards conflict prevention projects.

Mass nonviolent blockade at AWE Burghfield to peacefully disrupt the construction of nuclear weapons, and get in the way of preparations for Trident replacement.
Pax Christi to organise a faith gate presence for potential blockade and time of prayer. Contact Pax Christi is you would like to help/interested in taking part. 0208 203 4884.

Public Meeting

The Society of Friends (Quakers) has produced a DVD to illustrate the experiences of men who refused to fight when conscripted, during WW1.

The videos are designed for use in schools and teachers will be especially welcome. There will be time for questions and discussion and tea will be served.

With the introduction of Conscription in 1916, thousands of men, for religious, political or ethical reasons, made a stand on the principle that no-one should be forced into the army - a stand that for many would lead to years in prison, ostracism, and for some, death.
Chesterfield was home to several of these men and had a connection to many more.

Lay the foundation for housing for need not profit. Lend a hand to build a campaigning conference for housing in the year of the general election.
Left Unity invites all those directly affected, all housing campaign groups and committed housing campaigners to join us.

In Conversation with Alaa Al Aswany. In nearly four years, Egypt has seen a revolution, the fall of a dictator, its first democratically elected president ousted by the military and the rise of a new leader. All this has been captured in the weekly columns of novelist Alaa Al Aswany for the newspaper Al-Masry Al-Youm.

2.00-3.00pm Film Show: War Game - World War 1. Animated Special which follows the story of Will, Lacey and Freddie - three young Suffolk lads who leave their idyllic country lives to fight in the trenches of World War I and find
themselves taking part in a historical football match.

Merseyside CND AGM at 3pm

Prisoners for Peace Day – join us for card signing 11am-2pm at Liverpool Quaker Meeting House, School Lane, Liverpool L1 3BT and at Merseyside CND office, 151 Dale St. L2 2AH (both have full disabled access).’

Leafleting action by Close Capenhurst Campaign against transport of nuclear waste materials on trains.’

FOR centenary conference in Cambridge with Rowan Williams as keynote speaker.

East London Against Arms Fairs meets on the 2nd Wednesday every month. For information about how you can join in future campaigning against the arms fair please get in touch.

A trio of encounters on war, soul and creativity and the hard edges where they meet. A work of theatre, voice, music, dance and film. Produced and directed by Patricia Beall Gavigan. Composer Stephen Daltry.

Performance: Prisoners of Conscience. Words and drama about conscientious objection in WW1 and a short satire on extraordinary rendition.