The Irish national commemoration of Hiroshima and Nagasaki will take place in Merrion Square, Dublin at 1.05pm led by the Deputy Lord Mayor of Dublin.
Stirling's official commemoration begins at 7pm in the Peace Garden, Pullar Memorial Park, Bridge of Allan.
Renfrewshire CND's annual event will begin at 7pm in the Peace Garden in Barshaw Park. Meet at the car park off Glasgow Road by the park.
Assemble at the Great Western Gates of Glasgow Botanical Garden at 7pm and walk via Byres Road and Dumbarton Road to the peace tree at Kelvingrove Park.
Edinburgh CND's event begins at 6pm at the Mound (Princes St) for the official Hiroshima commemoration. Following this at 7pm there will be a gathering by the Peace Pole in Edinburgh Peace & Justice Centre, St John's Church (corner of Princes St / Lothian Road).
As part of Dundee Peace Festival the official Dundee event will begin at 8.15pm at Law Road and walk up the Law Hill.
Aberdeen's event is at the Fisherman's Hut on the River Dee, Riverside Drive with the floating of peace lanterns and a full civic event.
Assemble by the War Memorial at 5pm for memorial peace ceremony.
Yorkshire CND / Bradford's civic Hiroshima-Nagasaki event takes place in Norfolk Gardens, behind the Town Hall.
The Lord Mayor of Manchester will lead a solemn ceremony of commemoration. Lincoln Square, Brasenose Street, Manchester City Centre. (In front of the Abraham Lincoln statue, close to Albert Square)
Pacifism and Nonviolence Discussion Group meet on the second Tuesday of the month. All are welcome, but please be prepared to join in the discussion. Please try to turn up by 7pm sharp.
Pacifism and Nonviolence Discussion Group meet on the second Tuesday of the month. All are welcome, but please be prepared to join in the discussion. Please try to turn up by 7pm sharp.
Owen Jones will be discussing his new book ‘The Establishment’ (Penguin, 2014) FULLY BOOKED.
Speakers to include: Professor Paul Rogers from Peace Studies at the University of Bradford. Lay Canon Bridget Rees.
Refreshments & registration from 10am, talk starts promptly at 10.30am
Spaces are limited and need to be reserved. Please telephone Bradford Cathedral on 01274 777720 or email liz.firth@bradfordcathedral.org
To commemorate the resignation of John Burns, who resigned from the government on the eve of the 1st World War in protest.
Ahead of the declaration of war, John Burns, newly promoted to be President of the Board of Trade in the government, resigned from it saying he would have “nothing to do with such a criminal folly, the effects of which will be appalling to the welter of nations who will be involved."
No Glory will be holding an event in Parliament Square to mark the anniversary. Unlike the government backed events, it will be saying that there is no glory in war, and calling for a future based on peace. Please attend or hold your own local events to send a message that we do not want the sacrifice of so many used to defend present and future wars.
In the UK Uniting for Peace is promoting Peacemaking Sunday with resources for faith-based events. Send £6 minimum to (cheque ‘Peace Services’) to Rev Brian Cooper, 144/1 Whitehouse Loan, Edinburgh EH9 2AN.
See also www.jointpublicissues.org.uk and www.baptist.org.uk for more resources.
To be held at the Clarkson Memorial in Wisbech to mark the centenary of WW1. A warm invitation is extended to everybody to come and bring their lantern. The vigil will begin at 8.00pm and will end at 9.00 when all the lights bar one (the peace lantern) will be extinguished. It is hoped to have a bring and share meal at the Friends Meeting House, North Brink, Wisbech commencing at 7.00pm. We will then walk as a body to the Clarkson memorial (five minutes away). This event is sponsored by Pax Christi Wisbech, Kings Lynn and Wisbech Stop the War, Wisbech Friends, Wisbech Peace Forum.
Haringey First World War Peace Forum will stage a re-enactment outside the Salisbury Pub in Green Lanes of an actual anti-war meeting that took place on the same spot 100 years ago.
Speakers will include a conscientious objector, a suffragette and a vicar. They will be dressed in period costumes and will describe the situation 100 years ago and then draw parallels with world events today.
