This is the United Nations International day of Peace and to mark this occasion, St Bride’s along with Liverpool Muslim Women’s Group is sponsoring a Walk of Peace.
Kairos Britain and Liverpool Friends of Sabeel North West Group are holding a special day conference. Come along and find out about visiting Palestine, political action, Kairos communities and more along with a bring and share lunch.
A free festival to raise money and support for "rebuild Gaza sustainably" - A grass roots environmental action network (GREAN) project to build eco-housing in Gaza.
Live music, launch of Heddwch compilation CD, family activities, food, film room, stalls and information on how you can get involved.
LIVE MUSIC - 2p.m start
Entrance - Donations on the door (donations of £10+ includes a free Heddwch compilation CD, put together by notorious local artists to help raise funds and raise awareness)
Bromley and Beckenham CND White Poppy Ceremony on Remembrance Sunday. Assemble 10.30 a.m beside Primark. Ceremony 10.50 - 11.15 a.m at Bromley War Memorial, Church Rd.
With Adam Hochschild.
With Lindis Percy, Peace activist since 1980 and co-founder of CAAB (Campaign for the Accountability of American Bases).
With Rafeef Ziadah, Senior Campaigns Officer at War on Want, human activist and performance poet.
With Paul Gready, Professor and founding Director of the Centre of Applied Human Rights at York University.
Exploring the militarisation of society. With David Gee, co-founder of ForcesWatch and former Director of Alternatives to Violence Project, Britain.
Yorkshire CND and friends will meet at Eller Beck on the A169 between Pickering and Whitby. We will be touring around the base followed by a peace picnic. We hope to see you there, get in touch if you'd like to share transport.
Rob Newman benefit gig in aid of Yorkshire CND and local asylum seekers.
Benefit for Yorkshire CND, Oxfam, CAAT and Chernobyl Children’s Project. 38 daytime workshops, plus evening events - open to all and funding good causes. 11:00am til 11:15pm (last entry 10:00pm)
Beyond Forgiving is a documentary about Ginn Fourie and Letlapa Mphahlele and how they have risen beyond their pain. In 1993, during the apartheid era in South Africa, Letlapa, then director of operations for the military wing of the Pan-Africanist Congress, ordered reprisal massacres in response to the killing of black school children. Ginn lost her only daughter in one of these. She later forgave Letlapa. This is their story.
This talk will outline the issues facing Northern Ireland in the search for peace and reconciliation, it will present an historical overview of past efforts to secure a positive peace and conclude with some reflections regarding the future of peace building in Northern Ireland.
What is mindfulness? How can peace be attained? Why is mindfulness currently of such interest? Since attending the Dalai Lama’s teachings in Nottingham in 2008, Russell has been considering mindfulness and the meanings of mindfulness.
See more: http://www.weekforpeace.org.uk/2014/06/06-mindfulness-location-of-peace....
This unique exhibition explores the impact that the Great War had on crime, policing, and imprisonment. week for peace has fed into the exhibition details of the conscientious objectors in Nottinghamshire, who were often imprisoned, as were enemy aliens and prisoners of war. These poignant stories will be told through real-life, personal stories – some local and some national.
week for peace will feature exciting community-based events in and around Nottingham exploring peace.
A debate during United Nations birthday week.
Speakers: Neville Grant London Region UNA and Tom Miller Labour candidate in Woking. 1 hour for contributions from the floor. Wheelchair access, café on premises, 2 minutes walk from Woking train station.
The Day in Belfast will be marked by a gathering at the historic Drawing Offices in the Titanic Quarter.
At 3pm, the first citizens of both Belfast and Derry/Londonderry will join together in The Guildhall to mark International Peace Day 2014.
