Network for Peace

Outside the ExCeL exhibition centre which is the chosen venue for another planned “DSEi” arms fair. 2-5pm. You can also join in if you are not musical. We need people to collect a petition, hold up posters, give out leaflets etc. Custom House DLR Station ( via the DLR itself ) or bus routes 147, 241, 325, 541 (541 is a free bus route from Canning Town) From Custom House DLR Station or Victoria Dock Road E16 3BY, follow the signs to ExCeL. We will be at the end of the walkway just before you get to the entrance to the exhibition centre.

With John Constable. John Constable reads from his hallucinatory, Blakesque poetry collection, which draws much inspiration from London settings.

With John Healy and Tony Murray. Our guests discuss the Irish migrant experience of the capital as conveyed in literature, with Healey discussing his celebrated autobiography ‘The Grass Arena’.

With Robert Kingham. Launch event for new edition of Arthur Machen’s long out-of-print ‘The London Adventure’, a classic of psychogeographical writing.

With Julie Bindel.
Julie Bindel tracks the changes in the gay community over the last forty years, and asks whether fighting for the right to marry has achieved genuine progress, or whether the new legal rights have neutered a once-radical social movement.

Conference at Friends House, London on the Afghan Legacy including the use of drones.
Please book in advance: vcnvuk@gmail.com More info: www.vcnvuk.com

Demo At Imperial War Museum. The Imperial War Museum will be opening its new World War One exhibition on Saturday 19 July. The IWM was set up in 1917 by the very same generals and politicians who helped start the global conflagration. By autumn 1918, many German soldiers became so disillusioned with the war that they refused to fight. Earlier, there had been similar rebellions in the Russian and French armies. And, by 1919, there were even mutinies in the British Army. Hopefully the IWM exhibition will cover these inspiring events in detail.

A Wreath will be laid in the Peace Garden, St. John’s Garden, behind St, George’s Hall with music and poetry Further details nearer the time. If you’d like to take part in shadow painting the night before contact Gina through the Merseyside CND Office.

Peace Concert - a recital of jazz, poetry and song with Gareth Williams, British Jazz Pianist of the year and Mark Meadows, actor and singer, regular performer on BBC4's "Poetry Please".

Hereford Peace Council stall in High Town, Hereford

Michael Morpurgo will deliver the annual MAW Remembrance Day Lecture.
All welcome.

The Drone Campaign Network is once again organising a week of action – in conjunction with Keep Space for Peace Week – to challenge the growing use of drones. The week is an opportunity for the local peace and human rights groups to campaign together on this issue and to reach out to the public.

Local events are being organised including protests at drone bases, factories and test centres; as well as street stalls and public meetings.
http://dronecampaignnetwork.wordpress.com/drones-week-of-action-2014/

What peace-making message can Christians contribute to remembrance and commemorations? Speakers: Fr Rob Esdaile, Pax Christi member, theologian and parish priest of Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Thames Ditton. Rev Richard Carter, Associate Vicar for Mission at St Martin-in-the-Fields, London, and author of In Search of the Lost: The Modern Martyrs of Melanesia. Share your own resources and experiences. Hear from Pax Christi about resources and peace-making opportunities in the months ahead.

Speakers include Vijay Mehta, Chair of Uniting for Peace, Yasser Bin Homran, peace campaigner, Tim Llewellyn, former BBC Middle East Correspondent and more.

With speaker Luckshan Abeysuriya who is speaking on Ukraine and Russian soft power, the book ‘Ukraine’s Long Road to the EU will be available for sale.

With speakers, readings, music, stalls, films and more.

LABL (Live a Better Life) Fair Liverpool. With 120 stalls, film screenings, food samples and more.

LABL (Live a Better Life) Fair Edinburgh. With 150 stalls, film screenings, food samples and more. £1 entry. 10am – 4pm.

Interfaith evening dialogue workshop exploring the concept of conflict resilience and what that means from a Christian and Jewish faith perspective.

St Ethelburga's City Forum launch open event Values in the City. Open Launch Event: An inspiring evening of conversation with Richard Barrett (Barrett Values Centre), Founder and Chair of Barrett Values Centre and Ben Andradi (Blueprint for Business), Founding and Working Group member of Blueprint for Business.