Network for Peace

Organised by Housmans alongside the good people involved with the Agit Disco book (Mute Books 2011). We’ll be taking over both floors of local eco-music venue Surya, and filling it with guest selectors who featured in the Agit Disco book. The music policy on both floors will be nothing but the best politically-charged tunes ever recorded.
Locally brewed beer on tap.

Demo outside London Transport Museum re their sponsorship by arms company Thales.
We will have leaflets to hand out and a banner. See http://www.caat.org.uk/campaigns/public-institutions/london-transport-mu... for more details about the campaign.

Tonight’s subject is “What Would You Do About (A) Hitler?”. Pacifism and nonviolence discussions are held in London on the second Tuesday each month. Please try to arrive promptly by 7pm.

Tonight’s subject is “Personal Motivations For Pacifism.” Pacifism and nonviolence discussions are held in London on the second Tuesday each month.

The Peace Scarf keeps on growing. Come and join in!
For more information about the national campaign, and how our pink scarves will be joined with others to become a 7 mile long scarf between Aldermaston and Burghfield on 9th August, and why this protest against these 2 nuclear bomb making factories is so important, please visit www.woolagainstweapons.co.uk

The programme will include a Buddhist ceremony, multi-faith peace prayers, speakers on anti nuclear and non-violent actions, and an afternoon multi-cultural celebration. Lunch will be provided for everybody. We hope to see you there and many thanks for your support.

What did we learn from the First World War, with speaker Pat Gaffney.

Open to all

Speaker a is writer and campaigner Symon Hill who will address the theme Campaigning for peace in a digital age: different tools, same principles. Open to all.

With Bruce Kent.
Open to all.

With Bruce Kent.
Open to all.

With Bruce Kent & Sir Malcolm Rifkind.

Book Discussion with Vijay Mehta.

Book Discussion with Vijay Mehta.
Venue: TBC

AGM: 11 - 1pm.
2 - 4pm Seminar:'Those Dangerous Peacettes: Then and Now'. Speakers: Professor June Hannam, recent guest on BBC Women’s Hour; 'Isabella Ford and peace campaigning in the First World War'; Dr Marie Sandell 'International Travel and WILPF's Expansion in the Interwar Period';
Katrina Gass, Ann Scott, Helen Kay 'What do we need to know about the Centenary at The Hague in 2015'?

Conference at Woodbrooke. The conference is organised by Quakers but open to all comers. Speakers include Ben Griffin - he used to be a career soldier in the SAS but conscientiously objected and set up Veterans for Peace UK. Peter Tatchell, Ljiljana Bogoeva, and David Gee will also be speaking on diverse themes and there will be plenty of interactive time. The conference would be ideal for anyone thinking of getting more involved in peace work.

Nick Gill and the Oxford Classic Jazz quartet with guest star Thomas ‘Spats’ Langham on banjo and guitar will play a benefit concert for Oxford CND.

Aldermaston Women's Peace Camp is held on the second weekend of every month. We arrive at camp on Saturday morning or sometimes on Friday evening (please ring to check we are there if you plan to come Friday evening). We stay until Sunday lunch-time.

Followed by questions and discussion. Speaker: Bruce Kent, Vice President of Pax Christi.

Film (56mins) followed by a Question and Answer session with the Director and Producer, Yasmne Perni and a small panel.
Light refreshments from 6:30

We are very happy to announce the date of the 2014 London Radical Bookfair. This year we are joining forces with the Alternative Press Fair and taking over all 3 floors of the Bishopsgate Institute. What’s more the Bishopsgate Institute are also hosting a series of political talks in the run up to the bookfair.
Also incorporating the Bread and Roses Award for Radical Publishing 2014.
If you are a radical bookseller or publisher and would like a stall please contact Nik at Housmans Bookshop by email nik[at]housmans.com