Network for Peace

The Process gives a snapshot of contemporary life inside the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, revealing what the politics mean for those who are waiting for peace. It is a tale from the ground, of life governed from above. This screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Joshua Baker.

Is Libya on the brink of becoming a failed state? Three years after Nato-backed rebels overthrew Muammar Gaddafi and the country was held up as the success story of the Arab Spring, Libya is deeply divided. As Libya’s parliament calls for foreign intervention to protect civilians from deadly clashes between rival militia groups, we will be asking what has gone wrong in the country.

In 1945, a team of top filmmakers came together to make a documentary about the horrific findings in the concentration camps. This film would provide lasting, undeniable evidence of the Nazis’ unspeakable crimes. Despite initial support from the British and US governments, the film was never finished. Night Will Fall chronicles the untold story of the film’s history. This screening will be followed by a Q&A with director André Singer and producer Sally Angel.

The seventh instalment in a series of ten - From all the work we’ve done over the last decade we know that forgiveness affects everyone from all walks of life. Whilst many of the real-life stories we feature tackle extreme crime and violence, we all face everyday issues of forgiveness all the time.

How can we understand and connect with the sacred in today's multicultural, secular age? Where do we find our deepest sense of meaning? Why might this be important in these times of ecological challenge and global crisis? With Charles Eisenstein and Peter Owen-Jones.

London Region CND Public Meeting. Speaker: David Polden, London Region CND Worker. We tend to remember the great anti-war poetry of the First World War, but that is not the whole story. This talk will largely consist of the reading of and discussion about specific poems, both pro and anti the war. If people want to bring along WW1 poems to read and to be discussed, that would be very welcome, especially if written by people of other nationalities than British. Entrance is free, but donations are welcome to help cover the cost of the room.

Members of St John Bosco parish will share their experience of becoming a 'LiveSimply parish. Plus: opportunities to network and get updates from national agencies.

Speaker Sarah Colbourne – Palestine Solidarity Campaign.

UNA Norwich LunchBox talk in the The talk will be given by Rob Miller, the Director of the UK Cuban Solidarity Campaign. The talk will start at 1pm followed by questions. You are welcome to bring a packed lunch any time from 12.15pm. A donation is invited for a hot drink and biscuits.

The Gandhi Foundation Annual Lecture 2014. The lecture will be given by Hon Dr Navichandra Ramgoolam, Prime Minister of Mauritius.

Join notable free-thinkers, atheists and secularists from around the world for a weekend of discussions and debates on the religious-Right, its attacks on civil rights and freedoms, and the role of secularism for 21st century humanity. The exciting two-day conference will discuss the Arab Spring, Sharia and religious laws, the limits of religion’s role in society, free expression, honour killings, apostasy and blasphemy laws, faith schools, women’s rights, secular values and much more.

The World Leaders' Climate Summit in New York happening in September will be a key moment in the fight against climate change. There is already a March organised in New York, which aims to be the biggest climate demonstration the US has ever seen.
1pm near Temple on Embankment and proceed to Parliament.
Campaign against Climate Change is helping to organise this march along with many other organisations such as Avaaz, 350.org, UKYCC, People & Planet, Operation Noah, Wake Up London, Art Not Oil, BP or not BP, UCL Students' Union, Rising Tide...

An interfaith event with guest speaker Bruce Kent. Others invited include Terry Waite (to be confirmed). All faiths welcome.

With Nick Dearden. The New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition is a private sector investment platform for multinationals eager to expand into the agricultural markets of Africa. The initiative is supported by the G8 (including £395 million from the UK aid budget)and so far has been signed by 10 African countries. These countries are called upon to make changes to their seed, land and farming laws which destroy livelihoods, dispossess local communities and severely reduce access to food for their populations.

Speaker Mail Abu Moghli. Mai is a Palestinian human rights activist based in London, a PhD candidate and a research officer at the Institute of Eduction. The presentation will give an overview of the role of education as a tool for resistance against the Israeli occupation as well as its roles as a tool for social change within Palestinian society.

Radical History Network meeting. In the build up to the first world war and throughout the war years there were strikes and industrial disputes, anti-war campaigns, conscientious objections and mutinies. These are the stories of resistance to the war that the official commemorations will not tell you. What can we learn from those inspirational struggles which might help us to oppose and prevent the obscene wars for profit and power throughout the world which governments and military blocs are continuing to wage 100 years after the so-called 'war to end all wars'?

A Peace Memorial held on the banks of the River Cam in Cambridge to reflect and float peace lanterns in memory of all who died as a result of the atom bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945.
The event traditionally begins with the communal making of peace lanterns, followed by space for silent reflection and sharing short readings and poems.
All welcome.

From Slaughter to Mutiny with Ian Burchill. WW1 and the Russian Revolution to 1923 with Prof Christopher Read. One of a series of talks and discussions every Tuesday evening at 7pm, 30 Sept-11 Nov 2014. Curated by Deborah Lavin, and presented by Conway Hall Ethical Society and the Socialist History Society.

1914 and the Schism in International Anarchism with Pietro Dipaola. Not our War with Tony Zurbrugge. One of a series of talks and discussions every Tuesday evening at 7pm, 30 Sept-11 Nov 2014. Curated by Deborah Lavin, and presented by Conway Hall Ethical Society and the Socialist History Society.