Uniting for Peace Annual Erskine Childers Lecture 2014. Keynote Speaker: Alfred de Zayas, United Nations Human Rights Council Special Rapporteur. 18:00 – 20:30
Stalls, Hiroshima exhibition, poetry, singing, music.
Stop the War will host an evening of appreciations, memories, spoken word, film and music to celebrate the life and politics of Tony Benn, the former president of the Stop the War Coalition who passed away in March.
Clapshot Ceilidh Band (Scottish music). Edinburgh Contemporary Choir and Voice Box Theatre, poetry and children’s activities. Vegetarian and vegan food available from 7-8pm (not incl in Ticket price). Bar. Raffle. All welcome, family event. Joint event with One World Shop.
With Michèle Barrett. The official British war graves policy was equality. In practice, outside Europe there was discrimination against non-white combatants and labourers, many of whom were simply not commemorated. Michèle gives examples from the Indian Army and from the campaigns in Africa, and raises the issue: whose war graves commission was it?
Free, but booking necessary.
A fun day learning new games. Initial training for prospective Games Leaders in our Nonviolence Education Programme for schools & communities. Led by Maria Elena Ramos Arroyo who developed a Nonviolence Education Programme in Columbia.
Bring lunch. Registration required.
Zakhar Popovych from Ukrainian Left Opposition and the Maidan Square protests. Ukraine is at the brink of war. It is being pulled apart by forces, from the East Russian forces and from the West NATO, the EU and the USA. How did it get to this and what has happened to the progressive voices on both sides of Ukraine? Joint event with Stop the War.
A talk by Chris Cole, Drone Wars UK Joint event with Stop the War, & Edinburgh CND.
Remembering & in solidarity with all who have refused to take part in wars past & present. Bring poems, songs, reflections. Joint event with Fellowship of Reconciliation.
In rural Lancashire, 1914, excitement is building for the annual Rushbearing Festival - singing, dancing, drinking and courting - and a rest from working the field. The looming war is barely registering...but it will. An August Bank Holiday Lark follows one village on the brink of change, witnessing the transition from exuberance to a devastating loss of innocence.
Marking 100 years since World War One began, this gentle drama tells a story that is both entertaining and deeply moving.
In rural Lancashire, 1914, excitement is building for the annual Rushbearing Festival - singing, dancing, drinking and courting - and a rest from working the field. The looming war is barely registering...but it will. An August Bank Holiday Lark follows one village on the brink of change, witnessing the transition from exuberance to a devastating loss of innocence.
Marking 100 years since World War One began, this gentle drama tells a story that is both entertaining and deeply moving.
Strawberry Thieves, Bromley Poets etc.
This landmark satirical musical is an entertaining and exuberant ride through the history of the First World War. A truly original portrait of the conflict that changed the world forever.
Between 1 – 7 July, concerned citizens across the country will demand that law enforcers make sure that the various crimes - including crimes against humanity and war crimes-being planned and prepared for at Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) Aldermaston and AWE Burghfield in Berkshire are properly investigated by the police.
With Liam Barrington-Bush. To celebrate their latest issue, STIR invite contributor Liam Barrington-Bush to discuss how organisations are horizontalising their practices, open-sourcing their operations, and inviting the public to participate in previously hierarchical decision making processes.
With Bruce Kent and A.W. Zurbrugg. Our guests present the works of those who opposed the First World War and who wrote and published in order to convince others of its horrors, with particular reference to newly published books ‘Not Our War: Writings against the First World War’ and ‘War against War!’ 7pm
With Jill Liddington and Katherine Connelly. A joint book event for two titles considering two aspects of Suffragette history: Connelly’s books looks in detail at the life of Sylvia Pankhurst, whilst Liddington’s book tells the story of the Suffragette’s controversial campaign to boycott the census.
International Conscientious Objectors’ Day Event with David Boulton and Cyril Pearce.
Wine reception 6.30pm, talks from 7pm, free entry
Come and join hundreds of children and community members singing for peace in City Park, Bradford. Workshops for children will be offered in cultural venues across the City Centre, including the Peace Museum. The ‘Big Sing’ will also be a warm up for the Bradford Festival which commences later the same day!
With David Collins. Politicians regularly denigrate renewables in response to powerful lobbyists, and hint at power blackouts and increased energy bills to steer voters towards an energy manifesto based on fossil fuel, nuclear and fracking. David Collins has been Head of Biogas at the Renewable Energy Association since 2004, and has been active in implementing measures to kick start and support the biogas industry in the UK which now has over 150 working plants producing electricity, heat, green gas and soil fertiliser.
