Network for Peace

With Professor Marko Bojcun and Chris Ford. Recent events in Ukraine have given rise to international concern, and relations between Russia and the West have seriously deteriorated. Marko Bojcun, the Adjunct Professor of Politics at New York University in London, and author and political commentator Chris Ford, will discuss this complex situation and its implications with us. Marko Bojcun is a researcher on the contemporary politics, economics and international relations of Ukraine.

Open Meeting on the Abolition of War. With David Swanson, author, journalist and inspiration behind the World Beyond War movement in the USA and author of books including “War No More: The Case for Abolition” (2013) and “War Is A Lie “(2010). Part of tour organised by Movement Against War and Veterans for Peace.

No to War. No to Austerity. No New Wars! March in Newport on the eve of the NATO Summit. Assembling 1 pm, Central Newport. A full programme with full details of events during the week of action will be announced soon.

Discussion and update with Anna Jane Evans (Cymdeithas y Cymod, Grŵp Heddwch Arfon) (This follows a brief Peace Group meeting)

Angharad Tomos & Tecwyn Ifans Showing of Digital Voices

The 2014 Olof Palme Memorial Peace Lecture, by Jenny Pearce, Professor of Latin American Politics, Department of peace Studies, University of Bradford.

People are invited to tell us their stories of both WW1 and WW2 conscientious objection. This is part of a WW1 project which Leicester CND are doing with funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund called 'Memories in Conflict, resistance to war, before, during and after WW1, explored through Leicester's memories.'. Early next year we will produce a book and an education resource. Along the way we plan to hold events.

With John Gittings. John Gittings is the author of ‘The Glorious Art of Peace’, from the Iliad to the present day, and in retirement from the Guardian as Far East correspondent and leader writer on Far East issues he is closely involved in the debate on the commemoration of WW1.

Peace History Lecture - "No Glory in War – Noble Cause or Capitalist Adventure?" with John Westmoreland, head of History, York College.
10.30am – optional guided tour of Manchester Peace & Social Justice Trail. 2pm lecture.

This day-school in York aims to provide an alternative to government plans for a 'celebration of the national spirit'; to counter romantic, populist, nationalist propaganda, and bad history which serve to facilitate future wars; and to offer explanation in place of commemoration. Speakers include: Lindsey German, John Rees, Cyril Pearce, Charlie McGuire, Chris Fuller and Owen Clayton.

With John Rees (doctoral researcher from London) 7.00pm

Between now and September 21st Drape the Drones needs your help to help knit, crochet, weave or felt a rainbow peace scarf to stretch from the A487 roundabout up to and around the entrance to ParcAberporth. About 2 miles of scarf will do the job! See www.bepj.org.uk/drape-the-drones , ‘like’ www.facebook.com/pages/Drapethedrones and/or contact Kate Sherringer: drapethedrones@outlook.com

Plenary Meeting organised by CORWM (see 4 Sept)

Public Meeting organised by the Westminster Government Committee on Radioactive Waste Management (CORWM)

CND Cymru will be there once again. Please come and help in the Peace Tent! Contact Brian & Jan Jones; 01792 830 330 brian.jones@phonecoop.coop

Debate & Discussion - discover the main issues & the pros & cons of being part of the European Union! David Hughes, European Commission in Wales; Oliver Lewis, Business for Britain; David Sullivan, Bangor University Dept. of Philosophy. Chair: Professor Suzannah Linton. Free entry (including buffet and wine from 5.30pm) all welcome.

Join us for a sponsored walk to raise funds for the Gandhi Foundation. Meet at at 2.30pm at Tavistock Square, London, WC1H 9JP. We will walk from the Gandhi statue in Tavistock Square (WC1H 9JP) to Kingsley Hall, Bromley by Bow (EC 3HJ) where Gandhi stayed in 1931. Please endeavour to arrive by 2.15pm. The walk will take in the Inner Temple where Gandhi studied to be a lawyer and a number of other sites associated with him and the peace movement in general. The walk will be approximately 6 miles in length and it is moderately flat, though it will be along pavements, so trainers are advised.

Rolls Royce’s Annual General Meeting is on 1st May. It has a key role in designing and making the nuclear react¬ors to power the ‘Successor’ nuclear-missile-carry¬ing submarines. The go-ahead is not officially due until 2016, but work on them worth £3 billion is under way.

Westminster, London. Bruce Kent's No Faith in Trident tour during the month of April is building up to a national lobby of parliament and an evening rally for people of all faith communities - and none - who are opposed to Trident.
The lobby of parliament is supported by the following organisations: Christian CND, Pax Christi, Religions for Peace.