Kevin Hurley (Police and Crime Commissioner for Surrey) and others.
The venue is accessible by lift and stairs.
Woking Debates: Restorative justice – does it work?
Benefit for Corporate Watch!
Corporate Watch presents: International Militant Rap Night. Films, stall, discussion 8pm - 10pm Rappers and DJs - 10pm – late. 8pm - 4am.
London venue - call info line for location on the day 07459318421.
Website: http://www.corporatewatch.org/
Solidarity Activism Workshop.
A space for reflection on our experiences of solidarity activism and working mindfully with communities facing oppression/opposing environmental destruction. We hope to be able to arrange accommodation for people coming from outside Leeds and there will be a travel pool to help with travel costs.
The Economics of Killing
The Economics of Killing Book Discussion organised by Political Society University of Nottingham.
Time: TBC
Venue: TBC
The Economics of Killing
The Economics of Killing Book Discussion hosted by DEVsoc and PSI society.
Arts 01.02 (a lecture theatre) on UEA (University of East Anglia) campus, Norwich Research Park, Norwich
The Gandhi Foundation Multifaith celebration.
Dr Rex Andrews will deliver a lecture on Gandhi related aspects of his new book "God in a Nutshell". Our President, Lord Parekh, will host and Chair the event. There will be Q&A with a multifaith audience.
MARCH AND RALLY FOR SHAKER AAMER
March: Assemble 12noon at Northcote Baptist Church, 53 Wakehurst Rd, London SW11 6DB.
Rally 2.15 at Battersea Arts Centre with Andy Worthington, Victoria Brittain, Sh Suliman Gani, Jean Lambert MEP, Steve Bell STW, John McDonnell MP, Yvonne Ridley and many more...
https://www.facebook.com/events/619771051398318/
National Lobby of Parliament for Palestine
Supporters of Palestine will gather together in Parliament to call on MPs to take action for Palestinian human rights and against ethnic cleansing and racism. So far, 41 MPs have been asked for meetings in Parliament from as far afield as Northern Ireland! Make sure your MP is one of them. At palestinecampaign.org you will find all the information you need to get involved.
Gentle Men - A Family History of the First World War & Its Consequences.
With Jude Abbott, Jenny Carr, Roy Bailey, Robb Johnson,Barb Jungr and John Forrester.
The original Gentle Men recording was released in 1997 by Robb Johnson in collaboration with Roy Bailey, Belgian singer Vera Coomans and Belgian jazz band Koen De Cauter and the Golden Serenaders. The album takes the form of a song cycle inspired by the experiences of Johnson’s grandfathers during the First World War, and was released as part of the Vredesconcerten Passendale (Passchendaele Peace Concerts) series.
International youth camp
International youth camp with youth activities will take place in Sarajevo within the framework of the Peace Event Sarajevo 2014 (www.p2014.eu). It will be a self-organized place for debate, information, action, and training on different topics related to non-violence and peace. The youth camp with its youth activities will allow young activists from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Europe and around the world to share their experience, engage in common activities, and learn from each other.
Strengthening Policy and Practice: meeting the challenges of working in complex environments.
Designed to draw on the experience and practice of participants, working in development, humanitarian aid or peacebuilding to influence internal policies and programmatic approaches. The course will identify how organisations can strive to balance their organisational mandate with the demands of working in complex and rapidly changing political contexts.
Course fee: £1100 (includes full board accommodation from the evening of 9th – afternoon of 14th March).
Independent Working-Class Education: can we rebuild the tradition?
IWCE Network (www.iwceducation.co.uk) dayschool, supported also by Labour Heritage. 10.30-4.30 (registration from 10.00)
Close to Wallsend Metro station (15 mins approx from Newcastle Central station; change at Monument for Wallsend)
Short presentations from:
Richard Lewis, author of Leaders and Teachers, groundbreaking study of the Plebs League and WEA in South Wales, on ‘Rivalries and realities in workers’ education’
Lewis Mates, on ‘Ruskin and Central Labour College students in the Durham coalfield, 1909-14’
Hugo Radice, on ‘Imagining socialism: an everyday utopia’
Mediation & Negotiation Skills.
This one-day course is aimed at those who are required to act as an independent, impartial person helping two or more individuals or groups reach a solution that's acceptable to everyone.
Mediation & Negotiation Skills.
This one-day course is aimed at those who are required to act as an independent, impartial person helping two or more individuals or groups reach a solution that's acceptable to everyone.
Mediation & Negotiation Skills.
This one-day course is aimed at those who are required to act as an independent, impartial person helping two or more individuals or groups reach a solution that's acceptable to everyone.
Mediation & Negotiation Skills.
This one-day course is aimed at those who are required to act as an independent, impartial person helping two or more individuals or groups reach a solution that's acceptable to everyone.
The Dilemma for Rural India
Urbanisation or Village Prosperity?
Join Jeevika Trust to examine India's vision for her rural poor and whether urbanisation is the only route out of poverty for India’s 800 million villagers.
Keynote speakers will be:
Prof. Bob Rowthorne, Emeritus Professor of Economics (Cambridge University) & Prof. James Copestake, Professor of International Development (University of Bath)
Suggested donation for non-students is £15, to support Jeevika's vital village livelihood projects in India.
Symposium 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. followed by Reception.
Syria peace and justice
Free screening of two short documentaries and a discussion about the Syria crisis. This will be followed by a meeting to continue planning actions to support the movement for peace and justice in Syria.
Film screening: Doors open: 6:20pm. Film starts at 6:45pm.
The first film will be Olly Lamberts' 30 minute film 'The Bombing of al-Bara,'.
The second film will be Wael Kadlo's recent short film (8 mins) 'The Wound' (Bidayyat, 2013). This takes us into the situation of a Syrian woman risking her life to treat those wounded in the Syrian conflict.
Remebrance Day
Please come along and join in Remembering All Victims of War, soldiers and civilians in a candlelit gathering around the Peace Pole outside the Edinburgh Peace and Justice Centre. Bring a poem, reflection or song, a candle, just yourself, or with a friend.
https://www.facebook.com/edinpeaceandjusticecentre/posts/758484157511062
REMEMBRANCE DAY
Join Peace Pledge Union to lay a wreath of white poppies.
Includes reflections by Paul Gilroy and Jane Grant
