Network for Peace

Wimbledon Disarmament Coalition/CND's annual fundraiser and social event. Huge range of plants, books, bric a brac etc. Delicious vegetarian food. St Marks Church Hall, St Marks Place, off Wimbledon Hill Road behind Alexandra pub. 5 minutes from Wimbledon Station.

Do you experience conflict in your working life? How do you respond? If you or your organisation are looking for ways to deal effectively with conflicts, this course is for you.
Lunch provided.

Every July thousands of people come to Tolpuddle to celebrate trade unionism and to remember the sacrifice made by the six farm workers of the village.

Refreshments from around the world included. 7.30pm-9.00pm.

With Onyeka. It is now reasonably well known that there were significant numbers of Black people in Tudor England. This illustrated talk indicates that, contrary to expectations, Africans were present throughout England, sometimes holding important occupations. While some were born as slaves, others were not and some were born in England, sometimes being employed by powerful people because of their skills. Onyeka has examined all the evidence of the Black presence in Tudor time to reveal more of their status and origins.

With Richard Seymour. Why are the rich still getting away with it? They get richer, we get poorer, yet protests against austerity are few and protesters appear marginal. Richard Seymour analyses how we got into this mess and why society is being re-engineered in the interests of profit. But this is not a gospel of despair. Seymour argues for new responses to the crisis, following Brecht’s idea that the good old things are over, it’s time to confront the bad new ones. Richard Seymour writes for The Guardian and runs the blog Lenin’s Tomb.

Rob Evans, from the Guardian, will talk about his book Undercover, which exposed the long history of police involvement in protest groups. In particular he described the history of the Special Demonstration Squad which sent in long-term infiltrators to left-wing political groups. This group stayed undercover for years, with most members having sexual relations with “subversives”, in some cases fathering children with their targets.

With Cliff Housley of The Sherwood Foresters Museum, who tells the story of the dramatic events which occurred in Dublin during Easter 1916 and the bid for Irish Independence. Helen Louise Bates, who works on regional history, will talk about ‘Rocky Road From Dublin’, an exciting new project that aims to re-examine events of 1914-1916, incorporating oral histories, arts and music.In association with Nottingham Irish Studies Group, www.nottinghamisg.org.uk

St. Patrick’s Day as we know it today is largely a creation of the Irish diaspora. It’s an interesting means of studying the similarities and differences between Irishness abroad and Irish national identity in Ireland. Marc Scully of Leicester University will explore the history of St. Patrick’s Day parades in English cities, and the extent to which Irish people in England see contemporary parades as representing their own identities. In association with Nottingham Irish Studies Group,
www.nottinghamisg.org.uk

With Uri Gordon. Since 2003 the Israeli group Anarchists Against the Wall has joined with Palestinians in taking direct action against the barrier built deep into Palestinian territory. Uri Gordon, a long time activist with the group, and joint editor of a collection of essays about their actions, will give an illustrated talk.
Refreshments included.

In 1914 the United Kingdom faced the most serious crisis in its history as the Liberal government attempted to introduce Irish Home Rule. Pat Murphy of Nottingham Irish Studies Group will look at events 100 years ago, which brought the UK to the brink of constitutional crisis and even civil war. In association with Nottingham Irish Studies Group, www.nottinghamisg.org.uk

Just Supper and Milton Keynes Peace & Justice Network AGM.

Just Supper and talk: Rebecca Savage on ‘The MK Food Bank’ at 20.15. Just supper at 19.30.

Just Supper and talk: ‘Conscientious Objectors and the role of non-combatants in WW1’ at 20.15. Just supper at 19.30.

The film lifts the lid on tax dodging and UK tax havens. This new documentary, written and directed by Mark Donne and featuring Channel 4’s Jon Snow, expertly dissects the way multinationals are getting away with dodging billions in taxes.
Doors open 6.30pm, film starts at 7.00. No entry charge. Donations will be taken.

Whether you’re interested in the politics of food, energy, work, environment, gender, peace, economics, health, etc., all these issues are shaped by choices about technology made by military, corporate and technocratic elites. The aim of the gathering is to change the debate about technology, environment and society, and to put the politics of technology where it belongs, at the heart of radical politics. www.breakingtheframe.org.uk

Close Capenhurst Campaign will be holding a demonstration outside of the URENCO uranium enrichment plant at Capenhurst. Noon to 14.00. As a clear, transparent way of showing just how dangerous Capenhurst, and other plants like it, is we will be using Geiger counter to discover how much radiation the place is releasing in to the surrounding environment.

People of different faiths living peacefully with creation. Led by Victoria Finlay of the Alliance of Religions and Conservation.

Franciscan peacemaking in a world of conflict. Led by Br Samuel SSF.

Led by Sir Mike Aaronson, Director of the Centre for International Intervention at Surrey University.