Looking at the lives of Jesus Christ and St Clare of Assisi, and using the practices of spinning, weaving, sculpture and clothes making. Led by Jacqui Lea of Hopeweavers.
Peace for our Planet - Exploring the relationship between conflict, faith and conservation. Led by Sir Ghillean Prance, former Director of Kew, Jonathan Herbert of the Hilfield Community and Andy Lester of A Rocha.
With Joe Glenton. After serving a tour in Afghanistan Joe was the first British soldier to refuse to return to Afghanistan on legal and moral grounds. Threatened with years in prison, he challenged and beat a charge of desertion, which was withdrawn before his trial to avoid a public examination of the War of Terror. Joe is a journalist and author with a focus on defence, security and war. He has written for several leading newspapers and is a regular commentator on TV and radio.
With Dr. Arshin Adib-Moghaddam. The nature of Iran’s international policy is of profound importance to the rest of the world and the election of President Rhouani in June 2013 has currently improved the country’s problematic relationship with the West. Tehran’s interim agreement suspend enriching uranium beyond levels needed for use in power stations in return for a lifting of sanctions, has temporarily quieted US sabre-rattling but has been greeted with alarm in Israel and Saudi Arabia. Talks designed to consolidate this deal continue, and future progress remains uncertain. Dr.
Is a transition possible from capitalist globalisation to alternative non-capitalist forms of globalisation?
London Pacifism and Nonviolence Discussion Group meeting.
The meetings are at the same time and place on the second Tuesday of every month.
One aspect of this topic is that pacifists, like anyone of conviction and conscience, are liable to find themselves up against the legal structures of the society they live in - given the nature of these societies. How can pacifists deal with this?
A 9 day residential workshop in rural Devon. This workshop offers personal and collective tools to make our activism more effective. The course is offered by the ecodharma collective (www.ecodharma.com) and Seeds for Change (www.seedsforchange.org.uk). Bursaries may be available.
Public Meeting. Speakers: Neil Faulkner and Jane Shallice.
Speakers: Dr Clive Barrett, University of Bradford. Dr Neil Faulkner, Bristol University. Chair: Dr Claudia Baldoli, Newcastle University School of History/Classics/Archaeology Newcastle. Welcome: Rev Andii Bowsher, Martin Luther King Committee, Northumbria.
The upcoming centenary of the First World War has already sparked great debate and public comment about how we should remember and commemorate the conflict. Whereas the popular television show Blackadder and the poetry of Wilfred Owen conjure notions of a horrific and futile tragedy, it has also been argued that the First World War was a necessary and worthwhile struggle for freedom.
'No more Fukushimas; No more nuclear waste; No nuclear weapons'
On the 3rd anniversary of the nuclear incident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Japan, this is an invitation to all concerned people to join a vigil to say: 'No more Fukushimas; no more nuclear waste; no nuclear weapons!'
Please meet at 10:00am for a briefing and refreshments at the Lancaster Quaker Meeting House, Meeting House Lane, Lancaster, LA1 1TX.
Meet at the Imperial War Museum at 6pm. for our annual prayer walk and vigil to the Ministry of Defence.... It would be great if people could drop us an email or call if they plan to turn up so that we make sure we wait for stragglers...
Once again, Christian Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, with help from ICAN UK (http://www.icanw.org/unitedkingdom/), will be visiting the London embassies of the Nuclear Weapons States, the New Agenda Coalition and other key countries campaigning for a Nuclear Weapons Convention.
10 a.m. Short service, Dick Sheppard Chapel, St Martin-in-the-Fields, London. 10.30am Briefing then depart.
Parliament Public Meeting - Launch Of Jerusalem Report. Speakers include: Megan Driscoll, Yasmin Qureshi MP.
For more info visit http://www.palestinecampaign.org/events/launch-jerusalem-report-parliament/
The theme for this year's Soundcheck will be 'Turning the Tables' - as we explore and celebrate how to transform the trends of inequality and injustice. There’ll be stimulating workshops and speakers, theological reflection, delicious food, friendship and community, music, poetry, and, of course, the exciting 'day of action' to top it all off! SPEAK is a network of students and young adults who campaign and pray on issues of justice.
See more at: http://tinyurl.com/qx7hs4q
A festival in August 2014 celebrating 100 years since the East London Federation of Suffragettes was independently established in Bow by Sylvia Pankhurst.
The March That Shook Blair (PN Press). Ian Sinclair talks about the 15 February 2003 anti-war march.
A participatory event with speakers for the environment, for tax justice and for social justice. Lead speaker: Polly Higgins: advocate for the International Law of Ecocide. Supporting speakers/ leaders of discussion: Richard Murphy : Tax Justice Network. Andrew Simms: New Economics Foundation. Neal Lawson: Compass. Rev Angus Ritchie. Tim Aldred: Progressio. Vicki Hird: Friends of the Earth. Sam Lund Harkett: world development movement Rachel King: Greenpeace Diana Vogtel: Oxfam.
Learn about nonviolence, tactics for blockading and other forms of direct action. All welcome, no experience necessary.
