Network for Peace

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An annual liturgy and witness of Repentance and Resistance to nuclear war preparations will take place at the Ministry of Defence, London and other military sites.
Meet in Victoria Embankment Gardens Whitehall Section, West side of Northumberland Avenue at 3.00pm. Nearest tubes Embankment and Charing Cross. Process to the Ministry of Defence Horseguards Avenue.

Theme: Living as one family is the foundation and pathway to peace.

Info: Pax Christi, Christian Peace Education Centre, St Joseph's, Watford Way, Hendon, London NW4 4TY Tel: +44 (0)20 8203 4884, E-mail: info@paxchristi.org.uk

With Iain McKay. Iain McKay evaluates Kropotkin’s classic text Mutual Aid: A Factor of Evolution, and considers it in relation to the findings of contemporary thinkers such as Richard Dawkins, Stephen Jay Gould and Matt Ridley.

With Ruth Kinna, Carl Levy, Pietro Di Paola, Stuart White. Contributors to a new collection analysing the thought of Ward, discuss his work across a variety of fields, including his journalism, thoughts on Italian anarchism, and anarchism’s relation to the non-anarchist left.

With Jeremy Seabrook. Jeremy Seabrook discusses the history of poverty in Britain, and explores how the poor repeatedly come to be used as a scapegoat for society’s ills.

Monthly Peace and Justice meeting with theme: Voices of the Holocaust. Venue tbc. Dramatic presentation by a young professional drama group.

A programme of music, readings, reflections and drama. The theme is 'Journeys' and follows the stories of victims and survivors of Nazi persecutiion and subsequent genocides. Visit www.hmd.org.uk

Talk by Pavla and Chris Gossop at 20.15.
Just supper at 19.30. To book call (at least 24 hours ahead) 01908 242190 or email bookings@thewellatwillen.org.uk. http://www.mkpeaceandjustice.org.uk

Outside the ExCeL exhibition centre which is the chosen venue for another planned “DSEi” arms fair. The music is not just a busk or for entertainment, we spread the word that Excel, not only hosts the benign shows, but also hosts Arms Fairs. We are always supported by a great jazz band, and sometimes other musicians. More musicians and singers and performers (eg jugglers) are welcome to join us. You can also join in if you are not musical. We need people to collect a petition, hold up posters, give out leaflets etc. Custom House DLR Station from there follow the signs to ExCeL.

Followed by Planning Meeting in La Barrique at 5pm. Outside the ExCeL exhibition centre which is the chosen venue for another planned “DSEi” arms fair. The music is not just a busk or for entertainment, we spread the word that Excel, not only hosts the benign Show to which the public are walking, but also hosts Arms Fairs.
We are always supported by a great jazz band, and sometimes other musicians.
More musicians and singers and performers (eg jugglers) are welcome to join us.
You can also join in if you are not musical.

Join Red Pepper for an evening of drinks and discussion with Susan George at the launch of her latest book in London.

Speaker: Trish Griffin, former worker with the Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine/Israel.

Plus an opportunity to network with justice and peace activists around the country and get the latest updates from national agencies.

All welcome. Please bring your own lunch, tea and coffee provided.

All welcome - NfP member or not.
As well as the general business meeting, there'll be time to discuss future plans for the forthcoming Global Day of Action Against Military Spending.
Anne Schulthess from CND will lead the discussion.

London Peace Pilgrimage for Syria on Human Rights Day. We will be calling for an immediate ceasefire and a Syrian-led peace process; applying pressure on all parties to address the desperate humanitarian situation and end the grave human rights abuses without the use of further violence; expressing solidarity with Syrian activists non-violently working for peace, freedom, human rights and social justice; and calling on all foreign actors to stop fuelling the conflict through arms supplies and other forms of military interference.

Talk and discussion on the situation in Syria, followed by a planning meeting, from 6.30 to 9.30pm. Rami Hussein will speak about the ongoing crisis in Syria and the humanitarian and political situation in the country. Afterwards, there will be an opportunity for questions and discussion. After the talk and discussion, we will continue to make plans for our upcoming Peace Pilgrimage for Syria, to take place in central London on Tuesday 10th December, International Human Rights Day.

The case for and against.
Join Wimbledon CND for a lively debate with Stephen Hammond MP and Dr Rebecca Johnson. Come prepared with questions for both sides of the argument! All are welcome.

Place Tadley Gate ( parking opposite),
Dates Thursday 28th November;
Thursday 5 December;
Thursday 12th December;
Thursday 19th December;
All Faiths and none welcome.

The 4th edition of the Global Day of Action on Military Spending coincides, once again, with the release by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) of their annual statistics on global military spending.
Events around the UK and the rest of the world. Keep GDAMS informed of your events: gdams@ipb.org
http://demilitarize.org/gdams-2014/gdams-uk/