Network for Peace

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/

Are you a grassroots organiser / activist wondering where to find the strength to keep going? Working on the front lines of a campaign can be emotionally confusing and energetically draining. Often, our focus on the challenges at hand can leave little room for the challenges within ourselves and can disconnect us from our original motivations. This open workshop is for people who are, have been, or would like to be, active in grassroots movements.
Donations for the facilitation are welcome, but not obligatory. Lunch will be provided for a donation of up to £4.

Social movements in Britain have long talked about being inclusive, anti-oppressive, diverse and non-hierarchical. However, many people who would be part of a strong and diverse movement are currently marginalised, while others aren't yet aware of how their behaviour can exclude others. This weekend is an opportunity to reflect deeply on our own power; where it comes from and how we use it.
6pm Friday– 4pm Sunday.

Find out about recent developments in the region and support the peoples of Latin America in their struggles for self determination and social justice. Over 50 speakers from Cuba, Venezuela, Argentina, Nicaragua, Colombia, Ecuador, Brazil, Uruguay, Bolivia and Mexico plus academics, writers and trade unionists including Owen Jones, Seumas Milne, Victoria Brittain, Professor Ernesto Laclau, Jeremy Corbyn MP, Darcus Howe, Tariq Ali.

Films, stalls, music, discussion. Find out, contribute, join in.
Supported by solidarity organisations and trade unions.

With Glynis Greenwood.
Roger Shelley, of Derby Silk Mill, will lead off the discussion.
A tale of love, betrayal, murder and industrial espionage which revolutionised England's silk industry and, ultimately, her cotton industry. The links between Renaissance Italy, Leonardo da Vinci, the Bodleian Library, and Derby.

Have a look at our Website: http://www.derbypeopleshistory.co.uk/

Carl Thomson (Conservative Woking Councillor) and Kate Hudson (CND).
The venue is accessible by lift and stairs.

Jonathan Lord MP and David Babbs (Executive Director 38 Degrees).
The venue is accessible by lift and stairs.

Hazel Craig Waller and specialists from Woking CAB.
The venue is accessible by lift and stairs.

Kevin Hurley (Police and Crime Commissioner for Surrey) and others.
The venue is accessible by lift and stairs.

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/

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 Book Discussion organised by Political Society University of Nottingham.
Time: TBC
Venue: TBC

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

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: 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/

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.

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 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.

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).

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’