Network for Peace

With Kate Hudson. Recent disclosures of classified documents have illustrated the ever present danger of accidental nuclear missile detonation, and Chernobyl and Fukushima have shown the risks of nuclear power generation. At the same time the US/UK Mutual Defence Agreement binds the UK to permanent involvement in nuclear armaments. Kate Hudson is a political activist and academic, and has been General Secretary of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament since September 2010.

Nearest tube station Farringdon. 6.45pm (doors open 6.30).

With Chris Cole. The issue of the use of armed unmanned vehicles drifts in and out of the news cycle as individuals are targeted and eliminated in areas of conflict under the mantle of the War on Terror. A number of civilians have also become victims of the snipers in the sky. Chris Cole speaks and campaigns widely on behalf of Drone Wars UK http://dronewars.net/ of which he is Director. The organisation aims to be a source of information on the growing use of armed drones, and particularly of British drones in use in Afghanistan since 2007.

With Dr Phil Clark. A vast country with immense economic resources, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been the theatre of particularly bloody and intricate conflicts for most of the last two decades, causing an estimated 5.4 million deaths and an ongoing humanitarian crisis, with widespread rape used as a weapon of war. The recent signing of peace agreements between the Congolese government and the M23 rebel group has brought the conflict back into the spotlight.

London Pacifism and Nonviolence Discussion Group meet on the second Tuesday of the month. All are welcome, but please be prepared to join in the discussion. Please try to turn up by 7pm sharp.

LGBT History Month/Paradise Press book launch. Paradise Press launch two new titles by gay authors, as part of LGBT History Month celebrations. With Christopher Preston and David Gee.

The OT will be launching their 24th issue, which has a particular focus on the politics of mental health. There will be a facilitated panel and audience discussion exploring contemporary themes surrounding the ideas and lived experiences of 'madness', including: relationship to the state & capitalism, divide & control, the role of drugs and psychiatry, its intersection with gender and race struggles and the possibilities for resistance and transformation in the midst of undoubted suffering.

With Lynne Segal. A profound and sympathetic investigation of ageing, in life and literature, by Lynne Segal. Lynne has been described by Judith Butler as “one of the most capacious readers of feminism and sexuality studies I have ever encountered.”

With Dr Hakim Adi. Dr Hakim Adi examines the role of the Comintern in liberation struggles in Africa during the inter-war period, as explored in his recent book ‘Pan-Africanism and Communism: The Communist International, Africa and the Diaspora, 1919-1939’ (Africa World Press, 2013).
Housmans Bookshop,
http://www.housmans.com/events.php

Conference: The First World War- imperial war to class war.
See http://londonsocialisthistorians.blogspot.com

Speaker: (Ex-soldier) Joe Glenton.

Afghans celebrate their Now Ruz (New Year) on the 21st of March and Voices for Creative Non-Violence UK is holding a weekend of solidarity with Afghan people by holding a kite flying weekend. Kite flying has become synonymous with Afghanistan as a well loved pursuit which was banned under the Taliban. Afghans are now more used to the presence of UK armed and surveillance drones flying overhead and with the mental pressure and physical destruction which this brings. The Afghan Peace Volunteers based in Kabul will also be taking part in the international action of solidarity.

A public meeting with Ben White, a freelance journalist, writer and activist, specialising in Palestine and Israel.

International Conference to be held as part of the 40th Anniversary Celebrations of the Division of Peace Studies, University of Bradford. The conference is organised around eight themes: Disarmament; War and Peace in Africa; Peace Education: Participation; Conflict Resolution; Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding; Philosophy and War; the Security-Development Nexus. Conference participation is free but no travel or accommodation grants can be provided. Registration for the conference opens on 1 December 2013 and continues until 31 March 2014.

Tadhamun: Iraqi Women Solidarity cordially invites you to attend a musical evening: “Voices for Peace - Aramaic Chants & Classical Music from Iraq” to celebrate Iraqi culture and people, at St Barnabas’ Church.
Tadhamun – Iraqi Women Solidarity: http://solidarityiraq.blogspot.com

Come and help knit part of a 7 mile long pink scarf for peace.
All welcome - just bring pink wool and knitting needles.
Free instruction for 1st time knitters
Bring & share vegan/veggie lunch 12.15-1.00pm, Knit-in 1.00-3.00pm
Knitting details & more info: http://www.woolagainstweapons.co.uk/
Organised by Wool Against Weapons Huddersfield: https://www.facebook.com/wawhuddersfield

A day for public awareness and education about the threat posed to humanity by nuclear weapons and to mobilize international efforts towards achieving the common goal of a nuclear-weapon-free world.

Preparatory Committee for the 2015 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference.
The purpose of the PrepCom is to prepare for the Review Conference in terms of assessing the implementation of each article of the NPT and facilitating discussion among States with a view to making recommendations to the Review Conference.

Join Student Christian Movement in partnership with the Fellowship of Reconciliation for our annual conference!

Second conference on the humanitarian impacts of nuclear weapons in Nayarit, Mexico.

Skill shares, media training, social media workshop, campaigning skills and devising strategies and tactics for the 2 years ahead.