Speakers on Nukewatch, and 'Trident in the Age of Austerity'.
Lunch provided - donations welcome.
Yorkshire CND AGM
London Guantanamo campaign
12th year anniversary demonstration In front of National Gallery Trafalgar Square.
London Region CND AGM/Conference
With Rebecca Johnson on getting rid of Trident, Ian Fairlie, Jeremy Corbyn, Ben Folley & Sami Ramadani.
Workshops are on The Middle East, Nuclear Power, and the 1st World War Centenary.
Remembrance Sunday.
Remembrance Day
Nearest Sunday to 11/11 is Remembrance Sunday
UN Disarmament Week.
The annual observance of Disarmament Week begins on the anniversary of the founding of the United Nations, was called for to highlight the danger of the arms race, propagate the need for its cessation
World Refugee Day.
http://www.un.org/en/events/refugeeday/
International Day for Children as victims of war.
International Women’s Day for Disarmament.
https://www.womenpeacemakersprogram.org/
Ash Wednesday
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.
Peace Sunday 2014.
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
‘Mutual Aid: an introduction and evaluation’
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.
Colin Ward: Life, Times and Thought
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.
‘Pauperland: Poverty and the Poor in Britain’
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.
Voices of the Holocaust
Monthly Peace and Justice meeting with theme: Voices of the Holocaust. Venue tbc. Dramatic presentation by a young professional drama group.
Holocaust Memorial Day Commemoration
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
Just Supper and talk: Singapore - A Green Paradise?
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
Music outside the Baby Show.
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.
Music protest outside the Boat Show and Wedding Show
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.