Network for Peace

Chaabi music, a beautiful rhythmic cocktail uniting Muslim and Jewish traditions, was the heart and soul of cosmopolitan Algiers until the War of Independence began in 1954. By then, the two communities were no longer allowed to work together, the music stopped and friendships were forced apart. On a visit to Algiers, Irish – Algerian director Safinez Bousbia met a craftsman who once played with the El Gusto Orchestra. After hearing his spirited story she decided to track down every surviving member.

Produced by the BBC Persian Service, this documentary looks at the rise of Ahmadinejad and explains how this provincial politician with a PhD in traffic management became a personality to be reckoned with.

Talk by Dr. Moser. Dr. Moser is an Ecosystem Conservation Specialist with extensive international experience including with the UN Development Programme.

Public talk by Frances Middleton.

12.00 Optional bread & cheese lunch £3-00.
1.00 Talk by Rowenna Davies on Changing perceptions of the UN followed by discussion.

Public Meeting with Ben Donaldson, UNA-UK Communications and Campaigns Officer who attended the ATT meeting in New York. He will speak about this experience and our ongoing campaign to promote the implementation of the treaty.

Where Next for Nuclear Disarmament? Commander Robert Green RN Ret'd, one of the first ex-RN Commanders with nuclear weapon experience to have come out against them, will speak about observing the groundbreaking conference hosted in Oslo by the Norwegian government in early March 2013 on the humanitarian impact of nuclear weapons and in Switzerland attending the recent experts' meeting on moving from a world with fewer nuclear weapons to one with none.

This year, the John and Elnora Ferguson Memorial Lecture will be delivered by Sir John Holmes, Former United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator.

AGM of Mid-Somerset CND & Peace Group
Join the debate, help plan the next part of the campaign.

This course is for staff of international and national agencies and those with advisory and management responsibility for emergency, relief, development, and peacebuilding programmes. It is particularly relevant for those engaged in the planning and implementation of field-based programmes, and those concerned with developing policies for appropriate responses in complex political emergencies.

Followed by annual multi-faith walk/ceremony for Nagasaki Day in Battersea Park.

Pax Christi's Annual Hiroshima and Nagasaki vigils/stalls in the Piazza, Westminster Cathedral, Victoria, London.

Pax Christi's Annual Hiroshima and Nagasaki vigils/stalls in the Piazza, Westminster Cathedral, Victoria, London.

Speakers: Ann Farr (Pax Christi), Karen Chalk (ICAHD), Adrian Dorber, Canon of Lichfield Cathedral who have led tours/pilgrimages to Palestine/Israel. There will be time for questions, interviews with a couple of people who have visited Palestine/Israel, information about alternative tours, Palestinian goods for sale and much more.

Speaker : Pat Gaffney of Pax Christi will look at the reality of Occupation and at the individuals and groups working nonviolently for peace and justice All welcome - £3 requested, including tea/coffee.

Showing of the life of Sophie Scholl and the White Rose resistance movement in Nazi GErmany. Followed by discussion.

Please feel free to come along between 9am and 4pm and take part yourselves. Featuring many tables indoors with art, poetry, Palestinian products, gardens in a tray and much invaluable information from all the many organisations involved plus in the amphitheatre: Peace balloons, Bike Doctor, refreshments, charity auction at 2pm. Official opening by the Mayor of Norwich at 11am.

London Pacifism and Nonviolence Discussion Group will discuss NONVIOLENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. Is some technology inherently violent? Is it just a matter of how it's used? Or is the real issue who has control of technological developments?

Bringing together a wide range of events across Cardiff to celebrate what people, active networks and projects in Cardiff are doing to live smart, sustainable, 21st Century lifestyles. There will be talks, walks, displays, learning days, workshops, activities, markets, films, music, drama and more. A Free event for all the family to include a wide range of interactive activities and family friendly fun.

CAFOD, Christian Aid and Tearfund are holding a Walk of Witness around churches in the Cardiff area to help bring an end to global hunger. The Walk will start by the Lightship at Cardiff Bay, with a walk via several churches, with a shared picnic in Bute Park.
The walk will include visits to several churches in the Cardiff area, including St David’s Catholic Cathedral.