Movement for the Abolition of War AGM at 1pm. The Remembrance Day Lecture is at 3pm. Alastair McIntosh, social justice campaigner will speak on ‘The Nonviolence Challenge – Changing the Culture of War’. Free – all welcome.
The Day of Dance in Saltaire is a great event that takes place twice a year to raise money for Oxfam and Yorkshire CND, amongst other charities.
Workshops throughout the day, with evening events inc a family ceilidh from 17:00 until 18:30.
Postal bookings must be received a week before the Day of Dance at the latest. Bookings on the day are possible subject to availability. See web for prices.
You can also book online via the Donate facility on the Yorkshire CND website.
http://www.yorkshirecnd.org.uk/
UNA Gloucestershire County and Cheltenham Quaker Peace Group is hosting a book discussion event on Vijay Mehta’s latest book The Economics of Killing. The film CHANGE THE WORLD inspired from the book will be shown during the talk.
Free Public Meeting, all welcome
Women's Vigil at Main Gate, Aldermaston Atomic Weapons Establishment, near Tadley, Berkshire. All women welcome including Women in Black, Aldermaston Womens Peace Camp, WILPF and all women.
Please wear black. Followed by vegan lunch afterwards at Citadel gate on A340, a discussion on countering the glorification of the First World war commemoration, and a Remembrance Time for Jean a founder member of AWPC.
To provide an alternative to government plans for a ‘celebration of the national spirit’; to counter romantic, populist, nationalist propaganda, and bad history which serve to facilitate future wars; and to offer explanation in place of commemoration.
Supported by: York Against the War yorkagainstthewar.org.uk/ York Alternative History yorkalternativehistory.wordpress.com/
Further details TBA.
Talks at Coventry Peace House with drinks and light snacks provided. 6.30-8.30pm: Robel Haile will discuss militarised society in Eritrea and also look at the wider implications to African society of International consumerism.
Talks at Coventry Peace House with drinks and light snacks provided. 6.30-8pm: Black Feminists with Adunni Adams who will present an interactive workshop on social inequality and its impact on peace.
Talks at Coventry Peace House with drinks and light snacks provided. 3pm with Dr Dania Thomas, Common Law tradition in England: Origins, problems and possibilities.
Birmingham 9 peice band The Reggaelators with supporting artists acoustic punk from Huffy, performance poet Scrubber Jack, dub poet Fergie and many more. A celebration of Ska at Coventry's West Indian Centre 159 Spon St Coventry, West Midlands. Love Music Hate Racism goods will be on sale.
Free Seminar 'UNSCR 1325: Global Ambitions and Local Reflections from (Northern) Ireland'. Organised by SOAS Center for Gender Studies and UK WILPF
The inspiring history and struggle by the people of Gangeong village on the island of Jeju to prevent the building of a US naval base to be part of the US Missile Defense System. Korean food will be provided and questions and answers given after the film by Andrew Jackson who has visited Jeju Island.
A day conference on bringing together academics, writers, activists and campaigners who are researching, writing, campaigning on, or just concerned about the implications of the militarisation of everyday life in the UK.
There is a witness and protest outside the main entrance to the American base at Menwith Hill every Tuesday evening (6-8 pm). This demonstration has been going every week for nine years.
Focussing on Drones during the weekly Tuesday pm demonstration (6-8 pm) when we will be privileged to be visited by Mayor Kang of Gangeong village Jeju Island and Brian Terrell – released in May this year after 6 months in prison for a protest of trespass against Drones.
Tuesday demonstration every week (6-8 pm)
Speakers: Bishop Pat Lynch, Bruce Kent Bishop Kevin Dowling is bishop of Rustenburg in South Africa.
With Owen Everett (Education Campaign Worker, Forces Watch
We’ll shape up an IWCE Manifesto in the morning and learn about William Cuffay, black Chartist leader from Martin Hoyles and from Joyce Canaan “The war on learning, teaching and thinking: critical pedagogy for radically different future” in the afternoon. Lots of lively discussion and participation.
Lunch at 12.30. Cost £6.00. Pay on the day.
This event is supported by Labour Heritage.
Bedford CND have arranged a public meeting (title to be confirmed)
Main speaker is Dr Rebecca Johnson, Co-chair of ICAN (International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear weapons) and Vice-President of CND with experience of 30 years of nuclear disarmament campaigning.
Mayor for Peace speaker to be confirmed.
Public meeting
Speakers: Sami Ramadani
Chris Nineham
Romayne Phoenix (Chair)
Please visit
www.stopwar.org.uk
Rob Hornstra and Arnold van Bruggen have been working together since 2009 to tell the story of Sochi, Russia, the site of the 2014 Winter Olympic Games. In a talk chaired by BBC Radio Current Affairs presenter Lucy Ash, they will present images from The Sochi Project, speak about the wider Caucasus region and its contrast with the glamour of the Olympic Games. The will also be discussing their approach to self-publishing.
