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.
Israel Ticas is the only criminologist working in one of Latin America’s most dangerous countries, El Salvador. He owes his nickname, “The Engineer”, to his combination of forensic skills and his background in system engineering. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with directors Mathew Charles and Juan Passarelli.
Join us for our next evening of short documentaries, showcasing films from different parts of the world, covering a wide range of topics. This month’s edition will be part of a series of Between the Lines Follow Up Events.
October will mark the tenth year that Mikhail Khodorkovsky has spent behind bars. Once Russia’s richest and most successful businessman, he was arrested and imprisoned a decade ago, on charges that many regard as politically motivated. We will be examining the Khodorkovsky case and, following the charges against Alexei Navalny, we will be looking at the wider issue of imprisonment of opposition figures in Russia.
For the third in a series of events to mark the Frontline Club’s tenth anniversary, we will be looking back on ten years in documentary filmmaking. We will be joined by four prominent figures from the industry, who will be exploring the major developments that have taken place over the past decade.
How long is the shadow of a battle, an explosion, a revolution? What stories arise in the wake of devastation? To mark the publication of Granta 125: After the War, two of Britain’s foremost journalists and foreign correspondents discuss the craft, conditions and issues surrounding writing about post-conflict situations.
A talented and courageous writer and the most influential radical journalist of his generation, Alexander Cockburn was most at home in the political and cultural battlegrounds of the US. We will be joined by friends, family and colleagues to look back on his extraordinary career, exploring his view of America and his style of radical journalism. We will also hear readings from his final work, A Colossal Wreck: A Road Trip Through Political Scandal, Corruption, and American Culture, finished shortly before his death in July 2012.
Nearly three years after the start of the revolution in Tunisia, which was followed by uprisings across the Middle East and North Africa, many are beginning to examine what has changed in the region. One of those that has had a front row seat of this recent history is the BBC’s Middle East Bureau Chief, Paul Danahar. He will be joining us to share his insight and analysis of events and what he feels the future holds for the region and it’s relationship with the West.
On 21 February 2012 Russian feminist punk group Pussy Riot performed a 40 second ‘punk prayer’ on the altar of Moscow’s most esteemed cathedral. Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer closely follows the trial that followed, where three members stand accused of “hooliganism motivated by religious hatred”. Through incredible access to the legal system, they show the courtroom where Nadia, Masha and Katia sit incarcerated in a small booth, articulately defending their actions. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with co-director Mike Lerner.
Veteran director George Carey captures the extraordinary story of the double agent Kim Philby, who served as head of the anti-Soviet section of MI6. Several people who knew him well – in London, Beirut and Moscow – talk frankly about his character, and the weaknesses in the British establishment that made his double life possible. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with director George Carey.
Colleague and co-director of the Academy Award-nominated documentary Restrepo, Sebastian Junger thoughtfully portrays Tim Hetherington’s life and work. At a time when greater numbers of journalists are losing their lives covering conflict, the film also addresses the high risks taken by war journalists. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Sebastian Junger and producer James Brabazon.
Mystery bicycle ride to landmarks of famous humanitarians & LGBTs. Meet at Gays the Word Bookshop, 66 Marchmont Street, London, WC1N 1AB at 10.30am. It's not a race. The ride is not timed, so you can ride as fast or as slow as you wish. If you haven't got your own bike, consider hiring one from the London blue bike hire scheme. The Ride Out for Human Rights is a fundraiser for the for Peter Tatchell Foundation. The registration fee is £20. If you would like to pay by cash on the day please email: pliny@petertatchellfoundation.org.
Speakers include Maya Evans and Mary Dobbing from Voices for Creative Non violence and Penny Walker.
Speakers include Maya Evans and Mary Dobbing from Voices for Creative Non violence and Penny Walker.
The FOR quilt will also be on display showing those killed by drones in Pakistan
Public meeting with Brian Terrell, a co-coordinator of Voices for Creative Nonviolence, on the Military Use of Drones. Queens College Birmingham, on the corner of Somerset Road and Farquhar Road in Edgbaston, Birmingham
