Network for Peace

Local writers Richard Bowdery and Jerry Dowlen will present a look at Donald Ward’s life and how his beliefs shaped his poetry; with extracts read by Richard and Jerry. In our talk we will look especially at Pacifism as a part of Donald Ward’s life, recalling the eras of World War Two; the post-war "Ban the Bomb" peace marches and rallies; the Cuban Missiles Crisis in 1962 at the height of the Cold War. We will recount how Donald wrote about these issues that happened during his lifetime and how he decided to confront them in his own life.

LABL Fair Liverpool. Live A Better Life! A brand new event for Liverpool! Helping you to Live A Better Life with 130 stalls offering everything from campaigning to natural beauty and activism to fairtrade clothes. Cookery demonstrations, film screenings, talks and a free prize draw will add to the entertainment.

Routes to Peace Heritage Trail (funded by the HLF) celebration events.
Routes to Peace Heritage Trail App and pocket guide will be available after the official Routes to Peace celebration event on the 26th June; Routes to Peace 'Big Sing' for schools on the 26th June 12.00 - 1.00pm at Centenary Square, Bradford.

Also the Bradford wide Routes to Peace season is now well under way and all details of events taking place under this umbrella title can be found at http://www.routestopeace.wordpress.com

Plants, books, bric a brac, cakes, refreshments. 11am- 2pm Admission Free. Fully accessible venue

Just Supper at The Well at Willen. Just Supper, 7.30pm, followed at 8.15 by a presentation from Dr Anthony Purvis on 'Thomas Merton and the American Peace Movement'. To reserve a place at Open Table, ring 01908 242190 or email bookings@thewellatwillen.org.uk. Please give at least 24 hours' notice if a meal, catered by MK Letnet, is required. All welcome. http://www.mkpeaceandjustice.org.uk/ Wheelchair accessible.

Just Supper, followed at 8.15 by a presentation from Colleen Kelly of MK-Act (Domestic Violence Intervention Services). To reserve a place at Open Table, ring 01908 242190 or email bookings@thewellatwillen.org.uk. Please give at least 24 hours' notice if a meal, catered by MK Letnet, is required. All welcome.

Licensed bar, food, live music. Please book for food.
All proceeds to to the ipeace general fund. Details@ www.ipeace.org.uk

With Christopher Kul-Want. Central St Martins lecturer Christopher Kul-Want discusses his book ‘Introducing Slavoj Žižek’. Christopher will be giving an overview of Žižek’s life and writing, and pulling together the threads that run throughout the long body of his work.

With Lynn Brady, Emily Charkin, Michael Fielding and Wendy Jones. Leila Berg was a passionate advocate for the empowerment of children, particularly through literature.

With Chris Spannos. In a rare visit from the US, Chris Spannos will be at Housmans to discuss anarchist economics. Chris is a contributor to the recent AK Press collection ‘The Accumulation of Freedom: Writings on Anarchist Economics’ (2012), as well as the editor of a previous collection by AK Press called ‘Real Utopia: Participatory Society for the 21st Century’ (2008).

All feminists are welcome to join WILPF celebrate their 98th birthday here at Housmans. It will be a chance to have a slice of cake and raise a glass to all the great work WILPF have done over the years, and to find out more about the organisation. For a history of WILPF please visit: http://www.wilpfinternational.org/about-us/history/

Café Diplo at The Gallery, 70/77 Cowcross Street, London EC1M 6EL. Nearest tube station Farringdon. 6.45pm (doors open 6.30).
With Danny Dorling.

With Professor Gavin MacFadyen.
Café Diplo at The Gallery. Nearest tube station Farringdon.

Important matters of demographics, ethics and women's reproductive rights lie behind the jokey title - do come along and discuss them.
The talk is given by Dr Anna Smajdour from the UEA Medical School.
Admission is free. You are welcome to bring a packed lunch any time from 12.15pm. A donation of £3 is invited for a hot drink and biscuits.

With Emma Sangster from ForcesWatch.
Refreshments will be served from 6.30pm.

With Victoria Basham (University of Exeter), Tom Burkard (Centre for Policy Studies), Ben Griffin (ex-SAS and founder of Veterans for Peace) and others.

PUBLIC MEETING jointly called by Afghanistan Withdrawal Group of MPs and the All Party Drones Group. Speakers: Chris Cole Drone Campaign Network UK and Rafeef Ziadah War on Want. Co-Chairs: Paul Flynn MP
and Baroness Stern.

IMPORTANT: There are sometime queues for public entry House of Commons buildings. Please allow time for this and come early.

A one day peace festival.
Norwich Peace Camp & Peace Cycle embrace an apolitical and united commitment of local peace, community, faith, charity, environmental, human rights and other groups and organisations - many with national and international connections - to peace, justice and better understanding.
http://www.theforumnorwich.co.uk/events/whats-on-calendar

With Donald Nicholson Smith.
A late addition to our events program, Housmans are very happy to announce that this Friday 29th March, Donald Nicholson Smith will be discussing his revised translation of Raoul Vaneigem's classic text ‘The Revolution of Everyday Life’. Donald joined the English section of the Situationist International in 1965 and was expelled in December 1967!

Ian Sinclair will be speaking about his new book, The March that Shook Blair, published by Peace News.