Event on ‘peace activist’ Albert Einstein, Berlin. Scientists for Peace Germany (natwiss) and IALANA. www.inesglobal.com
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1914-2014: Science, Universities and Militarism
Pacifism and Personality.
Housmans Pacifism and Nonviolence Discussion Group, which meet on the second Tuesday of the month. All are welcome, but please be prepared to join in the discussion. Are certain “sorts” of people more likely to have a pacifist outlook? Or is any causality the other way round? Does deciding you’re a pacifist lead you to develop a certain type of personality?
Sounds Like London: 100 Years of Black Music in the Capital
With Lloyd Bradley. Lloyd Bradley charts a century of black music in London, and explores the social impact of successive waves of musical innovation.
The ANC's London Recruits: The Secret War Against Apartheid
With Ken Keable and other recruits. An evening recounting the incredible tales of the London Recruits, who carried out covert operations on behalf of the ANC in South Africa in the 1960s and 1970s.
BOOK TALK: ‘London’s Industrial Heritage’
With Geoff Marshall. Historian Geoff Marshall discusses London’s often overlook industrial heritage and its implications on workers and the fabric of the city, as told in his new book.
The History of Working Men’s Clubs: London and Beyond’
With Ruth Cherrington. Ruth Cherrington discusses her book which tells a history of the important role Working Men’s Clubs played in working class communities in London and beyond.
‘The Two Marys: A Conversation Piece’
With Sasha Hails as Mary Wollstonecraft, Victoria Ross as Mary Shelley, and music devised and performed by David Chernaik.
A theatrical presentation with cello accompaniment, remembering the lives of two of King’s Cross’s most celebrated daughters, Mary Wollstonecraft and her daughter Mary Shelley – plus a free glass of wine to all attending.
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'Iran peace talk'.
With Peace News co-editors Emily Johns and Milan Rai, reflecting on the prospects of peace after the Iranian presidential election, and reporting on their 10-day peace delegation in Iran in February. Iranian food available for a small donation.
Pacifism or Passivism
Fellowship of Reconciliation – Scotland residential conference
Syria conflict: Developments on the ground and on the international stage.
As fierce fighting continues in Syria, the death toll according to the United Nations has now reached at least 80,000 and the number of refugees fleeing the country has exceeded 1.5 million. Over two years on from the start of the conflict we will be discussing recent developments - on the ground and on the international stage - and asking what changes we could see in coming months.
The Trade Off: Individual Privacy and National Security.
Privacy of the individual, secrecy of the state and national security have been in sharp focus in past weeks due to the leak of material from the US’s National Security Agency (NSA). We will be joined by a panel of experts to ask whether it is possible to strike a balance.
Reflections of a War Surgeon.
Gino Strada in conversation with Giles Duley. Since Italian NGO Emergency was established in 1994, it has provided free, high quality health care to more than 5,200,000 victims of war, landmines and poverty. It is with great pleasure that we welcome Gino Strada, co-founder of Emergency, to the Frontline Club, where he will be talking to photographer Giles Duley about his life and work as a war surgeon and founder of Emergency. £12.50. Frontline Club, 13 Norfolk Place, London W2 1QJ. 020 7479 8940. events@frontlineclub.com Bookings: http://tinyurl.com/lfx5ozd
Hiroshima Day vigil
Bromley and Beckenham CND Hiroshima Day vigil outside the Churchill Theatre and Library, Bromley. Silent procession through Bromley town centre, leafleting and readings after laying flowers on the lake in the Library Gardens
Family Fun Day
Manchester Central CND will be at the Chorlton Green and Beech Road Family Fun Day with a stall from 12noon-5pm. There will be activities for children and grown-ups and home-made lemonade and cakes/biscuits besides the usual CND ware.
Keep Space for Peace Week.
Keep Space for Peace Week this year is being co-sponsored by Women's International League for Peace & Freedom (WILPF), Drone Campaign Network in the UK, and KnowDrones.com in the US. Find the poster at: http://tinyurl.com/oqzsd5e
Book Discussion on The Economics of Killing
Socialist History Society is hosting Vijay Mehta's book discussion The Economics of Killing and screening of 4D for World Peace Film 'Change the World'.
The Thistle and the Drone
Lord Sheikh is hosting Prof Akbar Ahmad's book discussion event with a panel of contributors inc Rita Payne, Prof Akbar Ahmed, Vijay Mehta and more.
The Role of India's North-East in Global Development
With speakers: Rita Payne, Sudkhdev Singh Sidhu, Vijay Mehta and more.
Space Week Local Actions - RAF Croughton
March and rally, speakers, food, music, toilet.
RAF Croughton on the Oxfordshire / Northamptonshire border, Junction 10 M40.
'RAF' Croughton is an important US military communications base, handling military and US diplomatic traffic. It is now also the satellite link from US drones in Africa to analyists at RAF Waddington in Lincolnshire.
From the Rubble.
London Premiere of a powerful new theatre work from Theatre of Witness Northern Ireland. Survivors, ex-prisoners, a British soldier and ex-combatants, together share their true stories of how The Troubles and its legacy affected their lives. To find out more about the Theatre of Witness Programme please see www.theatreofwitness.org