An eye-witness account by Ann Farr.
Ann is a member of Pax Christi and served for three months as a human rights observer on the World Council of Churches’ Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel (EAPPI) which is managed by Quaker Peace and Social Witness.
Palestinian goods will be on sale.
London Campaign Against Arms Trade Strategy Day
A book discussion event on Vijay Mehta’s latest book hosted by Cambridge Hub.
THE ECONOMICS OF KILLING: How the West Fuels War and Poverty in the Developing World.
With Vijay Mehta.
The film CHANGE THE WORLD inspired from the book The Economics of Killing will be shown during the talk.
A book discussion event on Vijay Mehta’s latest book hosted by University of Warwick.
THE ECONOMICS OF KILLING - How the West Fuels War and Poverty in the Developing World.
A book discussion event on Vijay Mehta’s latest book hosted by University of Warwick.
THE ECONOMICS OF KILLING - How the West Fuels War and Poverty in the Developing World.
A one day nonviolence training and preparation for the All Wales Against Trident Blockade of Burghfield (Thursday 3rd October.
The Knighton affinity group people can provide accommodation.
In conjunction with Wool Against Weapons, we will be knitting pink scarves to decorate our clock tower. Bring pink double knitting wool and size 8 or 7 (metric) needles.
For more information about the national campaign, how our pink scarves will be joined with others to become a 7 mile long scarf between Aldermaston and Burghfield, and why this protest against these 2 nuclear bomb making factories is so important, please visit http://www.woolagainstweapons.co.uk/
For the month of April, Bruce Kent will be hitting the road on behalf of CND, spreading the Scrap Trident message across England.
He’s working with a range of different organisations to highlight the wasteful spending on Trident when so much investment is needed to eradicate poverty, boost people-friendly development and make our world a safer and more peaceful place to live.
Look out for him in your local area - list of tour dates below. (Full details to follow.)
Read a message from Bruce here about why cutting Trident now is so essential.
Help the workers dump the weapons! Meet at Tadley Gate.
If you would like to join a group presenting a clear and polite message to Aldermaston staff as they arrive for work, please contact Martin: martin@nuclearmorality.com
For photos of the last action, see http://actionawe.org/help-the-workers-dump-the-weapons/
Come to the BFI screening of War and Peace, a film about the rise of nuclear nationalism in 1990s India.
The screening will be followed by further discussion with the film director, Anand Patwardhan, and CND General Secretary Kate Hudson.
Full details on the BFI website http://tinyurl.com/a7hcj7j
'March that Shook Blair' book tour by Ian Sinclair.
According to polling, over 1¼ million people took part in Britain's biggest-ever political protest: the 15 February 2003 anti-war march in London against the invasion of Iraq. Nonetheless, here in the UK there is a widespread feeling - among both activists and the general public - that the demonstration was an “absolute failure” (UK Uncut activist, 2011), and that it had no impact on the Government. Based on over 120 original interviews, “The March that Shook Blair” explodes these myths.
Oxford Public Meeting: Anti-war artist Emily Johns and activist Milan Rai (author of War Plan Iraq and Chomsky's Politics) report back from their mid-February peace delegation to Iran.
This spring the UK will double its number of armed Reaper drones in Afghanistan and will for the first time, begin operating drones over Afghanistan from a new facility at RAF Waddington near Lincoln.
Assemble 12noon at Lincoln Station. March to rally at 2pm at RAF Waddington.
www.cnduk.org
www.dronecampaignnetwork.org.uk
www.stopwar.org.uk
www.waronwant.org
Conversation with ICA/Kumi practitioners from Netherlands and Germany & Community Resolve (Bristol). KUMI (or Rise Up in both Arabic and Hebrew) combines three distinct approaches to conflict transformation and community development and will allow communities, organisations and other groups to creatively engage in dealing with conflicts and the sustainable development of their societies.
With Commander Robert Green.
Robert Green, a former naval intelligence officer turned peace activist, will be in Leeds to talk about his research into the mysterious death of his aunt, anti-nuclear activist Hilda Murrell.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/law/2012/mar/20/who-killed-hilda-murrell
Join (or cheer on) our “peace athlete” bloc on the Bradford 10k and raise money for Epilepsy Action and Yorkshire CND as we spring, stagger or stumble over the finish line. All in a good cause!
Non-violent Direct Action training day with Stop the Arms Fair (CAAT).
The arms trade happens on our doorsteps. Most of us have an arms company site within just a few miles of where we live. If you are interested in learning more about how you could take direct action to challenge the arms trade, then come along to this training day with Stop the Arms Fair coalition.
How does nonviolent action bring about social change? An informal half day course to discuss the possibilities and tools of a nonviolent activist facilitated by members of the peace movement. Facilitators include Sylvia Boyes, Dr Rachel Julian, & Prof Dave Webb.
With Dame Claire Bertschinger.
Claire Bertschinger the activist and nurse who inspired Live Aid will be speaking at the University of Bradford.
With Sharyn Lock. Commonweal Peace Library Annual Lecture.
