Network for Peace

Bruce Kent, former Chair and General Secretary of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) throughout the 1980s, and formerly Chair of War on Want, wants to make the connection between the Government’s £100bn splurge on new nuclear weapons and the “savage cuts” which “hit the poorest hardest.”

With PN co-editor Milan Rai, drawing on his peace delegation to Iran in February.

Iran talk by Peace News co-editors Milan Rai and Emily Johns, drawing on their recent peace delegation to Iran. Plus exhibition.

Prospects for Peace with Iran’. With Peace News co-editors Milan Rai & Emily Johns, recently returned from a peace delegation to Iran. 7pm: Peace and Justice Centre AGM.

4th Annual Public Lecture of Grassington and District Peace Group with Skipton Quaker Meeting.
Speaker: Chris Cole, founder of ‘Drone Wars UK’

BAE Systems is on the run but we're hot on its heels.

Arms company BAE Systems would rather its shareholders weren't reminded where their profits actually come from. It is so keen to whitewash its image, that it has moved its Annual General Meeting from a prestigious venue in Westminster back to home turf in Farnborough.

They want to hide. So it's up to us to make sure they can't.

The meeting itself will take place over two days, culminating in a public event in the Scottish Parliament on Thursday 18 April featuring Dr. Tad Akiba, Chairman Middle Powers Initiative, former Mayor of Hiroshima, Karipbek Kuyukov, Honorary Ambassador, ATOM Project and more. On Friday, 19 April, there is an opportunity to visit the Faslane naval base, home to Trident, the UK’s nuclear weapons system.
Register at http://www.abolition2000.org/?p=2855#more-2855

Sounds from Eastern Mediterranea, Anatolia and Middle East.

Classical Turkish ensemble.
Nihavend is a London-based group performing classical Ottoman/Turkish music since 1999.

Music and film screening from Western Sahara. Rare visit to UK from, Aziza Brahim, regarded one of the most talented musical voices from Western Sahara. She was born in the Saharawi refugee camps, but spent many years studying in Cuba. This influenced her music, an innovative blend of traditional Saharawi hawl, West African rhythms and Latin Jazz. Singing in Hassania, the native language of her homeland, and Spanish, Aziza has been a fantastic ambassador for the Saharawi cause, dedicating all her singing to her people.

The Art of Self Regulation is a self care system that looks at:
- Moving from a state of hyper vigilance to a state of calm and creating conflict resilience
- Mindfulness (the ability to observe your thoughts, emotions and body signals)
- Regulating emotions and taking better care of ourselves
- Developing empathy and improving relationships

Senegalese rhythms with a touch of reggae, salsa. NILA Band is an exciting new project that sets out to bring together some of Senegalese most exciting talent in a collaboration that will take the audience on a journey of traditional music through to the influences of blues, Salsa, jazz, reggae and Mbalax that infuses Senegalese music today.

A day of hands-on exploration of musical traditions from Greece, the Mediterranean and Brazil led by leading performers Kalia and Adriano Adewale and friends. Open to adults and teenagers with or without previous musical experience. Fees: £15 for half day £25 for full workshop. Advance booking recommended.

A unique opportunity to be trained in this innovative new model of mediation. Led by Common Ground. £500 organisations, £400 individuals. Some concessionary places available for students and unemployed - please email tent@stethelburgas.org to request.
St Ethelburga's, 78 Bishopsgate, London

A new workshop exploring the role of conflict in spiritual growth, and approaches and tools for responding consciously to conflict.

An experiential workshop exploring collective memories and forgiveness, based on learning from the conflict in Lebanon. With Alexander Asseily. £8 (book online) £5 (concessions - pay on the door). http://www.stethelburgas.org/civicrm/event/info?id=523&reset=1

Donald Ward (1909 – 2003): Poet and Pacifist. Come along to this FREE exhibition and talk looking at Donald’s life and work. Donald who died in February 2003 was a well-known and fondly-remembered local personality. He lived in Chelsfield. His poems were heard on BBC radio and were published in several books and leading literary magazines. He wrote about local places, people, and nature. He was a committed Christian and pacifist - a conscientious objector who sold ‘Peace News’ during the war. Exhibition and Talk (see 18 May) at Bromley Museum. The Priory, Church Hill, Orpington BR6 0HH.

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