The event will be an evening of readings on asylum, refugees, racism and equality . We hope to have excerpts from a variety of books and poems which will be read by members of Ayrshire Friends of Refugees Group and local children
Come and help us build a giant fracking rig outside Parliament on the 1st December 2012 at the time of the UN Climate Talks in Qatar, as well as the "Grosvenor Square Keystone Pipeline" (from the Canadian to US Embassies) on the same day.
Check website for more details. Assemble 12noon.
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Open Networking Day.
Speaker: Frank Regan: "What does Bullying Point to - in the bully, in society and in the Church?"
Plus an opportunity to network with justice and peace activists from around England and Wales, and to hear about the latest campaigns from agencies and organisations.
Time: 10.30am - 4.00pm
Please bring your own lunch, tea and coffee will be provided.
Float candle-lit grapefruit skins on the River Wey at Send.
We are meeting to remember that the only time so far that nuclear bombs have been used in war, was in 1945 over Hiroshima and Nagasaki. They killed a quarter of a million people and wiped out their cities. These atomic bombs were small compared with the 27,000 nuclear weapons in today’s arsenals. Woking Action for Peace is one of hundreds of groups worldwide campaigning to make the world a safer place by persuading the nuclear powers to eliminate their nuclear arsenals.
'Old and New Wars' with Mary Kaldor, Professor of Global Governance. In the Museum Cinema.
Preceded by MAW AGM at 11.15am in the Conference Room.
With Alom Shaha.
London-based teacher and journalist Alom Shaha discusses his journey from orthodox religion to a compassionate, fulfilling, and meaningful life without God, as told in his new book.
Hiroshima Day gathering at 1pm at the Peace Pillar Chapelfield Park. Please bring words of your own to say or readings...
Also bring banners if you have them (bamboo poles should be available to mount these on)
Please do let me know beforehand if at all possible if you are able to attend for half to one hour this will help with organisation and planning.
This is a major focus for the local, national and international annual peace movement so please do support and show solidarity by attending if at all possible
Talk and discussion by Sameeha Elwan, 24 year old Palestinian from Gaza. She spoke eloquently at a meeting of the Palestinian Solidarity Campaign in York about growing up and studying in Gaza and then the sheer joy of handling real books in light from electricity not candles while working for an MA in Culture and Difference at Durham University. On September 20th she will speak to a public meeting in Skipton, organized by Grassington and District Peace Group in association with Skipton Quaker Meeting.
Handa Shonin Memorial Walk 2012
Rev Handa was a Buddhist monk at Milton Keynes Peace Pagoda from 1080 until his sudden death in August 2007, just after he had joined an anti-nuclear walk and led the annual floating lantern ceremony on Hiroshima Day. A small group of people (between 5 and 10) will walk this August in memory of Handa Shonin and all he stood for.
At a candle service for light and peace.
During the service a candle from Hiroshima will be lit and our candle from Essex will be lit in Hiroshima.
Parking near St Marys Church, Church Street, Maldon can be found on The Hythe by the River Blackwater at the bottom of the street. Church Street is off the High Street, Maldon.
Speaking Tour with George Lakey.
Co-founder of the Movement for a New Society - which for nearly 20 years pioneered forms of consensus decision-making, direct action and communal living that are now central to today’s activist groups - George Lakey has led over 1500 workshops on five continents, training coal miners, homeless people, prisoners, Burmese guerillas, steel workers and others.
This Summer, George is touring the UK on a rare visit organised by Peace News.
See http://peacenews.info/node/6452/making-nonviolent-revolution-speaking-to... for details
Speaking Tour with George Lakey.
Co-founder of the Movement for a New Society - which for nearly 20 years pioneered forms of consensus decision-making, direct action and communal living that are now central to today’s activist groups - George Lakey has led over 1500 workshops on five continents, training coal miners, homeless people, prisoners, Burmese guerillas, steel workers and others.
This Summer, George is touring the UK on a rare visit organised by Peace News.
See http://peacenews.info/node/6452/making-nonviolent-revolution-speaking-to... for details
Coal Action Scotland community meeting – www.takebacktheland.org.uk
Speaking Tour with George Lakey.
Co-founder of the Movement for a New Society - which for nearly 20 years pioneered forms of consensus decision-making, direct action and communal living that are now central to today’s activist groups - George Lakey has led over 1500 workshops on five continents, training coal miners, homeless people, prisoners, Burmese guerillas, steel workers and others.
This Summer, George is touring the UK on a rare visit organised by Peace News.
Speaking Tour with George Lakey.
Co-founder of the Movement for a New Society - which for nearly 20 years pioneered forms of consensus decision-making, direct action and communal living that are now central to today’s activist groups - George Lakey has led over 1500 workshops on five continents, training coal miners, homeless people, prisoners, Burmese guerillas, steel workers and others.
This Summer, George is touring the UK on a rare visit organised by Peace News.
See http://peacenews.info/node/6452/making-nonviolent-revolution-speaking-to... for details
Speaking Tour with George Lakey.
Co-founder of the Movement for a New Society - which for nearly 20 years pioneered forms of consensus decision-making, direct action and communal living that are now central to today’s activist groups - George Lakey has led over 1500 workshops on five continents, training coal miners, homeless people, prisoners, Burmese guerillas, steel workers and others.
This Summer, George is touring the UK on a rare visit organised by Peace News.
See http://peacenews.info/node/6452/making-nonviolent-revolution-speaking-to... for details
Speaking Tour with George Lakey.
Co-founder of the Movement for a New Society - which for nearly 20 years pioneered forms of consensus decision-making, direct action and communal living that are now central to today’s activist groups - George Lakey has led over 1500 workshops on five continents, training coal miners, homeless people, prisoners, Burmese guerillas, steel workers and others.
This Summer, George is touring the UK on a rare visit organised by Peace News.
See http://peacenews.info/node/6452/making-nonviolent-revolution-speaking-to... for details
Readings in the Cathedral Churchyard.
Vigil in the Priory Churchyard, Church St, Great Malvern, followed by meditation in the Priory.
We continue the tradition of Christian worship with monthly services of Holy Eucharist using a beautiful liturgy from the Iona community. We also provide weekly space for Centering Prayer.
An all day workshop with the Crisis Forum exploring what can be done to avoid climate change violence.
Provisional contributors to include Alastair McIntosh, John Ashton, Jon Barrett, Nafeez Mossadeq Ahmed, John Nissen, Chris Shaw, Jonathan Ward.
For thinking behind and evolving details of the workshop see http://www.crisis-forum.org.uk/events/workshop7.php
The workshop is open to all. But as space is limited and we anticipate a large group of participants please contact Marianne McKiggan , asap to ensure your place
