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.
Meet other facilitators of dialogue and reconciliation - share skills and best practice - explore peer development and support options.
This network day aims to bring faciltators of dialgoue and reconciliation together to share skills, knowledge, inspiration and best practice.
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.
At St Ethelburga's we're interested in helping people to build relationships accross divisions. Mediation is one very useful and effective way of rebuilding a relationship between two parties and we are delighted to bring you this brand new training course in the innovative practice of Narrative Mediation developed by our friends at Common Ground - East London Mediation
Majagua is one of the best Latin American Folk quartets in The UK. Their unique three part harmonies are full of joy and passion as they sing well-loved songs with South American and afro-latin rhythms from Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina and more.
Featuring singer-guitarist Martha Acosta, Claudia Silva on vocals and Sax, Camilo Menjura Guitar Cahrango Cuatro and vocals and Carlos Fuentes on percussion.
Doors Open 6:45pm
Music 7:30pm
Applying skills from Transformative Mediation to everyday conflicts.
A Transformative mediator sees conflict as an opportunity for empowerment and recognition and actively uses these to foster positive change. These are the hallmarks of the model that aims to help people deal with their own conflict.
Gather at 9.30am each day for a 10am start. Finishing at 5pm.
Refreshments: Tea, coffee etc provided throughout the days. Bring own lunch or food to share.
Senegalese Sufi fusion rhythms, mixing the ancient gnawa desert traditions with wild contemporary sounds.
Doors open 6.45pm. Music 7.30pm.
An evening of world poetry up close in a Bedouin Tent hidden away in the City of London.
Presented by Raficq Abdulla and Stephen Watts (who will also read their work). Featuring:
Al-Saddiq Al-Raddi (Sudan)
Fatieh Saudi (Jordan)
Sharanya Manivannan (India)
Ziba Karbassi (Iran)
With music from Kalia Baklitzanaki (voice/ney)
Chris Coles, of Drone Wars UK will speak.
With Claire Smith, lecturer in Post-War Recovery Studies, University of York.
One of a series of free Tuesday Evening Peace Talks followed by questions and discussion.
With Bruce Kent, political activist, vice president of CND.
One of a series of free Tuesday Evening Peace Talks followed by questions and discussion.
With Haleh Afshar, politics professor, Muslim feminist, life peer
One of a series of free Tuesday Evening Peace Talks followed by questions and discussion. Next event: 16 October.
Another London CAAT meeting hovers into view! And we have a change of venue this week - we will be meeting on Tuesday at the new CAAT offices, same time of 6.30pm. The offices are at Unit 4, 5-7 Wells Terrace, N4 3JU, nearest tube Finsbury Park - come out of the Wells Terrace entrance, turn left and the offices are on your right. Any problems finding it you can call 07535 992123.
We will be making a banner for our trip down to Brighton as part of Smash EDO's Summer of Resistance (http://smashedo.org.uk/summer-of-resistance) as well as discussing other future plans.
As part of the week of international protest called for by the Global Network Against Weapons and Power in Space (Keep Space for Peace) the regular Tuesday demonstration (6-8 pm) will focus on this (in conjunction with Yorkshire CND). More details nearer the time: see www.caab.org.uk / space4peace.org
A ceremony to remember the victims of the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Bring white flowers and biodegradable lanterns to float on the Thames if you wish. All welcome.
Demonstrate Against the Corporate Olympics. Assemble Mile End Park, East London. March to Victoria Park for People's Games for All. Info: http://tinyurl.com/7j9u4qv
Public Meeting with academic historian and political activist, Neil Faulkner. They're handing out two million free tickets to the rich. They're draping the stadium in corporate logos. They're turning East London into a cross between an arms fair and a war zone. Our rulers have turned the London Olympics into a showcase of class privilege, corporate power, and security wonkery.
Neil Faulkner is the author of "A Visitor's Guide to the Ancient
Olympics". He will analyse how sport is corrupted by our rulers and argues the case for mass protest against the hijack of the Olympic project.
The Liverpool Socialist Choir will be singing.
Stall in Bold St. by News from Nowhere. Help needed to collect signatures on Cut Trident postcards to send to your MP. We’ve sent over 200 signed pcs collected in Birkenhead, Wallasey and Liverpool this summer – this is your last chance to join this phase of the campaign to have Trident cancelled.
Contact the office if you can help.
The talk will be given by Odai Alzoubi. Odai is currently completing a philosophy doctorate at the University of East Anglia (UEA). Odai was born in Damascus in 1981 and he has studied electrical engineering in Damascus University (1998-2004) and philosophy in Lebanese University (2003-2007). Odai has written several articles for Open Democracy. He totally supports the revolution and would like to give us some facts about the Syrian Revolution.
Admission is free. You are welcome to bring a packed lunch any time from 12.15pm. A donation is invited for a hot drink and biscuits.
