Network for Peace

Friday 21st (7-10pm) Saturday 22nd (10-6pm) Sunday 23rd (10-4pm)
Learning from each another is a building block of successful social movements. By sharing our skills and knowledge we make our groups stronger and healthier.
This weekend course will help you develop the skills and confidence to design and facilitate engaging, participatory and fun workshops.

Smash EDO benefit at the Cowley Club, 12 London Rd, fr 7.30, 4 Donation. With Matt Black and the Emulsions, plus reggae/Dub DJ set from MA Quest and anti-G8 film screenings to get us in the mood for the 'building resistance to the G8' convergence

CND groups, areas, regions, nations, specialist sections and affiliated organisations are all entitled to send delegates to CND conference and AGM. Individual members are also eligible to participate. All those voting at the AGM must be company members of CND (a legal obligation because CND is a company limited by guarantee).
The AGM will include elections for Officers and directly elected council members. The review of campaigning activities and finances will be taken at the AGM and will be followed by a strategy debate and resolutions.

Followed by free wine reception.
The event is free of charge and open to the general public so please encourage friends and colleagues to come along!
More details to follow.

Hiroshima and Nagasaki Exhibition at Wells Library
Week beginning 6th August.
The Hiroshima and Nagasaki exhibition from the Peace Museum in Japan is to be displayed in the Wells Library from 6th - 13th August.
The Library is open from 9am to 5pm.

Mid Somerset CND Hiroshima and Nagasaki Memorial
Photos from the Peace exhibition will be displayed on the Green in front of Wells Cathedral. (Cathedral Green, Wells, Somerset, BA5 2UE)
Please also come to read peace literature, and enjoy singing by local folk artists.

Week beginning Saturday 28th July.
The Hiroshima and Nagasaki exhibition from the Peace Museum in Japan is to be displayed in the South Cloister of Wells Cathedral in Somerset by kind permission of the Dean and Chapter.
Opening hours 7am to 7 pm.

Meet 12:00 Liverpool St Station (Bishopsgate Exit)
We'll be cycling though London's East End, spreading the message of peace from Gangjeong village, Jeju Island, South Korea on two wheels. No naval base on ‘The Island of Peace’!
No bike? No problem! We will be using London Cycle hire bikes – just £1 for the day.
Organised by UK Gangjeong Solidarity Group

Speaker: Sheila Triggs; ‘Can we challenge drones?’
£5.00 entrance ticket buys lunch and a glass of wine.
Join us and bring your friends!

Talks, film about Palestine, practical discussions on CADFA's work in education, youth, women, students, health, visits.. as well as Munir Nusseibeh updating us on the progress of our campaigning work and a focus on next steps.
Just turn up; CADFA members' entry free (You can join at the door) - others £5 .

Presented by Five Leaves Publications with: Stewart Home.
Join author Stewart Home for a discussion of Terry Taylor’s 1961 novel, ‘Baron’s Court, all change’ - a lost London classic exploring drug and youth culture in London from the period.

With Angela Inglis.
Join photographer Angela Inglis for a discussion of her book, ‘King’s Cross: a sense of place’, examining the area’s ever-changing landscape.

With Clive Bloom.
Clive Bloom discusses the past, present, and future of unrest and rebellion in London, as explored in his latest book.
Since 2000, London has seen unprecedented levels of unrest. Its streets have become the battleground for a host of new demands and new ideological standpoints; its occupants, protesters and authority alike have had to invent new tactics to cope with the pressure of street politics and advances in social media.

With Gary Budden, Kit Caless, Sam Berkson, Tim Burrows, Ashlee Christoffersen, and Garreth Rees.
Join the editors and contributors to the anthology, ‘Acquired for Development By… A Hackney Anthology’ for readings from the book and a discussion on the art of documenting urban life.

With David Renton.
Join writer, historian, and activist David Renton to discuss the politics behind the Olympic games.

Presented by The History Press. Speaker: Simon Webb.
Join Simon Webb for a discussion of the history of terrorism in London, and the opportunist response from successive governments.

Terrorism has been a regular feature of life in Britain for at least a hundred and fifty years. The most deadly bombing in London before the 7/7 attacks of 2005 took place in Clerkenwell in 1867, when twelve people were killed. The first tube bombings were in the 1880s.

PUBLIC MEETING organised by Afghanistan Withdrawal Group of MPs
supported by Stop The War Coalition.
Committee Room 21, House of Commons, London, via Portcullis House Entrance* (next to Westminster tube station).
Speaker: Lucy Morgan Edwards. Co-chairs: Paul Flynn MP and Caroline Lucas MP.

Meet by the commemorative cherry tree in Victoria Park to remember the victims of the nuclear bombs dropped on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. Please bring a poem, song, memory or thought to share.
Note that this is not the much larger Victoria Park in East London.

Led by the Lord Mayor of Manchester, leading councillors, MPs and members of the Manchester peace and multi-faith communities. It will include an hour of readings, poetry and silent reflection for the 67th anniversary of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings. The event is dedicated to remembering the innocent civilian victims of modern warfare. It will be held in front of the Abraham Lincoln statue in Manchester city centre. Lincoln Square is off Brasenose Street in the city centre and close to the Town Hall, which is connected to Albert Square and Deansgate.

Speakers include Sami Ramadani, Neil Clarke, Lindsey German, Jeremy Corbyn MP and Abbas Edelat.