Network for Peace

A Central Region Forum, with Chairman UNA UK, Sir Jeremy Greenstock
Aims
1.To create a plan for contributing to a peaceful Middle East
2. To recognise young peoples' skills in 'Model UN'
3. To recognise the contribution to UN goals of local partners
Venues:
Silvester Horne Institute; St laurence's Parish Centre; and Mayfair Community Centre Venue Address
1. High St, Chuch Stretton, SY6 6BY
2. Church St, Church Stretton, SY6 6DQ
3. Easthope Rd, Church Stretton, SY6 6BL

The Warwick District UN Association will be celebrating the UN International Day of Peace on 21st September, 2012. Guest speakers, film screening from Peaceoneday.org and followed by discussions on the subject.

Talk by Chris Cole of Drone Wars UK.

SMK runs a series of one-day introductory level campaign workshops throughout the UK to equip people with the skills to bring about change at a local or national level, supported by the Tudor Trust. Participants will already be involved at a basic level of campaigning or just about to get started - whether you are challenging local authority social care changes or protesting about climate change - if you want information and advice about the next steps, then this campaign workshop is for you.

Speakers: Brian Wicker, Trustee of Pax Christi and co-editor of 'Just War on Terror? A Christian and Muslim Response'.
And: Jim McCluskey, author of 'The Nuclear Threat: Intolerable and Avoidable'
Bring sandwiches from 12.30pm. Tea and coffee provided.

Grassroot Diplomat is hosting the Initiative Awards 2012 which will formally recognise six diplomats and politicians who are working hard on issues and organisations led by civil society. We hope to raise awareness about grassroots activities and bring government officials closer to the people.

Over the weekend of October 5th-9th, there will be a protest at Hinkley Point. This will consist of:
1) a protest camp at Hinkley from the 5th to the 9th,
2) A protest march around the nearest town, Bridgwater, followed by a rally in the town centre, on Saturday 6th October, with a die-in at Hinkley Point later in the day.
3) Workshops and other events at the camp and around the proposed site for Sizewell C on Sunday 7th.
4) A Day of Action at Hinkley on Monday 8th including a blockade of the base in the morning.

The screening will be followed by a panel debate with director Jean-Philippe Tremblay, other panelists to be confirmed.
Shadows of Liberty is an in-depth examination of the American media crisis and the decline of independent journalism as a result of the influence of corporate interests and government.

More: http://tinyurl.com/ch9axva

Organised by Lapido Media with photography by Jeremy Hunter.
The 'ante-chamber of terror' as the French security service is said to have dubbed it, or an other-worldly group of Muslims dedicated to piety and preaching? A movement of separatist, supremacist, misogynists bent on the Islamisation of Europe, or just another facet of multicultural Britain to be celebrated?
More: http://tinyurl.com/cdw75lv

Named one of India's most influential people, Tarun J. Tejpal is an acclaimed journalist, publisher, novelist and founder of Tehelka, a news organisation that has become renowned globally for its aggressive public interest journalism. He will be joining us at the Frontline Club to talk about his work and the media landscape in India today.

More: http://tinyurl.com/cokf6ko

The screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Michael Grigsby and co-director Rebekah Tolley.
In 1970 director Michael Grigsby made one of the first films to show the devastating impact of the Vietnam war on soldiers who returned home. In We Went To War he returns to meet these men over 40 years later. Merging past and present in a contemplative, visual and touching way, the film reveals how much the men's experience of war shaped their lives.

More: http://tinyurl.com/c9dr4rt

The screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Jawed Taiman and producer Sharron Ward.
This award-winning documentary tells the story of two addicted teenage boys living in Afghanistan and how their lives and those of their families have been ravaged by drugs. Director Jawed Taiman not only shows the vicious cycle of addiction, the devastating effect of drugs on everyday family life, and the distressing lack of life prospects, but also captures the remarkable friendship between the boys.

More: http://tinyurl.com/bodp2yd

On 6 November 300 million Americans in 50 states will go to the polls to elect the next US President. As the race for the White House heats up join us with a panel of experts to map out the arguments being made by both camps. With polling results predicting a close contest join us with Paddy O'Connell of BBC Radio 4's Broadcasting House who will be guiding the panel through the issues that this election is being fought over.
More: http://tinyurl.com/cgwuuej

It has been nearly ten years since the US-led invasion of Iraq and a year since the last foreign troops left the country. But what do the recent bomb attacks tell us about the state of the country they left behind? Join us with a panel of experts to discuss the situation in Iraq and how the conflict on its doorstep in Syria will impact on the country.
More info: http://tinyurl.com/d4u6vjz

Shorts at the Frontline Club will bring together moving, striking and also funny stories in an evening filled with short documentaries from different parts of the world covering a wide range of topics.

The screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Iara Lee via Skype.
"When elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers". Director Iara Lee explores the Syrian conflict through the eyes of ordinary people caught in the crossfire and examines the motives of "the elephants" - Bashar al-Assad's Ba'athist regime, the Free Syrian Army and other key players including the United States, Israel, Russia, China and Iran.

More: http://tinyurl.com/c37s3hj

We Are Legion: The Story of the Hacktivists explores the historical roots of early hacktivist groups like Cult of the Dead Cow and Electronic Disturbance Theater, and tells the story of how they evolved into groups such as Anonymous. Director Brian Knappenberger traces the birth of a powerful democratic online activism which in these rapidly changing times is beginning to make corporations and governments very nervous.
More info: http://tinyurl.com/cjvhuby

With Merlin Coverley.
Merlin Coverley discusses the relationship between writing and walking, as explored in his latest book on the subject.

Peace News presents The Lives, Art and Struggles of John Arden and Margaretta D’Arcy. With author Robert Leach. Introduced by Emily Johns, Peace News co-editor. Revolutionary playwright John Arden was at one time chair of PN. His partner Margaretta D’Arcy is a playwright and actress, and was his collaborator.