With Peter Riddell, who works in initiatives to heal wounded memories, particularly in the Arab world and Ireland. Refreshments from 12.30pm. Meeting 1pm.
With Rev Donald Prentice, chair, Scottish Highland Institute for Peace.
With Baroness Amos, under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief, United Nations; Hilary Benn MP, former secretary of state for international development; and others. Jointly organised by the United Nations Association Westminster Branch and the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)
Vigil: Tribute to UN peacekeepers who have been killed on duty.
Quarterly (open) business meeting of Radical Routes, a network of radical housing co-ops, workers co-ops and social centres. Hosted by Talamh Housing Co-op, Birkhill House, Coalburn, South Lanarkshire, Scotland.
Over 100 stallholders rammed full of food, bodycare, fashion, accessories, merchandise and information - all of it vegan. Plus talks, crazy golf, kids;s area, and entertainment.
The annual awareness-raising campaign promoting inspirational vegetarian food and the benefits of a meat-free lifestyle.
With squatters from all over the UK and other countries. Bring ideas, friends and things to share.
Fighting for a million new jobs; Fighting the threat of catastrophic climate change.
Public meeting.
Fighting for a million new jobs; Fighting the threat of catastrophic climate change. Stalls, Market Square.
7.30pm: Meeting. Storey Institute.
Fighting for a million new jobs; Fighting the threat of catastrophic climate change.
Distributing leaflets & information, all day. Commercial Rd Precinct, Arundel St, between Debenhams & Burtons.
Fighting for a million new jobs; Fighting the threat of catastrophic climate change. Climate Job Centre in Amphitheatre.
7.30pm: Meeting, The Curve.
Fighting for a million new jobs; Fighting the threat of catastrophic climate change.
Fighting for a million new jobs; Fighting the threat of catastrophic climate change.
Caravan for Climate Jobs: Fighting for a million new jobs; Fighting the threat of catastrophic climate change.
We can start to tackle both the economic crisis and the climate crisis by forcing the government to create a million new jobs dealing directly with the introduction of clean sources of renewable energy and greater energy efficiency in our buildings and transport systems. By expanding cheap public transport, insulating our homes, and training people in green skills.
Rothamsted agricultural research establishment has been granted permission to conduct open-air trials of GM wheat, genetically-modified to be resistant to aphids, to be planted in spring 2012 and 2013. Demo to stop the open-air release of GM wheat that contains genes ‘most similar to that of a cow’. ‘Take the Flour Back’ will be a nice day out in the country, with picnics, music from Seize the Day and a decontamination. It’s for anyone who feels able to publicly help remove this threat and those who want to show their support for them.
With Dave Webb, chair of CND, recently returned from Jeju Island, South Korea, and from the anti-NATO protests in Chicago, and Rae Street.
Public meeting
Fundraising bike rides with talks for Mayday bank holiday. To fund a work of art to commemorate radical thinker and socialist Edward Carpenter's links to Sheffield and to initiate a walking/cycling Carpenter trail. £10 for one/both rides.
10am: 10-mile morning ride, starts Barkers Pool. Ends 12noon with picnic in Paradise Square. 1pm: 20-mile afternoon ride, starts Peace Gardens, refreshments at the Royal Oak in Millthorpe. Back in town by about 5pm.
With Maya Evans.
