Network for Peace

As part of I Dream of Congo: Narratives from The Great Lakes, an exhibition which celebrates “the hope and optimism that pervades in the region despite years of war”, and in association with the Royal African Society, we will be asking what could break the cycle of violence in DR Congo.
17% of ticket sales will go to Congo Connect which will distribute all proceeds raised during the exhibition to on-the-ground projects in eastern DRC, including Panzi Hospital, City of Joy and Women for Women International’s Bukavu programme.

Confronted by the key moral dilemma of our time, Complicit explores the moral compromises surrounding the use of torture in fighting the ‘War on Terror’. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with writer Guy Hibbert and producer Kevin Toolis.

Justice for Sale raises questions about the role of the international community and non-governmental organisations within the Congolese judicial system. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Femke van Velzen.
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Organised by Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism.
In this launch event for her new book, Naomi Sakr looks at recent transformations in Egyptian journalism, exploring diverse approaches to converged media and the place of participatory cross-media networks in expanding and developing the country’s body of professional journalists.

Award-winning Guardian journalist Ghaith Abdul-Ahad and director Safa Al Ahmad risk their lives to get inside Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with Ghaith Abdul-Ahad and producer Jamie Doran.

Within cities and countries around the world the gap between the rich and the poor is widening in a global trend that some economists have warned will have detrimental effects on society. In a time when economic growth in many countries is slowing and governments are advocating fiscal austerity, is the question of inequality being factored in to the equation?
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Organised by Granta, featuring award-winning author and journalist, Janine di Giovanni. and ex-BBC Correspondent, ex-Amnesty International, journalist and author Frances Harrison.
With readings and conversation focused on the Syrian and Sri Lankan conflicts moderated by Granta deputy editor Ellah Allfrey, this event explores the ethics of venturing into war zones, the line between truth and fiction and how to tell the stories of war

For five years, Alma was a member of the Maras, one of the most violent gangs in Guatemala. In a country undermined by violence, Alma is typical of her generation, growing up in a world where laws and justice were flouted with impunity. Award winning e-producer Alexandre Brachet will give a live presentation of his new multiplatform production Alma a Tale of Violence.

It has been nearly 12 years since the US-led invasion of Afghanistan, and 2013 is set to be a defining year in the country’s recent history. Join author and award-winning journalist Christina Lamb, Afghan American author Tamim Ansary and others, in a discussion chaired by the BBC's David Loyn to look at what the year ahead holds for Afghans and foreign troops stationed in the country.

Peace News Summer Camp is an inclusive, democratically-run five-day experience-in-miniature of the kind of world we are trying to bring about.

Walk in Peace: A little bit of peace, starting with yourself – the first Sunday of every month. Please join us in a slow, silent walk in peace for peace.

Meet by ‘Speakers Corner Café’, just south of Speaker’s Corner, Hyde Park (Marble Arch tube), at 10.55am to start walking at 11.00am, returning to starting point at 12 noon.

With Pat Gaffney of Pax Christi, who returned from a visit to Israel/Palestine in November. Incorporating the Network for Peace AGM.