Just over 100 years ago, British conscientious objectors were locked down in this country against their will
THIS EVIL THING is online from this Friday...
Capital Contemplations
Speaker: Richard Glover. With his unwavering quest for social justice, Henry George defined capital in terms of wealth, and wealth in terms of what humans produce from nature.
Uniting for Peace Spring Conference and AGM - CANCELLED
Speakers
Chair - Rita Payne, President Emeritus, Commonwealth Journalists Association
Stewart Parkinson, Executive Director, Scientist for Global Responsibility
The Good Soldier Schwejk - CANCELLED
A satirical comedy adapted from the novel by Jaroslav Hašek, it makes the case against the futility of war, with important contemporary references.
'Split: Class Divides Uncovered' CANCELLED
With Ben Tippet
'Stopping the Poll Tax: 30 Years On' CANCELLED
Presented by AUTONOMY NOW!
With Martin Lux and Alex Hodson
'Spain's Revolution Against Franco: The Great Betrayal' CANCELLED
With Alan Woods
'Dead White Anarchists' CANCELLED
Presented by AUTONOMY NOW!
performed by Paul Case
A Kingdom of Love: Rachel Mann in conversation with Roz Kaveney - CANCELLED
We are very excited to announce a poetry event at Housmans in collaboration with Carcanet Press, one of the outstanding independent literary publishers of classical and modern poetry of our time.
'A Nuclear Refrain: emotion, empire and the democratic potential of protest
With Kelvin Mason, Philip Johnstone and Lotte Reimer.
A Nuclear Refrain enlivens the discourse on nuclear deterrence, mutually assured destruction (MAD) and Trident replacement.
Showing of ‘War School’.
War School is a film about the battle for the hearts and minds of Britain’s children.
Nonviolence: Does it Really Work? - CANCELLED
A day conference organised by Central England Quakers’ Peace Committee, Peace Hub and Jai Jagat 2020 UK.
During this conference, we will:
Making the NPT work - CANCELLED
Ahead of this year’s Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference in New York, join us to discuss the UK@s obligations under the Treaty and why the government must live up to them.
WILPF UK Annual General Meeting
Followed by a screening of the film on Sylvia Pankhurst
Peace on Our Terms: CANCELLED
Women’s human rights activists today fight an ongoing and uphill battle to win a place for women in peacemaking processes and to embed guarantees of women’s fundamental rights in peace agreements.
Breaking Class: CANCELLED
In debates around societal equality and discrimination, social class has been neglected in comparison to gender, race, disability and sexuality, which are protected characteristics in the UK under the
Global Days of Action on Military Spending (GDAMS).
The proposed slogan is 'Military spending costs the Earth'.
Myanmar: Why peace remains elusive CANCELLED
With Dr Patrick Meehan.
Homelessness: its social and economic causes and effects
With Professor Nicholas Pleace.
Climate Change: How can our political systems meet the challenge? CANCELLED
With Professor Jacqueline McGlade.