Forthcoming events
Easy to print list of events coming up in the next twelve months.
You and your friends are cordially invited to the 41st Anniversary Celebration of The London Peace Pagoda.
Annual Ceremony with various Buddhist traditions
Interfaith prayers for peace
Messages and speeches
Devotional music and dance
All welcome.
A concert in support of PalMusic UK, a charity that celebrates and supports Palestinian musical talent.
Wissam Boustany (flute) and Marc Kawwas (piano). Programme includes work by Younis, Boustany, Shostakovitch and Franck
Menwith Hill Base, regular demonstrations
Tuesday evenings at the Main Gate of the Menwith Hill surveillance base, from 6pm to 7.30pm. All most welcome for this peaceful witness.
WiB - London meets every Wednesday, around the statue of Edith Cavell in St Martin’s Place 6-7. We are very happy to welcome new women to the vigils – even if they can only come once in a while.
On 12 December 1997, by resolution 52/149, the UN General Assembly proclaimed 26 June the United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, with a view to the total eradication of torture and the effective functioning of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.
Women in Black vigils take place at the War Memorial, Old Steine, Brighton.
Oxford Women in Black hold a silent vigil for Peace and Justice every Saturday from 2pm to 3pm at the Martyrs Memorial, bottom of St Giles, Oxford.
Contact oxfordwib@gmail.com to go on our WhatsApp group for up to date information about forthcoming vigils.
WiB - London meets every Saturday, outside Friends House on Euston Road. We are very happy to welcome new women to the vigils – even if they can only come once in a while.
Armed Forces Day events take place all over the UK, and include military parades and 'family fun' events. At these, children are regularly encouraged to handle real weapons, while their devastating effects are ignored.
Events around the country are listed online. See www.ppu.org.uk/civicrm/mailing/url?u=3481&qid=1232885
PPU is collaborating with ForcesWatch and Quakers in Britain this year, and have redesigned our 'war is not family entertainment' postcards to make them more user friendly. These are intended for distribution in advance of, or outside, Armed Forces Day events. We've also compiled a briefing document full of information on challenging Armed Forces Day, and produced a template letter (Word and PDF) for supporters to send to their local council.
If you'd like to receive postcards for free, get in touch at mail@ppu.org.uk. Please also get in touch if you're planning to resist a particular event, or would like any advice on doing so.