Further Events

 

 

3-11 June           Stop the Arms Trade Week, focussing on the Shut DESO campaign. Contact Campaign Against Arms Trade on 020 7281 0297, or visit www.calltheshots.org

Tues 6 June       Erskine Childers Memorial Lecture, Professor Philippe Sands QC on "The United Nations, Justice and the Rule of Law", 7.00-8.45 pm, Friends House, Euston Road, (opp. Euston Station). Admission free. Info: Action for UN Renewal, 020 8399 2547 or

                          http://www.action-for-un-renewal.org.uk

Sat 10 June        Stop the War Coalition Annual Conference at Friends House, Euston Road, London. www.stopwar.org.uk

Fri 16 June        "End the Occupation Now!" Public Meeting with Tariq Ali, Anthony Arnove (US Activist and author of 'Iraq: the Logic of Withdrawal') and Glen Rangwala (exposed Blair's 'dodgy dossier' and co-author of the new book 'Iraq in Fragments'), 7pm, Main Hall, Indian YMCA, 41 Fitzroy Square, London W1. Free entry, open discussion.

                          More info: http://www.iraqoccupationfocus.org.uk/june16meeting.htm

Sat 17 June        'Compass' Annual conference 2006: Robin Cook Memorial Conference, Central Hall, Westminster – see www.compassonline.org.uk

Sat 17 June        Peace News 70th Birthday – daytime & evening events. All are welcome - entry by donation.  For more info see www.peacenews.info or call 020 7278 3344.

Sat 17 June        21st Annual Celebration of the London Peace Pagoda, 2pm, Battersea Park.

                          Ring 020 7228 9620 for more details.

Sun 18 June       MANA Concert for Peace, 7.30pm, Lauderdale House, Waterlow Park, Highgate Hill. Ruth Underwood (flute) and Margaret Lion (piano). Guest speaker: Christine Titmus, Vice-Chair Movement for the Abolition of War. Admission £8.00 (£6.50 concessions). Tickets from MANA Administration, 71 Greenfield Gardens, London NW2 1HU (tel: 020 8455 1030) [Please enclose SAE]

Mon 19 June      "Establishing peace through teaching peace: The role for peace education in today's world". Joint ARC-WDC public meeting, 6-8pm, Hse of Lords, Committee room 14b. Chair: Lord Peter Archer of Sandwell. All Welcome, Admission Free, aim to arrive 15mins early to allow for security system. Info: Arms Reduction Coalition (ARC), PO BOX, 42567, London, E1 2WP  Tel: 0208 502 7673. 

Fri 23 June        International Widows Day - The War Widows of the Iraq Invasion, 3pm, on the steps of St Martin in the Fields, Trafalgar Square. Names of Iraqi widows or wives of the disappeared will be read out.  Speakers include Tony Benn. Please bring placards and banners. Info: 0207 603 9733.

Wed 28 June      'A Night of Conscience', St James Church, Piccadilly, fundraising event for war resister Fl Lt Malcolm Kendall-Smith: Tony Benn, Mark Thomas & Mark Steel, Michael Nyman, Ken Loach, Caryl Churchill, Janet Suzman, many others from film, stage, TV & politics.. Tickets £15: 0207 278 6694 or www.stopwar.org.uk