Peace Conference in Nottingham, this Sunday
NSPM | 10.02.2005 11:47 | Anti-militarism
Nottingham Student Peace Movement are holding a Peace Conference at the University of Nottingham on the afternoon of Sun 13th Feb.
The NSPM's Peace Conference will be taking place on Sun (Feb 13th) afternoon (2pm-8pm), in the Portland Building of Nottingham University. Entrance is free and refreshments will be provided by Veggies. The programme for the day is as follows:-
West Concourse Lounge
2pm - What's oil got do with it? (Linking war with environmental and energy issues, in Iraq and beyond)
Speakers: Alan Simpson MP, Jo Hamilton (Rising Tide), Brian Davey
3.30pm - 'No new oil' (Rising Tide campaign video (10m) )
4pm - Living in the shadow of the 'war on terror' (Racism and the erosion of civil liberties in the UK)
Speakers: Dr Jon Simons (Dept. Critical Theory), Abdullah Uhuru, Dave Wills (Dept. Politics)
5.30pm - Presentation on Nottingham Friends of the Iraqi People, and fundraising auction (organised by Islamic Soc)
6pm - What are we going to do about it? (Possible solutions to conflict)
Speakers: Dr M A Fazal (Law, Nottm Trent), Ranjan Chaudhuri, Rob Jackson (SWSS)
East Concourse Lounge
Stalls including: Animal Ethics Society, CND, Demo, Dissent!, Islamic Society, Lenton Anarchist Forum, Nottingham Friends of the Iraqi People, Nottingham Stop the War Coalition, Operation Dove, Peace Brigades International, Free Tibet Society, People & Planet Society, South Asian Peace Society, Student Action for Refugees, and Sudanese Nile Society.
NSPM
e-mail:
sunspm@gwmail.nottingham.ac.uk
Homepage:
http://www.su.nottingham.ac.uk/~nspm
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campus activism
10.02.2005 12:37
the campaign against the arms trade has a clean investment capmpaign aimed at universities disinvesting in the arms trade. in the list of universities trent +may+ have shares in the top 6 companies (butit's not known - NK), nottingham has shares in Rolls Royce, and NK in the other 5. perhaps you could do some digging and find out if they have shares. could add another side to your peace campaign.
Nottingham Trent University
NK
Nottingham University
* Rolls Royce
BAE Systems - NK
Cobham - NK
VT Group - NK
GKN - NK
Alvis - NK
Smiths Group -NK
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All Wales Peace Festival
10.02.2005 14:20
You are warmly invited to join the annual All-Wales Peace Festival taking place in Aberystwyth on 18-19th March. The festival coincides with the international day of action. While supporting the 'Bring the Troops Home' theme of the march in London, we are focusing our distinctly Welsh action on Responsibility And War (see programme below).
We would welcome your contributions in terms of organisation, activities or anything else you think will fit. Feel free to apply for a stall. We have a poster for you to print and display in as many places as possible. This will follow shortly as a separate email.
Please let us know if you can't receive it and we'll arrange for a snail mail copy!
On the day please bring banners, placards and white gloves (one each will do) to respond to the call 'Hands up for Peace!' Also, elect one or two stewards for the march from your group, if possible. And please plan your own actions for the march - street theatre, circus skills.... We want to make it as colourful and as event-full as possible!
Contact us on:
Tel. Kelvin/Lotte (01970) 610185
Programme
Friday 18.3.05
8.00pm (to be confirmed), Aberystwyth Arts Centre Cinema 'Uncovered: The war on Iraq' by award-winning filmmaker Robert Greenwald
(Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism, Steal This Movie), followed by a discussion facilitated by Simon Thomas (MP, Impeach Blair campaign)
Saturday 19.3.05
PEACE MARCH
10.30 - Assemble at Park 'n' Ride opposite police station 11.00 prompt - March through town to Castle 12.30 - Peace Tax 7 speak at Castle
LUNCH and SIGNING 'HANDS UP FOR PEACE BANNER'
13.00 - Old College on the seafront
SEMINAR
14.00 - Old College
Panel of speakers on war, new laws, and the erosion of civil and human rights, chaired by Jill Evans (CND Cymru Chair) with: Phil Shiner (Humanitarian Lawyer 2004) Clive Stafford-Smith (opponent of the death penalty in the US, lawyer for two of the British Guantanamo detainees), Michael Mansfield (Guildford Four, Birmingham Six, Stephen Lawrence inquest), Ken Booth (Head of International Politics Dept., University of Wales, Aberystwyth), Joan Meredith (Trident Ploughshares), Milan Ray (author and activist, co-founder of Voices in the Wilderness UK), Mrs Ahmed (whose husband, Babar, is threatened with extradition to the US)
15.30 - Workshops with members of the panel on different aspects of war, justice and responsibility - with a focus on future actions by groups and individuals
17.00 - Re-assemble for report back on activities, resolutions and actions
17.30 - End
OTHER ACTIVITIES at the Old College:
From 14.00 - Crèche for parents who want to participate in the seminar
From 14.00 - "Banners and Dragons" workshop for older children
CND
Homepage:
http://www.cnduk.org
New Web Site for Pit Stop Ploughshares Trial
10.02.2005 18:52
2. THE TRANSFORMATION OF SHANNON AIRPORT INTO A SANCTUARY FOR PEACE FOR U.S. MILITARY RESISTERS
3. ACCOMODATION FOR TRIAL SUPPORT IN DUBLIN
*If you are coming to Dublin to support the Pit Stop Ploughshares on Trial and need help with accomodation, you need to email
*If you can offer accomadation in Dublin for a limited period to someone coming to support for the trial (floor space etc.) Please email us on
4)PRACTICAL SOLIDARITY FOR PIT STOP PLOUGHSHARES ON TRIAL IN DUBLIN
5. WEEKLY ANTI-WAR VIGIL AT IRISH AVIATION AUTHORITY, BURGH QUAY, DUBLIN MONDAYS 4PM-6PM
6. DOANTIONS TO PLOUGHSHARES DEFENCE FUND
Please make a donation
Ploughshares Defence Fund
Bank of Ireland
Ballygall Rd., Finglas
Dublin 11
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
IBAN: IE18DOF190055118972983
BIC no./Switch Code :BOFIIE2D
*Cheques to "Ploughshares Defence Fund"
134 Phibsborough Rd.
Phibsborough
Dublin 7
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
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