[jnv] Grassroots anti-war conference

[JNV]

GRASSROOTS ANTI-WAR CONFERENCE

*Crashpad accommodation available - see below*

ANTI-WAR CONFERENCE 26-28 SEPTEMBER
Organised by Justice Not Vengeance & the Grassroots Network
Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, Central London WC1
£10 waged/ £5 unwaged in advance, £12 / £7 on the door

An opportunity for grassroots activists to meet face-to-face to share our
skills, experiences, and creativity, and help build a stronger anti-war
movement

PROGRAMME

Friday 26th September 7:00pm - 9:00pm
- UK and US Grassroots activists look back on the record so far.
Chaired by Bruce Kent, Movement for the Abolition of War, with contributors
from Fairford Peace Camp, Hands Up for Peace, US National Network to End the
War Against Iraq, ACT Together.

Saturday 27th September 9:30am-12:00 noon
- Workshops for sharing skills and experiences
[followed by CND/STW/MAB demo]

Sunday 28th September 9:30am-4:00pm
- The Grassroots Network: Building a grassroots anti-war network
- Workshops for sharing skills and experiences
- Plenary: Where next for the anti-war movement?

Also: Anti-War Videos. And delicious Veggies Food. And
Spontaneous Networking.

WORKSHOPS

Saturday workshops to include:
- Sharing successful local experiences
- Antiwar campaigning in the dead times (Bruce Kent)
- A 20th century history of women's campaigning against war
- Writing effective letters (Voices UK)
- Developing nonviolent direct action (Kathryn Tulip)
- Anti-war electoral action (Britons 4 Peace)
- Oil, war and climate chaos (Rising Tide)
- Presswork and alternative media skills (Indymedia)
- What role conventional media can play in campaigns? (Mike Marqusee)
- Getting better at arguing against the war (Milan Rai)

Sunday workshops to include:
- Building and strengthening local groups
- Creativity and culture in anti-war campaigning - practical skills (Theatre of War,
Forever Imber)
- Student, youth, schoolchildren meet-up (Hands Up For Peace)
- Defendants' meeting: activists' experiences of court (Phil from the B-52 Two)
- How to end the occupation of Iraq (Act Together)
- Creativity and culture in anti-war campaigning - discussion (Theatre of War
Forever Imber)
- Islamaphobia and campaigning against the war - countering anti-Muslim
backlash (Federation of Student Islamic Societies)
- The Pledge of Resistance (Justice Not Vengeance)
- Direct resistance methods of campaigning in areas of conflict
(International Solidarity Movement, International Women's Peace Service)
- Women organising against war, creating the difference (D10)
- National coalitions and local groups: the way forward (Stop the War
Coalition, CND Cymru/Welsh anti-war groups)
- Women's anti-war activism - sharing strategies and ideas (Women in Black)
- Internationally linking anti-war movements (Mike Marqusee, Donna Copnall)
- Palestinian Nonviolent Resistance (Palestine Solidarity
Campaign)
- Grassroots Anti-war Network: getting started (Network working group)
- Anti-war electoral action (Britons 4 Peace)
- The role of ideology in opposing war (Enfield Stop the War, Revolution)

ADVANCE BOOKING DISCOUNT
£10 waged/£5 unwaged in advance, £12/£7 on the door

Booking form at <www.j-n-v.org/jnvnetwork.htm#conference>. Please print and
return to: Grassroots Anti-War Conference, 29 Gensing Road, St
Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex TN38 0HE.

If you require step-free access, please let us know in advance or when you
arrive.

Donations are very gratefully received, however large or small.
Please make your cheque payable to 'JNV'. Many thanks for your support.

Groups: We would be grateful for your sponsorship/support, whether or not
you can attend. If you can send a donation, that would also be much
appreciated. Suggested donation £10 local groups, £50 national groups.

CRASHPAD ACCOMMODATION
Crashpad accommodation is available on Friday and Saturday nights: £3 Fri
night, £3 Sat night, or £5 for both. You will need a sleeping bag and roll
mat!

CONTACT DETAILS
- Grassroots Anti-War Conference, 29 Gensing Road, St Leonards-on-Sea, East
Sussex TN38 0HE
- 0845 458 3116 (local rate)
- <network@j-n-v.org>, <tom.hay@enfieldstw.org.uk>