[JNV] Events and Action
JNV
info at j-n-v.org
Tue, 11 Jul 2006 15:34:02 +0100
Dear Folks
Please find below:
1) A list of upcoming events running up to late August.
2) An Action Point
Thanks
Maya Evans
JNV
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1) Upcoming Events
Wed 12 July LONDON Demo outside the Foreign Office to protest against the ongoing Israeli attack on Gaza. 5.30 - 7pm.
Wed 12 July LONDON A new role for the military? 'waging law, not war' *
with MARY KALDOR Professor and Director of the Centre for the Study of
Global Governance LSE
(and a senior military figure, to be announced ) *HOUSE of COMMONS
Portcullis House, Room T Wednesday July 12th 6 - 8pm .* For further
information: telephone Christine Titmus, vice-chair of M.A.W. on 01767
651136 or see MAW website www.abolishwar.org.uk
<http://www.abolishwar.org.uk>
Thurs 13 July, LONDON IOF Meeting with guest speaker Hassan Juma'a, President of the general union of oil workers (GUOE) is Basra 7.30pm, Indian YMCA, 41
Fitzroy Square, WC1 (nearest tube Warren Street).
This is a very important time for the GUOE - its bank account has been
frozen and it is subject to repressive laws restricting public sector trade
union activity. See www.iraqoccupationfocus.org.uk.
Fri 14 July YEOVIL: No Attack on Iran - A Feminist Secular Perspective. Public
meeting hosted by the Yeovil, Sherborne and Area Stop the War Coalition,
Methodist Church hall, Cheap St, Sherborne, Friday 14 July at 7.30pm. With
Azar Majedi, of the Organisation for Women's Liberation and the Iran Secular
Society and Maryam Kousha, Editor of the Organisation for Women's Liberation
English journal.For more information tel: 0845 456 1321
Sat 15 July LONDON Close Down Guantanamo demo. Assemble Marble Arch 12 noon to march to the embassy
End detention without trial, illegality, torture, deaths and Guantanamo
Bay as a whole. Called by the National Guantánamo Coalition.
Demonstrations will also be held in the United States, Australia, Kuwait
and Bahrain. For more details email: bhamguantanamocampaign@yahoo.co.uk
Tel: 07721427690
Web: www.guantanamo.org
Sun 16 July BRENT Fundraising Garden Party for Brent STW
>From 4.00 pm in Kate & Jamies Willesden Green Garden. Tickets £10 waged /
£5 concessions in advance £12 waged / £6 concessions on the door. Delicious
food and entertainment. guests, poetry, music & magic. To reserve your
tickets ring: 07840 357 482.
Mon 17 July FARNBOROUGH Protest outside Farnborough International Arms Fair
Please join Campaign Against the Arms Trade (CAAT)'s protest outside the
fair on Monday 17th July, from 11am. Farnborough is a small town in Surrey,
40 mins train journey from London (Waterloo station). Contact Anna
anna@caat.org.uk or call 020 7281 0297 for more info. More info:
http://www.caat.org.uk/events/farnborough2006.ph
Mon 17 July LONDON Leading Iraqi women's rights activist to visit UK to raise awareness about
threats to women under the new constitution. Sundus Abass, has been
forced to flee the country following the assassination of a colleague. Women in Iraq are increasingly being harassed; their movements have been
severely restricted and monitored, and some have been physically attacked.Women have also been prevented from driving and forced to wear
conservative dress.Along with 37 Iraqi women's organisations, Sundus has been speaking out
about the Iraqi constitution which many women in Iraq fear will enshrine
the erosion of freedoms experienced since the American/British invasion. 6.30-9.30 in the Khalili
Theatre of the School of Oriental and African Studies, Malet St, London
Tues 18 July SOUTHEND Time To Go- Don't Attack Iran. Public meeting with
Jeremy Corbyn MP and Lindsey German. 7:30pm, Leigh Community Centre, Elm Rd,
Leigh-on-Sea, Essex. Organised by Southend Stop the War. More Info:
ts006f5896@blueyonder.co.uk Tel: 07946 581 453
WED 19 July LONDON Sundus Abass will be talking from 5-7pm in the House of Commons at a meeting hosted by Clare
Short MP.
For more info or to arrange an interview with Sundus please contact Nadje Al-Ali,
N.S.Al-Ali@ex.ac.uk, 07801-931 869, or Maysoon Pachachi,
mailto:maysoon@oxymoronfilms.demon.co.uk, 07734 101142.
National Women's Coalition of Iraq http://www.nwciraq.org/
Fri 21-Sun 23 July LONDON: UK Forum for non-violence - Dialogue for Action. A
weekend of presentations, workshops, film showings, interchange among groups
and individuals, etc., all related to the theme of non-violence: an
opportunity for people working in the field of non-violence to hear each
other's aims and activities and to create closer ties for the future. Cost
£25/£20. Promoted by: The Centre of Cultures, Turning the Tide, Gandhi
Foundation, International Sufi School, Esforal school of Latin American
Culture and others. Contact: forum2006@ukforum4non-violence.org
Sat 22 July LONDON gig Solidarity Park plus support acts at the Orange (Venue above the Fox pub 3 mins West Kensingto tube) 3, North End Crescent, West Kensington, London, W14 8TG
LIVE REVIEW"When you hear 'anti-war protest band' you tend to think this is going to be
heavy on the message and light on entertainment
This bands live show has got it about right,its strong on message and its
good rock entertainment too"
Any profits the band makes will go to International Red Cross
5.00 Advance 7.00 on the door Buy Advance Tickets on line at
www.ticketweb.co.uk search for solidarity park (85p booking fee)
Sun 23 July, WANDSWORTH: PARTY4PEACE. Fund raising gig for Stop the War
Coalition with FUNKY JAZZ 4 PEACE + Special Guests TBA. 7pm, The Bedford, 77
Bedford Hill, Balham SW12. Organised by Wandsworth Stop the War. Contact 020
8682 8940.
Sun 23 July HACKNEY Peace picnic in Clissold Park. Organised by Hackney Stop
the War. From 1pm. For more info call Despina on 0793 271 4833, Julie on
0793 044 2292 or Vivek on 0797 906 6447.
Mon 24 July LONDON Brian Haw is due to appear in court for failing to
comply with the conditions the police put on his protest since the SOCPA
law became applicable to Brian. 10am at Horseferry Road Magistrates
Courts. Supporters will be gathering outside and going into the court.
Tues 25 July LONDON QPSW are hosting a special film screening of "The Last
Atomic Bomb" which ties together the history of nuclear weapons and the
experience of Hibakusha (survivors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki), with
today's concerns over nuclear proliferation. The film offers an important
contribution to the debate over nuclear weapons as the British government
seeks to replace TridenT. FREE. all welcome:7pm at Friends House, 173 Euston Road, NW1 For more info contact Kat or David tel 020 7663 1067
email disarm@quaker.org.uk
Sat 29 July NEWHA March Against Upcoming (2007) DSEI ARMS FAIR. Meet 12 noon,
The Park, Balaam Street, Plaistow, E3. Supported by CAAT and various local
groups.
Sun 6- Mon 28 AUG, EDINBURGH What I heard about Iraq Special run of the anti-war
play/prose poem by Eliot Weinberger. 2.20pm, Mon - Sun, Pleasance Courtyard.
See ftheatre@aol.com
Thurs 17 August BRIGHTON Womens Lives in Occupied Iraq What changes have war and occupation brought to the lives of Iraqi women?
What are their particular difficulties and concerns?
How are women responding? A talk and discussion with Nadje Al-Ali
Brighthelm, North Road, BN1 1YD
Fri 8- Sun 10 Sept ISLE OF WIGHT Following the hugely successful Stop the War Gig last December, when
Rachid Taha, Brian Eno, Mick Jones from the Clash and others packed
London's Astoria, we are a featured organisation at BESTIVAL, one of the
musical highlights of the year. Petshop Boys and Scissor Sisters
headline the 3-day Bestival when
Rachid Taha with special guest Brian Eno will again be appearing for Stop the War. see <http://www.bestival.net/> for details
2) Take 'The Israel Challenge' and Help Margaret Beckett See the Light
* Turn off your power supply at the mains
* Turn off your water supply at the mains
* Stop using all forms of transportation
* Stop going to work, school or college
* Reduce your food intake to a minimum and eat sporadically
* Ask your neighbour to play loud music all through the night
* Do this until we tell you to stop!
If you take the challenge, you will have some idea of the conditions faced
by thousands of Gazans right now.
If you can't stomach the 'Israel Challenge', then we ask you to send a tealight/candle to Foreign Minister Margaret Beckett now, asking her to forward it to the people of Gaza. She has refused to condemn the Israeli attack against Gaza - maybe thousands of tealights will make her see the light.
The Rt. Hon. Margaret Beckett
Foreign Secretary
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
King Charles Street
London SW1A 2AH
Organised by Palestine Solidarity Campaign
For more info contact
Siama 020 7700 6192
or see www.palestinecampaign.org