[JNV] Gaza updates / Keith McHenry / Blair / Peace News Winter Gathering

[Milan Rai]

[A] Peace News Winter Gathering on 16/17 Jan, N'ham: Still time to
book your place!
[B] 14 Jan, N'ham: Finding a Way to Peace in Afghanistan. Peace Supper
with PN co-editor Milan Rai.
[C] 15 Jan, N'ham: Peace News Public Meeting with Keith McHenry,
George Farebrother, Milan Rai, and an EDO Decommissioner
[D] UK speaking events with legendary US peace activist Keith McHenry:
London (12 Jan), Northampton (14 Jan) and Nottingham (15 - 18 Jan).
[E] Gaza action latest: 16 Jan Trafalgar Square Die-in / Gaza Freedom
March / 18 Jan Smash EDO demo in Brighton / "Gaza Beneath the Bombs"
speaking tour
[F] Apply to see Blair at Iraq inquiry

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[A] PEACE NEWS WINTER GATHERING, 16/17 JAN, N'HAM: STILL TIME TO BOOK
YOUR PLACE!

There's still time to book a place at this month's Peace News Winter
Gathering in Nottingham (15 - 17 January):
www.peacenewsgathering.info.

In addition to legendary US peace activist Keith McHenry (see [D]
below), the Gathering will include eyewitness reports from UK members
of the Gaza Freedom (see [E] below), as well as activists from No
Borders, EDO Decommissioners, Notts Anti-militarism, Fellowship of
Reconciliation, Hastings Against War, the Oxford Catholic Worker and
the World Court Project (to name just a few).

Evening entertainment on the Saturday will be provided by
singer-songwriter Clayton Denwood (www.claytondenwood.com), and food
will be provided by the wonderful Vegan catering campaign Veggies
(www.veggies.org.uk).

The gathering is followed by an anti-arms trade action in Nottingham
on Monday 18 January.

Book your place now at http://tinyurl.com/ylaw6c8.

www.peacenewsgathering.info
0207 278 3344

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[B] 14 JAN, N'HAM: FINDING A WAY TO PEACE IN AFGHANISTAN. PEACE SUPPER
WITH PN CO-EDITOR MILAN RAI.

7.30pm, Thursday 14 January
Friends Meeting House Clarendon Street Nottingham NG1 5JD

Nottingham Peace Supper invites you to attend a discussion 'Finding a
way to peace in Afghanistan', with writer and activist Milan Rai.

Shared supper from 6.30pm for anyone who wishes to join us. All welcome!

ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Long time peace campaigner Milan Rai is the author of several books
including '7/7 The London Bombings, Islam and the Iraq War' (Pluto
2006) and 'Chomsky's Politics' (Verso, ).  He has been awarded the
Frank Cousins Peace award 1993, and the Peace Award of the Christian
peace group Pax Christi 2007, and is currently co-editor of Peace News
(www.peacenews.info).

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[C] 15 JAN, N'HAM: NEW DECADE, NEW STRUGGLES. PEACE NEWS PUBLIC
MEETING WITH KEITH MCHENRY, GEORGE FAREBROTHER, MILAN RAI AND AN EDO
DECOMMISIONER.

7pm, Friday 15 January
Sumac Centre, 245 Gladstone Street, Nottingham NG7 6HX

Speakers include:

> Keith McHenry - legendary co-founder of Food Not Bombs, on a speaker tour=
 from the United States.

> An EDO Decommissioner - one of the peace activists facing trial for causi=
ng an alleged =A3300,000 worth of damage to the EDO arms factory in Brighto=
n. The six were protesting against the Israeli attack on Gaza.

> George Farebrother - coordinator of the World Court Project UK, which hel=
ped to bring the issue of nuclear weapons to the World Court in 1996.

> Milan Rai - co-editor of Peace News, author of War Plan Iraq and Chomsky'=
s Politics, imprisoned for his opposition to the Serious Organised Crime an=
d Police Act (2005).

This meeting is free and open to the public. It marks the beginning of
the Peace News Winter Gathering (see [A] above) which costs =A310-=A340 to
attend, and is also at the Sumac Centre.

www.peacenewsgathering.info  /  020 7278 3344  /  07980 748 555

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[D] UK SPEAKING EVENTS WITH LEGENDARY US PEACE ACTIVIST KEITH MCHENRY:
LONDON (12 JAN), NORTHAMPTON (14 JAN) AND NOTTINGHAM (15 - 18 JAN).

Legendary US peace activist Keith McHenry, co-founder of Food Not
Bombs (www.foodnotbombs.net), is visiting the UK this month.

Arrested over 100 times for serving free food in city parks, Keith has
spent over 500 nights in jail for his activism and once faced
25-years-to-life in prison under the California Three Strikes Law (see
http://tinyurl.com/yjhg94o).

UK tour dates include:

> 12 Jan: London Action Resource Centre - 62 Fieldgate Street, Whitechapel.=
 0207377-9088. www.londonarc.org

> 14 Jan: The Big Food Fight - Main Hall of the University of Northampton, =
www.thebigfoodfight.org.uk. Contact elliot.bannister@hotmail.co.uk

> 15 - 18 Jan: PN Winter Gathering. See [A] and [C] above.

See http://tinyurl.com/yk6gr7d for more info and updates.

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[E] GAZA ACTION LATEST: 16 JAN TRAFALGAR SQUARE DIE-IN / GAZA FREEDOM
MARCH / 18 JAN SMASH EDO DEMO IN BRIGHTON / "GAZA BENEATH THE BOMBS"
SPEAKING TOUR

> 16 Jan, London: 1417 Gaza Remembrance Die-in in Trafalgar Square. 2pm, ht=
tp://gaza1417.wordpress.com

> Gaza Freedom March: Read StarHawk's blog reports at http://starhawksblog.=
org/. Come to the PN Winter Gathering (see [A] above) for report backs from=
 UK Marchers.

> 18 Jan, Brighton: "Remember Gaza" demo organised by Smash EDO. Accommodat=
ion available. www.smashedo.org.uk

> "Gaza Beneath the Bombs" speaking tour. See http://talestotell.wordpress.=
com/uk-talks-09/

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[F] APPLY TO SEE BLAIR AT IRAQ INQUIRY
The Iraq Inquiry has launched a public ballot for seats in the hearing
room when Tony Blair gives evidence to the Inquiry. Apply today using
the form here: http://tinyurl.com/yfhk5kc