Wool against weapons
Posted on | October 17, 2014 | No Comments
Coach to Aldermaston & Burghfield
Saturday 9th August £15 per seat
see www.woolagainstweapons.co.uk
Coach leaves Theatre Royal Norwich 06.30hrs
Pick-up Cambridge Queens Rd at 08.00 hrs
NACA – FOSTERING SOCIAL COHESION IN NORFOLK
Posted on | October 14, 2014 | No Comments
NACA – FOSTERING SOCIAL COHESION IN NORFOLK
Presents:
THE CELEBRATION OF PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES.
Date: Thursday 16 October 2014
Admission is free.
Venue: NACA Organic Allotments at Bluebell South Site, Norwich. P211. Post Code: The Avenues NR4 7DP.
Time: From 12 Noon; Lunch Break is from 1pm to 2 pm.
NACA committee encourages members to bring and share.
The Association will provide soft drinks and nibbles.
For further info: 01603 625 470 / 07919841166
E-mail: eshetudrnaca@gmail.com
This event is supported by funds received from Sports Relief Community Cash administered by Norfolk Community Foundation. ©NACA 2014
Well exhibition
Posted on | October 9, 2014 | No Comments
The Well will be holding an exhibition at the Forum from Sunday 12 until Thursday 16 October. All work will be for sale and includes a variety of artistic media including pottery, photography, printmaking, painting, drawing and illustration as well as constructions from found objects. A range of both reproduction and handmade greetings cards will also be available for purchase.
‘Founded in 2006, the Well is a Norwich based group of artists from Norfolk and Suffolk who suffer from mental health disorders. Its members work individually but meet once a month to discuss their artistic activities, to provide support for each other and to plan and arrange outlets for selling their work. They annually participate at the Peace Fair, the Norwich Lanes Fayre and the Green Peace Christmas Fair. Gallery exhibitions take place in the Forum and St. Margaret’s Church. Read more
Palestine Trauma Centre
Posted on | October 4, 2014 | No Comments
Dear All,
just a reminder of this wonderful opportunity to hear at first hand about the invaluable work of the Palestine Trauma Centre, Gaza & UK NEXT MONDAY!
University of East Anglia,
Mon Oct 6th, 2014 7 PM
Venue: Arts block 01.02 ~ free event
Presentation, short film and Q & A
With Dr Altawil (Phd Clinical Psychology and Phd Mental Health) founder of the Palestine Trauma Centre (Gaza & UK).
The Palestine Trauma Centre continues its vital work with the people of Gaza throughout the years of blockade and the recent attacks.
Its work is supported by the Quakers in Britain, Interpal, Irish Quaker Faith in Action, Child’s Cry for Help and PTC (UK).
Organised by Norwich Stop the War Coalition in conjunction with Hazel Marsh PPL, UEA
Information: Peter Offord 07757 752485 Frank Stone 01493 664499
Best wishes, Ruth Phelps
Secretary Norwich Palestine Solidarity Campaign
“Iraq’s Assyrian Christians: Past and Present Hardship”.
Posted on | October 4, 2014 | No Comments
It is time to introduce UNA’s October talk on Friday 17th October at 1pm in the Friends Meeting House in Upper Goat Lane, Norwich.
A special and timely talk will be given this month by Dr Johan Franzen from the School of History at UEA. Dr Franzen is a historian of the modern Middle East and the title of his talk will be “Iraq’s Assyrian Christians: Past and Present Hardship”.
Christians have been present in Iraq since the end of the first century but today they are being persecuted and forced to flee their homes by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant” (ISIL) – a jihadist group who wish to proclaim an Islamic state or Caliphate in the region. On 9th June, ISIL took over the city of Mosul in northern Iraq. Mosul is Iraq’s second largest city.
In 2003, before the American invasion, there were 35,000 Christians in Mosul – today there are none. The jihadist militia ordered public officials to suspend the food and gas supply for Shiites, Kurds and Christians still in the city of Mosul and those on the vast plain of Ninevah up to several kilometres from Mosul. They issued a decree that Christians should become Muslim, or agree to pay a special tax, or be put to death by the sword. This decree was distributed to all Christian families still in Mosul, who then left the city in the direction of Iraqi Kurdistan, which is considered to be a safer place.
How did this state of affairs come about? This was surely not the intention of the Americans and the British when they injudiciously invaded Iraq in 2003? Come to the talk on 17th October and learn more.
Best Wishes,
Marguerite
Vice Chair United Nations Association (Norwich & District)
Norwich Peace Camp & Peace Cycle 9th annual event
Posted on | October 4, 2014 | No Comments
Next year’s event already booked for June 6th 2015 Same place same times
All welcome to come along to the 9th annual Norwich Peace Camp & Peace Cycle event 2014
7th June 9am-4pm at Norwich Forum Millenium Plain
Official opening 11am by Lord Mayor of Norwich
Peace Cycle departs midday from Forum
Peace balloons, refreshments, Bike Doctor all day outside
Peace Garden in Fusion, peace tree
something for all ages
feel free to join in and engage in dialogue
your views and ideas will always be valued and respected
Vigil for peace, stop bombing Iraq and Syria
Posted on | September 26, 2014 | No Comments
Haymarket Norwich
Sunday September 28th
midday to 2pm
all welcome, bring placards and banners
Peace One Day
Posted on | September 10, 2014 | No Comments
Sunday 21st September
United Nations International Day of Peace
and
Global Day of Action on Climate Change
On 23rd September global leaders will be meeting in New York for the Climate Summit organised by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon
Without stopping climate change we can’t have peace
12.30 – 1.30pm SILENT VIGIL Sunday 21st September
at the bottom of
Hay Hill by Norwich Market
with Banners, Information Stall and Leafletting
All are invited to join in
Celebration of Diversity
Posted on | September 8, 2014 | No Comments
11am – 4.30pm 13th September 2014
Bluebell allotments south
Burston Strike Rally
Posted on | September 5, 2014 | No Comments
Celebrating the longest and successful strike in British History
Burston near Diss Norfolk
please do come along if you can
many stalls, unions and many others
March
Speakers and refreshments
in a lovely country setting
Sunday 7th September