Posted on | December 29, 2013 | No Comments
Unusual maybe significant event
this also coincides with beginning of Islamic month of Rabbi al Awwal third month of 1435 A H After Hijrah
the time of the emigration of the Muslim community to al Madinah from persecution in Makkah
Surely our world has never been in greater need of peace, justice and healing
time surely for the warmongers to alter their ways also
Bethlehem
Posted on | December 22, 2013 | No Comments
At this time when many here are turning in their thoughts to Bethlehem and the land around it and the events associated with the birth of Jesus son of Mary the Messiah peace be upon him
it is saluatry that the community there which traditionally has embraced Christian and Muslim alike out of respect for the the sanctity of the site to people of both these religions is now divided by the apartheid wall, both communities suffering as a result.
Much however is being done to address this sad situation and to resist the illegal occupation which has brought this about in non-violent and constructive ways
One organisation which has been positively involved in this for many years is Holy Land Trust which can be found at:
Please feel at liberty to visit this to find out more
“50 Years of Rachel Carson’s ‘Silent Spring'”
Posted on | December 21, 2013 | No Comments
Certainly, Rachel Carson’s ground-breaking book “Silent Spring” brought the subject of the detrimental effects of pesticides on the environment – particularly on birds- into the public domain. Recently,’ Silent Spring’ was named one of the 25 greatest science books of all time by the editors of ‘Discover Magazine’. But it was not without controversy.
Come along to the talk and find out why. Please display the attached poster if you can.
best wishes,
Marguerite Finn
Vice Chair UNA (Norwich & District)
Norwich Peace Camp & Peace Cycle honours Nelson Mandela & mourns his passing
Posted on | December 15, 2013 | No Comments
Nelson Mandela’s long but ultimately successful struggle to liberate South Africa’s oppressed black majority made and still makes him a figure of hope and inspiration for millions of people around the world especially the oppressed.
Nelson Mandela with Oliver Tambo
In 1963, already behind bars and facing the death penalty during a sabotage trial, Mr Mandela gave his famous “speech from the dock”.
The words – combative, but measured and full of hope – signalled the emergence of the statesman who would become a luminary of the 20th century.
He said: “I have fought against white domination, and I have fought against black domination.
“I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities.
“It is an ideal which I hope to live for and to achieve. But if needs be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die.”
The apartheid government jailed Mr Mandela and his comrades for life in 1964 but they could not lock away the ideas he embodied and the righteousness of his cause.
To allies of South Africa’s racist regime – including some in Britain – Mr Mandela remained for many years a “terrorist”.
But for campaigners Mr Mandela’s 27-year ordeal behind bars, often in a cramped cell on Robben Island or in solitary confinement, represented all that was wrong with apartheid. Read more
World War One Centenary
Posted on | December 15, 2013 | No Comments
with the centenary of the commencement of WWl upon us
and in recognition of those who want to take this as an excuse to celebrate nationalism and Britishness
the very things that got us into World Wars one and two
NPC&PC calls on people to remember the ‘War to end all wars’ otherwise
and to remember that those words were a binding promise
meaning never again…
Green Party Fair
Posted on | December 6, 2013 | No Comments
Norwich Green Party
December 14th, 11.30–2.30 p.m.
Grand opening 11.30 by
Joyce Dunbar, local children’s author
St Thomas’ Church Hall, Earlham Road
Local and ethical gifts, clothes swap, Carols at midday
stalls for a better world for Christmas
Book signing by Dr Ian Gibson
Shoppers’ lunch, raffle, children’s activity.
Free admission
Norwich Green Party, 27 Clarendon Road, Norwich NR2 2PN
More Than Honey
Posted on | November 28, 2013 | No Comments
Norfolk Friends of the Earth are proud to support a second screening of the multi-award winning film More Than Honey. The recent Cinema City performance sold out quickly. Now’s the chance to catch it again and the evening promises to be something special!
The film will be introduced by Dr. Ian Gibson and there will be presentations from Norfolk beekeeper Steve Mahoney and Government advisor Tim Lovett of the British Beekeepers Association. Following the film there will be a Q&A session. Questions can be aired about alarming bee decline and what the Government must do to tackle the problem.
ADMISSION FREE!
Venue: The Meeting House, Upper Goat Lane, Norwich. (Adjacent St. Giles car park). Date: Fri. 6th Dec. Time: 6:00pm – 8:30pm
For more information contact: foenorwich.beecause@hotmail.com
Official trailer can be viewed on youtube
“If bees were to disappear from the globe, mankind would only have four years to live.” – Albert Einstein
UN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR, DR RICHARD FALK
Posted on | November 16, 2013 | No Comments
2. UN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR, DR RICHARD FALK,
AT UEA TUESDAY 3RD DECEMBER
3 December at 18:00, for a prompt 18.15 start.
3 December at 18:00, for a prompt 18.15 start.
Lecture Theatre 3
Lecture Theatre 3
Chaired by Rupert Read, lead Green Party MEP-candidate in the European Elections, 2014.
Chaired by Rupert Read, lead Green Party MEP-candidate in the European Elections, 2014.
In 2008, the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) appointed Falk to
a six-year term as a United Nations Special Rapporteur on “the situation
of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967.”
Richard Falk is an American professor emeritus of international law at
Princeton University, the author or co-author of 20 books and the editor
or co-editor of another 20 books,
We shall pass on more information of this event as we receive it.
Best regards
Frank Stone
PUBLIC MEETING: WAR & WHISTLEBLOWERS
Posted on | November 14, 2013 | No Comments
Dear All
1. PUBLIC MEETING: WAR & WHISTLEBLOWERS
WEDNESDAY 4TH DECEMBER, 7PM,
VAUXHALL CENTRE,NORWICH
We are delighted to announce that our guest speakers will include:-
PETER TATCHELL well known civil rights campaigner and
IAN CHAMBERLAIN, who recently gave us an excellent report of the three
months he spent in Hebron and is a member of the national Stop the War
staff.
Please make a note in your diaries. More information will follow.
Frank Stone Convenor NSTWC
Public Meeting Scrap The Bedroom Tax
Posted on | November 11, 2013 | No Comments
Public Meeting
· Scrap The Bedroom Tax
· No Evictions for Rent Arrears Built Up As A Result of the Bedroom Tax and other Welfare Reforms
7.00 – 9.00pm
Thursday 14 November 2013
Friends Meeting House, Upper Goat Lane, Norwich NR2 1EW
To All Equal Lives Members and Supporters and People Who Face Disabling Barriers in Norwich
Come along and share your experiences of the cuts and welfare reforms!
Have your say!
For more information contact: Mark Harrison: mark.harrison@equallives.org.uk
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