AUGUST 2008
Monday 4th to Monday 11th
Wednesday 6th
Climate Change camp at Kingsnorth coal-fired power station (near Ashford, Kent)
This power station will create twice as much climate wrecking emissions as a third runway at HeathrowGreen Party MEP Caroline Lucas plans to attend
Day of Action Against Agrofuels
Further information/news from the Climate Camp website and the UK Indymedia website
Wednesday 6th
Saturday 9th
Hiroshima day
Nagasaki day
Let us remember - and renew our opposition to the UK government's plans to replace the Trident missile system with more deadly, illegal weapons of mass destruction.
Thursday 7th to Sunday 10th
The Northern Green Gathering
Further information and bookings from the Northern Green Gathering websiteSaturday 23rd
International day of Remembrance and Action against Slavery
Further information from the Set All Free websiteTuesday 26th
08.00 to 18.00
Demonstration against the deportation of US war resisters who have sought asylum in Canada
Location: Canadian Embassy, Trafalgar SquareFurther information from the Voices UK website
SEPTEMBER 2008
Wednesday 3rd
20.00>
Talk: Depleted Uranium - Iraq's Nuclear Nightmare
Venue: Conway Hall, Holborn, LondonSpeaker: Doug Weir, Campaign Against Depleted Uranium
Organised by London Region CND
Friday 5th to Monday 8th
Green Party Autumn Conference
Location: London School of Oriental and African StudiesFurther information will be added on our
Conference web pages
Sunday 7th
11.00 to 20.00
London Vegan Festival
Venue: Kensington Town Hall, Hornton Street, London W8 (underground - High Street Kensington).Admission £1 (under 16s free)
Further information from the Vegan Campaigns website
Saturday 13th
11.00 to 20.00
Guided walk around London's merchants of death - arms traders and mercenary companies
Gathering: Clock tower outside Victoria StationAfter the walk, there will be a pub lunch at around 13.00
Organised by Campaign Against the Arms Trade
Further information from the CAAT website
OCTOBER 2008
Wednesday 1st
19.00 to 20.30
Forum on the World Food crisis
Venue: St James's Church, 197 Piccadilly, London, W1J 9LLAdmission £8
Details of speakers and topics from the website of the organisers, the Global Development Forum
Thursday 2nd
International Day for Nonviolence
Marking the anniversary of Gandhi's birthdayFurther information from a United Nations webpage marking the inauguration of the annual event
Saturday 4th
World Animal Day
Campaign and event details from the World Animal Day websiteMonday 6th
19.30
Talk on the “War on Terrorism, seven years on”
Venue: Ilkley Playhouse, Weston Road, Ilkley LS29 8DWSpeaker: Paul Rogers, Professor of Peace Studies at the University of Bradford
Admission free, tickets available on the door on the night from 6.30pm on a first come, first served basis.
Co-hosted by Ilkley Quakers as part of Quaker Week 2008.
Saturday 18th to Sunday 19th
Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament AGM
Venue: University of Westminster, Regent Street, LondonEvent and campaign details from the CND UK website
Sunday 19th to Sunday 26th
One World Week
Theme: “Growing Together”Event and campaign details One World Week website
Tuesday 21st at 19.30
Talk: “Secret prisons and ghost prisoners in the unwinnable War on Terror”
Venue: The Forum Theatre, MalvernSpeaker: Reprieve Human Rights lawyer Clive Stafford Smith
Arranged by Amnesty International Malvern Hills Group
Tickets £9.50p (£8.50p concessions) from the Amnesty Bookshop, Edith Walk, 01684 563507 or the theatre box office
Monday 27th
Mass Blockade of the Aldermaston Weapons of Mass Destruction factory
Event and campaign details Trident Ploughshares websiteNOVEMBER 2008
Whole month
National Vegan Month
Going vegan is one of the most effective ways to reduce your ecological footprintEvent and campaign details Vegan Month website
Saturday 1st
11.00 to 17.00
West Midlands Vegan Festival
Venue: Wolverhampton Civic Hall, North St, Wolverhampton WV1 1RQCelebrate World Vegan Day with Delicious Food, Stalls,
Entertainment, Speakers, Workshops, Cookery Demos,
Raffles, Vegan Society Awards. And much more...
Admission adult - £1, under 16s are free !
Event and campaign details Festival website
Saturday 8th
Campaign Against the Arms Trade: National Gathering
To discuss future campaign strategyEvent and campaign details CAAT website
Saturday 22nd
Vegan Society AGM
Venue: York -details to followEvent and campaign details Vegan Society website