Regular actions and protests
(by location - in alphabetical order)

(See Pledge contacts for local Pledge of Resistance groups and Bases for groups protesting at military bases)

Note: this list contains details of groups that protested about the war on Iraq. For up-to-date details of a group's activities, make contact with them.

On Sunday 16 March 2003 over 7000 candlelit vigils were held around the world for peace. This was organised by MoveOn. If there isn't a regular vigil organised in your area, this is the time to start one.

A list of regular vigils is kept by the Quakers at www.peaceexchange.org.uk.

Aldermaston NEW Monthly Camp at Britains Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE)
Every Month to add further pressure to the /Block the Builders/ campaign to halt development of the next generation of nuclear weapons. Next camp dates: 28-29 Oct and 25-26 Nov. Contact 0845 4588 368 or www.blockthebuilders.org.uk.

Bristol Peace Vigil
Every Mon- Sat Running since a few days after 9/11.
5.30-6.30pm (Mon-Fri) & 3-4pm (Sat). City Centre, opposite The Hippodrome, St. Augustines Parade

London "State of Emergency" Meeting
Every Tues Weekly to plan actions to resist the "war on terror" at home and abroad. 7pm, London Action Resourced Centre, 62 Fieldgate Street, E1 1ES. See www.sackparliament.org.uk


London Freedom to Protest Picnics
Every Sunday in Parliament Square. In
defence of the right to protest, recently criminalised under s132 of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act (April 2005). Bring food, drink and music to share. 1.30pm, Parliament Square, Westminster. For more info contact 0785 439 0408, marshall_darkness@hotmail.com or visit
www.peopleincommon.org

Moulscombe: Noise Demo Outside EDO MBM
Every Wednesday protest against 'an arms company that
makes bomb parts used in the Iraq war' (Guardian). 4-6pm, EDO MBM, Home Farm Road. Contact 07891 1405 923. www.smashedo.org.uk

London Monthly Meeting of Iraq Occupation Focus
Second Thursday of every month 7.30 - 9.30pm, Indian YMCA, 41 Fitzroy Square, W1T 6AQ (nearest tube Warren Street). The dates for the this year's meetings are: 12 Oct, 9 Nov and 14 Dec. See www.iraqoccupationfocus.org.uk.

Upcoming actions and protests
The events listed here focus on action and protests - also see Schnews and links for listings of other events.

Register your event
Please register the details of your local event by emailing JNV. Please also inform your local media of your anti-war vigil.

UPCOMING EVENTS

UK Events for 2006

Tues 5 Dec LONDON: " Stop Arming Israel" Launch Maating". 6.30pm LSE, Houghton Street. Campaign launch and public meeting with Jeff Halper (Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions), Husam Zomlot (Palestinian National Delegation) and others tba. See www.stoparmingisrael.org

Tues 5 Dec ROEHAMPTON: In augural Meeting of Roehampton University Stop the War Coalition. Speakers: Lindsey German (STW) and the Iman from Tooting Mosque.
5 - 7pm, Brunyate Room, Southlands College

Tues 5 Dec LONDON: The Terrorist threat and freedoms today, learning from the US and UK experience. Public meeting with David Cole (Professor of Law at Georgetown University and author of "Enemy Aliens") and Louise Christian. 7pm, Committe Room 14, House of Commons. Organised by Liberty

Thurs 7 Dec LONDON: The Clash of Barbarisms & The Middle Wars. Talk with Gilbert Achcar, author of 'Eastern Cauldron' (2004), 'The Clash of Barbarisms' (2006) and (with Noam Chomsky) 'Perilous Prospects' (2007). 5pm,
Room RHB 137, Richard Hoggart Building, Goldsmiths, New Cross, London SE14 6NW. www.goldsmiths.ac.uk/xenos

Thurs 7 Dec LONDON: Zionism, Anti-Semitism and the struggle against racism. Lecture by Prof. Nira Yuval-Davis (UEL). 7pm, Room B102, Brunei Gallery, SOAS, Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, WC1H OXG. Org. by SOAS Palestine
Society.

Fri 8 Dec LONDON: The emerging Pan-European Islamophobic Hysteria- How should Muslims respond?
Public meeting with Victoria Brittain, Tariq Ramadan and
others. 7-10pm, The Chamber, Greater London Authority, City Hall, The Queen's Walk, SE1 2AA. Organised by the European Muslim Network. To book a place at this free event e-mail ruhul(AT)blink.org.uk.www.blink.org.uk

Sat 9 Dec AROUND THE UK: Boycott Israel day of Action. See www.bigcampaign.org.

Mon 11 Dec LONDON: Trial of BRIAN HAW for failing to comply with the conditions imposed on him under the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act (SOCPA). Since June 2001 Brian has maintained a one-person 24-7 peace vigil in
Parliament Square. Time and venue tbc. See www.parliament-square.org.uk.

Mon 11 Dec LONDON: Meltdown in Iraq: Is it time for an exit? Talk between the Independent's Iraq correspondent Patrick Cockburn and Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins. 7pm, Nash Room, Institute for Contemporary Arts, 12 Carlton
House Terrace, SW1Y 5AH. £10/£9 Concessions. Booking essential. Contact (0)20 7930 3647. See also
www.ica.org.uk

Mon 11 Dec ALDERMASTON: Multifaith vigil against Trident replacement. 4 - 6 pm, Atomic Weapons Establishment, Aldermaston, Berks. Gather on the green opposite Tadley Gate on the South West side of AWE on the A340 at 3.45pm.
Contact Chris Gwyntopher: chrisandgwyn)AT)phonecoop.coop or 0773990671.

Tues 12 Dec LONDON: Trident Replacement- The Tipping Point? Seminar with Prof Ken Booth (Univeisity of Aberystwyth) and John Vidal (Environmental Correspondent for 'The Guardian'). 10.00 - 12.00 noon, Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House, House of Commons. Organised by the WMD Awareness Programme and Greenpeace.

Thurs14 Dec LONDON: Monthly Meeting of Iraq Occupation Focus. 7.30 - 9.30pm, Indian YMCA, 41 Fitzroy Square, W1T 6AQ (nearest tube Warren Street). All welcome. See www.iraqoccupationfocus.org.uk.

Sun 14 Jan EASTBOURNE: 'The War on Terror at Home and Abroad.' Talk by Maya Evans and artist Emily Johns. Maya will talk about her experiences of 'unauthorised' public protest and civil disobedience in London (where she was the first person to be convicted under SOCPA legislation), and Emily will talk about Iran, inspired by her recent peace delegation to that
country. 12.30pm, Friends Meeting House, Wish Road, Eastbourne, BN21. Organised by Eastbourne for Peace and Liberty. For further info, contact Michael or Angie at michael3col(AT)yahoo.co.uk (01323 430040).

13 JAN - 8 DEC 07 'Turning the Tide' NONVIOLENCE TRAINING PROGRAMME. Monthly 1-day workshops at Friends House, Euston Road, London. For those who wish to
learn about tools for radical change, or train as facilitators for activist and community groups working for social change, or, those wanting to join Turning the Tide’s team of volunteer Resource People who facilitate workshops for these groups. the workshops are available as a complete course or as a one-off events. Open workshops are £20 each, please book at least a
week before the workshop. Facilitator’s Training Programme is £200 – please contact us by 19 December 2006. booking for either is essential. Contact Turning the Tide, Friends House, 173 Euston Road, London NW1 2BJ. 020 7663 1064/1061. sophier(AT)quaker.org.uk, w: www.turning-the-tide.org

Please also check Stop The War Coalition and Schnews, as well as the Indymedia calendar.

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