CCND events
3 June:The Queen's Peace Party at AWE Aldermaston, Construction Gate. Come and celebrate the Jubilee with a party for peace and disarmament! Come in fancy dress/posh frocks if you like. Best hat or crown competition. There will be a short service at 1.30pm - secular event starts at 2pm. There is room to park cars but we may be able to run some transport from London if there is a demand. All welcome!
For useful information in getting there and a map see http://www.aldermaston.net/camp/visit Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/320942244645992/
UK events
Every Thursday: Stillness in the City, lunchtime stillness peace every week 1:15pm start. Pray, contemplate, meditate, or reflect. However you prefer. We call it 'stillness peace' and do not define it beyond this. 20 minutes stillness will start or finish with a short reading or some brief practical guidance of the enabler's choosing. Stay to bring and share vegetarian lunch after this if you like. Open to anyone. We aim to invite a range of enablers to share a helpful bit of relevant wisdom from religious, spiritual or therapeutic perspectives. http://www.for.org.uk/stillness Are you practiced in leading? Want to enable this event? Contact us at: http://www.for.org.uk/contact/.
15 May: Conscientious Objectors' Day event in Tavistock Square London WC1 at 12noon. All welcome.
21 May: Franz Jagerstatter, Martyr for Peace, Feast Day. Resource and prayer materials available from Pax Christi office and see more here http://www.paxchristi.org.uk/pubs.HTML
2 June: Day of Prayer against the Arms Trade. Organised by CAAT Christian Network, supported by Pax Christi and Network of Christian Peace Organisations. CAAT: 020 7281 0297. http://www.caat.org.uk/getinvolved/christian/
17 June:"Sport in the service of peace". Preliminary notification of a service to be held at Chelmsford Cathedral, New Street, Chelmsford CM1 1TY, on at 2.30 p.m. We hope you can attend. In ancient Greece the original Olympic Games were preceded by a fifty day holy truce and it was followed by a 50 day truce. This was not only to allow competitors to travel in safety to Olympia but because the Games were regarded as a sacred event. This is an invitation to celebrate One Hundred Days of Peace to promote a culture of peace in our communities. Further details: Jonathan Barker Tel: 0789 693 4881.
7-8 June: 100 Days for Peace - Olympic Peace Legacy. Launch of 100 Days for Peace. Overnight Vigil at St Martin-in-the-Fields starts at 11pm. On 28 October there will be Closing events for 100 Days of Peace - A lasting legacy of Peace for everyone. http://www.peacelegacy.org.uk/ 100 Days of Peace, 4 Vincent Road, London, N15 3QH 020 8888 4222 office@peacelegacy.org.uk
For more UK events see: http://www.networkforpeace.org.uk
International Events
For more international events see:
International Peace Bureau
Reaching Critical Will (a project of Women's International League for Peace & Freedom)
Friends Committee on National Legislation