Féile Bríde: Conflict, Resources and the Environment Afri’s Féile Bríde 2010
will take place on Saturday, 6th February 2010 at the Derby House Hotel,
Kildare on the theme of Conflict, Resources and the Environment. Watch out for
further details. See also Afri statement on Corrib Gas and related issues in
the e-mail and web editions of this issue of NN (and on the Afri website).
Afri, 134 Phibsborough Road, Dublin 7, Ph 01 - 882 7563/7581, e-mail: afri@iol.ie web http://www.afri.ie
PANA AGM The AGM of the Peace &
Neutrality Alliance will be held on Saturday 5th December from 2.00pm - 4.30pm
in the Unite/Amicus HQ, 15 Merrion Square, Dublin 2. Main Speaker: Mick
O'Reilly on The History of Irish Neutrality. There will also be reports from
the Treasurer, Secretary, International Secretary and Chair and elections for
Chair, Secretary, Treasurer, International Secretary, PRO and 3 ordinary
members. The AGM is open to the public, but only paid up PANA members can vote
in the NEC elections. PANA, 17 Castle Street, Dalkey, Co. Dublin, ph 01 - 235
1512, e-mail: pana@eircom.net and web http://www.pana.ie
(which has information on
subscribing).
International Peace Studies lecture; Dilemmas for Peacemakers “Dialogue with the Devil: Dilemmas for Peacemakers” is the title of a lecture by
Glencree CEO David Bloomfield taking place on Wednesday 9th December at 7 pm in
the J M Synge Theatre, Arts Building, Trinity College Dublin. It is organised
by the International Peace Studies programme at the Irish School of Ecumenics,
Trinity College Dublin, website http://www.tcd.ie/ise/peace
All Welcome. All are also welcome
to a research seminar, also with David Bloomfield, organised by the same hosts,
on “International Peacemaking and the Irish Peace Process” which will take
place on Friday, 11th December from 11.00 am – 12.30 pm in the Large
Lecture Room, Irish School of Ecumenics, Milltown Park, Dublin. See also report
on Glencree summer school in this issue.
DDCI: Dáil and all directions on global debt Would you like to host a
community meeting on the economic crisis and the debt campaign? Debt and
Development Coalition Ireland (DDCI) is holding meetings around the country on
the new debt crisis facing the poorest countries in the world. At the moment
Ireland is writing a policy on the issue of international debt and DDCI is
campaigning for this to be a Just Debt Policy. To hear more you can get in
touch on 01 - 6174835 or contact campaign@debtireland.org
More information about DDCI
campaigns can be found at http://www.debtireland.org
DDCI, Unit F5 Spade Enterprise
Centre, North King Street, Dublin 7
There will be a street
action on Tuesday 8th December 2009 at 11am outside the Dáil: 'Bearing
Witness': Take a Stand in Support for Indebted People Everywhere’. On the day
before Budget Day supporters will gather outside the Dáil in Dublin to protest
the government’s decision to pledge $1 billion of taxpayers’ money to the IMF.
The IMF has a long long track record of wreaking havoc in the economies of the
Global South (see the campaigners information pack on the website, address
above).
Spirit of Enniskillen Spirit of Enniskillen
Trust is currently publicising its Explore Programme 2010 which provides an
opportunity for people between 16 and 19 years old to travel overseas to
experience other divided communities and develop their capacity to support
positive understanding, learning and change at home. The closing date is 21st
December. See http://www.soetrust.co.uk
or contact Spirit of Enniskillen
Trust, The Gordon Wilson Centre, 97 Malone Avenue, Belfast BT9 6EQ, ph 028
– 9038 1500.
WAVE - Belfast and Dublin In Belfast, Stop Climate
Chaos’ Wave event calling for strong government action on climate change at
Copenhagen takes place at Bank Square in Belfast City Centre, 1pm – 3pm
on 5th December. See http://www.stopclimatechaosni.org
In Dublin the Wave will meet at 12
noon at Customs House Quay and ‘crash’ against the Department of An Taoiseach
at 1.30 pm (dress blue!) – see http://www.stopclimatechaos.ie
Prisoners for Peace, WRI Each year War Resisters
International (WRI, to which INNATE is an associate) produces a Prisoners for
Peace Honour Roll for 1st December, including conscientious objectors, total
resisters, and others who have resisted militarism and violence. The list
includes addresses for sending cards and letters to support them. WRI has 83
affiliated organisations in 42 countries, and its two main programmes are on
The Right to Refuse to Kill, working with groups resisting military service and
conscription in all forms, and its Nonviolence Programme providing resources
and training against war and injustice around the world. It defines its primary
work as helping to empower local grassroots movements. One conference taking
place shortly, organised by WRI along with local hosts in Ahmedabad, India, is
on Nonviolent Livelihood Struggle and Global Militarism: Links and Strategies
which relates community struggles defending the livelihood of local populations
and global militarism and war profiteers. You can support this work financially
through a variety of ways. WRI, 5 Caledonian Road, London N1 9DX, Britain, +44
– 20 – 7278 4040, e-mail info@wri-irg.org
and web http://wri-irg.org (which includes info on Prisoners for Peace, look under
Programmes and Projects).
Congratulations to Howard
Clark who has been re-elected chair of WRI.
IFOR Annual report The annual report of IFOR,
the International Fellowship of Reconciliation, including the work of the Women
Peacemakers Program, is available
on the website and a list of organisations associated with IFOR can be
found on their website by clicking on ‘about IFOR’ and then ‘Members’ (there
are 83 bodies associated with it in 53 countries) [that makes it a tie with the
WRI! See above]. Those in Ireland directly linked with IFOR are Glencree Centre
for Reconciliation, INNATE, and the Peace People.
Policy and Practice from CGE Policy and Practice: A
Development Education Review is the only journal on global education published
in the island of Ireland. It features contributions from practitioners in a
range of education settings based in Ireland, the United Kingdom, across
Europe, North America and the developing world. It is in its fifth year of
operation, and is now available as an open-access online publication to
increase accessibility and global reach. It is produced by the Centre for
Global Education in Belfast. The current issue, No.9, includes a paper by Iain
Atack on “Peace studies and social
change: The role of ethics and human agency”. All issues to date are online
at http://www.developmenteducationreview.com
World March for Peace and Nonviolence events Forthcoming events in
Ireland include the following World Without Wars and Without Violence meetings.
Kilkenny; Wednesday 3rd December 7pm, Loughboy Area Resource Centre, Nuncio
Road, Kilkenny. Dublin; Saturday 12th December 11am @ Seomra Spraoi, No.10
Belvedere Court, Top of Gardiner Street, Dublin. Nenagh, Co. Tipperary;
Thursday evening 10th December, candle lit living nonviolence sign as a Celebration
of Nonviolence and World March for Peace; please contact Margaret: 0879840521.
Cork City; Saturday 13th, December 7pm in Cork, a screening of “Soldiers of
Peace” at Roundy Bar, Daunt Square. The same night after the film a Living
Peace Sign will be formed outside the Roundy Bar. For information in Cork,
contact Deirdre Ryan on 086 – 3378146. For more information on any of the
events nationwide please ring Krisztina 0851261287 or to endorse online please
see http://www.worldmarchireland.com
or http://www.theworldmarch.org
Truth, Reconciliation, and Mental Health A new book by Brandon
Hamber, director of INCORE, is entitled “Transforming Societies After Political
Violence: Truth, Reconciliation, and Mental Health” and is published by
Springer, ISBN: 978-0-387-89426-3. It “offers a template for those tasked with
providing truth, justice, reconciliation, and healing. This interdisciplinary
study identifies complex relationships between recovery from political violence
and the psychological processes that accompany widespread social change,
showing how these can be integrated to strengthen both individual and society.”
For further info see http://www.brandonhamber.com/transformingsocieties.htm
Advent and Christmas in Bethlehem It is a difficult time in
Palestine and Israel. Pax Christi International is again supporting an action
for people to take by inviting individuals and groups to e-mail Christmas
messages and prayers for peace before the 25th of December 2009 (Western Christmas)
and/or the 7th of January 2010 (Eastern Christmas); “let us not forget to pray
for justice, peace and security for Palestine and Israel. Sending a wish or a
prayer by email is an important way of communicating with many people who long
to hear a word of hope. Our partners in Bethlehem greatly appreciate receiving
wishes and prayers from people outside the region.” Messages can be e-mailed to
the Arab Educational Institute at the following address: aei@p-ol.com To read all the messages, please visit http://www.aeicenter.org For further information see the Pax
Christi international website at www.paxchristi.net
INNATE networking group meets next on Wednesday 16th December at 7pm in Belfast – please enquire,
all welcome.
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