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Welcome to the e-bulletin from the Westminster Justice and Peace Commission.
If you would like to advertise events on our network then please email them
by the first of the month to justice@rcdow.org.uk.
JULY E-BULLETIN
Note some items may be repeated from last month,
but new items have been added so read on…
Annual Diocesan Justice & Peace Study Day
The Welfare Myth of ‘Them and Us’
exploring how we ALL use welfare as our lives change
Saturday 8th November 10.30am-3.30pm
St John Vianney Parish Centre, West Green Road London N15 3QH
Speakers:
Sir John Hills
Professor of Social Policy, London School of Economics
Director of the Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion (CASE)
Helen O’Brien
Chief Executive Officer, Caritas Social Action Network
Hertfordshire Area Justice & Peace Networking Day
The Two World Wars: Warnings from History
Saturday 13th September 9.30am – 3.00pm
Our Lady Queen of Apostles, 141 Woodhall Lane, Welwyn Garden City AL7 3TP
Annual Justice & Peace Conference
Called to Life in All its Fullness: accepting the implications of our baptism
18th – 20th July 2014 at The Hayes Conference Centre, Swanwick, Derbyshire DE55 1AU
For bookings please contact the Administrator at: 020 7901 4864 admin@justice-and-peace.org.uk
Diary of Events for July / August
July
Fri 27th June -Thur 10th July Come and See: an exhibition of photography produced and curated by a group of refugees
from different countries, organised by Jesuit Refugee Service UK. Lumen Gallery, Church and Cafe, 88 Tavistock
Place, London WC1H 9RS. Open weekdays 9.00am – 4.00pm; Gallery Tour with contributors on Sat 5th July,
2.00-5.00pm (RSVP to jrsphotos2014@gmail.com or 020 7488 7310). See www.jrsuk.net for more information
Tues 8th
Inequality and Farce in Contemporary Britain: reflections from the Medieval Carnival and the biblical concept
of Shalom. A Justshare lecture with Andy & Carol Kingston-Smith of the jusTice Initiative. 6:05pm, at St Mary-leBow Church Cheapside, EC2V 6AU. See www.justshare.org.uk for more information.
Wed 9th
Airpower Conference Vigil at Church House Conference Centre, The Sanctuary, Westminster Abbey11.0012.00am. Pax Christi with others protesting at Church House hosting a conference for the Royal United Services
Institute and sponsored by major aerospace arms companies. More info at www.paxchristi.org.uk (Events).
Thurs 10th
Tackling Poverty in the Face of Climate Change Antony Mbandi, Director of Caritas Kitui, a CAFOD partner
in Kenya, will be sharing his experiences of how climate change is affecting peoples’ ability to grow food in his
diocese. 6.00-9.00pm at Amigo Hall, St George’s Road / Lambeth Road, SE1 6HR. To book,
visit cafod.org.uk/campaignsummerevents, or contact CAFOD Westminster on 020 8449 6970
or westminster@cafod.org.uk.
Fri 11th – Sat 12th Living Stones Michael Prior Anniversary Lecture to be held at Heythrop College, University of London.
Topics will include: the Bible and Colonialism; the Bible and Liberation Theology; Evaluations of Zionism;
Christian Zionism; the current situation in the Middle East and the future of Christianity in the region.
Please register your interest by e-mail to admin@livingstonesonline.org.uk
Sun 13th
Sea Sunday see www.apostleshipofthesea.org.uk for information.
Mon 14th
Pax Christi Seminar: First World War what peace-making message can Christians contribute to remembrance
and commemorations. With speakers Fr Rob Esdail and Rev Richard Carter. 3.30-6.30pm at The Centre,
St Aloysius Church, 20 Phoenix Road, Euston NW1 1TA . Please RSVP, donations welcome on the day.
More information at www.paxchristi.org.uk (News & Events: 1st World War Peace Plans)
Fri 18th – Sun 20th Called to Life in All its Fullness National Justice & Peace Annual Conference at The Hayes Conference
Centre, Swanwick, Derbyshire DE55 1AU. See http://www.justice-and-peace.org.uk/ for booking details.
Wed 30th
Jewish and Christian Approaches to Social Action An evening of dialogue and discussion with input from
Francis Davis and Rabbi Natan Levy. Aimed at younger adults from Jewish and Christian backgrounds but open
to all ages and all faiths and none too. 6:30pm at St Ethelburga's Centre for Reconciliation and Peace,
78 Bishopsgate, EC2N 4AG (suggested donation: £10) Contact: associate@stethelburgas.org for information.
Thurs 31st – Mon 4th August Peace News Summer Camp at Theberton, Suffolk. See www.peacenewscamp.info for details and
booking.
August
Mon 4th
War no More - War Never Again silent vigils to mark the anniversary of start of First World War.
12.00-2.00pm on steps of St Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square, WC2N 4JJ. Look out for vigils in other
localities or organize one in your own area.
Wed 6th – Sat 9th Hiroshima / Nagasaki Commemorations
Wed 6th
Hiroshima Day Commemoration. 12.00noon-1.00pm at the commemorative cherry tree in Tavistock Square,
WC1. Organised by London Region CND. Contact david.lrcnd@cnduk.org 020 7607 2302.
Wed 6th
Annual Pax Christi Hiroshima Vigil Westminster Cathedral Piazza 10.00am - 5.00pm (prayers at 11.30am &
3.30pm). Contact Pax Christi 020 8203 4884 or info@paxchristi.org.uk for information.
Sat 9th
Annual Pax Christi Nagasaki Vigil Westminster Cathedral Piazza 10.00am – 1.30pm. See 6th August above.
Sat 9th
Franz Jagerstatter Memorial Service. 6.00pm Sacred Heart Chapel, Horseferry Road SW1P 2EF.
Sat 9th
Nagasaki Day Interfaith Peace Walk to London Peace Pagoda, Battersea Park SW11 and floating of paper
lanterns on the river. Follows Franz Jagerstatter memorial (above). Contact Pax Christi 020 8203 4884 or
info@paxchristi.org.uk for information.
Weekend 22nd-25th Greenbelt Festival of Christian Arts - Where faith, arts and justice meet, held at Boughton House,
Kettering, Northamptonshire. Bookings at 020 7329 0039 boxoffice@greenbelt.org.uk General enquiries:
info@greenbelt.org.uk For more information see http://www.greenbelt.org.uk