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SUMMARY:Sudan What Future?
DESCRIPTION:On 22nd September\, 19:30\, UNA Wandsworth is holding a public meeting at The Community Church\, SW15 2LL on Sudan What Future?. The main speaker will be Mohamed Osman (London Sschool of Economics) and the meeting wil be chaired by Robert Storey. Further information from the Chair or the Vice Chair.
URL:https://unalaser.org/events/sudan-what-future
LOCATION:The Community Church\, Werter Road\, London\, England\, London SW15 2LL\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20261003T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20261003T160000
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SUMMARY:Climate Change Impact and Action in Ghana
DESCRIPTION:On 3rd October\, 14:00\, UNA Streatham and Clapham is holding a hybrid meeting on Climate Change: Impacts and Action in Ghana and West Africa\, with speakers Awula Serwah (barrister and Executive Director Eco-Conscius Citizens in Ghana)\, Heneba Kadwo Safo (BuzStopBoys\, environmental improvement NGO) and Mercy Nimako and Sarah Webster (UNA Streatham & Clapham) at the Streatham United Reformed Church\, SW16 6HX (next to Tesco’s\, by Streatham station). Food and chat to follow at 16:00. The zoom link registration is here.
URL:https://unalaser.org/events/climate-change-impact-and-action-in-ghana
LOCATION:URC Streatham SW16 6HX\, 388 Streatham High Road\, London\, SW16 6HX\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20261010T123000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20261010T140000
DTSTAMP:20261004T062415Z
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SUMMARY:Biodiversity: Local and Global
DESCRIPTION:Meeting Postponed! The planned meeting on 10th October with Ed Green (Warwickshire Wildlife Trust) talking about Biodiversity: Local and Global\, has been postponed to later in the year.
URL:https://unalaser.org/events/biodiversity-local-and-global
LOCATION:Leamington Spa Baptist Church\, Chandos Street\, Leamington Spa\,\, England\, CV32 4RN\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20261014T193000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20261014T213000
DTSTAMP:20261004T060621Z
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SUMMARY:The Future of the United Nations: Leadership\, Reform and the Road Ahead
DESCRIPTION:On 14th October\, 19:45\, 19:30-21:30 UNA Medway is hosting a public talk on The Future of the United Nations: Leadership\, Reform and the Road Ahead by Jane Kinninmont (CEO of UNA-UK) at The Bohemia\, Chatham\, ME4 4EP. The event is for people aged 18 or more and has no wheelchair access (but the event will be videoed and shared on the UNA Medway website). For further information and registration\, see here.
URL:https://unalaser.org/events/the-future-of-the-united-nations-leadership-reform-and-the-road-ahead
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20261023T103000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20261023T110000
DTSTAMP:20261022T143007Z
CREATED:20261022T142845Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261022T143007Z
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SUMMARY:UN Day Flag Ceremony\, Tunbridge Wells
DESCRIPTION:On 23rd October\, 10:30-11:00\, UNA Tunbridge Wells and Wealden will be marking UN Day by raising the UN flag on the steps of the Town Hall\, TN1 1RS\, where they will re-affirm trust in international institutions and the international order established by the UN Charter. This was signed in San Francisco on the 26th June 1945. and came into effect on 24th October 1945 when enough signatories had ratified it. All are welcome.
URL:https://unalaser.org/events/un-day-flag-ceremony-tunbridge-wells
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20261024T103000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20261024T113000
DTSTAMP:20261022T142459Z
CREATED:20261004T062145Z
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SUMMARY:UN Day - NB Moved to 23rd October\, same time and place
DESCRIPTION:On 24th October\, 10:30-11:00\, UNA Tunbridge Wells and Wealden will be marking UN Day by raising the UN flag on the steps of the Town Hall\, TN1 1RS\, where they will re-affirm trust in international institutions and the international order established by the UN Charter. This was signed in San Francisco on the 26th June 1945. and came into effect on 24th October 1945 when enough signatories had ratified it. All are welcome.
URL:https://unalaser.org/events/un-day-2
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20261024T133000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20261024T170000
DTSTAMP:20261004T061937Z
CREATED:20260909T063754Z
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SUMMARY:What’s up with the United Nations?
DESCRIPTION:On 24th October\, 13:45-17:00\, UNA Bexhill and Hastings is holding a free public seminar at St Peter’s Community Centre\, Church Street\, Bexhill-on-Sea\, TN40 2HE on What’s up with the United Nations?\, led by Professor Richard Sakwa (Professor Emeritus\, University of Kent). The discussion will focus on how the UN is misused\, abused and corrupted by some Member States; this obstructs peaceful sustainable solutions to all global problems from warfare to climate change. For more information and to register\, please contact the Chair.
URL:https://unalaser.org/events/whats-up-with-the-united-nations
LOCATION:St Peter’s Community Centre\, St Peter’s Community Centre\, Bexhill TN41 2HE\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20261025T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20261025T173000
DTSTAMP:20261004T062807Z
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SUMMARY:UN Day
DESCRIPTION:On 25th October\, 17:30\, in Canterbury Cathedral\, UNA Canterbury will hold their annual event marking UN Day. The Speaker will be Professor Kingsley Abbott (Director of the Commonwealth Institute). There will be a procession of banners representing NGOs working on issues of peace and sustainable development. All are welcome.
URL:https://unalaser.org/events/un-day
LOCATION:Canterbury Cathedral\, Cathedral House\, 11 The Precincts\, Canterbury\, CT1 2EH\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20261025T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20261025T180000
DTSTAMP:20261015T065132Z
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SUMMARY:What is Peace? Reflections from a peacekeeper
DESCRIPTION:On Sunday 25 October at 6:15 for 6:30 pm\, UNA Harpenden will be holding a Church Service for UN Day with an address on What is Peace? Reflections from a peacekeeper by Rhett Parkinson of Armed Forces Christian Union at St Nicholas Church\, Church Green\, Harpenden AL5 2TP. Register here for the service.
URL:https://unalaser.org/events/what-is-peace-reflections-from-a-peacekeeper-2
LOCATION:Union at St Nicholas Church\, Church Green\, Harpenden\, England\, AL5 2TP\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20261031T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20261031T160000
DTSTAMP:20261004T063213Z
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SUMMARY:Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom
DESCRIPTION:On October 31st\, 10:00-16:00\, women are invited to celebrate the Work of WILPF With Diaspora Women (Women Only Event)\, at Tindlemanor Women’s Centre\, 52-54 Featherstone Street\, EC1 8RT. For more info and registration\, please go here.
URL:https://unalaser.org/events/womens-international-league-for-peace-and-freedom
LOCATION:Tindlemanor Women’s Centre\, 52-54 Featherstone Street\, England\, EC1 8RT\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20261107T123000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20261107T140000
DTSTAMP:20261004T062537Z
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SUMMARY:Challenges facing the next Secretary-General
DESCRIPTION:On 7th November\, 12:30-13:45\, UNA Warwick is hosting a free hybrid event (online and at Leamington Spa Baptist Church\, CV32 4RN)\, on Challenges facing the next Secretary-General\, led remotely by Abiodun Williams (Professor at Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy\, Tufts University\, and former UN Director Strategic Planning)\, exploring the formidable challenges awaiting the next UN Secretary-General and their implications for the future of the UN. For more information and for the zoom link\, please contact the Chair.
URL:https://unalaser.org/events/challenges-facing-the-next-secretary-general
LOCATION:Leamington Spa Baptist Church\, Chandos Street\, Leamington Spa\,\, England\, CV32 4RN\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261114
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261115
DTSTAMP:20261004T060101Z
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SUMMARY:LASER AGM and Presidential Address
DESCRIPTION:The LASER AGM will be on 14th November in Bermondsey Village Hall (SE1 3TD\, very close to London Bridge station)\, 12:00-17:30 and on zoom. \nPlease register for in-person attendance here and for online attendance here. \nWe shall email out the papers to those who have registered for the AGM on 6thNovember. There will not be paper copies available for everyone at the meeting. \nHot drinks and simple snacks will be available\, but please bring a packed lunch. \nWe do not charge for attendance or for LASER membership but\, to help cover the expenses\, you are encouraged\, please\, to make a donation when you register. (We also encourage regular donations to LASER by those who can afford it. See end of Pulse for details). \nExecutive Committee\nAs specified in our constitution\, we shall elect up to 10 members of our Executive Committee\, as well as our Executive Officers (Chair\, Secretary and Treasurer). The current committee can be seen on our website. The committee meets about every month\, by Zoom at 19:30. It also has discussions by email. \nNominations for the committee and Officers should be sent to LASER\, please\, by 31st October. Each nomination should include: a photograph; up to 100 words about the person; their branch/group; the names of the nominator and the seconder. Please ensure that the person is happy to be nominated and would expect to attend most meetings. If you think you might like to be an Officer in the future\, and would like to dip your toe in the water to get the feel of it\, do contact us about possibly being deputy to one of the Officers. \nPresidential Address\nThe afternoon will include the inaugural Presidential Address for our President\, Sir Malcolm Evans\, eminent international lawyer and President of Regent’s Park College\, Oxford. There will be an opportunity for questions and discussion. \nThe day will include presentations from inspirational branches/groups. Let us know of inspirational activities being done by UNA Groups that we can share at the AGM\, as well as of people standing down from their UNA service who should be considered for a Distinguished Service Award.
URL:https://unalaser.org/events/laser-agm-and-presidential-address
LOCATION:Bermondsey Village Hall\, Kirby Grove\, London\, SE1 3TD
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20261114T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20261114T160000
DTSTAMP:20261004T063007Z
CREATED:20260706T105530Z
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SUMMARY:Reimagine: Beyond the World We Know\, a new Relationship with our Oceans
DESCRIPTION:On 14th November\, 10:00-16:00 at St Peter’s Community Centre\, Church Street\, Bexhill-on-Sea\, TN40 2HE\, UNA Climate and Oceans\, with Sussex Dolphin Project\, Sussex Underwater\, Community Supporters\, sponsored by Sussex Bay\, will be hosting an Ocean Symposium and Marine Exhibition inspired by the UN World Oceans Day theme\, Reimagine: Beyond the World We Know\, a new Relationship with our Oceans. Policy makers\, government agencies\, business leaders\, non-government organisations\, community representatives\, scientists\, educators\, innovators and engaged citizens – all committed to the protection\, restoration and sustainable management of our oceans – will share speeches\, panel events\, discussions\, films\, exhibitions\, networking opportunities. Tickets are £8:30. You can find more information and buy tickets here.
URL:https://unalaser.org/events/reimagine-beyond-the-world-we-know-a-new-relationship-with-our-oceans
LOCATION:St Peter’s Community Centre\, St Peter’s Community Centre\, Bexhill TN41 2HE\, United Kingdom
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