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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201019T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201019T210000
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SUMMARY:Food Security workshop
DESCRIPTION:This workshop is part of our UN75 digital Festival\, WHAT NEXT FOR THE UN? Building a More Secure World. See here for more information and to register
URL:https://unalaser.org/events/food-security-workshop
LOCATION:Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201018T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201018T210000
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SUMMARY:Health Security workshop
DESCRIPTION:This workshop is part of our UN75 Festival\, WHAT NEXT FOR THE UN? Building a More Secure World.  See here for more information and to register
URL:https://unalaser.org/events/health-security-workshop
LOCATION:Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200729T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200729T210000
DTSTAMP:20260411T151711
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SUMMARY:And will they find safety?
DESCRIPTION:Deal are holding a joint Zoom meeting with the  organisation Safe Passage. Safe Passage campaign for & help child refugees to access legal routes to safety.The meeting will hear an exploration of the obstacles facing traumatised children from areas of conflict and upheaval in finding safety and sanctuary in the UK.  \nJohnny Rebours from Safe Passage will lead our discussion on the concerns about child refugees in the light of the passing of the Immigration Act and in particular the failure to protect children who are already traumatised through their experiences in war zones who are at risk of slavery as well as losing their lives in dangerous channel  crossings. \nWe will consider ways in which we can continue to advocate for the rights of unaccompanied minors to be respected. \n  \n 
URL:https://unalaser.org/events/and-will-they-find-safety
LOCATION:Zoom
ORGANIZER;CN="UNA Deal":MAILTO:pambrivio@btinternet.com
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200704T103000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200704T170000
DTSTAMP:20260411T151711
CREATED:20200311T124528Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200311T124528Z
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SUMMARY:The UN: Past\, Present and Future
DESCRIPTION:The LASER Summer Council meeting is being run by Twickenham and Richmond UNA. Save the date! More details will be added soon.
URL:https://unalaser.org/events/the-un-past-present-and-future
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200516T103000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200516T123000
DTSTAMP:20260411T151711
CREATED:20200511T165050Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200511T165050Z
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SUMMARY:Regional Policy (Zoom) Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Your chance to have your say\nEach year the Region has discussed and adopted members resolutions at one of its Regional meetings. This year members have proposed new resolutions on Cybersecurity\, Hong Kong\, Syria and on Boycotts\, Divestment and Sanctions. We will also be updating a number of previous statements. \n \n\n\n\nPlease click here to find the full list of 2020 resolutions we will be considering. Register here. To join\, you will need an internet connection and a PC\, Smart-phone or Tablet (iPad or other) with a microphone\, if you wish to speak. The Zoom link we will send you works from a browser or it can help you download the Zoom connection software.
URL:https://unalaser.org/events/regional-policy-zoom-meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200404T110000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200404T180000
DTSTAMP:20260411T151711
CREATED:20200301T150145Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200315T220354Z
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SUMMARY:Back from the Brink? Glasgow and Beyond
DESCRIPTION:THE EVENT BELOW IS NOW CANCELLED. \nThe LASER Spring Council meeting will be at Bermondsey Village Hall (very close to London Bridge; SE1 3TD) on Saturday 4th April 11am – 6pm. \nThe day will start with regional updates and policy discussions. After lunch (please bring your own packed lunches)\, we shall focus on Climate Change and feeding into COP26. Sessions will be led by: a climate scientist (Dr Michaela Hegglin); a political scientist (Professor Nick Robbins);  and then Stuart Neaverson of the Climate Coalition\, to guide LASER’s contribution to the COP 26 process The event is free (there will be a request for donations)\, but please register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/back-from-the-brink-glasgow-and-beyond-tickets-95823216821
URL:https://unalaser.org/events/back-from-the-brink-glasgow-and-beyond
LOCATION:Bermondsey Village Hall\, Kirby Grove\, London\, SE1 3TD
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190629T123000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190629T150000
DTSTAMP:20260411T151711
CREATED:20190429T134601Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190429T134601Z
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SUMMARY:The Science of Climate Change
DESCRIPTION:United Nations Association Twickenham and Richmond have organised this pub lunch at which Professor Richmond Allan will give a talk on the science of climate change.  Professor Allan is the Professor of Climate Science in the Department of Meteorology at the University of Reading.  He will be happy to answer any questions after his talk. \nThe lunch will be a buffet lunch with vegetarian options and will cost £8.50 per head.  To be sure of your place please email Rodney Mantle (rodneymantle@hotmail.com) and advise him of your intention to attend. \nThe pub opens at 12pm and the presentation will begin at 12.30pm in the Function Room. To gain access to the Function Room please pay Dennis Wilmot for your buffet when you arrive. \nLunch will be served at 13.45pm.
URL:https://unalaser.org/events/the-science-of-climate-change
LOCATION:The Adelaide\, 57 Park Rd\, Teddington\, LONDON\, TW11 0AU\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190603T170000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190603T200000
DTSTAMP:20260411T151711
CREATED:20190429T145643Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190429T145643Z
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SUMMARY:Meeting to Celebrate the Life of\, former UN Secretary General\, Kofi Annan
DESCRIPTION:UNA-UK is delighted to be hosting an evening to celebrate the life and legacy of Kofi Annan. \nMr Annan played a major role in international affairs for almost half a century\, becoming one of the world’s most celebrated diplomats. Working at the heart of the UN\, including ten years as Secretary-General\, he was at the helm grappling with some of the biggest crises of the 21st Century. \nMr Annan is well remembered for his contributions to international politics; for his tireless dedication to advocacy for peace and reform; and for his work on human rights and development. \nWe are delighted to be working with a number of partners to invite you to join us in remembering Mr Annan’s life\, his work and legacy. \nThis event is being held as part of a series of events\, including a conference co-hosted with Chatham House\, to celebrate Kofi Annan’s life and legacy. The series is generously supported by Open Society Foundations and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. We are grateful for the endorsement of the Kofi Annan Foundation. \nKofi Annan has done much to inspire people from all walks of life. \n 
URL:https://unalaser.org/events/meeting-to-celebrate-the-life-of-former-un-secretary-general-kofi-annan
LOCATION:Central Hall Westminster\, Storey's Gate\, Westminster\, SW1H 9NH\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190523
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190524
DTSTAMP:20260411T151711
CREATED:20190429T144111Z
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SUMMARY:Peace-keepers Conference
DESCRIPTION:Peace-keepers conference to be held at Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) to be followed by the annual commemoration of the sacrifice of peace-keepers at the Cenotaph
URL:https://unalaser.org/events/peace-keepers-conference
LOCATION:Royal United Services Institute\, 61 Whitehall\, London\, SW1A 2ET\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190511T123000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190511T143000
DTSTAMP:20260411T151711
CREATED:20190411T122222Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190411T122324Z
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SUMMARY:Localisation of SDGs and Working as a UNA-UK Trustee
DESCRIPTION:Carl Wright\, Secretary-General Emeritus of the Commonwealth Local Government Forum (CLGF) and Trustee of the Ramphal Institute\, will be talking about ways of involving local communities in implementing the Sustainable Development Goals\, like that in Eastbourne\, mentioned below. His second topic will be his tasks as an elected UNA-UK Trustee\, representing the membership. \nThe event is a pub lunch.  The pub opens at 12pm\, please order your food at the bar by 12.15pm.  The presentation will start at 12.30pm and lunch will be served at 13.20pm.
URL:https://unalaser.org/events/localisation-of-sdgs-and-working-as-a-una-uk-trustee
LOCATION:The Adelaide\, 57 Park Rd\, Teddington\, LONDON\, TW11 0AU\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190429T191500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190429T211500
DTSTAMP:20260411T151711
CREATED:20190429T143336Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190429T143336Z
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SUMMARY:Meeting on Women\, Peace and Security
DESCRIPTION:This meeting has been organised by UNA Streatham.  Professor Christine Chinkin from the LSE will speak at this meeting.
URL:https://unalaser.org/events/meeting-on-women-peace-and-security
LOCATION:Streatham Tate Library\, 63 Streatham High Road\, London\, SW16 1PN\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190410T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190410T203000
DTSTAMP:20260411T151711
CREATED:20190406T220120Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190406T220120Z
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SUMMARY:Celebrating Diversity Within our Community
DESCRIPTION:In response to the dreadful attacks seen in  New Zealand recently\,  the UNA Eastbourne branch is hosting an event to celebrate our diverse community.   The event will be a lively evening with a number of speakers\, live music and food from the local Spice Garden restaurant.  We will be celebrating diversity\, giving people a chance to meet each other and chat about how we can bring together people from different races and religions.
URL:https://unalaser.org/events/celebrating-diversity-within-our-community
LOCATION:Eastbourne Town Hall\, Grove Rd\, Eastbourne\, East Sussex\, BN21 4UG\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190118T133000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190118T173000
DTSTAMP:20260411T151711
CREATED:20190110T141552Z
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SUMMARY:UNA Policy Meeting
DESCRIPTION:UNA LASER are hosting a policy afternoon from 1.30-5.30pm on Friday 18th January at Resource for London\, 356 Holloway Rd\, London N7 6PA.  In this meeting we will be looking at ways to get our resolutions out into the wider domain more effectively and how to use them to influence decision makers. \nAs you all know over the last two years UNA LASER has formed resolutions on the following subjects: UN  Reform; UN Sustainable Development Goals; Nuclear Weapons; Sri Lanka; How did Hammarskgold Die; The Role of Women in the UN;  Yemen and Saudi Arabia; North Korea; Women\, Peace and Security; Palestine 100 Years after the Balfour Declaration; Climate; Human Rights; Localizing the SDG’s; Oceans Protection of Journalists; Strengthening the UN and  Peacekeeping (follow this link to see the resolutions). \nIf you are a Chair of a branch\, committee member or concerned individual who has specifically been working on these resolutions with colleagues we would like to invite you to this meeting.  The event is not an open meeting so we will need to know who is attending in advance. \nIf  you wish to attend please could you email catherinepluygers@hotmail.com by Saturday 12th January so that Neville Grant LASER Secretary\, and Peter Webster Chair of Policy know who to expect.
URL:https://unalaser.org/events/una-policy-meeting
LOCATION:Resource for London\, 356 Holloway Road\, London\, London\, London N7 6PA\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20181206T101500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20181206T190000
DTSTAMP:20260411T151711
CREATED:20181120T154822Z
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SUMMARY:"Hands off Africa!" The 1958 All Africa People's Conference - its impact then and now
DESCRIPTION:Hosted by UNA Westminster – This conference will mark the 60th anniversary of the All African People’s Conference held in Accra\, Ghana. Driven by Dr Kwame Nkrumah\, Prime Minister of newly-independent Ghana\, it set out to advance the ideology of Pan Africanism through non-alignment\, anti-colonialism\, anti-imperialism and African unity. It has been hailed as a watershed moment in the history of Africa’s liberation from colonial rule and white supremacy. Former Commonwealth Secretary-General HE Chief Emeka Anyaoku will lead an impressive line-up of speakers. Dr Kenneth Kaunda\, veteran African leader\, will share his comments by video link. \nThis event is organised by the School of Commonwealth Studies\, University of London and Westminster United Nations Association. \nBook your seats here
URL:https://unalaser.org/events/hands-off-africa-the-1958-all-africa-peoples-conference-its-impact-then-and-now
LOCATION:Senate Room\, Senate House\, Malet Street\, London\, WC1E 7HU\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20181129T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20181129T191500
DTSTAMP:20260411T151711
CREATED:20181120T153733Z
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SUMMARY:How Turing came to be pardoned and how the pardon was extended to others
DESCRIPTION:Speaker:  Lord Sharkey \nFollowed by a panel discussion and  Q&A with:- \n\nDr Sinead Agnew (UCL Laws)\nDr Mark D’Souza (UCL Laws)\n\nChaired by Professor Piet Eeckhout (Dean\, UCL Laws) \nAbout this talk\nLord Sharkey\, Lib Dem peer\, fought for posthumous pardons for the 75\,000 men (including Alan Turing) convicted under the Labouchere Amendment to the Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885 which further criminalised homosexual behaviour. For years Government opposed this\, but in 2016/17 the law was finally changed. First\, Turing was pardoned and then all others convicted as he was were also pardoned.\nIn this talk Lord Sharkey will talk about how this came about and his part in the passing of the ‘Alan Turing law’. \nAbout the speakers\nLord (John) Sharkey has spent most of his commercial life in communications businesses. He was joint managing director of Saatchi and Saatchi UK\, founded and ran his own advertising agency and was chair of various other communications and recruitment enterprises. He became strategic communications advisor to Nick Clegg in 2007 and was chair of the Liberal Democrat’s General Election campaign in 2010 and of the 2011 Fairer Votes campaign. He is Chair of the Hansard Society\, a founding director of the financial services think-tank New City Agenda Ltd and a director of the not-for-profit fact checking organisation\, Full Fact Ltd. He is also chair of the Association of Medical Research Charities and Chair of the Specialised Healthcare Alliance. He is a member of the House of Lords and of its Economic Affairs Select Committee. \nSinéad Agnew joined the UCL Faculty of Laws in 2017\, where she lectures in the law of property and trusts. She also jointly co-ordinates the Faculty’s LGBT+ Staff-Student Society. She was formerly a lecturer in law at Cardiff University (2015-2017). She is also a barrister (currently non-practising) and an associate member of Serle Court\, a leading set of commercial chancery chambers. \nBefore becoming an academic\, Sinéad practised law for a decade\, first as a barrister in London and\, subsequently\, as a litigation lawyer in Jersey\, specialising in high value trusts disputes and advising trustees on all legal aspects of trusts administration\, as well as insolvency\, multi-jurisdictional enforcement proceedings\, and multi-jurisdictional probate disputes. She is a founding member of the Institute of Law in Jersey. \nMark Dsouza joined the UCL Faculty of Laws in 2016 and his principal research interest is in the theory and philosophy of the criminal law. His doctoral thesis was converted into a monograph titled Rationale-Based Defences in Criminal Law\, and published by Hart Publishing in May 2017. In it\, Dr Dsouza suggests a new account of the various types of rationale-based defences in the criminal law\, and offers suggestions as to how they should be understood\, interpreted\, and applied. He has also published on topics like the theoretical foundations of consent in the criminal law (Law & Philosophy\, 2014; SSRN\, 2013)\, the supposed duty of retreat before using force in self defence (OJLS\, 2015)\, and culpability in the criminal law (King’s Law Journal\, 2015). \nAdditionally\, Dr Dsouza is keenly interested in the doctrinal law relating to inchoate and accessorial liability. He co-organised a conference in September 2016 which brought together judges of the Supreme Court\, representatives of the Law Commission\, representatives of the CPS\, members of the bar\, legal and criminological academic\, representatives from the police\, campaign groups\, and students\, to discuss the Supreme Court’s judgement in R v Jogee & Ruddock (2016) and more generally\, the law on accessorial liability. He also co-organises the Assize Seminar Series in Cutting Edge Criminal Law. \n 
URL:https://unalaser.org/events/how-turing-came-to-be-pardoned-and-how-the-pardon-was-extended-to-others
LOCATION:UCL Faculty of Laws\, Bentham House\, Endsleigh Gdns\, London\, WC1H 0EG
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20181124T110000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20181124T170000
DTSTAMP:20260411T151711
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SUMMARY:LASER AGM and Policy Forum
DESCRIPTION:The UNA London and South-East Region AGM and Policy Forum is open to all. \nThis year we are continuing the practice at our AGM of discussing resolutions from members and branches. \nWe have also added some resolutions based upon UNA-UK’s national policy recommendations for consideration by the region as well. \nResolutions that are agreed\, with any amendments made by the meeting\, will become the policy of the London & South East Region. They will then be presented to UNA-UK with the suggestion that they also become national policy. \nResolutions have been received on a wide range of topics: Atrocity prevention; Climate; Human Rights; Localising the SDGs; Oceans\, Protection of Journalists; Strengthening UN peacekeeping and peace building missions and Yemen. It promises to be another fascinating and wide ranging discussion. Follow this link to see the full text of each draft resolution. \nWe look forward to seeing you on the 24th November and hope that as many members as possible will be able to join\, in what promises to be an interesting debate \nPlease note the Regional Executives give notice that it will move an amendment to replace “four years” with “five years” in the fourth part of clause 4 of the Regional Constitution which presently reads “Executive Officers are eligible for re-election but may serve no more than four consecutive years in the same post\, with the exception of the Treasurer”. \nIn the afternnon of the 24th we have a speaker event.  Dan Plesch is our speaker this year and his talk will be titled: Might is Right? – The Threat to International Law.  Dan is the Director of the Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy at SOAS\, University of London. \n 
URL:https://unalaser.org/events/laser-agm-and-policy-forum
LOCATION:Resource for London\, 356 Holloway Road\, London\, London\, London N7 6PA\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20181124T110000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20181124T170000
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SUMMARY:AGM for LASER group
DESCRIPTION:To be confirmed
URL:https://unalaser.org/events/agm-for-laser-group
LOCATION:Resource Centre for London\, 356 Holloway Rd\, London\, N7 6PA\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20181117T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20181117T170000
DTSTAMP:20260411T151711
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SUMMARY:Refocusing on Peace
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URL:https://unalaser.org/events/refocusing-on-peace
LOCATION:Friends Meeting House\, 15a Albert Rd\, Bexhill-on-sea\, East Sussex\, TN40 1DG\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20181006T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20181006T203000
DTSTAMP:20260411T151711
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SUMMARY:UN Service for World Peace
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://unalaser.org/events/un-service-for-world-peace
LOCATION:Canterbury Cathedral\, Cathedral House\, 11 The Precincts\, Canterbury\, CT1 2EH\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20181002T193000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20181002T210000
DTSTAMP:20260411T151711
CREATED:20180924T164307Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180924T164307Z
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SUMMARY:Freedom of Speech
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://unalaser.org/events/freedom-of-speech
LOCATION:Community Church Werter Rd\, Wandsworth\, London\, SW15 2LL\, United Kingdom
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