Refocusing on Peace
Friends Meeting House 15a Albert Rd, Bexhill-on-sea, East Sussex, United KingdomAGM for LASER group
Resource Centre for London 356 Holloway Rd, London, United KingdomTo be confirmed
LASER AGM and Policy Forum
Resource for London 356 Holloway Road, London, London, United KingdomThe UNA London and South-East Region AGM and Policy Forum is open to all. This year we are continuing the practice at our AGM of discussing resolutions from members and branches. We have also added some resolutions based upon UNA-UK's national policy recommendations for consideration by the region as well. Resolutions that are agreed, with […]
How Turing came to be pardoned and how the pardon was extended to others
UCL Faculty of Laws Bentham House, Endsleigh Gdns, LondonSpeaker: Lord Sharkey Followed by a panel discussion and Q&A with:- Dr Sinead Agnew (UCL Laws) Dr Mark D'Souza (UCL Laws) Chaired by Professor Piet Eeckhout (Dean, UCL Laws) About this talk Lord Sharkey, Lib Dem peer, fought for posthumous pardons for the 75,000 men (including Alan Turing) convicted under the Labouchere Amendment to the […]
“Hands off Africa!” The 1958 All Africa People’s Conference – its impact then and now
Senate Room, Senate House Malet Street, London, United KingdomHosted 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 […]
UNA Policy Meeting
Resource for London 356 Holloway Road, London, London, United KingdomUNA 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. As you all […]
Celebrating Diversity Within our Community
Eastbourne Town Hall Grove Rd, Eastbourne, East Sussex, United KingdomIn 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 […]
Meeting on Women, Peace and Security
Streatham Tate Library 63 Streatham High Road, London, United KingdomThis meeting has been organised by UNA Streatham. Professor Christine Chinkin from the LSE will speak at this meeting.
Localisation of SDGs and Working as a UNA-UK Trustee
The Adelaide 57 Park Rd, Teddington, LONDON, United KingdomCarl 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. The event […]
Peace-keepers Conference
Royal United Services Institute 61 Whitehall, London, United KingdomPeace-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