Dates for your Diary

Organized by WILPF (UK): www.ukwilpf.gn.apc.org

Workshops on Security Council Resolution 1325 'Women, Peace and Security'; Taking Women's Concerns to the WTO; Challenging Corporate Power.

Introduced by Katherine Hamnett. Speakers incl. Susi Snyder, Cynthia Cockburn, Elsie-Bernadette Onubogu (Commonwealth Secretariat) etc.

NOTE CHANGE OF TIME!!

2.45pm tea and chat.

3.00pm - 5.00pm meeting

NOTE CHANGE OF VENUE !!!

St. Columba's Church Hall, Alfred St., off High Street

'Women's Voices'

Meeting to organize NOW's contribution to the IWF, in the form of a choir, 'Women NOW'

'NO Trident - NO Trident Replacement'

(Rally)

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Draft Agenda

1)Feedback from meeting on 3 Sept. with Andrew Smith MP and Oxon. Co. Cllr. Val Smith (see report on NOW website).

2)Hiroshima Peace Conference & Commemoration Ceremony Aug 05 : Catherine Robertson (see her report on NOW website).

3) Women in Black; Sweated Labour & Fair Trade.
4)International Women's Week Festival March 2006 Theme "Women's Voices

Cuba Solidarity public meeting

Speaker: John Waller. John was one of two British participants on this year's Pastors for Peace friendshipment caravan which delivered material aid from the US to Cuba despite the illegal US blockade of the island.

BUST THE BLOCKADE Fundraising concert for Cuba

(Donations at door)

Songs of peace, freedom and international solidarity
Readings, poetry, info. about Cuba.
Raising money for basic health & first aid equipment,
school & classroom aids and musical instruments & supplies.

Includes performances from the Sea Green Singers

PSC International Conference. Speakers incl. Mustafa Barghouti, Diana Buttu, Ronnie Kasrils, Prof. Iain Scobbie.

Tickets £10, concs £5. Info: 020 7700 6192 or www.palestinecampaign.org

Theme: 'Democracy at Risk'. As usual, please assemble at 1.45pm, wear black and stand in silence.

Our press release for this can be viewed on Oxford Indymedia at http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/oxford/2005/10/325951.html

'Any oppressive laws can be rendered unworkable through protest, non-co-operation and defiance'. The conference aims:
- to share experiences, and promote mutual aid & co-ordination between protestors threatened by repressive laws (etc).

Admission free. flyer available for download at www.freedomtoprotest.org.uk

Themes: Timetable for Withdrawal or Troops Out Now? What should be our attitude to the UN? Why isn't Poverty History yet?

More info: oxfordstopthewar@hotmail.com or oxford@stopwar.org.uk

(donations)

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Andrew Smith MP and his wife Val have agreed to come and discuss with us certain questions that we have submitted to them.

'Murambatsvina'

talk by Ennie Chipembere on Robert Mugabe's 'cleaning up' operation in Zimbabwe

organized by the Britain Zimbabwe Society and Oxford Centre for Mission Studies.

Ennie Chipembere is Senior Programme Officer at the Konrad Adenauer Foundation in Harare and founder-director of Precision International Consultants.

More details: 01865 556071

Film/snacks/chat organised by Oxford-Ramallah Friendship Association(ORFA)

formal opening of the'Women in Black in Black and White'exhibition

(be there!!)

An exhibition of photos showing women from peace groups in Israel, Canada, USA, Serbia, Germany and the UK

(volunteers are needed to help 'steward' the exhibition')

A5 size flyer is here

4th - 20 August

Mon-Fri 10am-2pm, Sat 4-6pm

The exhibition continues

As above

The photos are accompanied by texts written and sent in by the women to explain why they (we) are part of the movement. The exhibition is timed to coincide with the 60th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and with the global Women in Black conference in Jerusalem this August. For more info contact Katy Beinart on 07910 123950.

A number of NOW people are planning to travel to London as a group. For travel arrangements, see the Activities page. Full or short briefings on Israeli nuclear weapons can be found here (4 pages),and here (29 pages) in the form of pdfs, and there is a poster here, which you can print out.

2-3.00pm

(assemble 1.55pm)

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St Columba's Church Hall, Alfred St, off High St

from 2.00pm

'A Celebration of Africa'

University Church of St Mary the Virgin, High Street. Oxford

A fund raising event for the Red Cross Children's Hospital and Institute for the Healing of Memories, Cape Town.For more details click here

Part of Refugee Week.

Tickets £5 (+ concs). More info: KateAmnesty@aol.com

Court Room, Oxford Town Hall

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Speaker from Sudan

coach leaves from Taylorian Institute Oxford 10.30am

London assembly point: Embankment 1.00pm

to book coach tickets: 01865 768167.

Speakers inc. Amneh
Badran from the Jerusalem Centre for Women, Afif Safieh, Sharif Omar of Qalqilia Stop the Wall Campaign

Cornmarket Street Oxford

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Note change of venue

Sunday

17

3:00-4:00pm

(Assemble 2:45pm)

Oxford 'Women in Black' silent vigil

Bonn Square

Oxford City Centre

Part of an International Day of Solidarity with Palestinian Political Prisoners,
especially Women & Children.

Please wear black

Contacts: WIB Co-ordinator: Ava Eyre (01865-244923); Jenny Stanton (01865-247730) or NOW coordinators.

Tuesday 1 - Sunday20

10.00am - 4.00pmMon-Fri

Sat10-5

Sun 10-4

(exhibition)

Sweated Labour: women workers in the garment trade

One of NOW's contributions to Oxford International Women's Festival. 7-day opening . For more details contact Museum of Oxford on 252761

Note extension by a month!!

9.00am - 5pm

(exhibition)

Stitches in Time

Record OfficeSt Luke's Church off Temple Rd Cowley

International Women's Festival contribution.

S. African tapestries and Palestinian embroidery.

Closed Sundays

Wednesday

9

7.00pm

10.45am - 4.30pm

(forum)

'Sweated Labour: Women workers in the Garment Trade

(IWF)

Speakers Dr Hilda Kean, Dr Katherine Bradley and others. Buffet lunch

1.00 - 3.45

(11.15am)

Local news campaign

(film: Outfoxed)

for details see: www.oxnuj.org.uk/localnews.php

A Taste of Palestine

Fund raising event for Palestine,organized by Oxford PSC

evening of music, food and more..

Tickets £8/£5

contact: Caroline on 01865 778 009 or email:
caro.raine@tinyworld.co.uk

Saturday

IWF sub-committee

Main business will be to allocate tasks for the International Women's Festival in March (stewarding, helping with the buffet lunch on March 12 etc)

Thursday

Sheldonian

Theatre

Lord Puttnam:Parliament, the Press and the People: The Case for a Fresh Start"
(see http://www.oxford.indymedia.org.uk ,article 303703.html)

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IWF sub-committee

CANCELLED

NOW social gathering

PSC campaign.

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