Events archive

24.03.2004 Local poetic activists are coming together at the Youth Anti-Racist Open Parliamentary School to perform material on the impact of living in a culturally diverse society, the legacies of enslavement and colonialism, violence, exclusion, and disadvantage, 25 March, from 5 to 9pm at the Houses of Parliament. Jeremy Corbyn MP is hosting the event.

23.03.2004 Visit the Carbon Gym, 2-16 April, and trim down on your carbon emissions through a programme of activities at the Centre for Alternative Technology. The action-packed activities and workshops are design for young people to reduce their impact on our planet. Call 01654 705 982 for further details and try out the Carbon Gym multimedia CD.

19.03.2004 Tune in to a 24-hour multilingual broadcast exploring issues of racism and discrimination via internet and satellite on International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, 21 March. Radio Voix Sans Frontières is an international broadcast campaign from AMARC, co-produced in collaboration with community radio stations around the world.

19.03.2004 Benjamin Zephaniah, David Bailey, Joanna Lumley and Tracey Emin are among more than fifty celebrities who have donated images to an exhibition exploring and celebrating the gift of sight. The collection has been put together by photographer Mary McCartney Donald for Sight Savers International and is showing on London’s South Bank, 18 March to 4 April.

16.03.2004 The failure to achieve safe water and sanitation is the biggest mistake of national and international development efforts over the last 50 years, according to a new publication by the Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council called Listening. Attend the publication launch at the World Water Day conference, 22 March, in London.

16.03.2004 Get friends and family to take part in the RedR Challenge at the Civils - an engineering and humanitarian focused event to raise money - on 28 April at the NEC in Birmingham. RedR selects, trains and provides competent and committed people to humanitarian programmes worldwide.

15.03.2004 Hidden behind the sensational stories of war and politics is the continuing struggle of the people of Haiti. Catch a glimpse of life in Haiti at the photographic exhibition in London, 10-28 May, organised by the Catholic Institute for International Relations.

13.03.2004 Explore the best ways to report on diversity, during the European-wide Week of Action, 15-22 March. Events, taking place in twelve countries including the UK, involve NGOs, journalists, broadcasters, editors, and public officials in a dialogue on the representation of minority groups in the media.

12.03.2004 Christian Aid Week, 9-15 May, is the UK's longest running, most successful door-to-door fundraising week. Get involved by organising a fundraising event or donating online. If you need a change in life, try out www.LifeSwitch.org, which will be launched for Christian Aid Week.

09.03.2004 Hold a penalty shoot-out targeting the Millennium Development Goals. Perform street theatre. Create a human chain. Organise or take part in local events across the UK on 16 May to highlight the ongoing debt crisis.

09.03.2004 Refugees’ access to justice, media hysteria over EU enlargement and criminalising of asylum seekers are among issues being examined at the Great Manchester Immigration Aid Unit’s general meeting on 20 March.

09.03.2004 Lobby Parliament on 16 March, from 1.30 to 5.30pm, to demand greater Parliamentary accountability in relation to the UN, a louder voice for developing countries in global decision making and concrete steps to implement the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. Register now and download a lobby pack.

08.03.2004 Womankind Worldwide is celebrating 15 years of working internationally to improve women’s lives on 8 March - International Women’s Day. Learn more about what they do and help raise funds.