Events archive

29.06.2004 This public meeting, "From Dover to Morecambe Bay: tragedy and government immigration policy", looks at the lessons to be learned from the experience of the Dover 58 and Morecambe Bay tragedies. The meeting, organised by the Monitoring Group, takes place on 7 July, 2.00 to 5.00 pm, in London.

29.06.2004 Take part in this three-day conference, 8-10 July, in Dublin, organised by the Women’s Studies Association. The event aims to provide a forum for exploring various discourses, politics and theories of feminism and its challenges to globalisation.

29.06.2004 An awareness of gender issues in humanitarian assistance can be crucial both for assessing what is needed and for providing quality services. Take part in this three-day training programme, 9-11 July, in London. The course is organised by IHE/RedR.

25.06.2004 In 1944 the World Bank and International Monetary Fund were set up to manage the postwar global economy. 60 years on they have built themselves a stranglehold on poor countries. Is there a place for the IMF and World Bank in sustainable development? What should the future of these institutions be? Join the debate with George Monbiot and others. 10 July, 5.00 - 7.00 pm, Friends House, London. Supported by the New Internationalist.

25.06.2004 Activists, scholars and programmers have sometimes seen the internet as a lever to change the world. Where has online activism about social justice faltered and how has it triumphed? If you own a computer and a conscience, join influential activist/scholars to consider what has changed after all this effort, and what might change if we get it right. 28 June, 3.00 to 5.00 pm, London.

22.06.2004 Attend this public meeting against internment without trial under anti-terror laws at the House of Lords on 6 July, at 6.30pm. The meeting has been organised by the Campaign Against Criminalising Communities and is supported by Liberty and the Haldane Society of Socialist Lawyers.

22.06.2004 Take part in the national conference to bring together asylum seekers, refugees, immigrants, legal representatives, social workers, health and other professionals and campaigners who have been active in protecting the rights of those affected by immigration policies, on 3 July, in London. The conference is being organised by Crossroads Women’s Centre. For further information phone 020 7482 2496 or email law@crossroadswomen.net.

22.06.2004 Bangladeshi photographer Mahmud chronicles ActionAid’s achievements in Bangladesh since 1983, charting their struggles, challenges and successes in the fight against poverty. The exhibition, organised by ActionAid and the Brady Centre, runs from 28 June to 9 July in London.

16.06.2004 Michael Meacher MP, Mayer Hillman and Tine Fawcett, authors, and Aubrey Meyer of the Global Commons Institute will be speaking at this free seminar on 15 June, 6-7.30pm, in London. The meeting will look at the action we can take, contraction and convergence strategy and the politics of climate change as the most serious issue facing the planet.

14.06.2004 Put your ideas for sustainable development into practice by entering the Seed Awards before 15 August. The entrant with the most promising innovative and entrepreneurial idea for action through partnership will receive support, training, connections and facilitated access to funders to make their idea work.

14.06.2004 Take part in this workshop on best practice and the corporate millennium goals, in London, 14-15 July. Issues to be addressed include socially responsible investment, transparency and corruption, and the role of the private sector in delivering energy, water and sanitation. The event is organised by the Commonwealth Business Council and the Royal Institute of International Affairs.

14.06.2004 Is there a place for the IMF and World Bank in sustainable development? Join the debate at the World Development Movement’s Whose Rules Rule? Conference, 10 July, 5-7pm, in London.

14.06.2004 Award-winning garden designer Claire Whitehouse offers an insight into the challenges of market gardening in west Africa, and encourages people to join Christian Aid’s Trade Justice Campaign, at Hampton Court Flower Show, 6-11 July.

14.06.2004 To combat disillusion with democracy, we must find out how well it works. This seminar on 25 June, 4.30-6.30pm, in London takes a look at a universal framework for assessing democracy in any country around the world, and the international contributions that such audits can make to democracy and human rights. Book your place.

07.06.2004 Authors Dr Mayer Hillman and Tina Fawcett introduce their new book How We Can Save the Planet, and the global system to address climate change known as "Contraction and Convergence", at the Royal Institution, London, on Monday 14 June 2004, 7.00-8.30 p.m.

04.06.2004 London's black communities are invited to put their questions to the capital's mayoral candidates on 8 June, 7pm, at University College London. The event is being organised by the National Assembly Against Racism, the Black Londoners' Forum, The 1990 Trust, 100 Black Men, Blackbritain.com and Operation Black Vote. Email tickets@obv.org.uk or call 020 8983 5474 for reservations.

04.06.2004 Cinemas across London will be showing a series of films with a refugee theme including short films made by young refugees, as part of Refugee Week, which begins 14 June. Find out what's being screened near you.

04.06.2004 Taste the cultural fruits of sanctuary at Celebrating Sanctuary, an afternoon of free music, dance, performance, visual arts and family activities taking place on London's South Bank on Sunday 13 June.

01.06.2004 The Private Room is an intense yet funny play by Mark Lee set on Wall Street and in the interrogation cells at Guantánamo. It is showing at the New End Theatre in London, 5 June at 7.30pm. Part of the proceeds go to the International PEN Foundation. Book your ticket now.