Events archive

28.04.2005 Are human rights a tool of Western imperialism? Is Islam compatible with human rights? Should human rights be enforced at any cost? The ICA hosts a short series of talks, London, 16-18 May.

28.04.2005 The World Bank is beholden to "unaccountable NGOs" and could be on its last legs, says Washington Post journalist and author Sebastian Mallaby. He and Dr Ngaire Woods, director of Global Governance at the University of Oxford, will discuss What kind of World Bank does the world need?, London School of Economics, London, 4 May, 5-6.30pm.

22.04.2005 OneWorld UK meets the organisers of the Palestine Film Festival, an event growing in size and ambition, which runs this year at the Barbican and SOAS.

20.04.2005 Professor William Polk will discuss the impact of the Iraq war on Iraqis and on Europe and the Middle East and investigate the chances for stability in post election Iraq. In London, April 22
From: Chatham House

12.04.2005 McLibel - a documentary that turns a 15-year legal saga into a captivating, funny and disturbing 85 minutes of fly-on-the-wall drama - is on the big screen this week. Nury Vittachi reviews it for OneWorld UK.

08.04.2005 Millions of poor people lack access to energy services that we take for granted. How can their development needs be met without further compromising environmental sustainability? Seminar in London April 28

08.04.2005 The Erskine Childers Lecture will be given in London on June 9 by Sam Daws, Executive Director, United Nations Association UK, on the subject of Kofi Annan's proposals for UN reform.

08.04.2005 Do the GATS provisions of the WTO create opportunities for developing countries to improve provision of water and sanitation services or are they a licence for unaccountable foreign corporate control. Join the day of debate at Loughborough University April 13.

08.04.2005 A big day (and night) for trade justice in London on Friday April 15. A rally starting in Westminster will culminate in an all-night vigil outside Downing Street to bring home the message that trade justice is more important than free trade.

08.04.2005 The European ruling on the McLibel trial, the film Super Size Me, and now the documentary McLibel: Two Worlds Collide to be shown on BBC4 – surely it’s time for McDonald’s to put humble pie on the menu.

05.04.2005 Should we attribute the success of the tsunami appeal to inherent altruism or smart marketing? Daniel Nelson reports on a recent discussion at the Institute of Contemporary Arts.