Diary December 2004/January 2005

December 2004

3 Pesticide Action Network is holding the second annual Rachel Carson Memorial Lecture, by Felicity Lawrence in London. 020 7065 0912 www.pan-uk.org

3 International No More War Day. Find your local peace group! Or start one!

4-5 Dissent! Gathering ( Network of Resistance Against the G8 ) Newcastle Booking essential. g8gathering@yahoo.co.uk www.dissent.org.uk

4-5 No Sweat Conference. University of London Union, Malet Street, WC1. Includes session on building solidarity with Iraqi unions. www.nosweat.org.uk

5 Iraq Occupation Focus International Teach-In, including workshops on: human rights, the Iraqi economy, the British media, women in Iraq,resistance in the military. £5 waged £2 unwaged: no need to register in advance www.iraqoccupationfocus.org.uk, e-mail iraqfocus@riseup.net

6-9 Military Families speak out/Iraq veterans agains the war speaking tour. Leeds Civic Hall (6), Glasgow (7), Manchester (8); Colchester (9). www.iraqoccupationfocus.org.uk www.mfaw.org.uk

9 Hacklabs. GNU/Linux is a self-organized cooperation that threatens one of the biggest info-capitalist corporations: Microsoft. The Cowley Club, London Road, Brighton 6pm

10-12 Projectile: a festival of anarchist film and culture. At the Side Cinema in Newcastle upon Tyne. info@projectile.org.uk www.projectile.org.uk

12 Rough Guide To A Future Without Capitalism. Corinna Lotz & Paul Feldman introduce the arguments in their new book (Lupus Books) Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square. Holborn, London WC1R 4RL.

16 Schnews at Ten - The Movie. Brighton Premier of a film ten years in the making. Cowley Club, 12 London Rd, 6pm, call 01273 696104

CHRISTMAS DAY DEMO. Demonstrate outside Campsfield immigration detention centre, Oxford 12-2pm 01865 558145. www.closecampsfield.org.uk

26 International Pizza Punk Day "mark this day in your calendar to practise the ancient arts of mutual aid, voluntary association and, of course, vegan pizza making workshops." www.eroding.org.uk/pizzapunx.htm

January 2006

29 Launch of the Welsh Peace Project. A new organisation to encourage networking between different groups involved with peace campaigning and direct action. 10am - 4pm Y Morlan, Aberystwyth

February 2005

6 Seedy Sunday, The Old Market, Upper Market Street, Hove. Seedy Sunday brings together gardeners, seed savers, farmers, local gardening and community groups organic box schemes and organisations campaigning for sustainable food production and biodiversity. We have seen a loss of 97% of our vegetable varieties in the last hundred years! Entrance £1 10am - 5pm 01273 381 686 seedysundaybrighton@yahoo.co.uk www.seedysunday.org

27 - 6 March Olive Co-operative tour of Palestine, looking at the environmental effects of the Occupation www.olivecoop.com

NB JULY 6TH 2005 Global Day of Action at the opening day of the G8 Summit www.agp.org www.dissent.org.uk