PEACE NEWS WINTER GATHERING
Sumac Centre, Nottingham, 15 - 17 January 2010

... followed by mass nonviolent direct action against a local arms trade company, organised by the participants, on Monday 18 January (arrestable and non-arrestable roles available).
www.peacenewsgathering.info

Join people from across the spectrum of the British peace movement for a weekend of exploration, celebration and empowerment - learning from other movements, struggling with challenging issues, and creating greater cohesion and solidarity in a segmented peace movement.

The gathering will run from Friday evening until Sunday afternoon.

Highlights include:

- No Borders reporting on recent immigrant solidarity campaigning in Calais
- A workshop with legendary 'Food Not Bombs' co-founder Keith McHenry ( http://tinyurl.com/yc76xqu)
- Report backs from the Gaza Freedom March (www.gazafreedommarch.org)
- Building for the February blockade at Aldermaston ( http://blockawe.blogspot.com/)
- Workshops with Seeds for Change (www.seedsforchange.org.uk)
- George Farebrother on law, peace and applying pressure
- Afghanistan: Strategies to end the war
- Anti-war art, with PN co-editor Emily Johns
- Radical climate change activism after Copenhagen

The full schedule for the weekend will be available shortly.

Gathering organised by Peace News (www.peacenews.info) in conjunction with Nottingham Students Peace Movement ( http://nspm.wordpress.com) and Notts Anti-Militarism ( http://nottsantimilitarism.wordpress.com).

BOOKING
The cost of attending the gathering is £10 - £40 per person for the weekend (not including food - see below).

Please book now by sending a cheque (payable to 'Peace News') to:
Peace News Winter Gathering, 5 Caledonian Road, London N1 9DY, and we will send a camp and a full programme. Alternatively, you can book on-line at  http://tinyurl.com/ye9o4r5.

Please book as soon as possible!

FOOD
Vegan food (provided by the wonderful Veggies - see www.veggies.org.uk) is available on the Saturday and Sunday. Price: £4-£6 / day. Please pay in advance if possible. You can do this by cheque (same details as for 'Booking' above) or on-line at  http://tinyurl.com/ye9o4r5. If booking by cheque then please specify which days you're booking for.

ACCOMMODATION
Nearby crash-pad accommodation available. Contact PN on 0207 278 3344 if you need a bed or family space.

ABOUT THE GATHERING
Peace News Winter Gathering 2010 has developed out of Peace News Summer Camp 2009 (www.peacenewscamp.info), which created a real sense of liberation for participants. The Gathering is a space of mutual respect in which activists from different groups and movements, who hold diverse views on fundamental issues, can share experiences, information and insights – and can learn more about each other.

WHAT PEOPLE LIKED ABOUT THE PN SUMMER CAMP
Some quotes from Summer Campers:

“The fascinating and engaging discussions, debates and conversations that seemed to be taking place all the time all over the camp. Fantastic networking amongst groups and individuals.”

“Camaraderie, challenge, ideas, stimulation, re-energising, contacts, space for input and importing information, wood collecting, tree climbing, tripod, all ages, relaxed feeling, lovely food, fire.”

“The spirit of the occasion. Also the chance to discuss in depth issues we have been campaigning for/support and of course meeting folk and getting to learn new ideas and about ‘them’ as people.”
“Discussions, relationships, people, depth of thought. LOVED IT!”

THE ACTION ON THE MONDAY (18 JANUARY)
A nonviolent action against a local arms trade company will take place at 10am on the Monday (18 January). Phone 07929 123 314 on the day for location if you have not attended the planning meeting on Sunday.

A map of local arms companies is available here:  http://nottsantimilitarism.wordpress.com/map-of-militarism/

CONTACTS
0207 278 3344 (in advance)
07980 748 555 / 07846 584 897 (on the weekend)
 promos@peacenews.info
www.peacenewsgathering.info
Facebook:  http://tinyurl.com/y9988gf