Celebrate the centenary of the International Congress of Women
In 1915, women from Germany and the UK met at The Hague to call for a negotiated end to the First World War. Described by Winston Churchill as "these dangerous women."
An evening of film, prose, poetry, music and discussion, introduced by
Natalie Bennett, leader of the Green Party.

As the guns of World War I rang out across Europe, over 1200 women gathered in the Netherlands in April 1915 to coordinate their efforts to bring an end to the conflict.

Liverpool Quakers joined by other groups in the Merseyside Peace Network will be holding a stall in School Lane near the Bluecoat or, if wet, in the Quaker Meeting foyer during the day (approx. 11-3pm). We will display information about local COs then during WW1 and now world wide.

Using original photographs, film, interviews and artefacts, 'Faith & Action' tells the compelling stories of Quaker men and women during the 1914-1918 conflict and its aftermath. The exhibition examines the impact of the war on Quaker artists, businesses, families and communities in Birmingham, central England and beyond. Free. In the Community Gallery.

Resistance to War 1914-1924.

An event to commemorate the anniversary of the International Women’s Peace Conference in The Hague in April 1915.
Short talk on the Women’s Peace Conference and its aftermath, the Women’s International League of Peace and Freedom
Peace songs with an a capella group
Display to launch the making of a new ‘Women and Peace’ quilt
Refreshments

Proposer: Neil Faulkner, author of “A Marxist History of the World”.

In 1916 the Military Service Act first introduced conscription to Britain. Throughout the First World War, about 16,000 men conscientiously objected to military service, many with religious motives, including the Quakers.

Cyril Pearce, author of Comrade in Conscience will talk about Halifax conscientious objectors.

Glasgow's Great War, a music hall show dedicated to the centenary of World War I, covering all aspects of how it affected the common man, from the recruitment drives to the objectors to the war.

Speaker: Professor Hugh White Chair: Dr Robin Archer. Could it all happen again? Professor White will argue that imagining a new regional order to fit the fast-changing realities in Asia will make war less likely. Hugh White is Professor of Strategic Studies at the Australian National University and author of The China Choice.

Women's International League for Peace and Freedom: Brighton and Hove District Branch will be holding a WILPF centenary exhibition in the Jubilee Library, Jubilee Street, Brighton, East Sussex BN1 1GE

Brighton Museum and Art Gallery holds the exhibition ‘War Stories: Voices from the First World War’.

Senate House Library’s new exhibition. Official documents, recruiting posters, and other powerful printed material from the Great War (celebrating and glorifying the British national war effort) set in stark contrast against pacifist beliefs and individual experiences.

Public talk and book launch with Revd Dr Clive Barrett.

With the introduction of Conscription in 1916, thousands of men, for religious, political or ethical reasons, made a stand on the principle that no-one should be forced into the army - a stand that for many would lead to years in prison, ostracism, and for some, death.
Chesterfield was home to several of these men and had a connection to many more.

A trio of encounters on war, soul and creativity and the hard edges where they meet. A work of theatre, voice, music, dance and film. Produced and directed by Patricia Beall Gavigan. Composer Stephen Daltry.

Performance: Prisoners of Conscience. Words and drama about conscientious objection in WW1 and a short satire on extraordinary rendition.

Hosted by No Glory and Imperial War Museum. Speakers: Professor Sir Hew Strachan, Chichele Professor of the History of War, University of Oxford, Dr Neil Faulkner, Modern Conflict Archaeologist, University of Bristol. Join us for this special Centenary debate. Hear professor Sir Hew Strachan and Dr Neil Faulkner discuss whether Britain should have entered the first world war.

School of History, Welsh History, & Archaeology: Autumn 2014 Seminar Series:
5:30pm; most meetings in Cledwyn Rooms, next to Teras cafe, Terrace level, Main Arts Building, Bangor University, College Road.
Professor Nathan Abrams (Bangor University): Stanley Kubrick's film 'Paths of Glory' (1957).