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Aramaic Chants and Classical Music from Iraq With a tribute to Ziriab 28 Feb 2014, 7 to 9 pm; at: Barnabas Church, London SW1W 8PF 7.00 - 7.05 Welcome and thank you (Victoria Brittain) 7.05 - 7.30 Aramaic chants by Behnam Keryo with Francisco Iannuzzelli on Oud 7.30 - 7.40 Alberto Portugheis - Isaac Albeniz's piano canticle CORDOBA 7.40 - 8.10 A Tribute to Ziriab (789-857)-Mini-Recital by Khatchatur I. Pilikian (Tenor) & Alberto Portugheis (Piano) 8.10 - 8.25 --------- Refreshments --------- 8.25 - 8.40 Francisco Iannuzzelli - Iraqi Maqams on Oud: Samai Huzam & Kapris by Sherif Muhiddin Haydar, and Asfour Tar (the flying bird) by Munir Bashir 8.40 - 8.50 Narmeen Zangana: Homage to Baghdad on Piano 8.50 - 9.00 Behnam Keryo: Epic of Gilgamesh with Francisco on Oud For further details visit the Bertrand Russell Peace Foundation website.

Iraqis have always strived to convey hope in their future on their journey towards peace and justice, despite the many wrongs and destruction of their homeland. From the Mesopotamian Aramaic chants of lament and repentance to classical music based on Maqam, from the epic of Gilgamesh in search for eternal life to the music of the exile. Tadhamun: Iraqi Women Solidarity cordially invites you to attend a musical evening: “Voices for Peace - Aramaic Chants and Classical Music from Iraq” to celebrate Iraqi culture and people, at St Barnabas’ Church – often described as one of the most beautiful churches in London. Date: Friday 28th Feb 2014 Time: 7.00 pm to 9.00 pm Venue: St Barnabas’ Church. St Barnabas Street, London SW1W 8PF Nearest tube stn: Sloan Square Admission: Free For further details of the programme visit the Bertrand Russell Peace Foundation website Tadhamun – Iraqi Women Solidarity: http://solidarityiraq.blogspot.com For more info pls call: 07989861380/ 0796902932...

No Glory in War: campaigning in peace to remember the First World War Campaign launch Friday, 25 October 7.30pm at St James's Church Piccadilly. Tickets £13/£6 concessions. Book now by calling 020 7561 4830 or online here: http://bit.ly/1dWpzui With Billy Bragg, Elvis McGonagall, Kika Markham, Roger Lloyd Pack, George Hlawiczka, John Landor, I Maestri, Sally Davies, Jeremy Corbyn MP and others. Performances include Vaughan Williams' the Lark Ascending played by George Hlawiczka, violin, with I Maestri and London Musical Arts Orchestra conducted by John Landor.

The Spokesman has received recommendations for two plays running in London this summer : A couple of experiences friends may be interested in. Rarely, we go to London for the theatre. This weekend we did. Theatres beset with financial pressures are pushed into re-interpretations of classical productions, or depend on star billings to draw an audience. And so as not to offend wealthy patrons, they stay clear of politically contentious themes. There are exceptions – Maxine Peake’s enactment of Shelley’s Peterloo protest poem “The Masque of Anarchy” – but they remain exceptions. However, we saw a couple of plays, which I at least (Joe) must confess, I went to out of interest in the issues aired, rather than in expectation of a dramatic feast. We got both. On Friday night we saw Aime Cesare’s “A Season in the Congo”, about the travails of the Congo. It provides in dramatic form, a history lesson in de-colonialism/re-colonialism. When Patrice Lumumba was elected Prime Minister the...

"agit8" was a live event held at the Tate Modern on the Southbank from the 11th June - 13th June, just ahead of the G8 summit, with the aim of inspiring the next generation of activists to 'get on their soapboxes' and pressurize the G8 to take action to help eradicate extreme poverty by 2030. We spent six weeks working directly with Richard Curtis and ONE to conceive and create 30 minutes of original content, which was projected on to the facade of the Tate Modern. The final product is part art installation, part documentary film and it involved working with a range of techniques and mixed media - incorporating music, speech, video, animation and motion graphics. Once we had the rough concept sketched out, the team went about enlisting some of the biggest names in music today, as well as actors such as Colin Firth and Chiwetel Ejiofor, to contribute protest songs and speeches that were then woven into the film. We also commissioned a number of artists, illust...

Thrillling double bill at the Renoir Cinema, WC1, Sunday 9 December, doors open 10.30am, courtesy of The London Socialist Film Co-op . Sunday 9th December 2012 BUNDA’IM Eran Torbiner, Israel 2011 (U), 48 mins, Yiddish with EST The Jewish Socialist Bund movement struggled for the right of the Jews to full equal rights. It was strong among Polish Jews on the eve of WWII and was the arch rival of the Zionist movement. Bund supporters who survived the war and chose to emigrate to Israel have tried to continue spreading Bund ideas for over 60 years. Bund activists alive today are over 80 years old but insist on speaking Yiddish and talking Socialism. Now more than ever they insist on dying as Bundists. Eran Torbiner, July 2012 WHOSE IS THIS SONG? (Chia E Tazi Pesen?) Adela Peeva, Belgium/ Bulgaria 2003 (PG) 70 mins, Bulgarian, Macedonian and Turkish with EST Music has the power to evoke passion but how can one song spark so many? Adela Peeva exposes conflicting beliefs of...

The Tricycle in London has established a reputation for groundbreaking political theatre, and their upcoming season, which will run across the theatre,cinema and galley will continue this, exploring the Nuclear Bomb and its proliferation from 1940 to the present day, and the dangers we face. The season includes ten short plays by some of Britain and America's best playwrights performed in two parts, an extraordinary international film festival (with cult classics like Dr Strangelove and insightful documentaries like Countdown to Zero), exhibitions with talented artists including Ralph Steadman, and talks including 'How to split the Atom'. More details can be found on the website: http://bit.ly/p7gTB5 SPECIAL PREVIEW OFFER : We have a limited number of £10 tickets (usually £14) for February performances for each blast of THE BOMB – a partial history. Be quick to get yours! Book in advance either online or via the box office with the promotional code: NUCLEAR (Offer excludes...

INVITATION The Russell Tribunal on Palestine is an International People’s Tribunal created by a large group of citizens involved in the promotion of peace and justice in the Middle East. It was launched in Brussels in March 2009, and held its first public session in Barcelona a year later, when the Tribunal found European Union member states in breach of international and internal European Union law with respect to protecting the human rights of Palestinians. The Tribunal will hold its second public session in London at the Law Society in Chancery Lane during the weekend of 20-21 November. The theme of this session is Corporate Complicity in Israel’s Violations of International Human Rights Law and International Humanitarian Law. You are cordially invited to attend. Places are limited so we recommend early registration to avoid disappointment. Tickets cost £15 each and are valid for both days . Please advise when registering if you will be attending only on one day. It will then be pos...

The Politics of Community 40 Years on To celebrate the Community Development Journal's 40th Year Anniversary , we have commissioned an International Reader of articles featured in the Journal during this period, which represent the richness and diversity in community development theory and practice, and its changing focus. We are celebrating the Reader's launch with a free seminar , to be followed by refreshments. All are welcome, including students, practitioners, academics, policy-makers and anybody interested in the politics of community. Friday 10 October 2008 2 - 4 pm London South Bank University, Manor Lecture Theatre, London Road Building, 110 London Road, SE1 6LN Panel: Tony Benn Amanda Greenwood , Community Development Xchange Akwugo Emejulu , University of Strathclyde Gary Craig , Co-Editor Community Development in Theory and Practice: An International Reader Chair: Mandy Wilson , Community Development Journal To book a place, please send your completed booking f...