Thursday, May 22 2008

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Give Peace A Hand

Date: 
22 May 08
Venue: 
Central London

This 3-mile-long “human chain handshake” from the Dalai Lama at the Royal Albert Hall to the Chinese Embassy will send a positive global message for meaningful Chinese-Tibetan dialogue before the Olympics. The Metropolitan Police has given it the green light. It’ll be an inspirational moment.
You need to be in central London for at least an hour between around 4.30pm and 7pm on Thursday 22nd May, or even for the whole event. Sign the form on the Avaaz website and use the message field to say if there is someone you want to be near and to indicate the earliest time you can join us.

Upcoming events

National Climate March

Date: 
6 Dec 08
Join us and help shape the decisions of world leaders on climate! The National Climate March 2008 will bring together the issues of Coal, Aviation, Biofuels and Renewable Energy together on the streets of London. The march in London is during the UN climate talks and part of a Global Day of Action on climate, with at least 70 other countries calling for a strong agreement on the same day.

Clean Start - Building a fairer Global Economy

Date: 
15 Dec 08
Join New Internationalist magazine for a discussion of the opportunities the current financial crisis offers to build a fairer global economy. Speakers include: Susan George (Transnational Institute, Amsterdam); Walden Bello (Senior Analyst, Focus on the Global South); John Hilary (Director, War on Want) and Jeremy Corbyn MP. Start time: 7pm. Nearest tube: Old St/ Liverpool St. Places limited so please RSVP to book a seat.

24th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition

Date: 
21 Sep 09 - 25 Sep 09
The world's largest confernece and exhibition in the field of photovoltaic solar energy. Conference 21 - 25 September 2009, Exhibition 21 - 24 September 2009 Tel.: +49-89-720 12 735, Fax: +49-89-720 12 791