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Peace, Sustainability & Equality
Janet Fenton
Aug 3, 20240 min read
Janet Fenton
Jun 9, 20231 min read
A Life in Art – exhibition of lino prints by Georgina Smith at Words & Actions for Peace
58 Ratcliffe Terrace Edinburgh EH9 1ST 19th -30th June Open 10.0 – 16.00 daily. Georgina Smith is a Scottish artist and peace activist...
Janet Fenton
Dec 22, 20207 min read
A GUID NE’ER & MAIR PEACE
After the death of the iconic Alasdair Gray In 2019, Mike Small was quick to flag up the Scotland’s for Peace Covenant in his tribute to...
Janet Fenton
Aug 22, 20201 min read
COVID THOUGHTS
Covid-19 has already contributed to renewed calls for a ceasefire at the highest transnational level. We have seen how quickly people can...
Janet Fenton
Mar 31, 20201 min read
Some Lockdown Notions for Bairns
This wee list was made for 4 year-old twins who are lucky enough to have a garden and a roomy house. It just might be helpful to others...
Janet Fenton
Jan 9, 20202 min read
Secure Scotland Welcomes Holyrood Debate on Women, Peace and Security
Secure Scotland Press Release: 9th January 2020 – for immediate use Yesterday, Wednesday 8th January the Scottish Parliament debated...


Janet Fenton
Oct 29, 20192 min read
Scottish CND AGM -Responding to nuclear weapons and the climate emergency
This year’s Scottish CND AGM (Quaker Meeting House, Edinburgh 16th Nov.) will be a chance to meet the members who will take on new roles...
Janet Fenton
Oct 7, 20192 min read
23 Arrests as XR Peace Blockades Victoria Embankment outside MoD
23 people have been arrested this morning after blocking Victoria Embankment in London outside the UK Ministry of Defence complex, amid...
Janet Fenton
Jul 21, 20195 min read
STILL NOWHERE TO GO
In the period leading up to the 2014 referendum the late John Ainslie undertook a rigorous programme of work which enabled him to provide...
Janet Fenton
Jul 19, 20191 min read
Medea Benjamin
A prominent co founder of Code Pink will visit Glasgow on Monday! Email us for details.
Janet Fenton
Jun 5, 20192 min read
Words & Actions
Words and Actions for Peace at 58 Ratcliffe Terrace, Edinburgh EH9 1ST is a gallery, events venue and gathering space. It is home to...
Janet Fenton
May 9, 20193 min read
Banning the Belt and Banning the Bomb
I was a secondary school teacher in Scotland at a time when it was still permissible for teachers to hit pupils on their palms with a...
Janet Fenton
Apr 30, 20192 min read
Securing China’s Northwest Frontier: Identity and Insecurity in Xinjiang
A talk by Dr David Tobin of Manchester University Tuesday 14th May at 7 p.m. in The Brass Monkey 14 Drummond St, Edinburgh EH8 9TU...
Janet Fenton
Apr 24, 20194 min read
ALLANTON & UN HOUSE LAUNCH SECURE SCOTLAND
Our aim is to shift prevailing discussions on ‘Security’, away from , toxic militarism and patriarchal dominance that lead to...
Janet Fenton
Apr 9, 20192 min read
SECURE SCOTLAND
4.30pm Tues 16 April – 2.00pm Thur 18 April This is a chance for people who live here to develop a vibrant alternative vision to...
Janet Fenton
Mar 5, 20197 min read
Wey Forrit
Wey Forrit – Reflections In the week beginning 11th March 2019 a series of meetings were held in Glasgow and Edinburgh featuring European...
Janet Fenton
Jan 25, 20191 min read
WHICH WEY FORRIT FUR SCOTLAND?
A chance to look at BREXIT NATO PESCO OSCE with some experts from Europe.Meetings on 7.00pm Tuesday 12th YESHUB Lasswade Road Edinburgh,...
Janet Fenton
Jan 14, 20199 min read
SCND SUBMISSION
House of Lords INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE CALL FOR EVIDENCE: THE NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY AND NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT Scottish...
Janet Fenton
Oct 2, 20184 min read
REFLECTING ON THE NAE NUKES RALLY
A message from Karine Polwart came in on the Nae Nukes Day, it was good to know we were in her thoughts – and Sylvia Mc Gowan chose to...
Janet Fenton
Sep 11, 20180 min read
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