There are many UNA-UK branches throughout the United Kingdom. To get involved with your nearest one, join UNA-UK today.
There are notices of upcoming UNA-UK branch, regional and national events in the UNA-UK Event Calendar. Alternatively, see below for details of selected recent UNA-UK branch, region and national activities.
Please not that the following map is not an exhaustive list of UNA-UK branches and regions - it only lists those with websites. If you have a UNA-UK website that has not been listed, please e-mail website@una.org.uk
Click on the dots on the map to visit the corresponding UNA-UK branch, region or national website.
Below are details of selected UNA-UK branch, regional and national activities. This list is by no means exhaustive. We would be pleased to include further UNA-UK activities. E-mail website@una.org.uk with a full description of your event.
For future national, regional and branch events please visit the UNA-UK events calendar.
CURRENT AND ONGOING EVENTS
UNA Haslemere branch theatre offers dramatised readings of the following peace plays by Frances Jessup. Contact francesjess@clara.co.uk for availability and to book your venue.
UNA Wales
Branches across Wales recently welcomed a travelling exhibition on women peacemakers. On loan from the Peace Museum in Bradford, the exhibition showcases the vital and varied roles that women play in peacemaking - from conflict resolution to reconstruction and reconciliation. The exhibition attracted much attention and raised the profile of UNA-UK. One visitor said "an interesting display - enlightening and informative, giving pause for thought and renewing interest in the peace movement and the UNA".
The Peace Museum has two other travelling exhibitions, one on the 20th Century Peace Movement and one on what peace means today in multicultural Bradford. For further information and to find out how your branch can obtain an exhibition, please visit www.peacemuseum.org.uk
PAST EVENTS
30 June 2007 |
Southern Counties UNA combined a talk by UNA-UK Executive Director Sam Daws with the AGM.
The AGM, which preceded the talk by, was chaired by Michael Blackshaw, who presented the chair's report of the region's activities during the past year. Peter Anson, Ruth Barker, Michael Blackshaw, Wendy Ellis, Fanny Lines, Peter Maw, Graeme Panting, Anne Sieve, Frances Jessop-Turner and Nagalingamudaly Sidamparappillai ('Sid') were elected to the region's Executive Committee. Anne Sieve will replace Sid as the region's representative to the UNA-UK Board. Sid thanked the region for having elected him to this responsible position, which had given him the opportunity to attend high-level meetings.
Sam Daws then took the floor to talk about 'The UN: past successes and future challenges'. He spoke of the current massive spike in demand for UN peacekeepers as a clear sign of the UN's indispensability, now and in the future. He also addressed climate change, one of the most urgent challenges facing the international community, highlighting the need to begin negotiations on a post-Kyoto settlement. The talk was held at the Friends Meeting House in Newbury. For more information, please contact Fanny Lines on 01483 285 229.
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5 June 2007 |
South-East Berkshire UNA, along with the University of Essex, organised a ‘Green Care’ meeting; informing guests about this emerging approach to physical and mental well being which promotes contact with nature as a means of improving health. Green Care works with working farms to provide sources of natural environment to mental heath patients, the elderly, people with learning disablilites and troubled young people. If you would like to promote such a farm in your region please contact Barbara Stafford on 01189 627 797. |
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28 May 2007 |
Bexhill & Hastings UNA held an ‘open organic garden morning’. Despite adverse weather conditions, the event was a big success, achieving a dual purpose of raising funds as well as informing guests about the International Day of Peace. |
12 May 2007 |
Harpenden UNA were given a talk by Professor Tomkins, Director for International Health and Development at the Institute of Child Heath, University College London. The talk, on international child health, drew attention to many things including how many of the 11 million child deaths a year are due to preventable causes. |
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28 March 2007 |
Enfields and The Barnets UNA, together with Middlesex Univeristy hosted a simulation UN Security Council. Branch members chaired and mentored the event whilst students acted on behalf of the Council along with representatives from other organisations such as the World Bank and Amnesty International.
Click here to read a full report by branch manager, Francis Sealey.
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24 March 2007 |
Bexhill & Hastings UNA hosted a talk by Michael Foster, MP for Hastings and Rye, about climate change. Mr. Foster mentioned UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s sentiments on how the UN had a major role to play in finding effective solutions to climate change. |
