Edinburgh Peace and Justice Resource Centre

Rise Up Singing

“I believe that I am upholding international law, and that this is my duty as a citizen of this country, and of the world.”

To hear myself saying this was a great relief, as I had deliberately not prepared a statement to make when the charges “breach of the peace” were brought against me at Faslane Nuclear Base. I was relieved that what came out was both logical and correct.

Originally posted to the old P & J website by Geoffrey Carnall

On the BBC’s ‘Today’ programme on 22nd January, Helena Kennedy spoke about the initiative to follow up the Power Inquiry: ‘Make it an Issue’. This was the latest phase of her concern to re-energise the democratic process, to re-connect people with politics. The cash-for-honours scandal had only reinforced the impression that people with money had far more influence than was good either for them or the wider community.

It is not always easy to make the news, and it is important to keep trying!

“Publicity is vitally important to any campaign in raising public awareness, contacting and connecting with like-minded individuals and groups, and updating those involved and public alike to any developments or victories.

This article was originally posted to the old P & J website by Idoia Garcia

The human brain is a mystery. Scientists say that we only use 20% of our total faculty, which means that many things are still to be discovered. We can remember our first day of school, when we broke a leg at 5, but sometimes wehave trouble trying to remember what
we had for dinner last night. Why do we remember some things more easily than others? Is it maybe that we don't want to remember? We cannot answer these questions yet one thing is certain: we can't let ourselves forget.