Edinburgh Peace and Justice Resource Centre

This event is one of eight evenings with Fr Gerry Hughes SJ, well known writer, spiritual director retreat giver and broadcaster, in the Edinburgh Jesuit Community at Lauriston Street Edinburgh.

Every Monday in October and November at 7.30, the sessions are open to anyone interested in peace, whatver their religious affiliations or lack of them. There will be a charge of £5 for each evening. Unwaged, students, religious and clergy are welcome free of charge. Booking and registration are available on the website.
www.lauriston.org.uk

Martin Luther King Day is celebrated on the third Monday of each January, around the time of Dr King's birthday on January 15th.

Since 1994 American citizens have been encouraged to use Martin Luther King Day as a day of action when they perform voluntary work which has a positive benefit for their community.

Scottish CND engages in a variety of anti-nuclear work specific to Scotland, and in collaboration with British CND

Trident is the prime focus of our campaigning, as all British nuclear weapons are based here in Scotland, where the 4 Vanguard class nuclear-powered and nuclear-armed submarines operate out of Faslane on the Gareloch. Each of these submarines carry 48 Trident warheads (bombs) each of which is approximately 8 times more powerful than the bomb dropped on Hiroshima.

Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) was set up in 1974 by a number of peace and other organisations who were concerned about the growth in the arms trade following the Middle East war of 1973. It is a broad coalition of groups and individuals in the UK working to end the international arms trade. This Trade has a negative effect on human rights and security as well as on global, regional and local economic development.