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Events Diary

21 May - 30 August 2010, Tate Liverpool: Picasso: Peace and Freedom. Exhibition about the artist's engagement with politics and the peace movement.

Friday, 30 July, 7.30pm, Environment Centre, Pier Street, Swansea: Talk and slide show by Ryan Olander and Bridget Chappell on their work with the International Solidarity Movement in Palestine. For more information go to http://palsolidarity.org/2010/02/11257 or www.swanseapalestine.org.

31 July - 7 August, Ebbw Vale: National Eisteddfod. Visit us in the Peace Tent.

31 July - 29 August, Scotland: International Peace Walk Towards a Nuclear-Free Future, following the routes of the nuclear warhead convoys in Scotland. Info: scotlandpeacewalk@yahoo.co.uk; 07806 229 207.

Sunday, 1 August, Greenham Common Commemorative Site, Newbury, England: Remembering Helen. Bus from Newcastle Emlyn. Contact: Cen Llwyd 01545 590 295; cen.llwyd[at]btinternet.com.

2-12 August, 10-5.30, Friends House, 173 Euston Road, London: Exhibition After the Bomb Dropped: How Hiroshima and Nagasaki Suffered. Info: 020 7700 2391.

Tuesday, 3 August, 7.30pm, Morlan Centre, Aberystwyth: Drama The Remnants of Once Fine Girls by Louche Theatre. Details: www.louchetheatre.com.

Friday, 6 August, 10am, Cytûn'n tent, National Eisteddfod field: Cymdeithas y Cymod service to remember the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. All welcome.

Friday, 6 August, 12 noon, Peace Garden, Llandrindod: Hiroshima Day rememberance ceremony with tree planting, organised by Llandrindod CND. Contact Vi Shenton on 01597 829 303.

Friday, 6 August, 8pm, The Groves, Chester: Hiroshima Day rememberance ceremony with readings, silent reflection and the dropping of white flowers on the river. Details: 01244 679 051; dai.owen[at]virgin.net.

Friday, 6 August, 8.30pm, white iron bridge, Newport (Pembrokeshire): Hiroshima Day rememberance ceremony with candle boats on the river. Details from Ros on 01239 821 129 or Robbie on 01239 615 921; r_manson[at]sky.com.

Saturday, 7 August, 12 noon, Peace Tent, National Eisteddfod, Blaenau Gwent: Remembering Hiroshima & Nagasaki - Scrap all Nuclear weapons Now - and let it begin here! Walk around the field with banners followed by address by Jill Evans at the Peace Tent. More information from CND Cymru: heddwch@cndcymru.org.

Thursday, 12 August, 7-9pm, Main Building, Cardiff University, Park Place (opp. Student Union Building): Campaign launch of South Wales to Gaza Aid Convoy - Break the Siege. Speakers include two survivors of the recent massacre onboard the Mavi Mamara aid flotilla: Kevin Ovenden, Viva Palestina convoy organiser and Ebrahim Musaji, Gaza Convoy activist.

Saturday, 14 August, Coal Exchange, Cardiff: CND Cymru fund raising gig. Details: www.cndcymru.org & www.wildwestwales.com.

Saturday, 4 September, 2.30pm, Quaker Meeting House, Temple Street, Llandrindod: Llandrindod CND AGM & speaker Angie Zelter (Trident Ploughshares). All welcome. Contact: 01597 829 303; vishenton[at]hotmail.co.uk.

Saturday, 18 September, 10-4, London: Drone Wars. Conference organised by the Fellowship of Reconciliation in England. Details: http://www.for.org.uk/act/campaign/.

Tuesday, 21 September, 7pm, Bangor: International Day of Peace meeting organised by Bangor & Ynys Môn Peace & Justice Group in conjunction with The Soroptimists (www.soroptimist-gbi.org). Contact: phil_steele[at]btinternet.com.

Saturday, 16 October, Six Feet Under, Newport: Benefit gig for No Borders South Wales. Details: http://noborderswales.org.uk/2010/07/22/benefit-gig-on-16th-october.

Tuesday, 19 October, Bangor: Film & talk Outside the Law: Stories from Guantanamo. Details: phil_steele[at]btinternet.com.

Saturday, 6 November, 7pm, Village Hall, Henryd, Conwy: A song of love for peace and reconciliation. With Dafydd Iwan, Trebor Edwards, Côr Bro Gwerful and the children of Ysgol Llangelynnin. Entrance fee £6, proceeds to Cymdeithas y Cymod and rehabilitation of traumatised soldiers. Tickets are available from Cymdeithas y Cymod: 01286-830913; cymdeithasycymod@btinternet.com.

13-20 November, Baarlo, Limburg, Netherlands: Meeting of IFOR Council.

Friday-Saturday, 26-27 November, Ffald y Brenin, Cwm Gwaun: Cymdeithas y Cymod Vigil. Theme: Waldo Williams. Details: cymdeithasycymod@btinternet.com.

28 April - 1 May 2011, High Wickham: Conference of the European branches of the Fellowship of Reconciliation. Organised by the Fellowship of Reconciliation in England.