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Did you know it was Peace Day yesterday? Well, we did, and we, err, still forgot, despite the Thin White Duke’s best efforts. Just so you don’t forget again (etch it into your Blueberry now), here are a few Peace Day facts.
Founded in 1999 by do-gooder filmmaker Jeremy Gilley, Peace One Day is an annual day of global ceasefire and non-violence with a fixed calendar date.
In 2001, POD achieved its primary objective – a United Nations General Assembly resolution was unanimously adopted by UN member states, formally establishing an annual day of global ceasefire and non-violence on the UN International Day of Peace, fixed in the global calendar on September 21.
POD is a non-profit organisation, impartial and independent of any government, political persuasion, corporation or religious creed.
Last year, 27.6 million people from 200 countries did something for Peace Day.
Hannah Goode, a Peace Day organiser told the People’s Republic of South Devon: ‘I know we can’t solve peace with just a peace day but we can make acts of peace which makes things around us, far and away more peaceful. and even if you only do a small act of peace, thats still good because you can’t travel a long distance without travelling little distances.’
So now you know why it was unnaturally tranquil yesterday.
Aaron Custance aims to offend everyone with his surreal, political and religious art work on show in the back room of the White Horse pub in Moretonhampstead on Sunday (Sept 23).
‘It’s unusual, political and out of the ordinary,’ said artist Shan Miller, and she should know. The work includes a shroud for goodness sake. And you never know who else will be there… rumour has it some famous Scientologists will turn up…
Niki gives ‘going rural’ a whole new meaning on this week’s Melting Pot on The People’s Republic of South Devon. As well as the usual tips on what’s on and where to go, this week there are tunes from The Smear and Anti Social Club, Deception and Minor Planet.
Oddly, the new Health Minister gave a speech about health the other day. Alan Johnson spoke about health inequality, which is something that seems to have been forgotten. And with some of the most deprived areas in the country in the PRSD’s manor, and with the constant threat to rural health services and opening hours, aging populations and threats to the workers in the NHS itself it’s about time these issues were taken seriously.
But as Martin Rathfelder, director of the Socialist Health Association, said: ‘Ministers have said this sort of thing before and then been deflected by the problems of managing the NHS. We need to do what we can to raise the issue of health inequality as something which needs to be tackled by the whole Government, not just Health.’
Oh, and if you want to read the speech, it’s here, yes it’s long, but you can dip into it while you wait for your Facebook gift to come through (Check us out on Facebook)
The Greenpeace short film on climate change and energy, The Convenient Solution, will be shown on Friday (September 21) at the Devonport Lecture Theatre, Plymouth University. Get there 6.30pm for 7pm.
‘We all know that, to stop climate change, we need to stop burning fossil fuels.
The government says we need nuclear power to do this. Our new film explains why nuclear power can’t stop climate change – and lays down a better, cheaper, more convenient solution,’ Greenpeace UK told the PRSD.
The performance will be followed by a chin wag on what the bally-hell is going on, what you can do about it and where’s most happening for eco-warriros on a Friday night in Plymouth - maybe.
It’s free, there are no dress restrictions, and it’s organised by those down at the Plymouth Environment Centre and the University of Plymouth’s Centre for Sustainable Futures - who better to spend a Friday evening with?
Have a gander at Greenpeace’s Irresistible campaign from Glastonbury.
Plan for a late lunch in Plymouth tomorrow so you can get to the debate Climate Chaos: What are the solutions? in the Robins Lecture Theatre, off Gibbon Street, Plymouth, at 2.30pm.
There will be speakers from Campaign Against Climate Change, Rising Tide Cornwall and maybe even a representative from Westminster (that’s ‘MP’).
The meeting is intended to work towards the National Climate March in London on December 8 -Â Global Action Day.
Organiser Alison Smith told the PRSD: ‘There will be a number of groups and individuals represented at the debate, and it will be a great opportunity to put forward arguments and build up local networks for action on climate change.’
The whole month of October is the Oxjam Music Festival, and we plan to keep you up-to-date with what we know about what’s going down. Niki mentioned a few on the Melting Pot podcast, but here’s news of a couple more.
The Exeter Picturehouse is arranging a special acoustic Oxjam night on Thursday, October 4. It builds on the cinema’s successful Thursday night acoustic sessions and features 20 minute sets from Picturehouse favourites including Leo James, Will Odgers, Jon Chatwin, Harry Mundy, Ben Goddard, Lee Grogan Michael Sykes, Duncan Alex, Jim Causley, Andrew Marshall, Kellie Cox, Nicky Swann and making their Picturehouse debut Chris and Lisa.
And new friends Nervosa are playing at Camborne three-day Oxjam event in CiroKernow’s big top. And we hope to get them talking to Rhys Bonney by the end of the week. Till then, here’s the Rhys Bonney video - first aired on these shores on D+CFilm. And we’ll bring you more details of more events as we get them.
Wanna make a music video? If you’re aged between 13 and 19 and fancy being involved in a great music and media project, head along to Chudleigh youth club on Tuesday evening. For more details email info@devonandcornwallfilm.co.uk
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