There are many events at the Justice Festival. We particularly recommend the following:
David Rovics in concert, also featuring Calum Baird
8 – 11 pm Monday 28 Sept
The Canon’s Gait, 232 Canongate, EH8 8DQ
EWJF Committee
Peace poet and troubadour all the way from Portland, Oregon Entry £10/£6
Changing our Unequal World
conference and book fair
11.00 – 17.00 Sat 3rd Oct
St. Thomas Aquin’s High School, Chalmers Street, Edinburgh EH3 9ES
EWJF Committee
Discussion and debate on a fairer future. Keynote speaker Walden Bello.
Austerity, Debt and Military Spending
19.30-21.30 Mon 5th Oct
Quaker Meeting House, 7 Victoria St, Edinburgh EH1 2JL
Edinburgh Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament and the Peace and Justice Centre
How can we stop governments prioritising military spending over people’s needs?
Women Surviving Violence in conflict zones
19.30 Mon 12th
Quaker Meeting House, 7 Victoria St, Edinburgh EH1 2JL
Scottish WILPF and Amnesty International
Learn about campaigns for sexual and reproductive rights in war zones
Resource Wars
7.30pm – 9.30pm Mon 19th
Quaker Meeting house, 7 Victoria St, Edinburgh EH1 2JL
Edinburgh Stop the War Coalition
Jonathan Neale looks at how competition for strategic control of resources fuels war
Egalitarian Frames
Oct 9 Opening Night, 5.30pm – 8.30pm.
October 10th – 15th, 11am-5pm
Whitespace Gallery, 25 Howe Street, Edinburgh EH3 6TF
An exhibition which will bring to light issues which are in the spirit and theme of the festival.