London Week of Peace - Events Taking Place in Hackney

Sunday 9th September 2007	Event 1 : One Love Peace Walk & The One Love Festival	Time : Peace Walk Starts 11.00 One Love Festival 12.00-18.00
Location :	Walk from Gillett Square to Clissold Park where festival takes place.
Details :	One Love Peace Walk This parade is led by Hackney’s community leaders, we will start from Gillett Square at 11am arriving at Clissold Park by 12.30pm. There will be entertainment and refreshments at Gillett Square and along the route. The One Love Festival This event is part of London’s Week of Peace celebrations between 9th and 16th September 2007. The intention is to top last years success, which saw Hackney host the largest peace week celebration in the capital. Ten thousand people attended the event in Shoreditch Park, which was run in partnership with Choice FM. See some of Hackney’s top talent from across the borough including Jamakabi, MC Shizzle and Alizey.co.uk, West African dance, Turkish saz and Ethiopian drumming. This is one festival not to be missed with music from Bobby Kray, Nathan, Tiny Temper, J’Amore, Naomi McLernon, and exclusive performances from Dhol Evolution and Flash Angels - Sony TV Bollywood UK Champions. Participants include Albion Kids Show, Community Centre for Refugees from Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia, Tohum Cultural Centre and fresh from Carnival will be Jamboulay Carnival Arts and Beeraahaar Sweet Combination Soca Mas Cultural Group. see poster and press release For a complete list of events visit: www.onelovehackney.com
Event Lead :	Gillian Trevethan. 020 7923 1962 gillian@hcvs.org.uk

Wednesday 12th September 2007	Event 3 : Positive Conflict	Time : 16.30-19.00
Location :	Hackney Museum, Hackney Technology and Learning Centre, 1 Reading Lane, London E8 1GQ
Details :	Positive Conflict. During this year’s London Week of Peace, a group of Hackney’s young innovators will host an event entitled Positive Conflict to showcase the findings of the summer peer research project. Throughout the summer break Hackney Mediation Service in partnership with CityZEN recruited and trained a team of young people to carry out research into conflict in the Borough. The team members aged between 14 and 19 carried out over 200 interviews and conducted 2 focus groups. The team’s aim was to check in with their peers about their experience of conflict and views on positive ways of dealing with it. The findings of the research are to be used to develop peer-led mediation services in Hackney. The team of peer researchers have significantly raised the profile of non-violent approaches to conflict and have spread the word about peer mediation. The whole project has also been filmed and a documentary created. The documentary will be premiered at the Positive Conflict event. Participants will be able to explore conflict through workshops, 2D art, street poetry, music and theatre as well as viewing the documentary. The Hackney Mediation Service/CityZEN peer research project has been supported by Positive Activities for Young People (PAYP), Tower Hamlets Mediation Service, Southwark Mediation Centre, Hackney Empire and Leap’s youth mediation project Peerlink. If you would like to find out more about peer–led projects or conflict resolution contact: Kweku at Hackney Mediation Service 020 8356 4834 or Deji/Steve at CityZEN 020 8986 3882 For a complete list of events visit: www.onelovehackney.com
Event Lead :	Gillian Trevethan. 020 7923 1962 gillian@hcvs.org.uk

Wednesday 12th September 2007	Event 4 : The Unite All Postcodes Hackney Festival	Time : 19.00-23.00
Location :	Nightingale Tenants Hall
Details :	MDMD Arts presents The Unite All Postcodes Hackney Festival Wed, 12 September 7-11pm @ Nightingale Tenants Hall With performances from Footsie, D double E, Wayne Marshall, Young Nate, Tor, MDMD Youth Band, DJ Twin. Talent show: Express your talent and win up to £150 to record your own CD Food and drink on sale. Contact: 079504 334 157 For a complete list of events visit: www.onelovehackney.com
Event Lead :	Gillian Trevethan. 020 7923 1962 gillian@hcvs.org.uk

Monday 10th September 2007	Event 2 : Remembering the victims of gun and knife crime – Prayer Vigil	Time : 18.00-20.00
Location :
Details :	Remembering the victims of gun and knife crime – Prayer Vigil 6 – 8pm Monday, 10 September @ Evergreen Square, Holly Street, E8 Advice and Counselling Drop in Sessions The Trinity Centre, Beechwood Road E8 Call 020 7249 6061 For a complete list of events visit: www.onelovehackney.com
Event Lead :	Gillian Trevethan. 020 7923 1962 gillian@hcvs.org.uk