GLOUCESTER: Spirit of Peace/Friendship Cafe Bring & Share Supper

Date: Monday 26th March 2012, 7pm

Venue: Friendship Cafe, Barton Street, Gloucetser GL1 4HR

You are warmly invited to attend. Admission is free, but please bring some food to share (without meat or alcohol) .

Dr Ben Israel, International Kingian Conflict transformation specialist will be in Gloucestershire on the 26th and 27th March, making presentations on nonviolence in a number of locations, in partnership with Spirit of Peace. He will be our guest speaker at this bring and share, providing us inspiring insights into the practice of nonviolence.

Admission is free but donations will be invited to enable Spirit of Peace to continue its crucial peacebuilding work in the Middle East and UK.

Contact: David on dbpeace@hotmail.co.uk or 07952 372 132 or Imran on gymnation@btclick.com and 07977 022 393

Other Events

London : Peace Walk with Thich Nhat Hanh

Date: Saturday, March 31, 2012 2:00pm until 4:00pm

Venue : Trafalgar Square, London, WC2N 5DN

Spirit of Peace is pleased to show support and participate in this wonderful event.

One of the best known and most respected Zen Masters in the world, author, poet and peace activist, Thich Nhat Hanh invites everyone to walk mindfully together in silence, generating the energy of peace, solidity, and freedom.

“There is no walk for peace; peace is the walk. By walking, we generate peace within our body, our consciousness. We embrace and heal the pain, the sorrow, the fear in us, and that is the ground for helping peace to be a reality in the world.” – Thich Nhat Hanh

People will gather initially in Trafalgar Square where Thich Nhat Hanh will offer an introduction to walking meditation. Then we shall walk out of Trafalgar Square, along The Mall and finish in Green Park. Exact route and times will be confirmed soon.

Participation is free. This is a walk open to everyone, all ages, from every path, experienced or not. We kindly ask for there to be no display of any banners or signs, nor giving out of flyers during the Peace Walk.

“During walking meditation we walk slowly, in a relaxed way, keeping a light smile on our lips. When we practice this way, we feel deeply at ease, and our steps are those of the most secure person on Earth. Walking meditation is really to enjoy the walking—walking not in order to arrive, just for walking, to be in the present moment, and to enjoy each step. Therefore you have to shake off all worries and anxieties, not thinking of the future, not thinking of the past, just enjoying the present moment. Anyone can do it. It takes only a little time, a little mindfulness, and the wish to be happy.” – Thich Nhat Hanh