ICCL - Irish Council for Civil Liberties
The keynote talks at the ICCL AGM on 22nd May were from Brian Burdekin, special advisor to UNHCHR, and Brice Dickson, chief commissioner of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission. Brice Dickson concluded "by underlining the necessity for the Northern Commission and the Republic's Commission to be user-friendly and to get out there on the ground… the clear message we are getting from people is that they want us to work on things like the rights of disabled people, the rights of carers, the rights of the homeless, the rights of children to a certain kind of education, an education which they and their parents want, not one imposed by the state." Meanwhile Donncha O'Connell , who has an academic background and published widely in the field of human rights law, has joined ICCL as Director, joining Judy Walsh, Executive Secretary and Shivaun Quinlivan, Administrative Assistant. Subscriptions; £15, joint £22, unwaged £5. Address now; ICCL, Dominick Court, 40-41 Lower Dominick Street, Dublin 1. Tel: 01- 878 3136, Fax: 878 3109, Web http://www.iol.ie/~iccl/

Genetic Concern
The address for Genetic Concern is now 7 Upper Camden Street, Dublin 2, Tel: 01-4760360, Fax: 4760361, E-mail geneticconcern@tinet.ie Genetic Concern campaigns politically and works to raise public awareness on genetic engineering in food and agriculture. Subscriptions £20, unwaged £10.

Another Belfast Volunteer For Balkan Peace Team
Belfast woman Mary Barnes has 'Split' to Croatia to work with the Balkan Peace Team (BPT) where we wish her the very best. E-mail: otocst@zamir.net She was originally destined before the war to go to Kosovo/a. She follows in the footsteps of Sharon Snyder (US volunteer in Belfast who went straight on to Croatia) and Cara Gibney who have all worked with Otvorene Oci, the BPT in Croatia. Meanwhile the BPT in Serbia and Kosovo has regrouped during the war and been working in Macedonia. BPT (International Co-ordination Office), Ringstr. 9a, 32427 Minden, Germany. Tel: +49 571 20776, Fax: 23019, E-mail balkan-peace-team@bionic.zerberus.de Web http://www.antenna.nl/bpt/

Change At Quaker House
Janet and Alan Quilley, staff people at Quaker House in Belfast, are shortly returning to England after six and a half years in the job. Quaker House is a project encouraging dialogue and cross-community politics. New representatives have not yet been appointed but the committee responsible will be dealing with communications in the meantime. Quaker House, 7 University Avenue, Belfast BT7 1GX, Tel: 01232 - 249293.

INNATE would like to thank them both for their hospitality and help to INNATE over these years and especially Janet for her involvement - and among their many other inputs Alan was until recently honorary treasurer for the Mediation Network. They express sadness at leaving - the feeling is mutual. Slan abhaile.

Tools For Solidarity - 5 Years On
Tools for Solidarity in Belfast are celebrating the 5th anniversary of the opening of their full time workshop refurbishing hand tools for development projects in Africa. They're hosting a visit by SIDO, their main Tanzanian partner organisation, and holding celebratory events including 24th June benefit gig (Front Page bar, Donegall St.), 29th June public talk (One World Centre, 7.30 pm) and other events on 30th. Details from Tools for Solidarity, Unit 1B1 Edenderry Industrial Estate, 326 Crumlin Road, Belfast BT14 7EE. Tel: 01232 - 747473.

Summer At Columbanus Community of Reconciliation
Columbanus are running a Mid-Summer Celebration of Art and Music on Saturday 19th June from 10.30am - 4.00pm including art & nature features, live music, paintings/photos/sculpture, and storytelling and face-painting for children. Light refreshments available. Info about this and other programme: CCR, 683 Antrim Road, Belfast BT15 4EG. Tel/Fax: 01232 - 778009, E-mail columbanus@cinni.org

Pax Christi Hostel, London - Stay or work
From 22nd July to 22nd August Pax Christi will be running their summer hostel in Kentish Town - not just a place to stay but a place also for peace and justice activists to meet up. Volunteers needed to join the team working there - contact Pax Christi, St Joseph's, Watford Way, Hendon, London, NW4 4TY, Tel: 0180 203 4884.

Kids For Peace Visit
Kids for Peace from Darvell School in East Sussex, England are visiting Ireland including Derry, 10th June, Enniskilllen and Sligo, 11th, Omagh on 13th, Belfast on 15th and 16th, and Dublin on 18th. The tour includes concerts in Sligo, Omagh, Belfast and Dublin. Details Tel: +44 (0)1580 88 33 00, Fax: 88 33 17.

Peace News Quarterly + new British monthly
Peace News first quarterly issue is very appropriately on Law, War and Disobedience - a 52 page issue which appeared in May, the topic chosen to coincide with the Hague Appeal for Peace conference. Plenty of material to get your teeth into there. With a cover price of £2.50, the subscription in the UK is £10 minimum, £15 elsewhere in Europe. Peace News, 5 Caledonian Road, London N1 9DY.

Meanwhile from the same stable (not only that, neigh, but from the same address) comes a British monthly publication, Nonviolent Action, which is available for £5 a year (though Peace News subscribers in Britain are promised Nonviolent Action in the months Peace News is produced). If subscribing to both in the UK at the one time you can do it for £13 minimum. Nice little piece in Nonviolent Action listing the (19) countries bombed by the USA since the end of World War II asks in how many instances did a democratic government, respectful of human rights, occur as a result, and you're given a choice of different versions of zero.

Enclosed with some paper copies of this issue of Nonviolent News: A leaflet about Legends of Peace, an international project for young people worldwide, creating a culture of peace through the magic of myth and story; if you want info see website: http://www.gn.apc.org/peaclegends or E-mail peacelegends@gn.apc.org or Fax: +44 (0)1392 - 426234, or write to Legends of Peace , 12 St Olave's Mews, Exeter EX4 3BH, England.