Between them, the five distinguished speakers at this meeting will lay out the root causes of terrorism and how it can be eradicated without the need for war or violence. This promises to be an interesting and educational evening, with each speaker providing practical advice as to how their listeners can help to bring about a world without war and terrorism, instead of feeling helpless to do anything about it.

Dr Ghayasuddin Siddiqui, Leader of the Muslim Parliament of Great Britain Dr Scilla Elworthy, Director of Oxford Research Group, and author on non-violent resolution of conflict Barry Coates, Director of the World Development Movement, striving for justice for the world's poor Pritam Singh, a Senior Lecturer in Economics at Oxford Brookes University, writer and campaigner Dr Geoffrey Clements, Chairman of Maharishi Foundation, and physicist

The meeting will be compèred by Nigel Barlow, author and management expert

FORMAT OF MEETING: Each of the five speakers will have ten minutes to explain his or her proposed strategy, followed by brief questions from the floor. All speakers will have the chance to answer, or comment on, each question.

For fuller credentials of speakers and the theme of their talks, see next page

MORE ABOUT THE SPEAKERS

Dr Ghayasuddin Siddiqui: Leader of the Muslim Parliament of Great Britain, Writer and Community Figure. Title of talk: Terrorism Against Terrorism. Contact: Ehtesham Sharif, Secretary, The Muslim Parliament, London, W6 8JA. Tel. 0208 5631995. Email: drsiddiqui@talk21.com

Dr Scilla Elworthy: Director of Oxford Research Group, three times nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, and producer of a Book of Fifty Effective Non-violent Interventions in Conflict. Title of talk: What People Can Do. Contact: Oxford Research Group, 51 Plantation Road, Oxford, OX2 6JE. Tel. 01865 242819. Email: scilla@oxfordresearchgroup.org Website: www.oxfordresearchgroup.org

Barry Coates: Director of the World Development Movement, an organisation campaigning to achieve justice for the world's poor. Title of talk: Changing Globalisation to Global Justice. Contact: World Development Movement, 25 Beehive Place, London, SW9 7QR. Tel. 0207 7376215 Email: wdm@wdm.org.uk

Pritam Singh: a Senior Lecturer in Economics at Oxford Brookes University, and Green Party Parliamentary Election Candidate for Oxford East, June 2001. Title of Talk: Examining Terrorism. Mr. Singh has been teaching economics, with specialisation on developing countries, at Oxford Brookes University for a number of years, and taught in many Indian universities before coming to Oxford. He is involved in the campaign to close Campsfield Detention Centre. Mr. Singh has written two books and several papers, and is an Editor of the International Journal of Punjab Studies. Contact: Oxford Brookes University Business School, Oxford, OX33 1HX. Tel. 01865 485875, Fax. 01865 485830. Email: psingh@brookes.ac.uk Website www.greenoxford.com

Dr Geoffrey Clements: Chairman of Maharishi Foundation, and Physicist. Title of Talk: Creating Permanent Peace Through a Reliable Scientific Technology. Peace is Born in the Mind of Man. Dr Clements has been working for almost 30 years on projects in Britain and abroad using the scientifically validated, consciousness-based programmes of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in education, health, business, and rehabilitation, in many cases working with governments. He has also closely examined the well-documented applications of Maharishi's technologies of consciousness in creating coherence and stability in society and in reducing crime and violence, even in war-torn regions of the world. Contact: Nigel Kahn (press officer, Maharishi Foundation) mobile 07909 534284, email: nigelkahn@globalcountry.org.uk Website: www.globalcountry.org.uk

COMPERE: Nigel Barlow: A Leading Management Authority, and Author, Nigel is one of the world's most dynamic business speakers. He is also a strategic coach, consultant, and author, working with famous organisations in over 20 countries. Nigel is a founding director of Service Legends Ltd, and also the Tom Peters Group consulting business in the UK. Contact: Janet Hanson, Office Manager, tel. 01865 512301. Email: janethanson@servicelegends.com

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FURTHER INFORMATION, AND PHOTOGRAPHS OF EACH SPEAKER, FROM ANNE MARIE WILSON, TEL. 01865 372017. Email: anne-marie@wilson007-50.freeserve.co.uk