Two Executive Committee members travelled to Madrid for the COP25 in December 2019 with the large banner “War Causes Climate Change and Climate Change Causes War” which was seen by thousands of delegates and visitors outside the COP over several days and then took the banner to a major night …
Fabian Hamilton MP, Shadow Minister for Peace and Disarmament 7th November 2020 MAW Annual Remembrance Lecture2 pm Saturday 7th November“Peacebuilding in the post-Covid World” The event on Zoom was attended by more than 100 people, and after Fabian’s excellent talk, there was a lively question and answer session. You can …
War No More Excellent 14-minute film featuring Professor Rotblat, Bishop Tutu, Bruce Kent, Jon Snow, Caroline Lucas, Martin Bell and others. View it, then buy the DVD and booklet of discussion starters from the MAW shop! Conflict & Climate Change Striking 18-minute film making the links between climate change, conflict …
Introduction to Movement for the Abolition of War Movement for the Abolition of War (MAW) is a voluntary organisation founded in 2001, following the 1999 Hague Appeal for Peace, by Professor Sir Joseph Rotblat FRS, Nobel Peace Laureate, and Bruce Kent. MAW challenges popular thinking about the acceptability of war …
Two recent books reviewed here: The Big Book of Wisdomby Larry CullifordHero Press Postnational Memory, Peace and War: Making Pasts Beyond Bordersby Nigel YoungRoutledge
by Larry CullifordPublished by Hero Press, 19th March 2020ISBN (Paperback): 9781789551211ISBN (Ebook): 9781789551228 Heather Speight This intriguing book is the work of a retired psychiatrist and Life Member of MAW. The title may be slightly disconcerting…but one is soon drawn in. Cultivating wisdom seems very relevant to MAW’s central message. …
by Nigel YoungRoutledge, 2019. 364 pp, 64 illus Colin Archer Memory is now a specialised field of its own and the author has spent much of his career deeply engaged in it, especially as it relates to modern war, genocide and mass violence – including nuclear weapons. Drawing on a …
2nd November 2019 We welcomed Richard Reeve of Rethinking Security, Oxford Research Group to give this year’s lecture: “Rethinking Security: How Britain can think globally and act peacefully”. You can download and read the transcript or listen to the lecture here.
Date: Saturday 29th June 2019Venue: Mander Hall, Hamilton House, Mabledon Place, London WC1H 9BD The conference examined the theme of militarism and the environment; in particular how military activities contribute to climate change, and how climate change causes conflict. Presentations “Abolishing war – hopeful lessons from history”Peter van den Dungen, …
Prizewinners The prizewinners were announced at the MAW conference on 29 June 2019. Click on the name to view their essay. Equal first prizes: Allana Bennison (18) DubaiLucas Valladares (15) High Barnet Equal third prizes:Anna Pitt-Francis (17) OxfordAshkin Kazimoglu (11) EdinburghCaitlin Kinch (15) Orpington Two of the winners were able to attend the MAW …
