We have just published this brief history to celebrate our first 15 years! “The abolition of war needs action. There are too many people who are against war but do nothing about it. Of course, everybody cannot do everything, but everyone can do something.” Robert Hinde, 1923-2016, former MAW President
Essay Competition “What Can Be Done to Abolish War?” First Prize:Andris Thompson, (UK)(Read the essay here!) Runners up:Mairiga Jonathan, (Nigeria)Nur Shafiqah (Malaysia)Alemnew Gebeyehu Dessie (Ethiopia) Photography Competition “What Does Peace Mean to You?” First Prize:Vijay Kumar (India) Runner up:Ahmed Abbas (Egypt) Vijay Kumar ’Colours Makes Us Same !!!’ The Colour …
Professor Paul Rogers 8th November 2015 Professor Paul Rogers was speaking at MAW’s Annual Remembrance Day Peace Lecture on8th Nov 2015 at the Imperial War Museum, London. You can watch the whole video of Prof Paul Rogers’ incisive but hopeful analysis, or a six-minute edit, below. Full talk Six-minute edit
The Movement for the Abolition of War PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: TUESDAY 24 NOVEMBER 2015 SAY NO TO UK BOMBING SYRIA, URGES MAW The UK’s involvement in bombing Syria will be counterproductive, encourage recruitment of terrorists and increase the risk of further attacks on innocent civilians following the Paris …
The Movement for the Abolition of WarPRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 1 OCTOBER 2015 MAW BACKS CORBYN’S DECLARATION THAT ‘I WON’T PRESS NUCLEAR BUTTON’ The Movement for the Abolition of War has given full support to Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn for saying he would not be prepared to launch …
In this new booklet by Sue Dowell & Dr Colin Kelcey, MAW sets out the latest thinking on the medical condition, Combat Stress. Buy it now!
The Movement for the Abolition of WarPRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 20 JULY 2015 MAW WARNS UK GOVERNMENT: NO MORE MIDDLE EAST BOMBING The Movement for the Abolition of War has called for an end to bombing in the middle east and accused the UK government of trying to hoodwink …
General Election, 7 May 2015 You can find out who your candidates are and email them directly on the CND website, with replies sent to your own email address. If you get any replies, please would you forward them to MAW using the contact form so that we can publicise …
PR guide for local MAW activists and groups We’ve just published our new guide, covering Why contact the media? How MAW can help Top 10 tips for approaching the press A picture tells a thousand words…taking a good photo Photographs can help to get a story in the newspaper, but …
Saturday October 11th, 2014 The day long event, which took place at the Imperial War Museum in London, offered an array of fascinating talks from distinguished members of the peace and academic communities. The 150 participants were welcomed by Terry Charman, senior historian at the Imperial War Museum, and following an …
