How can we argue for peace when the talk is all of war? There is a widespread feeling among peace activists today of despair mixed with perplexity. Despair because the world is moving away from what was already a fragile state of imperfect and partial peace into an even more …
Hilary Evans, MAW Exec Member, writes: When? Three significant dates: 26 June: the UN Charter was signed in San Francisco 24 October, UN Day: the Charter came into effect 10 January 2026: 80 years after the first meeting of the General Assembly was held in Methodist Central Hall, London (look …
The celebration of Life – yet ‘hear often-times the still sad music of humanity’ The actress Tilda Swinton is due to appear in a film apocalyptically called “The End” which is due to be released at the end of March. Its theme is about a billionaire family taking shelter in …
MAW statement, 13/02/25 Justice for Gaza & West Bank is Non Negotiable We deeply deplore President Trump’s recent proposals for the future of Gaza and its Palestinian residents, the implied impunity in his statements for increased violence against Palestinians in the West Bank, and his blatant disregard for the international …
Movement for the Abolition of War ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2024 to be held at 2pm, Sunday 10 November 2024 at Hamilton House, Mabledon Place, London WC1H 9BD AGENDA 1 Apologies for absence2 Minutes of Annual General Meeting 2023 and matters arising3 Notification of any other business4 Chairperson’s report5 Acting Treasurer’s …
MAW’s 2024 Remembrance Lecture was delivered on 10/11/2024 by Professor Mererid Hopwood“Imagining Peace: Taking inspiration from the 1923–24 Welsh Women’s Peace Petition.” To view Mererid’s inspirational talk, please visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgNSkZc7eus Each year, the Movement for the Abolition of War invites an expert to give the Remembrance Lecture, and in 2024 …
MAW is firmly opposed to the installation of new nuclear weapons at Lakenheath. We support the nationwide protests called by CND and others against US plans to site deadly B61-12 nuclear bombs in the UK. As CND says: ‘These new bombs have been designed specifically to fit F35a fighter jets …
Our conference for peace activists and scholars to discuss methods and strategies to lead us in a new direction took place on Saturday, 14 September, 2024. We had an excellent line-up of inspirational speakers: Paul Rogers, Diana Francis, John Gittings, Jonathan Cohen, Gwen Burnyeat and Tanya Hubbard. It was held …
MAW Zoom event Friday 10 May 2024, 7pmFrom COP28 to COP29 – what we hope for in 2024. An electrifying talk by Deborah Burton, co-founder of campaigning NGO “Tipping Point North South”, given to MAW on 10 May 2024. Starting with an interview recorded in the heart of UN COP28 …
Francesco Pugliese [Note by John Gittings: This is part of a much longer memorandum by Francesco, a veteran peace scholar and activist, which he has kindly supplied to me for MAW. We are familiar with the Japanese constitutional provision (Article 9) outlawing war as a means to settle international disputes …
