Candidates 2023
Movement for the Abolition of War Annual General Meeting Saturday 11 November 2023 Who’s who and candidates for election President: Professor Paul Rogers. We are delighted and honoured to have Paul as President of MAW. He is Emeritus Professor of Peace Studies at the University of Bradford and has worked …
Palestine-Israel
MAW calls for an end to violence, steps towards peace Movement for the Abolition of War is appalled by the escalation of violence caused by the Hamas atrocities of last Saturday. The mass murder of civilians, particularly children, and the taking of hostages is an outrage against humanity and a …
MAW DSEI Event
As part of the Resist the DSEI* arms fair programme 5-15 September, MAW has organised leafletting events in London. (*Defence and Security Equipment International – a biennial defence and security trade exhibition.) Friday 8 September 12noon – 4pm. We will leaflet outside the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero, …
Michael Mears
MAW Remembrance Lecture for 2023.The role of the arts and culture in promoting peace and opposing war Fifty people were privileged to hear Michael Mears in full flow, showing us the power of the spoken word as well as of song, art and music to move the human spirit towards …
Bikes for Peace talk
28 March 2023 7 rides – 5 with a group, 2 solo; 5 about peace, 2 about climate change; 4 by bike, 2 by trike, 1 by tandem. See the video here! Illustrated with wonderful slides of bike rides in the countryside around his home in West Yorkshire, as well …
Optimistic
Why We Should Be Optimistic I dedicate this blog to Bruce Kent. He is the one person I have most admired ever since I met him in 1966 when he was Catholic Chaplain to the University of London and I was President of the University of London Union. Bruce’s integrity, …
Poem for Bruce
This poem was read by its author, Mererid Hopwood, at the Tree Planting for Bruce, 4th March 2023 in Finsbury Park. See the video here. Apostle of Peace We watched the mind behind the bright brow think now is the time to chime the bell of peace. We witnessed how …
Tree for Bruce
Many people came together on Saturday 4th March 2023 in Finsbury Park to plant a tree in memory of Bruce Kent. As well as many peace activists, there were relatives of Bruce and numerous people from the local community. Bruce had been a Trustee of the Friends of Finsbury Park. …
UN Submission
Here is MAW’s submission to the UN, sent 15/01/23 “Dear Secretary General Movement for the Abolition of War (MAW) is grateful for this opportunity to submit our views for the new UN Agenda for Peace. MAW is a voluntary UK organisation founded in 2001 to challenge popular thinking on the …
