Category: <span>Events</span>

Category: Events

COP 28

MILITARY EMISSIONS AND MILITARY SPENDING EVENTS AT COP28 IN DUBAI: COP28 is almost upon us so here is more information on the military emissions and military spending events which will take place in Dubai: four official side events and two in the International Climate Dialogue Pavilion. (See below). Our colleague …

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 …

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 …

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. …

AGM, 2022

Annual General Meeting Saturday 12 November 2022Welsh Church of Central London (Chair’s report is here) 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 …