Statement on the United Nations UN Day, 24th October 2025 Strengthening the UN has always been a key element in MAW’s outlook, and in our programme of work. MAW was founded in the wake of the historic Hague Appeal for Peace Conference in 1999. In retrospect it is clear that …
Prior to our AGM and Remembrance Lecture, MAW members are encouraged to attend the National Alternative Remembrance Ceremony in nearby Tavistock Square, WC1H 9EU, from 12 noon to 1pm, on Sun 9 Nov. The speakers at this event, organised by the Peace Pledge Union, will be Sir Mark Rylance – …
Annual General Meeting 2025Sunday, 9 November, 1.30pmat Mander Hall, Hamilton House, Mabledon Place, London WC1H 9BD, a few minutes’ walk from Euston and St Pancras stations and from Tavistock Square, venue for the National Alternative Remembrance Ceremony* earlier the same day. The AGM will include an annual report, the Treasurer’s …
You are warmly invited to MAW’s 2025 Remembrance Lecture “Ending Wars”. We are delighted to have as our speaker Lord John Alderdice, Founding Director of the Centre for the Resolution of Intractable Conflict in Oxford.Sunday 9th Nov at 3pm, Hamilton House, Mabledon Place, London WC1H 9BD (between St Pancras Station …
You are warmly invited to MAW’s 2025 Remembrance Lecture “Ending Wars”. We are delighted to have as our speaker Lord John Alderdice, Founding Director of the Centre for the Resolution of Intractable Conflict in Oxford.Sunday 9th Nov at 3pm, Hamilton House, Mabledon Place, WC1H 9BD (between St Pancras Station & …
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 …
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 …
