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 10/11/214 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 …
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 …
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 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 …
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, …
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 …
