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, …
We are delighted to announce that actor Michael Mears will give the MAW Remembrance Lecture for 2023.The lecture will be entitled The role of the arts and culture in promoting peace and opposing war, and will take place on Saturday, 11 November at 2 pmThe venue will be the Oasis …
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, …
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 …
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. …
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 …
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 …
MAW AGM 12/11/22 For me, and I am sure, many other MAW members, two events have cast a particular shadow over the year – war in Ukraine, and the death of our dear friend and founder, Bruce Kent – I’ll return to them later on. I usually follow a more …
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 …
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 …
