MAW views with great concern the situation in Afghanistan, now that the Taliban have seized power. We hope against hope that the people of Afghanistan will not have to suffer again the cruelties previously meted out by the fundamentalist regime. But even before the takeover, there has been evidence of …
Commodore Steve Moorhouse, Commander United Kingdom Carrier Strike Group, characterises the current mission by HMS Queen Elizabeth, her escorts and her aircraft, as “the most important peacetime deployment in a generation.” MAW President Professor Paul Rogers describes it as “the image of futility as the world’s most deadly security threats …
Nearly 70 friends celebrated MAW’s first 20 years at our online birthday party on 27 May – sadly with only a virtual cake! Our founder Bruce Kent started proceedings by recalling the Hague conference from which MAW was born and then outlined MAW’s many achievements since that time. MAW chair …
In January we celebrated the entry into force of the new UN treaty prohibiting nuclear weapons, but our joy was short-lived. On 26/02/21, we heard from Shadow Defence Secretary John Healey that Labour’s support for the ‘nuclear deterrent’ is ‘non-negotiable’. Much worse was to come with the publication of the …
“Saving succeeding generations from the scourge of war“ Thurs 27 May 2021, 7.00pm – 8.30pm BST Join us online as we celebrate MAW’s 20th birthday! BRUCE KENT and MAW Chairperson TIM DEVEREUX will be joined by expert guests, looking back briefly on our achievements and, more importantly, thinking about the …
It is with great pleasure that we announce the arrival of a new President at the helm of the Movement for the Abolition of War, Prof Paul Rogers, taking over from our founder, Bruce Kent. In a letter to MAW supporters and friends, Paul writes: “…Beyond all this, the current …
MAW celebrations as Nuclear Prohibition Treaty is ratified MAW members will be among the millions of people delighted to know that The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, which opened for signature at UN in New York on 20 September 2017, entered into force on 22 January 2021 when …
Two Executive Committee members travelled to Madrid for the COP25 in December 2019 with the large banner “War Causes Climate Change and Climate Change Causes War” which was seen by thousands of delegates and visitors outside the COP over several days and then took the banner to a major night …
Atomic bomb survivor Setsuko Thurlow wrote to PM Johnson to mark the 75th anniversary of the Hiroshima/Nagasaki bombings. She asked that the UK join the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW). MAW sent the letter to UK Party Leaders, asking them to support the treaty.
Fabian Hamilton MP, Shadow Minister for Peace and Disarmament 7th November 2020 MAW Annual Remembrance Lecture2 pm Saturday 7th November“Peacebuilding in the post-Covid World” The event on Zoom was attended by more than 100 people, and after Fabian’s excellent talk, there was a lively question and answer session. You can …
