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War is not inevitable.
The Movement for the Abolition of War aims to:
“If the majority of human beings do not want wars, but at the same time believe that it is impossible to stop them, then the first change we must bring about is in our hands. We must change the idea that “it is not possible” because it is only what we believe about reality that prevents us from transforming it”.
Mikhail Gorbachev, 1997 |
2015 General Election, May 7: What do your candidates think on crucial questions of war and peace? Click here for some sample questions to ask your local wannabe MPs...
If I had my way' - a new peace song for choirs for 2015. Polly Bolton uses the words of Harry Patch (1898 -2009) - last surviving British soldier to have fought in WW1. Hear it on Soundcloud, & download the music
The '14 for 2014' peace songs are still available, on the music part of the Downloads page.
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Monday, April 13th is the Global Day of Action on Military spending (GDAMS), organised by the International Peace Bureau. In the UK, CAAT - and Pax Christi - are planning activities. Don't wait - organise you own event locally & see if you can get the major anti-poverty agencies to join in.
GDAMS on Facebook; Download the flyer MAW's Remembrance Day Lecture, held at the Imperial War Museum, London on Sun 9 Nov, was given by Michael Morpurgo
'Who will sing the anthem? Who will tell the story?' "a wonderful afternoon .... delightful and inspiring" The link to the video of the talk is here ------------------------------------------------- |
MAW's Photographic and Essay Competitions Essay: What can be done to Abolish War? (Max 1500 words) Photo: What does peace mean to you? In both categories, entrants must be 25 years or younger. Cash prize of £100 for each category; winner and two runners up will receive one year's free MAW membership. Send entries to: info@abolishwar.org.uk Details on poster here; terms & conditions here. 25th Feb 2015
The Movement for the Abolition of War has called on the UK government not to become involved in the conflict in the Ukraine. (More here) ---------------------------------------------- Sally Reynolds represented MAW at the Round Table on the De-legitimisation of War, held in the Hague on 18/19 October 2014.
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WRAP UP TRIDENT 24th January 2015 Ministry of Defence, Horseguards Ave, London MAW members joined the mass protest against government plans to spend £100 billion replacing Trident Cut Trident - not jobs, health or education. ------------------------------------------------- Conflict and Climate Change DVD and book "An extraordinarily good resource"
Christine Blower, NUT. Just £9 + p&p -------------------------------------------------
New page on this site: Law ------------------------------------------------- MAW Peace History Conference Saturday October 11th, 2014 Read about it here. ------------------------------------------------- |