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“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 |
War is not inevitable.
The Movement for the Abolition of War aims to:
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"Future Wars and How to Prevent Them" View the whole video of Prof Paul Rogers' incisive but hopeful analysis here, or download the transcript. He was speaking at MAW's Annual Remembrance Day Peace Lecture, on 8th Nov 2015 at the Imperial War Museum, London. Paul Rogers has been the best known face and voice of the Bradford University Dept of Peace Studies; since the 1980s, he has written and spoken constructively about international issues relating to peace and conflict. He continues tirelessly to do just that! |
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INTERNATIONAL PEACE BUREAU STATEMENT : TACKLING TERROR
Mon, 23 Nov 2015 Along with civil society organisations across the globe, IPB expresses its deep solidarity with the victims of the recent terrorist attacks, their families and friends; not only in Paris but also in Lebanon, Sinai, Nigeria, Mali and elsewhere. At the same time we disagree deeply with those leaders (and mass media) who have immediately decided – with little public consultation – to 'wage war'. As if they were not already at war! .... [read full statement here.] 
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'Combat Stress' booklet In this new booklet by Sue Dowell & Dr Colin Kelcey, MAW sets out the latest thinking on the medical condition, Combat Stress. Buy it now! ------------------------------------------------------- Trident: Time to Move On
- Compass campaign launched 11th April - Will you join? Website here - Sign the petition here. ------------------------------------------------------- MAW's Remembrance Day Lecture, 2014 , 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 YOUTH COMPETITIONS - RESULTS We are very pleased to announce the results of the recent competitions: Essay "What Can Be Done to Abolish War?" First Prize - Andris Thompson, (UK) (Read it here) Runners up - Mairiga Jonathan, (Nigeria) - Nur Shafiqah (Malaysia) - Alemnew Gebeyehu Dessie (Ethiopia) Photograhy "What Does Peace Mean to You?"
First Prize - Vijay Kumar (India) Runner up - Ahmed Abbas (Egypt) See the winning pictures here and here. ------------------------------------------------- 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.
Hear audio extracts on Soundcloud! ------------------------------------------------ |
Conflict and Climate Change DVD and book "An extraordinarily good resource"
Christine Blower, NUT. Just £9 + p&p --------------------------------------------------------------
MAW's Peace History Conference 2015
Venue: Manchester The conference maintained a First World War focus. Topics covered the Chinese Labour Corps of WW1, the founding of WILPF, episodes from CAAT’s website ‘Arming All Sides’, and the history of arms sales fuelling wars of the early 20th century. A report will be available here soon. ------------------------------------------------- New on the site:
MAW PR Guide: here A picture tells a thousand words…taking a good photo: Photographs can help to get a story in the newspaper, but they need to be good quality. Here are a few tips on how to get your snaps spot on. ------------------------------------------------ For more MAW news, visit our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/abolishwar
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