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Climate Justice Exhibition
The WILPF UK Climate Justice Exhibition is live on our website! You can study it at your leisure at www.wilpf.org.uk/climate-exhibition
The Art of Peace
An exhibition of creative work by mainly local artists including Edwin Cluer.
Refreshments Available
Be stimulated by the exhibited ideas of peace and share/discuss your own.
No More War – Lets Make Peace Happen.
Remembrance Day event for peace.
1pm @ Tavistock Square, London WC1
A ceremony of Remembrance and Peace 100 years after the First World War
2 – 5pm @ Friends House, Euston Road, London NW1 2BJ
Network for Peace AGM & WW1 Planning Meeting
A follow up on a peace movement planning meeting held in 2013. If you're planning events or resources on the centenary of WW1 - or if you want to know more about peace movement activities please do come along.
Musical Protest No More Arms Fairs!
ELAAF Musical Protests aim to raise awareness of the arms trade and campaign for the cancellation of all arms fairs at ExCeL or anywhere else. More supporters are needed. Just turn up and be welcome.
"War No More - War Never Again" - Peace Vigil
Silent Peace vigil with messages ‘War no More - War never again’ on the steps of St Martin-in-the-Fields on the centenary of the start of the first World War.
PPU would like to encourage groups to organise similar vigils in their towns & cities.
The First World War Peace Forum is also encouraging people to tweet #nomorewar at 11.00pm on 4th August.
Pax Christi, PPU, QPSW, FOR, WILPF, Peace News, Movement for the Abolition of War, Conscience and Network for Peace
http://www.ppu.org.uk/nomorewar/a_general/vigil.html
Conscientious Objectors Day
In the run up to the centenary of the First World War, we will be remembering the Conscientious Objectors and the women peace campaigners who said No to the war.
Descendents of more than 30 WW1 COs and women peace campaigners from all over the country will be coming to commemorate the lives of their relatives and the brave stand taken by all those who opposed the war.
Flowers will be laid in tribute to the COs of WW1 and to COs all over the world.
Marching Orders for the Military Ethos - a Culture of Peace vs a Culture of War
How and why the government is planning to increase military influence in our schools, and society as a whole.
Guest speakers include Sam Walton from Quaker Peace & Social Witness.
A short Network for Peace AGM will be held at 1.30pm, speaker sessions start at 2pm.
Time to Stop Militarism, War & Islamophobia
Stop the War Coalition conference will address the multiple crisis we face. We will be joined by key figures and experts from across the movement.
National march for Palestine
We march again to demand an end to British support for nuclear-armed Israel’s occupation and ongoing genocide. Assembly point to be announced.
Challenging the war machine - a Declassified summit
Declassified UK are hosting their first ever summit! An event for anyone interested in understanding the UK's war machine, how it operates and how to challenge it.
Women in Black Peace Vigil
WiB - London meets every Saturday, outside Friends House on Euston Road. We are very happy to welcome new women to the vigils – even if they can only come once in a while.
'Euro-Atlantic Nuclear Relations in the Age of Trump'
Dr Marion Messmer will discuss Europe's options after: the collapse of the INF Treaty; an increase in investment in missile technologies across the European continent; and declining confidence in the
Making your council an ally – webinar
Join the Lakenheath Alliance for Peace and Nuclear Free Local Authorities for this online meeting to find out how to get your council to support the campaign for a world without nuclear weapons.
BOOK LAUNCH: THE LOG BOOKS: VOICES OF QUEER BRITAIN AND THE HELPLINE THAT LISTENED with Tash Walker &Adam Zmith
An intimate history of LGBTQ+ life over four decades, discovered in a stash of forgotten, handwritten notes.
BOOK LAUNCH: JAW FILLER: Maz Murray & Charlie Markbreiter in conversation with So Mayer
Housmans and Montez Press invites you to a conversation around the new neonoir novel Jaw Filler by Maz Murray & Charlie Markbreiter, hosted by writer So Mayer.
BOOK LAUNCH: A Short History of Queer Parenting with Kirsty Loehr
Kirsty Loehr's first book A Short History of Queer Women, a brilliantly written and incisive history of female same-sex desire was one of Housmans' best-selling titles in 2024.
BOOK LAUNCH: SEA NOW: Eva Meijer in conversation with Lucy Mercer
‘Sea Now joins Meijer’s rich oeuvre of novels and philosophical meditations on multispecies coexistence. Eva Meijer is a philosopher, visual artist, writer and singer- songwriter.
Meeting with Russian and Ukrainian Conscientious Objectors
Please join us at 6pm (UK time) on Tuesday 9th December for this valuable opportunity to speak with both Russian and Ukrainian conscientious objectors, as well as campaigners supporting their right to
