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    19 Apr 2014

    Ian Sinclair

    Covert US and British support for Syrian rebels has continued, despite overwhelming public opposition.

    When the Coalition Government was defeated in parliament over military intervention in Syria last summer many activists probably thought that was the end of the matter. After all Prime Minister David Cameron had conceded ‘the British parliament, reflecting the views of the British people, does not want to see British military action. I get that and the Government will act accordingly.’

    What many people don’t realise is the UK…

    13 Mar 2014

    PN

    For many of us, reading Peace News or attending Peace News events has sometimes had a significant impact in some way. We would be very grateful if you could send us your stories and views on what Peace News has done for you.

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    In 500 words or less, please tell us what Peace News means to you.

    Has reading Peace News raised your awareness of new issues or changed your mind about something important? Has attending a PN event led to an important connection…

    24 Jan 2014

    Carol Fox

    Carol Fox on the background to Margaretta D’Arcy's latest imprisonment ...

    ImageOn Wednesday, January 15th, 79-year old Margaretta D’Arcy, writer, member of Aosdana which honours outstanding contributors to the arts in Ireland,  and widow of the late playwright John Arden, answered a knock on the door of her small Galway City terraced house. It was the Irish police. She was arrested and ferried by squad car to Limerick Prison to…

    07 Jan 2014

    PN

    Renowned US author to give talk on the courageous men and women who opposed the First World War.

    Image7pm, Friday 17 January 2014, London: Award-winning author Adam Hochschild [2] will be speaking about his history of the First World War To End All Wars: A Story of Loyalty and Rebellion, 1914 - 1918 – the only recent history of the conflict to foreground the anti-war movement – at a talk at Friends House in London on Friday 17 January [3…

    03 Sep 2013

    Jessica Corbett

    Jessica Corbett reports from a recent meeting of anti-arms trade campaigners at City Circle.

    ImageOn 10 September, DSEi invades London. DSEi, or Defence & Security Equipment International, is the world’s largest international arms trade fair, and is held every two years at the London ExCeL Centre.

    One of the most touted arguments in favour of arms production is employment. Companies and politicians constantly make the claim that a…

    03 Sep 2013

    Jessica Corbett

    Second half of Jessica Corbett's report on City Circle's recent anti-arms trade meeting.

    ImageThe City Circle held its weekly public meeting at the Abrar House Friday evening, featuring two experts on the international campaign against arms trading.

    In less than two weeks, London will play host to the world’s largest international arms trade fair. The city will welcome 30,000 arms dealers and 1,400 exhibitors or companies to the ExCeL Centre…

    07 Jan 2013

    PN staff

    New book from Peace News Press to be launched on 10th anniversary of 15 February 2003 march, followed by UK speaking tour.

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    Thanks to your generosity we've already reached our original goal of raising £1,250 towards the costs of publishing Ian Sinclair's new book "The march that shook Blair: An oral history of 15 February 2003" (see below). However, further backing is…

    09 Jul 2012

    PN

    Anti-war banners from Hastings artists. See article here for background.

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    14 Jun 2012

    Gabriel Carlyle

    I've long raised the question of British attitudes towards drones and drone strikes. We now have some info about this courtesy of a new poll by Pew: http://tinyurl.com/pewsdronestrikes

    In Britain 47% disapprove of US drone strikes, against 44% who approve. Along with the US and India, Britain is an outlier on this: witness the "disapprove" rates for Greece (90%), Egypt (89%), Jordan (85%), Turkey (81%), Spain (76%), Brazil (76%) and Japan (75%). (It may be worth pointing out that the question asked - with its reference to "target[ing] extermists" - was somewhat leading:  "Do you approve or disapprove of the United States conducting missile strikes from pilotless aircraft…

    19 Apr 2012

    Milan Rai

    Peace News' co-editor Milan Rai photographed some of the participants at the "International Symposium on Nonviolence Movements and the Barrier of Fear", held 10-12 April at Coventry University.

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    Who can you spot?

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    19 Apr 2012

    Milan Rai

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    04 Mar 2012

    Gabriel Carlyle

    A thirteen-day prison sentence poses an odd problem for peace campaigner Maya Evans and her supporters.

    Up betimes at 5.30am, to catch the 6.08am tube to Vauxhall and thence the 6.32am overland train, arriving at Ashford (Surrey) station at 7.03am. From there, a short walk brought me to Her Majesty’s Prison Bronzefield.

    I’d been there once before - to see Susan Clarkson out of jail - and the reception assured me that Maya would be released shortly. They…

    29 Feb 2012

    Gabriel Carlyle

    Gabriel Carlyle reports on the jailing of Hastings anti-war activist Maya Evans.

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    At 9.15am, I was the first one to arrive at the Court.

    Maya had told us that she'd been asked to get there for 9.30am. At 9.35am there was still no sign of her, though veteran peace activist John Lynes showed up with some home-made "rollable" banners, which we proceeded to display outside the…

    26 Nov 2011

    Natalia Grana

    <p>Natalia Grana reflects on the circumstances of her involvement with Occupy Manchester</p>

    Wednesday 9th November: Having started what I describe as my first full-time “proper adult job” I become even more aware of the enormous and important job we “peace makers” have to do. I can fit in my peace-making activities around the hours of work which are school hours, and the children I help are primary age and mainly Muslim in my particular school so the Peace issue raises to an even higher profile (for me).

    The teachers are very positive and in the main…

    26 Nov 2011

    Claire Poyner

    <p>Claire Poyner reports from this year's huge feminist gathering in London</p>

    UK Feminsta was founded in 2010 and Fem11, the national conference held on 12 November at Friends House, London was a gathering of over 1000 feminists. Mostly women with a smattering of men, and for the most part, women who don’t appear to meet the stereotype which may be responsible for some, particularly younger women, to proclaim: “I’m not a feminist”.

    The keynote speaker was a very popular Sandy Toksvig who bemoaned the lack of suitable role model in children’s literature – “If…