Trump has escalated tensions in the Middle East to a dangerous level by assassinating Iran's senior general Qassem Soleimani. Iran, Iraq and other actors have promised retaliation which could blow up to be a regional war potentially drawing in other countries including Israel and Saudi Arabia. This escalation is simply the latest in an ongoing campaign by the US and […]
Sheffield Creative Action for Peace informal meeting; open to all. We work on creative activities together and discuss issues and actions relevant to our campaigns against the arms trade and against the promotion of war. We work in solidarity with campaigns, actions and activities promoting peace and awareness of the links between the industry of war and the acceleration of […]
Speakers: Paul Rogers, Emeritus Professor of Peace Studies at the University of Bradford and Global Security Consultant with Oxford Research Group Richard Dunbar, Labour Councillor Chris Nineham, Stop the War Coalition Vice-Chair Jenny Clegg, International Advisory Group, CND Lucy Nichols, Stop the War Students The threat of war on Iran remains high and tensions in the Middle East are growing. The US […]
Local organising meeting for Leeds Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament. Meetings are kept to an hour and all are welcome. Some members stay behind afterwards for the Leeds Coalition Against the War meeting held in the same venue.
Leeds Coalition Against the War (LCAW) was founded as part of the national Stop the War Coalition in September 2001 in the weeks following 9/11, when George W. Bush announced the “war on terror”. LCAW and Stop the War have since been dedicated to preventing and ending the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Syria and elsewhere. We meet on the […]
Sheffield Creative Action for Peace informal meeting; open to all. We work on creative activities together and discuss issues and actions relevant to our campaigns against the arms trade and against the promotion of war. We work in solidarity with campaigns, actions and activities promoting peace and awareness of the links between the industry of war and the acceleration of […]
https://vimeo.com/274898766 Part film essay, part documentary THE PLAN tells the untold story of how a group of British weapons engineers switched to designing hybrid engines and wind turbines and were nominated for the 1979 Nobel Peace Prize. At a time when climate injustice is fanning the flames of inequality THE PLAN looks at how this group of eco-pioneering aerospace engineers […]
