Events

There will be a week of action to stop the Arms Fair from 4th - 11th September. On Tuesday 5th September there will be a Faiths Day of Action.  APF is taking part, led by Sue Gilmurray and Christopher Idle at 2.30pm with Songs and Music for Peace. Join them at ExCeL Exhibition Centre, Royal Victoria […]

Have you been trying to get your church to do more about peace, but it’s an uphill struggle? Perhaps you’d love to do a peace service but don’t know where to start? Fellowship of Reconciliation have a resource to help you,  with sermon ideas, activities for children & young people. The sermon notes are also […]

An Exhibition sponsored by APF Is religion a cause of conflict and war, or can it be the basis of a real peace? Religion is blamed for much of the violence in the world, yet most faiths demand respect for all human beings. The three “Religions of the Book” – Judaism, Christianity and Islam – […]

The APF 80th Anniversary Day & AGM on Saturday 21st October from 10am to 4.30pm at the University Church of St Mary the Virgin, High Street, Oxford, UK.  We will be meeting in the Old Library, access is through the Radcliffe Square entrance of the church. The Anniversary Day will include hearing from Paul Oestreicher, […]

Church and Peace Peace Church in a world of conflict? Answering the biblical call to nonviolence. This day of reflection and discussion will look at how we can be true to our vocation as peace churches in a world where we can feel that our message is not being heard and is regarded as impractical. […]

Britain’s Broken Promise: Time for a New Approach This unique event marks the centenary of the Balfour Declaration. In words, film and music, it will acknowledge Britain’s historic responsibilities in the Middle East. It will offer an opportunity to commit ourselves to support Palestinians and Israelis in building a peaceful future based on equal rights […]

The UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons wins the Nobel Peace Prize 2017 for ICAN, the International Campaign for the Abolition of Nuclear Weapons CarolineGilbert ChristianCND (attended the negotiations at the UN) David Cullen ‘The Ban Treaty and the UK’ Nuclear Information Service. Moderated by the Revd. Edmund Newey Talk, video, discussion in the […]

A Conference by Uniting for Peace Speakers: Dr. Marcus Braybrooke, President, World Congress of Faiths Rev. Brian Cooper, Interfaith Secretary, Uniting for Peace Robert Harrap, Director, SGI (TBC) Imam Monawar Hussain, The Oxford Foundation Roy Sutherwood, Director of Jamyang Buddhist Centre and Vijay Mehta, Chair, Uniting for Peace Contact: Uniting for Peace Vijay Mehta - […]

What do the Gospels tell us about Jesus’ attitude to peace? Is nonviolence a political strategy or a spirituality – or both? How might people of faith live and promote peace in Skye? Explore these questions with DR CLIVE BARRETT Chair of the Peace Museum (Bradford), priest, and adviser to the Anglican Pacifist Fellowship. Open […]

Refusing to Kill: Bristol’s WWI Conscientious Objectors Less than 100 years ago, Christians by the thousand were being arrested in Britain because of their faith. They – including members of the Church of England – believed it was wrong for them, as Christians, to fight in the First World War. Many were imprisoned. Some wrote […]