Events

On 23-24 April, eight people who blocked entrances to AWE Burghfield in October will appear at Reading Magistrates Court charged with obstruction of the highway. At 6:30am on 24 October 2018, Trident Ploughshares activists blocked all three entrances to AWE Burghfield, the Berkshire site where the Trident warheads were manufactured and undergo regular heavy maintenance. […]

COMMEMORATION, CONFLICT and CONSCIENCE is a year-long project, which culminates in a national festival in Bristol, 27-28 April 2019. The project looks at ‘hidden’ or lesser known stories of the First World War, legacy, peace-building & alienation from commemoration. We are: uniting existing community groups and researchers, focusing on their work to date & generating […]

On Friday 3rd May Westminster Abbey will be hosting a “National Service of Thanksgiving to mark 50 years of the Continuous at Sea Deterrent (CASD)”.  The decision to host this service in Westminster Abbey is contrary to the motion passed by the Church of England General Synod in July 2018 which says that “nuclear weapons, through […]

International Conscientious Objectors’ Day. 1pm event in Tavistock Square, London. Commemoration events worldwide. For details see https://www.networkforpeace.org.uk/category/areas-work/conscientious-objection

Church and Peace international conference and Annual General Meeting will take place with  the theme: ‘I will give you future and hope‘ (Jeremiah 29:11) 70 years of living nonviolence and resisting militarisation. As part of the Annual General Meeting, an anniversary celebration will take place on Saturday 18 May 2019 in the Reformation Church of […]

An exhibition examining Britain’s complex relationship with Yemen. Described by the UN as the “world’s worst” humanitarian crisis, the on-going conflict in Yemen has left an estimated 80% of the country’s men, women and children in desperate need of assistance; but how has this man-made crisis affected the people of Yemen? At the forefront of […]

A Prayer Service for Peace in Ukraine More info:  PEACE SERVICE FOR THE UKRAINE i

Christian CND has been working with others to restore the Molesworth Peace Garden as a witness for peace outside the base. Please join us for an event on 29 June to rededicate the site and hear from those involved in the incredible history of Molesworth. More details on the CCND website.

The conference will examine the theme of militarism and the environment; in particular how military activities contribute to climate change, and how climate change causes conflict. The speakers are: ​Molly Scott Cato (Green MEP for the South West of England and Gibraltar) Dr Peter van den Dungen (International Network of Museums for Peace) and Dr […]

Forgotten People, Forgotten Places; finding church on the margins. Annual Justice and Peace Conference. Confirmed speaker; Keith Hebden: Urban Theology Union Conference Chair; John Battle Former Labour MP. Chair, Leeds Diocese Justice and Peace Commission.