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Petition: Call time on corporate courts The UK's new trade strategy says it will continue inserting controversial corporate courts into its trade deals. At this very moment, the government is negotiating an investment treaty with India that...

The UK's new trade strategy says it will continue inserting these controversial corporate courts into its trade deals. Why?

TAKE ACTION: write to the business and trade secretary and tell him to call time on corporate courts - now 👇🏽

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Read our latest letter to the UK government asking whether the recent report from the United Nations about the 'femi-genocide' on Palestinian women and girls will influence their policy towards the war on Gaza wilpf.org.uk/2025/08/11/l...

UK Universities - Adopt The dED Treaty to End your Partnerships with the Global Arms Trade! The military industrial complex – the relationship between a country’s military and the defence industry – is not often the first thing that comes to mind when we think about UK universities. But as c...

Support this call for UK Universities to cut ties with the global arms trade: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/uk...

WILPF UK Webinar 'Feminist approaches to challenging the increasingly militarised world' - WILPF UK oin our next webinar to hear from guest speaker Janet Fenton, WILPF UK Executive Committee member and International Liaison, to learn about how we can use our feminist lens to […]

Join our webinar today 'Feminist approaches to challenging the increasingly militarised world' on Thursday 10 July at 19:00pm (BST) where we will hear from guest speaker Janet Fenton.

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WILPF UK Webinar 'Feminist approaches to challenging the increasingly militarised world' - WILPF UK oin our next webinar to hear from guest speaker Janet Fenton, WILP UK Executive Committee member and International Liaison, to learn about how we can use our feminist lens to challenge the […]

Join WILPF UK's upcoming webinar 'Feminist approaches to challenging the increasingly militarised world' on Thursday 10 July at 19:00pm (BST) where we will hear from guest speaker Janet Fenton.

@wilpf.bsky.social @rcw-wilpf.bsky.social @janetfenton.bsky.social

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'Carbon footprint of Israel's War on Gaza exceeds that of a hundred individual countries'

Read and share our letter to the UK government: wilpf.org.uk/2025/06/12/l...

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Email London Mayor Sadiq Khan: Take Steps to Stop DSEI

Next September, the DSEI arms fair is scheduled to return to London. At DSEI, arms companies will market deadly weapons to human rights abusing states, including genocidal Israel. Tell @SadiqKhan to take steps to stop the event: palestinecampaign.eaction.org.uk/stopdseimayor

If We Want Peace, We Have to Prepare for Peace  - WILPF In response to the United States (US) bombing three Iranian nuclear facilities and the tentative ceasefire reached between Israel and Iran, WILPF reiterates its calls to prevent any further unlawful [...

Amidst recent attacks against Iran, Israel’s ongoing genocide of Palestinians, and new commitments by Western states to spend even more money on militarism and mayhem, @wilpf.bsky.social calls for diplomacy, disarmament and demilitarisation.

UK to ban campaign group Palestine Action under anti-terrorism laws Britain said on Monday it would use anti-terrorism laws to ban the campaign organisation Palestine Action, making it a criminal offence to belong to the group after its activists damaged two UK military planes in protest at London's support for Israel.

The government's use of counterterrorism legislation to target Palestine Action is a dangerous and anti-democratic attack on our right to protest.

Instead of targeting protestors, the UK gov should focus on ending its illegal complicity in Israel's genocide on Gaza.

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WILPF UK Webinar 'Feminist approaches to challenging the increasingly militarised world' - WILPF UK oin our next webinar to hear from guest speaker Janet Fenton, WILP UK Executive Committee member and International Liaison, to learn about how we can use our feminist lens to challenge the […]

Join WILPF UK's upcoming webinar 'Feminist approaches to challenging the increasingly militarised world' on Thursday 10 July at 19:00pm (BST) where we will hear from guest speaker Janet Fenton.

@wilpf.bsky.social @rcw-wilpf.bsky.social @janetfenton.bsky.social

wilpf.org.uk/event/wilpf-...

placard saying protesting is our human right, with split image showing Westminister in the background

ONLY 5 DAYS LEFT

🚨 The Crime and Policing Bill is in the House of Commons on Tuesday 17.06.

We have 5 days left to email MPs to act.

MPs right now have the power to protect our protest rights.

We can’t let them ignore us.

📝 Take action: www.amnesty.org.uk/actions/emai...

Don’t let Europe bring back landmines Several EU countries want to abandon the global landmine ban—risking more civilian deaths. These brutal weapons don’t belong in Europe or anywhere. Sign the petition to protect the ban and save lives.

#Poland, #Finland, #Latvia, #Lithuania and #Estonia are debating leaving the Mine Ban Treaty. If we stay silent, others may follow. Europe risks reversing 25 years of progress.

We must act now.

✍️ Sign now the petition: bit.ly/4kjCgDP

Survivors of conflict-related sexual violence deserve more than recognition — they deserve action.

As we approach the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict (June 19), we’re asking one simple question:

What can you do today?

Remember those who refused to bear arms - by Helen Martins - WILPF UK Our Executive Member, Helen Martins, had her letter published in the Morning Star on 13 May 2025, which articulates our solidarity and support for conscientious objectors and those who refuse […]

'Remember those who refused to bear arms'. Last month WILPF members attended commemorations for International Conscientious Objectors day. We stand in solidarity with those across the globe including Israel, Russia and Ukraine who refuse to participate in war. #peace wilpf.org.uk/2025/05/17/r...

📢 Online event!

Join CND and BritishPugwash for an evening of discussion with Annie Jacobsen, the author of Nuclear War: A Scenario, a chilling minute-by-minute account of how a nuclear war would unfold.

Sign up: https://cnduk.org/events/nuclear-war-a-scenario-online-event-with-annie-jacobsen/

CEOBS logo and the text "we're hiring".

We're looking for a Researcher to support our work on the contribution that militaries and conflicts are making to the #ClimateCrisis.

More information and how to apply: ceobs.org/vacancies Closing date, 4th July.

#ClimateChange #ClimateEmergency

National march for Palestine. End the genocide. Stop arming Israel. Stop Starving Gaza. 12 noon Saturday 21 June. Russell Square to Whitehall.

📢 Save the date!

The next national march for Palestine will take place on Saturday 21 June, marching from Russell Square to Whitehall. Join us in demanding the British government ends its complicity in the starvation and genoicde of Palestinians and to #StopArmingIsrael now!

'Welfare not Warfare' - The People's Assembly national demo - CND 7 Jun 2025 @ 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm - Save the date for a national demonstration against Labour's Austerity 2.0 politics. Join trade unions, campaign groups and community organisations to take our…

🚨Demo tomorrow:

Join trade unions, campaign groups and community organisations in demanding #nursesnotnukes

👇Join us: cnduk.org/events/welfa...

Join us June 13th with @jeremycorbyn.bsky.social @ahmedalnaouq.bsky.social @franceskalbs.bsky.social @andrewfeinstein.bsky.social @tninstitute.bsky.social to discuss how we can break the downward spiral of militarisation, skyrocketing arms exports, and unaccountability for war crimes & genocide. 1/2

Letter to the government: Food, water and medical aid supplies massed at the borders MUST be allowed to pour into Gaza - WILPF UK On May 26, WILPF UK wrote to Prime Minister, Kier Starmer, to demand the UK government press for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, stop selling arms to Israel and facilitate […]

WILPF UK letter to the government: Food, water and medical aid supplies massed at the borders MUST be allowed to pour into Gaza

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WILPF UK statement on war crimes in Afghanistan - WILPF UK On 26 May WILPF UK published the following statement in response to the reports of war crimes committed by UK special forces in Afghanistan.  WILPF – the Women’s International League […]

Read our statement on the devastating reports of war crimes committed by UK special forces in Afghanistan.

"When successive UK governments send men into combat and sanction legalised aggression, hate, brutality and murder, this is the result."

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We joined with over 60 likeminded organisations to demand the UK government reverse the aid cuts which deprioritise gender equality and will put more women and girls at risk of violence and insecurity.

WILPF UK Annual Report 2024-25: Transforming mindsets on militarism, promoting feminist perspectives for peace, security and ecological justice - WILPF UK We are excited to publish our 2024-25 Annual Report: Transforming mindsets on militarism, promoting feminist perspectives for peace, security and ecological justice, which highlights our activities an...

We are excited to publish our 2024-25 Annual Report!🕊️ This report highlights our activities and campaigning efforts for feminist peace and freedom over the last year. We hope you enjoy reading.

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Events Upcoming So-called ‘national security’ is undermining sustainable security when it comes to human, community and ecological needs. This webinar will bring together success stories from those direct…

The question we are asked most is “what are the alternatives to national security?”
This webinar will delve into what it takes to build sustainable security & how it has been possible to turn the tide of militarism, competition & environmental destruction.
rethinkingsecurity.org.uk/home/events/

Part 1: Let's talk about Military Spending Think & Resist: Conversations about Feminism and Peace · Episode

The @sipri.org press release just dropped—world #MilitaryExpenditure is now at $2,718 billion, a 37% rise since 2015. This trend is a growing threat to #GlobalPeace

🎧 Listen to our new episode of #ThinkAndResist to understand the drivers behind this rise and debunk myths: shorturl.at/6u7H6

The UN held consultations on autonomous weapon systems this week. It's clear that most of the world wants to prohibit and restrict these weapons. The question is whether states will act before it's too late. See our report for details! 📰: reachingcriticalwill.org/images/docum...

The U.K. Govt is abandoning women & girls by removing gender equality as a priority in aid spending. At a time of rising conflict & anti- gender movements, this is indefensible. We urge the UK to protect funding for gender equality and Women & Girls now
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Join us online on 21 May to hear about successful international initiatives that have built inclusive & just security; featuring speakers from @quakerunoffice.bsky.social, @globaljusticenow.bsky.social and Open Nuclear Network.

Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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" #AutonomousWeapons systems would face difficulties assessing the necessity and proportionality of the use of force...[they] would not have the capacity to interpret complex contexts and would lack distinctly human judgment."

– @hrw.org 's Bonnie Docherty on Int'l #HumanRights law considerations

NOW: The UK government is in court today over its decision to continue supplying F-35 fighter jets to Israel.