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Bad News on Trident, Better News on Peace Tax
More updates on our Time to Bin Trident and Taking a Stand themes. Time to Bin Trident First the bad news: MPs voted to renew the UK’s Trident nuclear weapons system last night (18th July). While the result was not a shock, it was saddening to see the scale of support from MPs for spending…
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Peace Tax Bill to be debated
Picture: Conscience. An update on our theme Taking a Stand, and the action you took to support the taxes for peace bill. In May & June we were asking you to ‘register’ as a modern day conscientious objector, by opposing the use of our taxes for war, and asking for this money to be spent…
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Keep Taking a Stand for Freedom of Conscience
Our Taking a Stand theme is coming to an end at Peace Hub, but there are still plenty of ways to keep taking action for Freedom of Conscience. Prisoners of Conscience continue to be persecuted around the world: Amnesty International campaigns for their release and for greater human rights. You can see Amnesty’s latest campaigns…
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Chelsea’s Story
Those who join the armed forces, often do so believing that military action will make the world a safer place. But if their experiences of war lead them to change their mind, leaving the military can be difficult and even dangerous. In 2009, 22-year-old Chelsea Manning was serving as a military analyst in the US…
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‘Register’ as a Modern-Day CO
100 years on from The Conscription Act young men are no longer forced to join the armed forces. But all of us are made to support war through our taxes. For countries like Britain, modern warfare does not need large numbers of conscripted soldiers, but does use highly expensive weaponry to engage in conflict around…
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1916-2016: 100 Years of Conscientious Objection
It’s 100 years since the right to conscientious objection was enshrined in British law. What did taking a stand mean then, and how does it compare to today? In 1916, the British government introduced conscription – all men aged 18-40 were compelled to join the armed forces. Along with other pacifists in the No-Conscription Fellowship,…
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It’s our 1st Birthday!
One year ago today, Peace Hub first opened it’s doors to the public. It’s been a busy year, full of awareness raising and taking action for peace & justice. Over the course of our first year, we’ve: Challenged the arms trade, lobbying the foreign secretary to embargo arms to Egypt and other repressive regimes. Supported…
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Keep Taking Action for Conscientious Objectors
We have almost reached the end of our focus on Conscientious Objectors at Peace Hub, but there are still plenty of ways to get involved and take action on this issue. 15th May is International Conscientious Objectors Day – there are events happening across the country, and around the world, including a Quaker Meeting for…
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Easter Events for all the Family
This Easter, we are hosting The Creative Toroise, who will be providing creative actvities for all the family. Objection takes many forms – the activities will be exploring the theme of ‘Saying No’ and standing up for what you believe in. During the school holidays there are drop-in activities, as well as drama sessions for…
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Stand Up for the Right to Refuse to Kill
Ha Hyeong hwan and Kim Seong min were imprisoned for 18 months in May 2014 for refusal to undertake compulsory military service in South Korea. Pop into Peace Hub to send a solidarity message to Hyeong and Seong —your words will give them hope during tough times. Conscription in South Korea All South Korean men…