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Global Peace Index 2018 Published
Image: Institute for Economics & Peace. The Institute for Economics and Peace have published their 2018 Global Peace Index. The annual report, which measures peace in 163 countries using 23 indicators, shows a gradual decline in peace over 2017-18, but the detailled picture is more complicated with improvements in some aspects of epace and deteriorations…
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Update on Time to Bin Trident
On Friday 122 countries at the United Nations voted to agree a treaty banning the development, use, or threat of use of nuclear weapons. Sadly the UK and the eight other states which have nuclear weapons did not take part in the treaty. However, a clear signal has been sent by the rest of the…
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Global Peace Index 2017
The Institute for Economics and Peace have published their 2017 Global Peace Index. It’s an in-depth look at peace and violence around the world, ranking countries according to a range of indicators from ‘weapons imports /exports’ or ‘terrorism impact’, to ‘relations with neighbours’. You can see an interactive map on the Vision of Humanity website.…
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Even more Brum Peace & Justice Events this Autumn!
Some additions to the growing list of Peace & Justice events happing in Birmingham, autumn 2016! UpRising Leadership Courses for 19-25s 9 months, starting October & November 2016, Birmingham “UpRising Birmingham has TWO leadership development programmes for 19-25s this Autumn and we’d love your help to spread the word! Applications are now open for both programmes: to apply visit www.uprising.org.uk/apply. Our…
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Making Peace in Brum this Autumn
Photo: Elliot Brown. A round up of peace-making events happening autumn 2016 in Birmingham: all are free, so find one that interests you and get involved! Film: This is Exile Thursday 8th September 19:30-21:00 at Two Snowhill “Birmingham, Wythall and Bourneville Amnesty International groups are presenting a film screening of “This is Exile” about refugees,…
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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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Trident Renewal to be Debated on Monday
Photos: CND. An update on our Time to Bin Trident theme, and the action that you took to call for the UK’s nuclear weapons system to not be renewed. After several delays, parliament will finally vote on whether or not to renew Trident this coming Monday (18th July). With the estimated cost now at over…
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Global Peace Index 2016 Published
Today saw the 2016 Global Peace Index published by the Institute for Economics and Peace. The index rates countries across the world on 23 indicators of peace, ranging from ‘weapons imports /exports’ or ‘terrorism impact’, to ‘relations with neighbours’. You can see an interactive version of the map here. The index has been going for…
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Stop Trident demo a success – let’s keep taking action!
People from across the UK came together on Saturday to say: Stop Trident! Now let’s keep that momentum going. Tens of thousands of people marched through London, as part of ‘the biggest anti-nuclear demonstration in a generation’, organised by the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND). The event highlighted the broad range of people who are…