With a month to go before London hosts the DSEI Arms Fair, we highlight how arms sales – despite what governments say – fail to provide women with the real security they need. and we called on Londoners to oppose the arms fair, urging passers-by to: Take Part in the Week of Action – 4-11 […]
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Sometimes we don’t have a particular theme for our vigil, and that’s when we go back to basics and use our silent presence and our leaflets to explain why Women in Black oppose militarism and war. This is the leaflet we used in July 2017.
19 July 2017: Why WiB oppose militarism and war
Refugee week 2017
Refugee Week 19-25 June 2017
In May there was a surprising election – called by the government in a bid to increase its majority….London Women in Black had some other ideas and called on the public to vote for parties with policies that encourage security, equality and human rights….
Election; 10 May 2017
This month
April 2017
As evidence grows for the use of UK weapons and expertise in Saudi Arabia’s war on Yemen, this week’s vigils focuses on how the UK is fuelling the conflict in Yemen. We also highlight an upcoming legal challenge to the UK’s arms sales by our friends in the Campaign against the Arms Trade (CAAT).
End UK Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia; 25 January 2017
Women in Black in London’s vigil this week focuses on the UN, which is expected to vote to start multilateral negotiations on a new treaty that will make the use, deployment, manufacture and possession of nuclear weapons illegal and require the elimination of existing arsenals, including the UK’s Trident nuclear weapons system. [Our leaflet will […]
Vigil 19 October 2016: Support a new UN treaty to ...
Over the last month WIB-London has been lucky enough to have a wonderful volunteer to help us with our work. She’s sorted out our collection of banners and placards, made a new leaflet (see below)and taken it around to women’s meetings and wherever likely WiBs might be, she made us a new Facebook page, and […]
New leaflet, new Facebook page – thank you Candela!
With an updated leaflet, we held two vigils calling for the end to the UK’s Trident nuclear weapons system, on 1 and 22 July.