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The current stand-off between Ukraine and Russia has been years in the making and dangerous brinkmanship threatens to escalate this crisis into a war.  Jan Egeland, (Norwegian Refugee Council), on a visit last week to Ukraine, brought this message from the people of eastern Ukraine: “Enough of this political military chess game that everybody is […]

No military solutions for Ukraine & Russia

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Armed conflict and refugees By mid 2021, according to the UNHCR, 82.4 million people around the world had been forced to flee their homes. Around 26.6 million are refugees from countries including Syria, South Sudan, Afghanistan, Myanmar, Ethiopia and Tigray. Half of these are women. The major host countries are Turkey, Uganda, Pakistan and Germany. […]

Open the door to women fleeing war and oppression

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Christmas vigils 15 and 22 Dec
You could give a gift that will really help people in and from conflict zones. You could give a donation to a ‘peace organisation’. “Civilians, particularly women and children, account for the vast majority of those adversely affected by armed conflict.” UN Security Council Resolution 1325, 2000. In our vigils on 15 and 22 December […]

Give a Present for Peace this Christmas

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Women in Black vigil 1 December 2022 Palestinian rights
29 November, International day of Solidarity with the People of Israel and 10 December, UN Human Rights Day. Our vigils for 1st and 8th December 2022. There is no end to the 54 year Israeli Occupation which severely impacts on the lives of women and children.UN Security Council Resolution 242 obliged Israel to withdraw from […]

Justice for Palestinians

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Climate Crisis vigil
Droughts, floods, sea level rises and unpredictable weather events affect those least responsible for the climate crisis the most –the finance promised them is overdue.Global solidarity is vital to establish just solutions so no-one is left behind. There can be no climate justice without social and racial justice. To coincide with COP 26, this week […]

Climate Justice Exhibition

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Vigil for UN Disarmament week
Women in Black will gather again this evening at 6.00pm at the Edith Cavell statue, Trafalgar Square. The focus for this evening is nuclear disarmament and a challenge to our government to sign and support the 2017 Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. Our message is here. You can also download the leaflet below. […]

UN Disarmament Week 24-30 October

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internation al Day of Peace
No to all violence: No to the fist, no to the knife, no to the bomb 2 October is International Day of Nonviolence, introduced by the UN in 2007 to celebrate the birth date of Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948) and the nonviolent campaigns he established to challenge racism and create an independence movement in India. As […]

International Day of Nonviolence

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Women in Black (WiB) acknowledging the work of women peacemakers 21 September is the International Day of Peace, established in 1981 by the United Nations to strengthen the ideals of peace by observing 24 hours of nonviolence and ceasefire. Women around the world bring their skills and experiences of peace building to every level of […]

International Day for Peace

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Vigil 150921 arms and afghanistan
Women in Black London say No More Arms Fairs in the UK at their vigil in central London tonight. –  This week the ExCeL Centre in London’s Docklands will host DSEI – Defence and Security Equipment International – one of the largest arms fairs in the world. Governments and military delegations will be browsing the […]

No more arms fairs

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