Events

A conference seeking to build a constituency working towards the implementation of a UN Special Session on Disarmament. SCRAP Weapons’ Hybrid Conference on Activating a Special Session of the United Nations General Assembly Devoted to Disarmament is being hosted at SOAS, University of London on 6th September 2022. The conference will comprise of talks, round-table ...

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We are living in a more and more dangerous world. The war in Ukraine is a disaster for the people there and effectively pits two nuclear armed great powers against each other. It could escalate at any time and is already causing economic chaos. Meanwhile, the US is ramping up the pressure on China, with ...

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Vigils at the Edith Cavell statue will focus on military spending/ climate justice/move the money for on the 19 and 26 April. Will be inviting people to take selfies with a move the money option, military or... All welcome.

We'll be joining 'The Big One' an Extinction Rebellion organised mass demonstration at Parliament. The event is a major departure for XR and aims to be 'radically inclusive', aiming to minimise disruption to the general public and for no arrests, relying instead in the power of numbers to get the message across. We will be ...

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On the 24th of April Stockholm International Peace Research Institute will release the latest global military spending figures, the first to indicate the impact of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The international GCOMS steering group has called for a huge social media response to get the message out (past storms have reached millions of people). Let's get ...

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The United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) is pleased to invite you to an online webinar ‘Mismatch or on track: Does global military spending align with national security priorities’, organized in cooperation with the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). On 24 April, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute will release its new data ...

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Vigils at the Edith Cavell statue will focus on military spending/ climate justice/move the money for on the 19 and 26 April. Will be inviting people to take selfies with a move the money option, military or... All welcome.https://london.womeninblack.org/

Join Bradford CND in the city centre for their monthly street stall where they will be talking to locals about GDAMS 2024.

There will be a street stall in Keighley where GDAMS and the need to cut military spending in favour of socially productive projects will be amongst the topics of discussion.

Join us for a presentation by Professor Ron Smith from Birkbeck University of London as we discuss the future of military spending in the UK. With the Labour Government pledging to increase military spending to 2.5% of GDP - with the support of other political parties, the UK is set to spend billions of pounds ...

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