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"Peace News has compiled an exemplary record... its tasks have never been more critically important than they are today." Noam Chomsky

Save £84bn: Cut Trident not the NHS

New report finds that the UK would benefit from huge savings if Trident's replacement is cancelled.

George Lakey: nonviolent warrior

A Peace News interview with the man who persuaded us to go ‘for nonviolent revolution’.

Breakfast in Gaza

A response to Operation Cast Lead

New Peace News films

Chomsky film

Extracts from an interview with Noam Chomsky recorded in London in Oct 2011. Chomsky was keynote speaker at the Rebellious Media Conference. Watch online

McChesney film

Robert McChesney on why progressive media needs to seize the moment, Rebellious Media Conference. Watch online

Headlines

Edinburgh Campaign Against Poverty action

On the national day of action against workfare

Ash Wednesday marked in London and Liverpool

Stop Wylfa B demo

Anti-nuclear action in Wales

Taliban suspends peace talks as US fails to make confidence-building move

Peace New's war news reporter on developments in the 'peace talks' process

Internationals join Jeju island protests

Demonstrations against new naval base heat up.

Parking the car... for good!

by Matt Wilson

Bicycology not automobility

George Lakey: nonviolent warrior

by Milan Rai

A Peace News interview with the man who persuaded us to go ‘for nonviolent revolution’.

Nonviolent revolution: a contradiction in terms

by Diana Francis

A dedicated nonviolent activist asks some hard questions

The SOCPA victory and the ‘blanket’ ban

by Emma Sangster

As the ban on unauthorised protest around Parliament under the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (SOCPA) is finally repealed, the new restrictions that replace it are being tested in the High Court.

From the Blog

Nonviolent people power, some fundamental questions

by Diana Francis | 28 Apr, 2012

Extended text by Diana Francis on nonviolent revolution

Disarming Grandmothers

by Claire Pope | 23 Apr, 2012

Relections on the International Symposium on Nonviolent Movements and the Barrier of Fear

by Milan Rai | 19 Apr, 2012

Text to follow soon!

Recent Topics

Olympics

Robert McChesney

hats

fear

photos

Noam Chomsky

I F Stone

George Lakey

Transport

Falklands

Bradley Manning

Art

Occupy movement

Activism

events

Conscientious objection

Pacifism

Human rights

Terrorism

At the DSEi arms fair, guns are lined up like a fairground shooting game.

Comment and Analysis

Breakfast in Gaza

A response to Operation Cast Lead

Editorial: Tightening the screws on Iran

A PN perspective on the growing conflict

30 years ago: Stop This War

PN was naturally a leading voice in the opposition to the Falklands War, both in terms of its own editorial line and in its promoting of the views of the main British pacifist organisations and the international networks to which they were affiliated.

Ray Hainton: 29 October 1921 – 9 February 2012

Activism and... Prison

Peace News events

"Making Nonviolent Revolution" Speaking Tour With George Lakey

Mon, 16/07/2012 - Mon, 30/07/2012

UK tour with renowned activist George Lakey, co-founder of the Movement for a New Society.

Dealing with Power: Anti-oppression training and large-group work

Fri, 20/07/2012 - Sun, 22/07/2012

An advanced training for trainers with George Lakey in Manchester.

Peace News Summer Camp 2012

Thu, 26/07/2012 - Mon, 30/07/2012

Build a radical movement for the future by building a living community today! This year’s Camp will be near Shrewsbury and the theme is Making Nonviolent Revolution. There will be a whole-day workshop co-facilitated by renowned US activist George Lakey.

Reviews

April Carter, People Power and Political Change: Key Issues and Concepts

The Bomb: a partial history, in two parts

John Tirman, The Death of Others. The Fate of Civilians in America’s Wars

Starhawk, The Empowerment Manual: a guide for collaborative groups

Bread and Roses Shortlist

PN at 75

Peace News is celebrating 75 years of radical publishing.

Editorial: Disciplined fury

by The Editors

Peace News: the early years

by Andrew Rigby

Peace News: The first 75 glorious years

by Albert Beale

Tools and Resources

Cyberpeace

Alison Whyte highlights some new on-line courses

PN in Practice: Software

PN looks at some of the free/cheap software tools that are actually used by the PN staff to do their work, in addition to complicated and expensive things like Photoshop and InDesign.

The Peace News guide: How to occupy!

There is a lot of anger out there – and a lot of support for the Occupy movement. Get started where you live with this quick guide.

Rebellious Media Conference DVD

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