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Peace Round-up – 22 April 2022

A selection of news items from a range of sources. Inclusion here does not imply full endorsement, but is based on current concerns of Northern Friends Peace Board and its members. If you would like to be added to the mailing list for these mailings, please contact [email protected]


Non-violent response to aggression - Western Friend

To the victor go the spoils... a heap of ashes. Rethinking Security - Diana Francis & Andrew Rigby

Is the invasion of Ukraine really the fault of NATO underspending? - Demilitarize.org

Joint Committee calls for end to war in Ukraine - Conference of European Churches

Non-violent response to aggression - George Lakey

As Putin threatens nuclear war, we need disarmament - Open Democracy

Russian activists sign open letter calling for end to war in Ukraine - The Guardian

The Global impact of war in Ukraine - Independent Catholic News

Ukraine war puts spotlight on environmental harm - Open Democracy

Ukraine war will hurt people worldwide – no matter who wins - Open Democracy

As global horror unfolds in Ukraine, why is war still legal? - Common Dreams

Ukrainians could defeat a Russian invasion by scaling up unarmed resistance - Waging Nonviolence

Call to peace with Justice - Iona Community

Statement on the war in Ukraine - Campaign Against the Arms Trade

Message from members of ecumenical round table on Ukraine - World Council of Churches

Ukraine war looms over conference on curbing use of heavy bombs in cities - The Guardian

Citizen diplomacy with Russian people- Quakers in Britain

Putin’s war shows that autocracies and fossil fuels go hand in hand - The Guardian

Six Nonviolent Ways Congress Can Help Ukraine - Friends Committee on National Legislation

Ukraine and the ethical debate on armed drones: some early reflections Drone Wars

Ukraine/Russia: Exploring the right to be a conscientious objector -  Independent Catholic News

Statement of the Ukrainian Pacifist Movement Against Perpetuation of War - Word Beyond War

António Guterres urged to take lead in securing peace in Ukraine or risk future of UN - The Guardian

Stop the Killing : Build the Peace - Environmental Advocates New York

Defence Industries, Foreign Policy & Armed Conflict - Tufts University, Boston

Earthlings – Grow up or die out - Geoff Tansey blog

Nuclear convoy carrying several warheads travels 400 miles to arms depot - Daily Mirror

First meeting of nuclear ban treaty set for June - International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons

Call to end ‘frightening’ nuclear warhead convoys on M6 in Cumbria - Westmorland Gazette

Everyday Peace Indicators: a way to measure and build peace - Rethinking Security

Nuclear Weapons undermine national security - Friends Committee on National Legislation
 
Militarising research: the dark side of Global Britain’s science agenda - Scientists for Global Responsibility

Truth & reconciliation in Canada - Canadian Friends Service Committee

AUKUS pact extended to development of hypersonic weapons -  The Guardian

Quakers dismayed by energy strategy

Stockpile of nuclear weapons available for use is increasing - Ban Monitor

Nuclear Weapons – the deadly chocolate teapot - Nuclear Ban Scotland

UK military vaults upgraded to store new US nuclear weapons - The Guardian

UK plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda sparks fierce criticism - The Guardian

"How can we transform thought into action?" ask young Quakers

Open letter to the Prime Minister and Home Secretary about plans to send people seeking asylum to Rwanda

Are the UK’s professional science organisations putting their money where their mouths are?
Scientists for Global Responsibility


The Rwanda deal is yet another act of colonial violence - Open Democracy

Four unanswered questions about the intersection of war and nuclear power - The Bulletin

Engineers’ Choices: Disarmament by design - Rethinking Security


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