Women in Black vigil: Trafalgar Square
2025-05-14 18:00 - 19:00, 2025-05-21 18:00 - 19:00, 2025-05-28 18:00 - 19:00, 2025-07-02 18:00 - 19:00, 2025-07-09 18:00 - 19:00, 2025-07-16 18:00 - 19:00, 2025-07-23 18:00 - 19:00 (Europe/London) | Edith Cavell Statue, St.Martin’s Place,, London, WC2, United Kingdom
WILPF members regularly attend Women in Black vigils.
The London vigil is part of the Women in Black (WiB) world-wide network of women. We are committed to peace with justice and actively opposed to injustice, war, militarism and other forms of violence. We hold our vigil every week (see details above) in silence and wearing black. Each vigil has a specific theme, which is reflected in the placards we carry and the leaflets we hand out. Each week we have a letter which we ask members of the public to sign, which calls on the British government to take action on a specific issue. Currently our vigils focus on: opposition to British military engagements or threat of ‘interventions’ in other countries; opposing renewal of the Trident nuclear weapons system; calling for justice for Palestinians; and for steps to end violence in the DR Congo; and for ending the arms trade. Our vigils are for women only, and present a women’s or gendered position on each issue.
Time and place: Wednesday from 6pm to 7pm at the Edith Cavell statue. It is in St.Martin’s Place, London WC2, opposite the entrance to the National Portrait Gallery, and not far from Trafalgar Square.
Email/Join mailing list: WiBinfo@gn.apc.org
Twitter: @WiB_London
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/womeninblack.london/
Vigil homepage: http://london.womeninblack.org/

International Conscientious Objectors' Day
2025-05-15 | Tavistock Square, London, Tavistock Square Gardens, London, WC1H 9BQ, United Kingdom
Every year, 15th May marks International Conscientious Objection Day (CO day) – a day to celebrate those who have, and those who continue, to resist war, especially by refusing to be part of military structures. Activities happen across the globe and UK.
In London there is a gathering at Tavistock Square, which WILPF supports in partnership with other organisations including War Resister’s International and Peace Pledge Union.
More details to follow.

International Conscientious Objectors's Day (Brighton)
2025-05-15 18:30 - 20:00 | Friends Meeting House, Ship Street, Brighton, Friends Meeting House, Ship Street, Brighton and Hove, BN1 1AF, United Kingdom
Around the world today in Russia, Ukraine, Israel and many other countries, people are refusing to fight in wars. They are often persecuted for their beliefs, imprisoned or forced to flee. They are known as ‘conscientious objectors’ [CO’s]. May we remember their brave stand, and we stand with them in solidarity.

Join WILPF Brighton Branch and others to hear some testimonies written by CO’s, some poetry written by refugee women living in the area and hear the roll call of names of many CO’s read out.

This event will be at The Friends Meeting House, Ship Street at 6.30pm. All welcome.

Women in Black vigil: Brighton
2025-05-16 13:00 - 14:00, 2025-05-23 13:00 - 14:00, 2025-05-30 13:00 - 14:00, 2025-07-04 13:00 - 14:00, 2025-07-11 13:00 - 14:00, 2025-07-18 13:00 - 14:00, 2025-07-25 13:00 - 14:00 | Brighton, United Kingdom
WILPF members attend regular Women in Black (WIB) Against War and Militarism vigils. WIB Brighton and Hove meet every Friday, between 1.00 – 2.00 pm, at the War Memorial in Old Steine. Please do come and join us.
For information, contact email brightonwib@11qp.co.uk

WILPF UK Annual General Meeting
2025-05-17 10:30 - 13:00 | Zoom
We warmly invite you to WILPF UK’s 2025 Annual General Meeting, on Saturday 17th May at 10:30am, hosted on zoom. Please find below the meeting agenda. You will also find linked our 109th Annual Report so we hope you enjoy reading about everything we’ve been up to. We thank all our members and executive committee members for their hard work campaigning for peace and freedom.
Agenda
Welcome and introductions
Apologies
Minutes of the AGM May 11th, 2024
Presentation of the 109th Annual Report and Questions on the Report
Financial Statement and Questions
Report on WILPF UK Company
Nominations for 2025/26 Directors and Executive and Vote
Introduction to the 2025/26 Directors and Executive
Resolutions

Brighton & Hove Branch proposals
Degrowth campaign

Film on Degrowth (tbc)
Discussion on the Campaigns for 2025-2026
Any Other Business

Contact ukwilpf.info@gmail.com for zoom details.

WILPF Global Call: Reflecting on our Present-(Re)Imagining our Future
2025-05-20 13:00 - 14:00 | Zoom
This Global Call will be a space for collective dialogue: to share, reflect, and think strategically about WILPF’s global priorities, how we address current and emerging challenges, and what needs to evolve in our approaches and commitments.
This conversation is particularly timely as we are entering the phase of reviewing WILPF’s International Programme (IP)—our strategic roadmap that outlines the goals and actions underpinning our feminist peace activism – ahead of the 2026 International Congress. More information on the participatory process to review the IP is coming soon. In the meantime, this Global Call will be a great opportunity to kick off the process with insights from members as a starting point.
This Global Call is envisioned as a “big picture” moment—a chance to reflect on WILPF’s direction and priorities within a shifting global landscape.
Register here
Ahead of the call, we invite you to reflect—either individually or together with your Section or fellow WILPFers—on the following questions that will shape our collective discussion:

Considering today’s context, what does WILPF look like in 2035? What will we have achieved together?

If WILPF were to focus on three top global priorities for the next 3 years, what should they be?

In a time of growing global pushback, what does WILPF need to do differently to strengthen and organise effectively for feminist peace?

Unable to attend? You can still contribute! Please reply to this email with your reflections (membership@wilpf.org) and we will add them to a shared document. There will be other opportunities to engage in the IP review process, but we strongly encourage you to start these important conversations with your Section, Group, or fellow members now. These times call for bold, collective, and creative thinking… reach out and get involved!

Women in Black vigil for Gaza: Euston
2025-05-24 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-05-31 08:00 - 17:00, 2025-07-05 11:00 - 12:00 | Friends House, 173 Euston Road, London, United Kingdom
Many WILPF members attend Women in Black against War and Militarism vigils.
The London vigil is part of the Women in Black (WiB) world-wide network of women. We are committed to peace with justice and actively opposed to injustice, war, militarism and other forms of violence. We hold our vigil every week in silence and wearing black.
The London group gather every Saturday 11-12 for their Gaza vigil outside Friends House, opposite Euston station.

WILPF UK Climate justice working group meeting
2025-05-27 09:00 - 11:00
WILPF UK’s Climate justice working group meet on the final Tuesday of every month to discuss the latest matters and strategise on how we can continue to work towards a sustainable, peaceful future. All members welcome, please contact ukwilpf.info@gmail.com to get involved.

International Day of Innocent Children Victims
2025-06-04
The International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression observed every year on 4 June, reaffirms the United Nations commitment to protect the rights of children. Its work is guided by the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the most rapidly and widely ratified international human rights treaty in history.
WILPF members partake in commemorative activities.

World Refugee Day
2025-06-20
Each year on 20 June, the world celebrates World Refugee Day, the international day to honour people who have been forced to flee.
Together, we can champion their right to seek safety, build support for their economic and social inclusion, and advocate for solutions to their plight.

Climate Coalition Mass Lobby
2025-07-09
Climate Coalition has organised a Mass Lobby. Thousands of people will gather in Westminster to tell our MPs: this is a moment for leadership that protects what matters most – our health, our nature, our communities, our climate, and our future. Whether you join an interactive discussion, share stories over a cuppa, win a commitment from your MP or even just take a moment to soak it all in – this is a day to feel the power of community – and the hope that comes from showing up, together. You can start writing to your MP now and find more ways ton get involved

WILPF UK Webinar 'Feminist approaches to challenging the increasingly militarised world'
2025-07-10 19:00 - 20:30 | Zoom
oin our next webinar to hear from guest speaker Janet Fenton, WILPF UK Executive Committee member and International Liaison, to learn about how we can use our feminist lens to challenge the increasingly militarised world.
Janet is is a Scottish Quaker eco-feminist, active on disarmament since she was 13 and part of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) since its inception. She spent a decade as Coordinator with Peace & Justice Scotland, and oversaw Scotland’s for Peace there, engaging the new devolved administration in Scotland on peace, along with Scottish Faith groups and Trade Unions. Her background was in issue-based play-wrighting*, community/arts development in Scotland and Ireland. She set up the environmental, arts and social justice resource, the Ever Green Trust, and ran it for many years.
Janet is an active participant in Trident Ploughshares, Scottish CND, and WILPF, and is a director of the Nuclear information Service, and Secretary of the Scottish Parliament Nuclear Disarmament Cross Party Group. As a consultant with the Acronym Institute for Disarmament Diplomacy (AIDD) she is a member of the ICAN International Steering Group. She is also Organiser with Secure Scotland, a small NGO working in Scotland to challenge the prevailing ideas of security that increase inequality at grassroots, national, transnational and parliamentary levels. She writes briefings and opinion pieces.
*Play-wrighting is a technical term. It is like wheel wrighting, or ship wrighting, about making a show or a drama using impro, scripting and other performance techniques, as opposed to play writing ,which is more of a a literary pursuit.

Zoom details
Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81123416024?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 811 2341 6024
Passcode: [REDACTED]

Women in Black vigil for Gaza: Euston
2025-07-12 12:00 - 13:00
Many WILPF members attend Women in Black against War and Militarism vigils.
The London vigil is part of the Women in Black (WiB) world-wide network of women. We are committed to peace with justice and actively opposed to injustice, war, militarism and other forms of violence. We hold our vigil every week in silence and wearing black.
The London group gather every Saturday 12-1pm for their Gaza vigil outside Friends House, opposite Euston station.

Women in Black vigil for Gaza: Euston
2025-07-19 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-07-26 12:00 - 13:00 | Friends House, 173 Euston Road, London, United Kingdom

WILPF UK Summer get together
2025-07-27 14:30 - 16:30 | Eastern Curve Garden Dalston, Eastern Curve Garden, London, E8 3DY, United Kingdom
Join our summer 2025 get together for WILPF UK members and friends. This is a social occasion not a formal meeting. It will take place at Eastern Curve Garden E8 3DY (opposite Dalston Junction station). You’re welcome to join anytime between 2.30 – 4.30 pm. We look forward to seeing you.
For more information, contact the London group coordinator Paula Shaw (07961890920 paulashaw62@gmail.com)
