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, 2025-08-23 12:00 - 13:00 (Europe/London) | 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.

Women in Black vigil: Trafalgar Square
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, 2025-07-30 18:00 - 19:00 | 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/

Women in Black vigil: Brighton
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, 2025-08-22 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

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)

Hiroshima Day
2025-08-06

WILPF Brighton Hiroshima Day commemoration
2025-08-06 20:00 - 21:00 | Queens Park Brighton, Queens Park, Brighton, BBN2 0QU
WILPF Brighton we will be holding their annual commemoration to mark this 80th anniversary since the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima and three days later of Nagasaki, killing hundreds of thousands of people and leaving others with life -long illnesses and wounds.
The Mayor of the city, Councillor Amanda Grimshaw, will speak and will be followed by Dr Rebecca Johnson of WILPF and ICAN.
We shall have a scroll for people to write their thoughts on Child Victims of War which we will be taking to the three MP’s to be part of a conversation about Peace and Disarmament.
Please come and join us to mark this anniversary, All welcome

Nagasaki Day
2025-08-09

WILPF Brighton Garden Party
2025-08-17 14:30 - 16:30
WILPF Brighton’s annual fundraising party will be held once again at the lovely garden of Baroness Joyce Gould, at 58 Hangleton Way, Hove, BN3 8EQ.
The speaker will be Mebrak Ghebreweldi who was a Freedom Fighter from Eritrea who will give a short history to add context to her talk. She will also tell us about the new Peace group ‘We Are The Tree’ based in nearby town of Lewes.
Members, non-members and friends all welcome!
Contact jenny@11qp.co.uk for any queries.

Women in Black vigil: Trafalgar Square
2025-08-20 18:00 - 19:00 | 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/
