Women in Black Uk

The Government has decided to upgrade Britain’s nuclear weapons facilities.

Now is the time to do something!
Here are some suggestions for what you can do.
Your silence might be taken for agreement...

Use your power. Some ideas here...

Write to your MP (sample letter)

Write to the Prime Minister (sample letter)

Read and share information about it (leaflet by London Women in Black)

You can also Fax your MP

Check the Resources for you page

Silent Vigils are held every Wednesday, 6-7 pm at the Edith Cavell statue
St Martins Place, London WC2 (opposite National Portrait Gallery)

Each Wednesday we focus on a different area of conflict and urge the British governement to take responsibility for their role in it.

You can download our most recent leaflets below. There are also sample letters you can send to the Foreign Secretary of the Prime Ministr. Feel free to print and pass onto others.

Palestine & Israel ................... Women and militarism

Iraq ......................Sample letter to Foreign Secretary

Africa...................Sample letter to Foreign Secretary


Fax your MP and let her or him know your views

Check the Resources for you page, where you will find stuff like stickers, posters, teeshirts.

You Are Not Powerless

 

 

Cynthia's research reports on Women in Black

and other feminist antimilitarist activism worldwide can be seen at www.cynthiacockburn.org

 

Occasional Paper put out by Women Living Under Muslim Laws

Women's Teach-In:
Antimilitarism, Fundamentalisms/Secularism and Civil Liberties & Anti-Terrorism Legislation after September 11th 2001. Find the paper here.

 

Photographic Slide-show sent to the World Social Forum in Mumbai, India - don't miss it!

This photographic slide-show, showing a diversity of Women in Black actions was sent to Mumbai with greetings from Women in Black throughout the UK. All photographs are by Cynthia Cockburn. You can find the slideshow here.

 

International Women's Day Event - Sunday 7th March
An Exhibition of Women Opposing And Resisting the Effects of War

Read how it went
See the Pictures

See the Flyer - Read the Leaflet

Fax your MP and let her or him know your views

If you go to to www.faxyourmp.com you can send a fax to you MP directily. If you don't know who is your MP, you can fill in your post-code and find out. You get a receipt and also a notification when your fax has been delivered.