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Local to Global: Join us on 1st June

We inivite you to join us in London on Satuday 1st June for Local to Global: Solidarity for Peace. This is the annual conference of the Peace Pledge Union.

Jay Sutherland speaking at the Conscientious Objectors' Day ceremony in London

Young people pledge to resist militarism on Conscientious Objectors' Day

Young people in the UK have marked International Conscientious Objectors' Day by insisting that they will resist militarism in everyday life.

Penny Mordaunt must not put soldiers above the law

The Peace Pledge Union have insisted that armed forces personnel must be subject to the same laws that other people have to follow.

Jeremy Hunt accused of playing with people's lives to please Trump

The UK Foreign Secretary has been accused of pursuing policies that will make the world less safe after calling for a large increase in military spending after Brexit.

Conscientious objectors' memorial stone in Tavistock Square, London

Events around the world will mark Conscientious Objectors' Day

British cities including London and Edinburgh will be among the places around the world that will mark International Conscientious Objectors' Day tomorrow (Wednesday 15 May).

Last chance! Stand for election to the Peace Pledge Union's Council

Would you like to be part of determining the PPU's policies, strategy and direction? Are you a PPU member? Have you been a member for at least a year?

Army information stand at a school in Ayrshire

Rise in teachers concerned about armed forces in schools

The Peace Pledge Union has reported a significant increase in the number of teachers asking for advice about challenging militarism in schools.

Teachers and PPU members at the NEU conference

Teachers reject growing military presence in British schools

The Peace Pledge Union has found widespread concern among teachers about the growth of cadet units and military programmes in schools.

Peace Pledge Union to attend teachers' union annual conference

The Peace Pledge Union will be meeting teachers from across England and Wales at the annual conference of the National Education Union.

UK troops training Saudi officers in Britain

Saudi officers are being trained at military bases in the UK, according to information published under the Freedom of Information Act.

Army misses recruitment targets as young people reject militarism

The Peace Pledge Union (PPU) has welcomed the news that the British army is still failing to meet its recruitment targets.

Pressure grows on LGBT Pride in Surrey to ditch deal with arms dealers

Organisers of LGBT Pride in Surrey are facing more calls to ditch arms firm BAE Systems as the "Lead Sponsor" of their parade in Woking on 10 August.

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