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world war 1

November 6, 2018

100 years after World War 1, reconciliation key in remembrance, says Justin Welby

It ended 100 years ago, and on 11 November, church leaders will remember World War 1, praying and calling for reconciliation, despite a century passing since one of humanity’s most brutal conflicts.
November 3, 2018

Young people make their remembrance about peace

The centenary of the armistice that ended World War I is a poignant moment. A national project, INSPIRE, will engage thousands of children in remembrance and in peacebuilding.
October 20, 2018

New film takes stand against militarism

War School, a provocative film launched this week, is set to challenge the British government's attempt to entice children into support for war.
August 22, 2016

Echo chamber: breaking the cycle of violence

Beekeepers and market gardeners, university lecturers, teachers and men who left school aged twelve, doctors, printers and politicians, were conscientious objectors in World War I. Their courage – and the global plight of COs today – has inspired an art exhibition in London, set in a chamber resembling a WWI field tent made of bandages.
August 11, 2016

Exhibition marks century of conscientious objection

The Echo Chamber, a sound and photography exibition marking 100 years of conscientious objection, is to be held at Friends House in London.
May 14, 2016

'Extraordinary rebellion' of conscientious objectors preserved

When Norman Gaudie refused to participate in World War I he acted from the deepest conviction that all life is sacred.He knew it was wrong to take a life and so he refused to fight. Faced with conscription, he was prepared to die for his belief.
January 25, 2016

Conscientious Objection: 100 years on

In the midst of World War I, as conscription came into force, Quakers worked with parliament to ensure men had the right to refuse to kill