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June 4, 2017

Pacifists cheer Methodist minister ahead of trial for criminal damage

The Rev Dan Woodhouse has said he was acting on his pacifist principles when he attempted to disarm a warplane bound for Saudi Arabia.
January 30, 2017

Methodist minister and Quaker arrested for trying to disarm warplanes

Two Christians were arrested at BAE Warton in Lancashire while attempting to disarm warplanes bound for Saudi Arabia.
July 17, 2014

Quakers plan worship and protest at Farnborough International

Quakers in the Hampshire area are planning a Meeting for Worship at Farnborough International, which hosts an arms fair alongside “family-friendly” air displays.
July 9, 2014

Westminster Abbey threatens to evict hymn-singing peace activists

Westminster Abbey has again drawn criticism over its treatment of protesters after threatening to evict Christians singing hymns outside a nearby arms conference.
July 9, 2014

Church welcomes arms dealers - but tries to ban peacemakers from singing hymns

The most bizarre moment of today’s vigil outside an arms conference at Church House was when Westminster Abbey’s staff told us that we were not allowed to sing hymns on their land.
July 9, 2014

Church House to host conference sponsored by arms companies

A conference sponsored by arms companies will take place at Church House this morning, as Christian opponents of the arms trade pray and protest outside.
July 9, 2014

Church House - no place for an arms conference

The Church House Conference Centre, located in the Church of England's administrative headquarters near Westminster Abbey, is again to host a conference sponsored by arms dealers.
June 25, 2014

London LGBT Pride - giving publicity to human rights abusers

This week, I've seen two movements that I love become sullied by complicity with the arms trade.

First, Church House (a leading Christian conference centre) hosted a gathering of arms dealers and generals. Now, London LGBT Pride are about to allow a section of this week's march to be used to publicise a company that is complicit in homophobia– and other human rights abuses – around the world.
June 23, 2014

Planning land warfare - in the Church of England's HQ

Where will a group of generals and arms dealers gather tomorrow (24 June) to discuss the future of land warfare? A military camp? The Ministry of Defence? An underground bunker? No, it's the headquarters of the Church of England.
May 22, 2014

Challenging the arms trade on its home turf

This evening, I’ll be speaking about the arms trade on the edge of Farnborough – the home town of the multinational arms company BAE Systems.