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Meet us at Lush Oxford St

We are going to be at Lush Oxford Street Friday 15th September to Sunday 17th September. Come find our stall there to find out more about who we are and what we campaign to achieve. We will also be...

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Nuclear Weapons Prohibition Treaty opens for signatures – ICAN UK’s statement

The Nuclear Weapons Prohibition Treaty has opened for signatures today. The Nuclear Weapons Prohibition Treaty, popularly known as the Nuclear Ban Treaty, was formerly adopted on 7th July and thus bans...

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We need YOUR help

Two years ago we worked with The Clapham Film Unit, Charlotte Bill and community volunteers to make ‘These Dangerous Women’. This film marked the centenary of the 1915 International Women’s Congress,...

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UK WILPF 2017 Autumn Seminar – Voices of Refugee Women

Join us for UK WILPF’s 2017 Autumn Seminar, Voices of Refugee Women, at Salvation Army Hall, 70 Mare Street, London, E8 4RT on Saturday 25th November, 11am – 4pm.   Every year we hold a seminar in the...

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UK WILPF letter to Theresa May

Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom UK Section 52-54 Featherstone Street London EC1Y 8RT                                    020 7250 1968 ukwilpf.peace@gmail.com | www.wilpf.org.uk...

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WILPF International partner ICAN wins 2017 Nobel Peace Prize

We are delighted to say that The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) has won the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize. This comes after The Nuclear Ban Treaty was passed on 7th July and opened...

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Cynthia Cockburn to attend Voices of Refugee Women

We are so excited to announce that the amazing Cynthia Cockburn will be attending our 2017 Autumn Seminar Voices of Refugee Women. An Honorary Professor at the Centre for the Study of Women and Gender,...

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See our new VoRW promo video here

It’s nearly time for our 2017 Autumn Seminar. Find out more about Voices of Refugee Women in our new promo video below. Remember you can still buy your tickets here, but hurry before they all run out…...

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Write to your MP to sign pledge to ratify the Nuclear Ban Treaty

Now that The Nuclear Ban Treaty has been signed and opened up to countries for ratification, we need to put pressure on our UK decision-makers to enshrine it in our law. The seminal Treaty to Prohibit...

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UK WILPF supports WILPF International fundraiser

Saturday 25th November is International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and Girls, and WILPF International is holding a one day fundraiser in conjunction with this special day. The...

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Join us at ‘No safe hands for unsafe weapons’.

Saturday 9th December we will be at the ‘No safe hands for unsafe weapons’ demo, hosted by the CND and Medacat, and you should join us!! This will take place outside of the MoD, in London, to coincide...

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Our Own Shelia Triggs speaks at the Nobel Prize Die-In

Our very own Shelia Triggs spoke at the Nobel Prize Die-In demo outside of the MOD on Saturday. The Nobel Peace Prize this year was awarded to ICAN, for its efforts in pushing the UN global nuclear ban...

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WILPF Member Rebecca Johnson speaks at Oslo weekend of the ICAN Nobel Prize...

Our very own WILPF member Dr Rebecca Johnson spoke, on behalf at ICAN, at Oslo Central Station on Sunday at a torchlight procession to celebrate ICAN winning the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize. You can read...

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Pictures from ‘No safe hands for unsafe weapons’

On the day of the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony we, along with the CND and Medact, held a demo outside of the MOD. You can see our wonderful pictures from the day below.

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Read our narrative report about our Autumn Seminar Voices of Refugee Women

WILPF Narrative Final Report  Partner/ WILPF section: UK Name of project/ process: Voices of Refugee Women Period report covers: September– November 30 2017   Linkage to WILPF International Strategy...

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Join us in signing CND’s Citizen Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons

We are signing CND’s Citizen Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. We recognise the importance of the United Nations Nuclear Ban Treaty, but sadly our Government has refused to sign it. We...

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Sign up to receive more information about The Nuclear Ban Treaty

Through WILPF‘s membership in the Nobel Peace Prize-winning International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), over 2018 we will continue to engage in advocacy and mobilisation opportunities at...

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ICAN issues Action Alert

ICAN, of which WILPF is a steering member, has issued an Action Alert for all members.  The U.S. Nuclear Posture Review has just been released, and it is “disastrous”. Instead of leading the world in...

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Yesterday marks the centenary of women’s suffrage

It has now been 100 years since women in the UK got the vote. Yesterday marked the centenary of the passing of the Representation of the People Act, thus allowing some women over 30 to vote. We at UK...

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Has your MP signed ICAN’s Parliamentary Pledge?

Has your MP signed the Parliamentary pledge to ban Nuclear weapons? As of 8th February, according to ICAN UK, 54 MPs have now signed ICAN’s Parliamentary Pledge for The Treaty on the Prohibition of...

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