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Anti-War


Opposition to... Anti war protest in Melbourne, Australia, 2003 Anti_war is a name that is widely adopted by any social movement or person that seeks to end or oppose a future or current war. ... Image File history File links Peace_Sign. ...


Second Boer War
Vietnam War
2001 Afghanistan War
2003 Iraq War
Opposition to the Second Boer War began slowly but grew due in part to organisations like the Stop the War Committee. ... Children run down a road near Trang Bang after an ARVN napalm attack on villages suspected of harboring National Liberation Front fighters in this June, 1972 photo by Huynh Cong Ut, which became a defining symbol of the international movement against U.S. involvement in Vietnam. ... It has been suggested that Post-September 11 anti-war movement be merged into this article or section. ... This article is about the 2003 invasion of Iraq. ...


Events


Cairo Conference
Vietnam War Protests
Afghanistan War Protests
Iraq War Protests
delegates attending the conference The Cairo Conference (against U.S. hegemony and war on Iraq and in solidarity with Palestine) generally known simply as Cairo Anti-war Conference is an anti-war and anti-neo-liberalism conference held in Egypt. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... In 2001, a number of small protests against the invasion of Afghanistan occurred in various cities and college campuses across the United States and other countries in the first days after the start of the US-led invasion of Afghanistan. ... This article is about protests concerning the 2003 invasion of Iraq. ...


Organizations


ANSWER Coalition
Anti-War Coalition
Campaign for Nuclear
Disarmament

Not in Our Name
Stop the War Coalition
Stop the War Committee
United for Peace and
Justice

Veterans for Peace
Vietnam Veterans
Against the War


Other anti-war
organizations
ANSWER banner at the head of an April 12, 2003 anti-war march in Washington DC. A.N.S.W.E.R. (Act Now to Stop War and End Racism)—also known as International ANSWER and ANSWER Coalition and sometimes written as ANSWER—is a radical protest organization established by... The Anti-war Coalition (AWC) is a South African Anti-war Coalition. ... Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament logo In British politics, the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament has been at the forefront of the peace movement in the United Kingdom and claims to be Europes largest single-issue peace campaign. ... Not in Our Name (NION) is a United States organization founded on March 23, 2002, in order to resist the U.S. governments course in the wake of the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks. ... The Stop the War Coalition (StWC) (informally just Stop the War) is a UK anti-war group set up on 21 September 2001. ... United for Peace and Justice (UFPJ) is a coalition of more than 1,300 international and U.S.-based organizations opposed to what they describe as our governments policy of permanent warfare and empire-building. ... Veterans For Peace is an American organization founded in 1985. ... Vietnam Veterans Against the War (VVAW) is a tax-exempt Non-profit organization and corporation, originally created to oppose the Vietnam War. ... In order to facilitate organized opposition to war, anti-war activists have often founded anti-war organizations. ...


Media/propaganda


Books
Films
Peace symbol
Protest song
Chants and slogans
An anti-war book is a book that is perceived as having an anti-war theme. ... An anti-war film is a movie that is perceived as having an anti-war theme. ... A peace symbol is a representation or object that has come to symbolize peace. ... A protest song is a song intended to protest perceived problems in society such as injustice, racial discrimination, war, globalization, inflation, social inequalities. ... Short slogans and chants opposing the Iraq War and related policies of Bush and Blair are commonly heard or seen on signs at antiwar protests. ...


General anti-war


Anti-imperialism
Conscientious objector
Pacifism
Peace churches
Peace movement
War on Terrorism
Anti-imperialism, strictly speaking, is a term that may be applied to any idea or movement opposed to some form of imperialism. ... A conscientious objector is an individual whose personal beliefs are incompatible with military service, perhaps with any role in the armed forces or just with a particular war. ... Pacifism is opposition to war. ... A peace church is a Christian group in the pacifist tradition. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Criticisms of the War on Terrorism addresses the issues, morals and ethics surrounding the War on Terrorism. Arguments are also made against the phrase itself, calling it a misnomer. ...

The Stop the War Committee was an anti-war organisation which opposed the Second Boer War. It was formed by William Thomas Stead in (date). Members included Lloyd George and Keir Hardie. The group was generally seen as pro-Boer. Anti war protest in Melbourne, Australia, 2003 Anti_war is a name that is widely adopted by any social movement or person that seeks to end or oppose a future or current war. ... The Second Boer War, also known as the South African War, was fought from 11 October 1899 until 31 May 1902. ... William Thomas Stead (July 5, 1849 - April 15, 1912), English journalist, was born at Embleton, Northumberland, the son of a Congregational minister. ... David Lloyd George, 1st Earl Lloyd George of Dwyfor, OM (January 17, 1863–March 26, 1945) was a British statesman and the last Liberal to be Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. ... James Keir Hardie (August 15, 1856 - September 26, 1915) was a Scottish-born socialist and labour leader, and the first Labour MP to be elected to the UK Parliament. ... Boer is the Afrikaans (and Dutch) word for farmer which came to denote the descendants of the Afrikaans-speaking migrating farmers of the expanding eastern Cape frontier. ...


References

  • Biography of W.T. Stead, W.T. Stead and his "Books for the Bairns", Sally Wood-Lamont, Salvia Books, Edinburgh, 1987


 

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