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Paper crane folding day for Hiroshima commemoration
To be held at Jesmond Library St Georges Terrace Jesmond Newcastle upon Tyne
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Our response to Trident renewal
On Monday (July 18th, 2016), the UK Parliament voted to renew Trident, Britain’s nuclear weapons system, on which around 6% of the annual defence budget is currently spent. The hours […]
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Dr Frank Boulton’s speech at the CND Trident Renewal Protest
Speech by Frank Boulton, Medact Trustee and member of the Medact Nuclear Weapons Group, at the CND Emergency Demonstration against Trident renewal on 18 July 2016. “I worked in the […]
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Health and Health Policy in Iraq
Three of the authors of this series of reports have collaborated on a response to the release of the findings of the Chilcot inquiry Medact has produced a total of […]
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Iraq, Medact and Chilcot
This piece was written in response to the release of the findings of the Chilcot inquiry by former Medact Directors Mike Rowson and Marion Birch, along with Jane Salvage, who all worked […]
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Medact response to the Chilcot Report
Rhianna Louise, Peace and Security Project Officer at Medact Ben Clavey, Coordinator of the Medact Arms Control Group With thanks to Ben Griffin, Coordinator of Veterans for Peace UK, Peace […]
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Blair Protest – Chilcot: Time for Truth and Justice
After a seven year wait the Chilcot Report is finally going to be published on June 6th. Despite its astounding length (2.3 million words) it is highly likely that it […]
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Trident
Nuclear weapons continue to pose a profound threat to human life on the planet. This section of the website includes material on the history of nuclear weapons and their effects, […]
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Tracking Health Through Peace
Medact and Queen Mary University London (QMUL) are holding an event called ‘Tracking Health Through Peace‘ on July 4. The panel discussion and Q&A will be held at the Morris Lecture Theatre in the […]
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Refugee Week
Refugee WeekWatch this video on YouTube
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Militarisation
Militarisation Militarisation: The action of making military in character or style; spec. transformation to military methods or status, esp. by the provision or expansion of military forces and other resources. (Oxford English […]