Meeting with Russian and Ukrainian Conscientious Objectors

Conscientious Objectors memorial, London

Source: Peace Pledge Union

As the war in Ukraine rages on, hundreds of thousands of people from both Russia and Ukraine are refusing to fight. A rare opportunity to speak with both Russian and Ukrainian conscientious objectors (COs), as well as campaigners from across Europe supporting their right to refuse to kill will take place next Tuesday 9 December, 6pm (UK time) - Online or in person.

Speakers include:

Mikheil Elizbarashvili - peace campaigner from Georgia, working for the Peace and Service Network

Juergen Menzel - peace campaigner from Germany, working at AFPB Germany

Russian and Ukrainian conscientious objectors - We will hear from several COs who have managed to escape Russia and Ukraine (names withheld for their security)

After hearing from them, there will be a chance to ask questions and discuss what we can do in the UK to support their struggles.

To join online please register in advance for the Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/AAMm_lCdSuKne7eRHM-j6Q

To join in person - if you're London, come along to the Peace Pledge Union office at 1 Peace Passage, London, N7 0BT where we will join the speakers online.

Please note, all the speakers will be online, not in person.

There's no need to register for attending in person - but it would be helpful if you could reply to this email: mail@ppu.org.uk , so the organisers can gauge numbers.

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This event is organised by members of the UK organising group for International Conscientious Objectors' Day: Anglican Pacifist Fellowship, Conscience: Taxes For Peace Not War, Fellowship of Reconciliation, ForcesWatch, Movement for the Abolition of War, Network for Peace, Pax Christi, Peace & Justice (Scotland), Peace Pledge Union, Quakers in Britain, The Right to Refuse to Kill Group, War Resisters' International and Women's International League for Peace and Freedom

Event link - www.ppu.org.uk/civicrm/event/info?id=538&reset=1

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