From the Middle East to Eastern Europe, we face permanent war. Great power conflict looms, risking global conflagration.

The US and Britain are backing Israel to the hilt as it carries out genocide and lashes out in all directions. The West’s massive support for Ukraine has turned the conflict into a proxy war against Russia. Tensions with China are rising.  Our governments spend billions on weapons and war while poverty spreads and services crumble at home. Meanwhile millions around the world have joined massive campaigns to stop the spread of war.

The anti-war convention will bring together leading campaigners and commentors with activists and trade unionists from across the country to discuss this situation and how to strengthen the resistance.

Registration 11:30 - lunch & refreshments available at venue

Nearest transport links: Bethnal Green overground (7 min walk) underground (15 min walk), Shoreditch High Street overground (10 min walk), Whitechapel underground & Elizabeth Line (12 min walk).

Timetable 

Sessions 1) 12pm - 1.30pm
The Middle East on Fire: The US, Israel and Western Imperialism
State of War: The Police, Palestine and the Politics of Protest
Endless War? Sudan and the Crisis in Africa

Sessions 2) 2pm - 3.30pm
NATO, Ukraine and the Asia Pacific
Normalising a nightmare: Why the Western Media Colludes over Palestine
Imperialism, Islamophobia and the Far Right

Final Plenary 4pm - 5pm
Trump, Starmer and the Next Steps for the Movement