“Ending Wars”, MAW’s 2025 Remembrance Lecture

The lecture will take place in Mander Hall, Hamilton House, London WC1H 9BD, the HQ of the National Education Union (NEU).
 
Our lecturer is Lord John Alderdice, who worked as a consultant psychiatrist in psychoanalytic psychotherapy and took an active interest in the psychology of violent political conflict, before becoming involved in almost every aspect of the Irish Peace Process, including the 1998 Good Friday Agreement. He was the first Speaker of the new Northern Ireland Assembly and later one of the four members of the international Independent Monitoring Commission. He now sits in the House of Lords and is currently a member of the Select Committee on International Relations and Defence.
 
John Alderdice is also Director of the Centre for the Resolution of Intractable Conflict, based in Oxford, and has co-edited a recently published book, “Ending Wars”, which arose out of a 2024 conference there.
 
With his unique combination of hands-on experience of ending wars, and his academic background in studying them, he promises to be an incredibly relevant speaker at this pivotal moment in international relations.
 
Our AGM will precede the lecture at 1.30pm, and before that we will join the National Alternative Remembrance Ceremony at 12 noon in Tavistock Square, a 5 minute walk from Hamilton House. Please do consider attending that too, it’s always a very moving occasion. Details are at https://www.ppu.org.uk/civicrm/event/info
 
Our Remembrance Lecture is free but please book a seat to allow us to manage numbers, via our website here: https://abolishwar.net/remembrance-lecture-2025/
 
We look forward to a powerful and fascinating afternoon!

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