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Events

Recent Events

Accounts and pictures of some of War on Want's recent events are listed below. To see upcoming events, click here.

Call time on global greed 'Childhood, Interrupted'
November 2008
War on Want supporters attended the opening of War on Want's photo exhibition documenting the lives of Guatemala child labourers.

Call time on global greed Call time on global greed
November 2008
War on Want and other campaigners held a rally outside the Bank of England to protest against a global system of greed.
Benefit Gig Benefit Gig
September 2008: Bournemouth
Top indie bands performed at a benefit gig to support the fight against global poverty.

Palestine Demonstration 2008 National Demonstration for Palestine 2008
May 2008: Central London
War on Want joined the mass rally in Central London to mark 60 years of injustice, poverty and the abuse of Palestinian rights.

UK Hands Off Iraqi Oil protest at BP AGMUK Hands Off Iraqi Oil protest at BP AGM
April 2008: London Excel Centre
Read more about the protest against BP's plunderous agenda towards Iraq.

Protest at the Anglo American AGMProtest at the Anglo American AGM
April 2008: Anglo American offices
War on Want, the London Mining Network and ActionAid demonstrated outside British mining giant Anglo American's AGM.

Blog from Western SaharaBlog from Western Sahara
April 2008: Western Sahara
Read YAN activist Joanna's daily blog from Western Sahara.

Banana Republic protestSweatshop Shame!
20 March 2008: London
War on Want campaigners protest the opening of Banana Republic's flagship store. The company pays poverty wages to the people who make their clothes.

Comedy GigComedy Gig
21 February 2008: Shepherds Bush Empire
Top comedians including Bill Bailey and Lee Mack took to the stage for a night of comedy in aid of War on Want.

WSF 2008World Social Forum 2008
25 January 2008: London
War on Want and other campaigners protested outside the European Commission office on the eve of the day of action by anti-globalisation activists in the World Social Forum.

Getting Away With MurderGetting Away With Murder
5 December 2007: London
War on Want protested outside the 2007 meeting of the British Association of Private Security Companies.

Raimunda: A QuebradeiraFilm - Raimunda: A Quebradeira
November 2007: London
This Brazilian documentary about the women who struggle for survival collecting babaçu nuts in the Amazon was shown at the Latin American Film Festival.

Comic LaunchComic Launch
6 November 2007: ICA, London
War on Want launched its graphic novel Iraq: Operation Corporate Takeover at the Institute of Contemporary Arts.

Big Green GatheringBig Green Gathering
August 2007: Somerset
War on Want took its anti-corporate campaigns to the Big Green Gathering festival in Somerset.

Trading PlaceTrading Place
July & September 2007: London & Brighton
Renowned photographer Paul Weinberg travelled to Zambia for War on Want.

GlastonburyGlastonbury Festival
June 2007: Glastonbury
War on Want braved the mud to bring our cutting edge campaigns to the Greenfields at the festival.

Enough! Coalition DemonstrationEnough! Coalition Demonstration
9 June 2007: London
The international day of action to mark the 40th anniversary of the Six Day War and Israel's military occupation of Palestine took place in London.

Activist Training DayActivist Training Day
10 March 2007: London
War on Want held an activist training day at the Mermaid Conference Centre as part of our members' day.

Supersized SupermarketsSupersized Supermarkets
28 February 2007: Westminster
A reception of MPs was held at the Palace of Westminster giving those affected by supermarkets a chance to inform MPs of the problems they face.

Agrexco-Carmel demonstrationAgrexco-Carmel demonstration
10 February 2007: Agrexco-Carmel depot, Middlesex
Agrexco, known under the brand name of Carmel in the UK, is Israel's largest exporter of fresh agricultural produce.

Eye Witness Lebanon Eye Witness Lebanon
7 February 2007: SOAS, London
Conversations with Caoimhe Butterly.

Enough! Launch RallyEnough! Launch Rally
30 January 2007: Friends House, London
In a tremendous show of unity, over 500 people packed Friends House to hear Palestinian, Israeli and British speakers welcome the Enough! coalition.

Trading PlaceWorld Social Forum
19-24 January 2007: Nairobi, Kenya
View War on Want's blog from Kenya.

Caught in the CrossfireCaught in the Crossfire
4-17 September 2006: Spitz Gallery, London
An exhibition of our Colombian partner Palenque