Peace Pledge Union

Who we are

The Peace Pledge Union is a pacifist campaigning organisation. We have been opposing war and promoting nonviolence since 1934, in alliance with other peace campaigners around the world.

Our culture and values

• We work on peacebuilding and nonviolence, providing educational resources on issues such as conflict resolution and the causes of war. We maintain an extensive archive on conscientious objection and make much of this information available online.

• Our annual white poppy campaign calls for remembrance for all victims of war, both civilian and military, of all nationalities. For us remembrance is linked to a commitment to peace and a rejection of militarism.

• We challenge everyday militarism: the rise in military visits to schools, the celebration of the armed forces on Armed Forces Day and other occasions, and other practicies that normalise war and weaponry in our society.

• We speak up in the media and in public about military spending and recruitment, calling for the UK’s military budget - one of the largest in the world - to be spent instead on tackling the causes of war.

• As the British section of War Resisters’ International, we work alongside pacifists and other peace activists around the world, united against war and militarism wherever they appear.

• We support our members and supporters who are promoting active nonviolence and challenging militarism in their own areas, workplaces, universities and local communities around the UK.

Our small staff team works alongside an elected Council, volunteers and PPU members who make an invaluable contribution to our work.

Equality, diversity and inclusion policy

The PPU values diversity, champions inclusion and strongly encourages the participation of people from all backgrounds. We are committed to being an organisation where all voices are heard and all individuals are valued and welcome.