Discover 'For Peace!' Exhibition at Glasgow Women's Library ✨

GLASGOW. Glasgow Women's Library. For Peace exhibition.<br />New Exhibition.<br /><br />For Peace!<br />Thursday, 17th April to Saturday, 5th July<br /><br />Drawing on archives from Glasgow Women’s Library and MayDay Rooms, we revisit the peace movement’s material history, trying to better understand the diversity of tactics and intersecting movements which have shaped it. As European states enter a new cycle of rearmament, this exhibition speaks to those hoping for and struggling for peace.<br /><br />We orient the history of the peace movement away from a few well-known campaigns to highlight little-known histories that are nonetheless integral to the struggles for a demilitarised world. For Peace! interweaves historical strands from Women’s Liberation, anti-colonial, socialist and anarchist movements, to address questions of non-violence, class, international solidarity and the role of liberation struggles.<br /><br />For Peace! is structured around two gestures of the peace movement. Looking inwards, we feature efforts to disarm the British state and remove US bases. Looking outwards, we showcase international networks of solidarity and highlight the colonial legacy of global weapons infrastructure. We also present some current campaigns to demilitarise education, to stop the arms trade and against the genocide of Palestinians.<br /><br />Featuring campaigns from the last 100 years, the exhibition combines original printed materials, banners, badges, handicrafts, photos, audio interviews and video footage. The material in the exhibition draws on the MayDay Rooms, the Glasgow Women’s Library, the Spirit of Revolt archives and personal collections.<br /><br />There will be a Panel Discussion on Thursday 15th May.<br /><br />A sister version of this exhibition will be on display at Four Corners (London) 8-25 May. There will also be an open-access online archive of the For Peace! Collection which will launch in the Autumn. We hope that the exhibition and archive will act as a resource for those struggling against the war-state everywhere.