The International Conference Against War is taking place in London on June 20, 2026. Doors open at 9:30 for the Pre-Conference Assembly and 11:30 for the main International Assembly. The overall aim of the conference, as well as to exchange the experience of the anti-war movement internationally, is to co-ordinate the growing resistance to militarism, conscription and spiralling arms spending.

The Pre-Conference Assembly unites trade unionists and activists. As well as the chance for participants to meet and create links, the Assembly will focus on the role of the trade unions, the issue of conscription, and the fight against rearmament.

The main International Assembly is split into two sessions. At 1.00pm is the session titled "The New Era of Global War". At 3.15pm there is the session "The Drive to War in Europe".

The organisers write: "Working people are seeing the money that should be spent on health care, transport, education and housing swept away into the bottomless pockets of the arms manufacturers. Families that have not known military conscription for generations now listen in fear as military leaders and politicians warn that their sons and daughters must be prepared to fight and die.

"In the face of war, and the racist divisions it breeds, we must create our own international network which will organise for peace, oppose the revitalised US and European imperial project. We must fight for the livelihood, indeed the very lives, of working people."

Felix Kreklow Rojas, one of the organisers of the German school strikes against conscription, said in Brussels, "European governments are working in coordination to militarise and to attack social spending, we too have to be connected in our fight for peace. That is why this conference is so vital."

The conference comes as thousands of trades unionists, pro-Palestine and anti-war activists from across Europe marched through Brussels on Saturday against the drive to war across the continent. Reports say that metalworkers, teachers, nurses and council workers rubbed shoulders with Iranian activists, environmentalists, school students and many others, and that many of them are going to be in London for the international anti-war conference.

The holding of the Conference is testament to the broad unity of the people against war, and to the right to resist the violence of war and militarism. Violating the rule of law by the US and its allies, including Britain, cannot be accepted and will be met with justifiable resistance. The guilty must be held to account.

MPs, peers and trade union leaders gathered outside Parliament on June 3 to call on the government to oppose the Trump administration's escalating aggression against Cuba and reject any threat of military intervention against the island.

The photo call, organised by the Cuba Solidarity Campaign, comes amid growing concern over the intensification of US economic warfare against Cuba and increasingly hostile rhetoric from Washington.

Cuba is already facing a severe humanitarian crisis, with shortages of food, fuel and medicines exacerbated by the US blockade and new sanctions designed to cut off the island's energy supplies. The measures have deepened hardship across the country and raised fears of further escalation.

Participants called on the British government to publicly oppose US aggression, defend international law and support Cuba's right to self-determination.

The demonstration follows growing parliamentary opposition to US policy. A total of 117 MPs have signed Early Day Motion 2739, "New Sanctions on Cuba", which calls on the British government to uphold international law and oppose the Trump administration's latest sanctions against the island. Seventeen senior trade union leaders have also signed an open letter warning of a "dangerous escalation" in US hostility and expresses solidarity with the Cuban people and Cuban trade unions at a moment of mounting crisis.

Participating in the action, Jeremy Corbyn MP said: "The sanctions against Cuba are disgusting and disgraceful. Oil must be delivered, medicines must be delivered, and these sanctions must end. The people of Cuba should be allowed to live their own lives and determine their own future - not Donald Trump."

Clive Lewis MP said: "I stand in support and solidarity with the Cuban people. Half of my family are from Grenada, and we know from our own history the reality of US intervention and oppression in the Caribbean. We understand the implications and the consequences of this kind of action."

Ian Byrne MP said: "My message to the Cuban people is that there are many MPs in Parliament who fully support your efforts and have got your backs."

Richard Burgon MP said: "One hundred and seventeen Members of Parliament have signed a parliamentary motion rejecting Trump's appalling new sanctions on Cuba. Outside Parliament today, MPs from different parties have come together in large numbers with a clear message: No to Trump's war on Cuba, and yes to the right of the Cuban people to determine their own future."

Full list of 22 MPs and Peers that attended: Diane Abbott; Shockat Adam; Paula Barker; Apsana Begum; Lorraine Beavers; Richard Burgon; Ian Byrne; Jeremy Corbyn; Neil Duncan-Jordan; Lord John Hendy KC; Imran Hussain; Ayoub Khan; Clive Lewis; Seamus Logan; Rebecca Long Bailey; Rachael Maskell; Andy McDonald; John McDonnell; Navendu Mishra; Grahame Morris; Jon Trickett; Steve Witherden

(Cuba Solidarity Campaign News)