Conscientious Objectors Day
Ian Kirk-Smith reflects on an initiative by Carlisle Friends
International Conscientious Objectors Day is marked around the world on 15 May each year. A brief ceremony has been held at the Commemorative Stone in Tavistock Square in London since it was unveiled by the composer and conscientious objector Michael Tippett, then president of the Peace Pledge Union, in 1994.
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