International Conscientious Objectors Day Edinburgh Rally 5.30pm Wed 15 May

Join us on May 15 on the corner of Castle Street/Princes Street to show solidarity with Conscientious Objectors in Israel, Ukraine, Russia and around the world, whose human rights are threatened because they refuse to take up arms.

And to celebrate the history of conscientious objectors and their supporters who have bravely resisted military conscriptions despite the tremendous pressures they faced.

We will be joined by Protest in Harmony, and a speaker from the Campaign Against the Arms Trade who will talk about the dangers of militarism in Scotland, and we'll read out statements from Israeli COs and remember COs past and present who have stood up for peace in a time of militarism.

We'll then go down to the peace tree in Princes Street gardens and wave white hankies in solidarity with COs past and present. Please bring a white hankie to shake, and your own images to remember particular Conscientious Objectors, and your anti-war, pro-peace posters and banners.