Bertrand Russell Peace Foundation
Encyclopedia
The Bertrand Russell Peace Foundation was established in 1963. The foundation aims to continue the work of the philosopher and activist Bertrand Russell
in the areas of peace, social justice
, and human rights, with a specific focus on the dangers of nuclear war. Its director was Ken Coates
.
Spokesman Books is the publishing imprint of the Bertrand Russell Peace Foundation and publishes books on politics, peace and disarmament, and history.http://www.spokesmanbooks.com/ The Spokesman is the journal of the BRPF, which reached its 100th issue in August 2008.
Bertrand Russell
Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell, OM, FRS was a British philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, and social critic. At various points in his life he considered himself a liberal, a socialist, and a pacifist, but he also admitted that he had never been any of these things...
in the areas of peace, social justice
Social justice
Social justice generally refers to the idea of creating a society or institution that is based on the principles of equality and solidarity, that understands and values human rights, and that recognizes the dignity of every human being. The term and modern concept of "social justice" was coined by...
, and human rights, with a specific focus on the dangers of nuclear war. Its director was Ken Coates
Ken Coates
Kenneth Sidney Coates was a British politician and writer. He chaired the Bertrand Russell Peace Foundation and edited The Spokesman, the BRPF magazine launched in March 1970. He was a Labour Party Member of the European Parliament from 1989 to 1999...
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Spokesman Books is the publishing imprint of the Bertrand Russell Peace Foundation and publishes books on politics, peace and disarmament, and history.http://www.spokesmanbooks.com/ The Spokesman is the journal of the BRPF, which reached its 100th issue in August 2008.
Publications
- Ken Coates and Tony Topham, Participation or Control? (1967)
- Jo O'Brien, Women's Liberation in Labour History (1972)
- After the Chilean Coup (1973)
- Salvador Allende, Chile: No More Dependence! (1973)
- Ken Coates, Democracy in the Labour Party (1977)
- Ken Coates and Tony Topham, The Shop Steward's Guide to the Bullock Report (1977)
- Peter Jenkins, Where Trotskyism Got Lost (1977)
- Alan Roberts and Zhores Medvedev, Hazards of Nuclear Power (1977)
- Brian Sedgemore, The How and Why of Socialism (1977)
- Michael Barratt Brown et al., ed., Full Employment (1978)
- Berufsverbote Condemned (1978)
- Trident - Nuclear Proliferation the British Way (2008)
- Obama's Afghan Dilemma (2008)
- Democracy Old and New (2008)
- Tskhinvali: Shock and Awe (2008)
See also
- Russell TribunalRussell TribunalThe Russell Tribunal, also known as the International War Crimes Tribunal or Russell-Sartre Tribunal, was a public body organized by British philosopher Bertrand Russell and hosted by French philosopher and playwright Jean-Paul Sartre...
, for activities of Bertrand Russell Peace Foundation during Vietnam WarVietnam WarThe Vietnam War was a Cold War-era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. This war followed the First Indochina War and was fought between North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of...