Kate Hudson

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Overview

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Katharine "Kate" Hudson born October 23, 1958. British peace leader; political science professor; former communist. Led opposition to Iraq War; against Trident missile; opposed Gaza bombing. Chair of Committee for Nuclear Disarmament (CND), 2003-10; overnighted at Trafalgar Square peace camp, 2005; co-founder and chair Left Unity Party, 2013; promoted Wool Against Weapons knitted scarf, 2014.

Quotations

"NATO is an aggressive, expansionist nuclear-armed alliance, rather than the caring, responsible face of the international community they now like to suggest." (quote and photo Kates Blog, CND, September 5, 2014)

Mary Hughes

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Overview

Mary “May” Hughes born London, England February 29, 1860 (d. 1941). “Friend of All in Need.” British social worker; Christian Socialist; lifelong pacifist. Denied exit for Hague Women's Peace Congress, 1915. Convincement to Quaker faith, 1918. Met Gandhi, who found in her a kindred spirit of voluntary poverty, Oct. 1931.

Quotations

“Indignation keeps me warm!” (Oxf. Dict. Nat. Bio.; photo peerage.org)

Jeanne Humbert

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Overview

Jeanne Humbert (née Rigaudin) born Romans, France January 24, 1890 (d. 1986). Militant anarchist pacifist feminist and neo-Malthusian; jailed many times for her radical views. Wrote book Against the Coming War, 1933.

Quotations

"And to start, women should not make children as long as countries have the right to assassinate them." (Vire 1934 War Resisters League, per Dict. Internat. des militants anarchists, Dec. 5, 2007; photo http://bit.ly/FOk9B3)

Inger Lise Husoy

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Overview

Inger Lise Husøy born Rauma, Romsdal, Norway January 30, 1957. Norwegian labor leader; member of parliament, 1997-2001. Leader of No to Atomic Weapons, 2002-03; leader of Norwegian Burma Committee, supporting democracy, 2006-13. Opposed Norwegian participation in NATO bombing of Kosovo.

Quotations

"In my opinion the boycott [of Iraq] is inhumane, immoral and a human rights violation. UNICEF estimates 5,000-6,000 children under five die monthly due to sanctions." (in Parliament, Feb. 10, 1999; photo Norwegian Parliament)