Please scroll down this page for details of the nationwide peace vigils on Wednesday, 11 November 2015 to mark Armistice Day - these details are available on Facebook here, please share the link on your page, thank you.

The peace vigils are the fourth in the World War One Centenary Peace Project vigil series and have three themes: remembrance of all of the casualties of war and of war resisters, ending war as a response to conflict, and promoting peace. There are four core messages that are the same at all of the vigils, including the central message 'Honour the war dead by ending war', which unites the three themes. The vigils are coordinated by Peace Movement Aotearoa, in association with Quakers, and in conjunction with peace and faith groups here and in other parts of the world who are holding peace vigils to mark the World War One centenary and to highlight our mutual belief that conflict must be resolved peacefully rather than by war. More information about the peace vigil series is available here, and information about the three themes and the messages of the vigils is available here. If you would like to be involved in organising a future peace vigil in your area, please contact Peace Movement Aotearoa.

• Auckland - peace vigil at 5.30pm in Aotea Square, Auckland. Please bring a reflection to share if you wish, banners and placards will be available at the vigil. Organised by WILPF Tamaki Makaurau, for more information please email - A4 poster - On Facebook
• Hamilton - peace vigil at 6pm, Garden Place by the Central Library, Hamilton. Please bring placards related to the vigil themes and a candle, white poppies for peace will be available at the vigil. Organised by the Hamilton Peace Movement, for more information please email - A4 poster - On Facebook
• Otaki - peace vigil at 5.30pm at the Otaki War Memorial, 6 Main Street, next to the Civic Theatre, Otaki. Please bring a reflection to share if you wish, banners and placards will be available at the vigil. Organised by Kapiti Quakers and Otaki Catholic Workers, for more information please email - A4 poster - On Facebook
• Lower Hutt - peace vigil, songs and prayers to end all war. At 5.30pm, the Cenotaph, Queens Drive (in front of the library), Lower Hutt. Organised by Hutt representatives of faith and peace communities, for more information please email - A4 poster - On Facebook
• Wellington - peace vigil at 5.30pm, the Cenotaph, corner Lambton Quay and Bowen Street, Wellington. Please bring a reflection to share if you wish, banners and placards will be available at the vigil. Organised by Peace Movement Aotearoa, for more information please email - A4 poster - On Facebook
• Takaka - peace vigil at 11am, Takaka Village Green. Organised by the Golden Bay Peace Group and Golden Bay Quakers, for more information please email - On Facebook
• Nelson - peace vigil at 5.30pm, on the Cathedral steps, Nelson. Organised by Nelson Quakers, for more information please email - On Facebook
• Dunedin - peace vigil at 11 am, the Peace Pole in the Otago museum reserve, Dunedin. We invite people to bring along a peace poem they would like to read, and we will also have a time of silent witness to our capacity to bring war to an end. Organised by Dunedin Quakers, for more information please email - On Facebook