'No Glory' and 'Stop the War'

No Glory is a campaign created in order to remember the Great War but not in the 'patriotic' traditional way.

''2014 marks the hundredth anniversary of the beginning of the First World War. Far from being a "war to end all wars" or a "victory for democracy", this was a military disaster and a human catastrophe.''

''Instead we believe it is important to remember that this was a war that was driven by big powers' competition for influence around the globe, and caused a degree of suffering all too clear in the statistical record of 16 million people dead and 20 million wounded.''

http://noglory.org/index.php/articles/119-how-to-stop-the-commemoration-of-world-war-one-becoming-a-justification-for-future-wars#.Uu-cavl_s40 

Ex-British soldier Ben Griffin on why we will not fight for Queen and country

'I am a Human Being and my allegiance is not to Queen and Country but to the whole of Humanity.

I no longer accept the lies which perpetuate war.

I no longer accept that violence can lead to Peace.

Never again will I be complicit in the killing and torture of my Brothers and Sisters.

Never again will accept the vile religion of Patriotism.

I refuse to pull on that rancid uniform.

I refuse to fight for Queen and Country.'

http://www.stopwar.org.uk/ 

''Dedicated to ending the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, bringing the troops home and forcing the British government to change its disastrous foreign policies. We have initiated many campaigns around these issues and are also committed to opposing sanctions and military attacks on Iran, supporting Palestinian rights, opposing racism and defending civil liberties.''

I successfully contacted Stop war to find out if they know of any modern day soldiers we could interview; and they do! Currently I am sending an email back to them about our project which will be forwarded to numerous soldiers and families who have been involved with the Afghanistan war. If any reply, this would be extremely useful. As at the beginning of our production, we want the old people to be sleeping/watching TV. On the TV we want a current soldier talking about issues surrounding war today or a news report which will act as a catalyst to spark off these memories and talk about their experiences.