Committee of 100 (United Kingdom)

Committee of 100
Formation22 October 1960; 63 years ago (1960-10-22)
Dissolved31 October 1968; 55 years ago (1968-10-31)
TypeCivil society campaign
PurposeNuclear disarmament
Region
United Kingdom
MethodsNonviolent direct action
Civil disobedience
FieldsAnti-nuclear movement
Peace movement
Anarchist movement
AffiliationsDirect Action Committee
Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament

The Committee of 100 was a British anti-war group. It was set up in 1960 with a hundred public signatories by Bertrand Russell, Ralph Schoenman,[1] Michael Scott, and others. Its supporters used mass nonviolent resistance and civil disobedience to achieve their aims.