IT IS amazing to recall that Stop the War Coalition (StW), founded in 2001, is this month celebrating its 20th anniversary and that it is 18 years since millions took to the streets in Britain to protest against Blair and Bush’s war mania in 2003.

Since then StW has continued to organise and campaign vigorously against the continued misuse of armed might to intervene in the affairs of other countries with dire consquences for those living in the Middle East and Afghanistan and in the refugee crisis that is unfolding across the world.

In the process of mobilising huge numbers of people against foreign wars, StW movement has inspired a wide range of artists, designers, filmmakers, photographers and musicians. They have used their skills to help the movement project its message, to create a vibrant record of its activities and produce a body of anti-war art that has spoken personally to millions.