Committee of 100
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- For the Chinese-American organisation, see Committee of 100 (United States). For the lobbying group in Delaware, see Committee of 100 (Delaware).
The Committee of 100, for peace and against war and nuclear weapons, was a United Kingdom anti-war group. It was set up in 1960 by Bertrand Russell, who resigned from the presidency of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament in order to form this more militant group. Its members used and advocated civil disobedience to achieve their aims.
Their first act of disobedience was scheduled as a march against Westminster's defense policy. The members were to block roads at Holy Loch and Trafalgar Square on September 17, 1961, but were summoned to court on September 12th because they "incited members of the public to commit breaches of the peace" and were likely to continue to do so. In the courtroom, they were asked to bind themselves to a promise of good behavior for 12 months. Of the thirty six summoned, thirty two chose the one-month prison sentence.
