A CND webinar. We will be joined by Peter Kuznick, Professor of History and Founder/Director of the Nuclear Studies Institute at American University; and John Burroughs, Senior Analyst and the former Executive Director of the New York-based Lawyers Committee on Nuclear Policy (LCNP) and Director of the United Nations Office of the International Association of Lawyers Against Nuclear Arms (IALANA).
There will be plenty of time for questions. Please send any in advance – or any other enquiries about the event – to information@cnduk.org.
Forthcoming events
Easy to print list of events coming up in the next twelve months.
Pax Christi will have resources etc and is working on new and creative ideas for these unusual times. Look out for details soon.
The WITNESS is currently suspended due to the COVID-19 restrictions. The Witness & Protest will be resumed when restrictions are lifted and it is safe to return.
Outside the main entrance to the American base at Menwith Hill (6-7.30 pm). Menwith Hill is on the A59 Harrogate to Skipton road) and nine miles from Harrogate North Yorkshire
NB We sometimes change the day of the demo. Please contact Sarah if you're thinking of coming up: sswift64@gmail.com, 01765 600928.
In 2021, the UN Security Council’s Women, Peace and Security Agenda turns 21. The 20th anniversary year brought renewed commitments by member states, but the engine, ingenuity and commitment to this agenda has always come from the frontline peacebuilders, practitioners, and advocates.
In this, the first 'In Conversation with' event, the director of the LSE Centre for Women, Peace and Security, Sanam Naraghi Anderlini, will delve into the real world experiences and efforts to bring the vision and promise of the WPS agenda to life. Sanam will have an in-depth conversation with HRH The Countess of Wessex, Visaka Dharmadasa, Founder of the Association of War Affected Women, Sri Lanka, and Abir Hajibrahim, Co-Founder of Mobaderoon, Syria, about their entry into the policy and practice of peace and security; their personal reflections and motivations, their analysis of the issues, the persistent challenges, their achievements to date, and their hopes for the future.
This online public event is free and open to all but pre-registration is required: https://lse.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_TymEcnOmTF-Z0gdmi5HnDA
Women in Black Silent vigil against militarism and war.
Women only, wear black if possible.
Housmans welcomes Dan Hicks to discuss his book The Brutish Museums: The Benin Bronzes, Colonial Violence and Cultural Restitution at this free online event. Simply register below to attend. Alternatively, if you wish to support Housmans, please choose the solidarity ticket option.
Brutish Museums is a call for western museums to wash their hands of colonial blood.
See website for link to book
Christian CND will be gathering to celebrate the entry into force of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons with a short Thanksgiving Service hosted by the Network of Christian Peace Organisations. It will take place on Zoom at 11:30 and we hope to finish with bells ringing in celebration of nuclear weapons being banned. See https://christiancnd.org.uk/events/ for the Zoom link.
With Jamie Windust plus special guest to be announced.
‘There is no one way to be non-binary, and that’s truthfully one of the best things about it. It’s an identity that is yours to shape.’
Housmans and JKP are delighted to present Jamie Windust, award-winning non-binary writer, public speaker and model, an author of In Their Shoes: Navigating Non-Binary Life.
Combining light-hearted anecdotes with their own hard-won wisdom, Jamie explores everything from fashion, dating, relationships and family, through to mental health, work and future key debates. From trying on clothes in secret to iconic looks, first dates to polyamorous liaisons, passports to pronouns, Jamie shows you how to navigate the world and your evolving identity in every type of situation. In Their Shoes is a call to arms for non-binary self-acceptance, self-appreciation and self-celebration.
A special online concert to mark a unique milestone in the ongoing international struggle to abolish nuclear weapons - the coming into international law of UN's Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.
With performances recorded by MPD Patrons Wissam Boustany, Julian Jacobson (with Mariko Brown), Roger Vignoles (with James Gilchrist and Guy Elliot) and Peggy Seeger, as well as Nancy Kerr and James Fagan, Joy Lisney and the Primrose Piano Quartet. They will be joined by guest speaker Dr. Tilman Ruff, who was co-founder and founding Chair of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) in Australia and internationally.
The concert is free and donations will go to organisations in the peace movement.
How to Book
Register for free or buy a pay-as-you-wish ticket here. (https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/music-to-celebrate-the-uns-treaty-for-the...).
How to Watch
The event will be streamed as a scheduled premiere on YouTube. The YouTube link will be emailed to registrars 2-3 days prior to the event as well as 1 hour before the concert start time. Depending on your email provider, you may need to stroll down to find the link. Please check your junk folder if the link does not arrive in your inbox.
If you are booking at the last minute, the link will be displayed at the bottom section of your Eventbrite receipt.
London CND’s annual conference explores Biden’s foreign policy and the role of Britain in this changing context.
There will also be two breakout sessions – about making London a nuclear ban community, and on the military’s presence in British universities.