Bruce Kent is coming to Merseyside!
His itinerary:
1.30pm Birkenhead 6th Form College
2.30pm Upton Hall School
4.30-5.30 Open meeting – The Lauries Community Centre, Claughton Rd, Birkenhead. Bring your friends.
7.30pm Open meeting – Jack Jones House, 1, Islington L3 8EG
With other speakers
Anti-Nuclear
Scrap Trident Tour with Bruce Kent - Merseyside
NPT PrepCom
The Preparatory Committee (PrepCom) for the 2015 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) will hold its second session from 22 April to 03 May 2013 at the United Nations Office in Geneva. This meeting is the second of three sessions that will be held prior to the 2015 Review Conference.
The Chair-designate of the second session is Ambassador Cornel Feruta of Romania.
Information for civil society groups: http://www.reachingcriticalwill.org/disarmament-fora/npt/2013/ngos
West Midlands CND AGM
Business meeting 11:00 - 13:00. 14:00 - 15:30: Guest speaker Angie Zelter.
Scrap Trident Tour
Bruce Kent's Scrap Trident Tour come to Manchester. Join him for lunch at
The Saffron Restaurant. (www.saffronuk.com). 12 noon for 12.30pm followed by a talk by Bruce.
2013 – Why is it a pivotal year for the international campaign to ban nuclear weapons?
How do we build up a coalition to work together for a nuclear weapons free world? Nuclear Free Local Authorities Scotland, Mayors for Peace, PNND and Abolition 2000 Joint Seminar. This seminar is a free event which coincides with the conclusion of the Abolition 2000 Network AGM and a meeting of the NFLA Scotland Forum. It is open to NFLA members, Mayors for Peace members, Parliamentarians for Non-proliferation & Nuclear Disarmament members and supporters of the Abolition 2000 Network.
NFLA: http://www.nuclearpolicy.info
Mayors for Peace: http://www.mayorsforpeace.org
A Nuclear Weapons-Free World?
Book launch and discussion meeting of Dr Nick Ritchie's book: A Nuclear Weapons-Free World? Britain, Trident and the Challenges Ahead. Speakers include Sir Nick Harvey and Nick Ritchie.
The meeting will be held in the Wilkins Garden Room, Wilkins Building, University College London, Gower Street WC1 and will be followed by an informal drinks reception.
Please see the attached flyer for further details, or go to http://www.britishpugwash.org/upcoming%20events%2029%2009.htm
From Hiroshima to Penzance
What does the nuclear age mean for us?
Tam Martin Fowles will share stories from Hibakusha (A-bomb survivors) following her recent trip to Hiroshima.
Nonviolence training
A one day nonviolence training and preparation for the All Wales Against Trident Blockade of Burghfield (Thursday 3rd October.
The Knighton affinity group people can provide accommodation.
Early Morning Aldermaston Project: “taking our message to the workers”
Help the workers dump the weapons! Meet at Tadley Gate.
If you would like to join a group presenting a clear and polite message to Aldermaston staff as they arrive for work, please contact Martin: martin@nuclearmorality.com
For photos of the last action, see http://actionawe.org/help-the-workers-dump-the-weapons/
Public Meeting: Remembering Fukushima
Public Meeting: Remembering Fukushima
We hope you'll join us for speeches from experts as well as Fukushima evacuees on the current situation in Japan and the implications for UK new nuclear build.
Stop Fooling with Nuclear Weapons
This year on April Fools’ Day, we will be going to Aldermaston to highlight our opposition to Britain’s Trident nuclear weapons system – because that’s where the nuclear bombs are made.
We’ll be saying Scrap Trident and cancel plans to replace it.
We’ll be gathering around the base in our thousands with music, colour, and speeches. Bring things to decorate the fence and to make a noise ("rough music") at 2.
Nagasaki Day: Peace walk and Floating Lantern Ceremony
Peace walk, 7.45pm, from Westminster Cathedral to the London Peace Pagoda followed by the Floating Lantern Ceremony at sunset.
Candle Service for Fukushima, Nuclear Free Japan & World
Outside Japanese Embassy.
Swingin' Against the Bomb.
Oxford Classic Jazz Band: Oxford CND Benefit Concert 7.30 PM (Doors open at 6.30; light refreshments).
Action AWE Campaign Launch!
Action AWE is excited to announce its public launch will be held in: The Conference Room, Reading International Solidarity Centre (RISC), 35-39 London Street, Reading, RG1 4PS.
Burial of Alleluia
Christian CND will hold a liturgy in which we bury an Alleluia plaque in a coffin at the MOD Headquarters in London. PLEASE WEAR BLACK!
We'll meet at the Imperial War Museum at 6pm and carry the “Alleluia” plaque via St. Thomas’s Hospital and the Houses of Parliament to the MOD Headquarters. We sing hymns and pray along the way. The consumption of pancakes will take place afterwards (details to be confirmed nearer the time).
Hiroshima Day Lantern Floating Ceremony
Annual Lantern Floating Ceremony at the Peace Pagoda.
Merseyside CND AGM
All members welcome. Discussion and Social to follow at 2.30pm - 5pm. Everybody welcome. Wheel chair access.'
PRIVATISING BRITAIN'S NUCLEAR WEAPONS
London Region CND Public Meeting
Talk by Peter Burt, Project Director of the Nuclear Information Service
(Reading). Followed by questions and discussion.
The public meeting at 8pm is preceded by a London CND planning meeting
at 7-8pm at the same venue. (You are welcome to attend the planning
meeting if you wish to.)
Advent Vigils
28 November, 5 December, 12 December, 19 December: Advent Vigils at Aldermaston. A different group is organising each day:
CCND will be there on 28 November, contact Caroline Gilbert 01865 241 290, maasgilbert@hotmail.com ;
Clergy Against Nuclear Arms on 5 December, contact David Partridge 01243 373611 djfpeace@aol.com ;
Oxford Pax Christi group will be there on 12 December, contact John Prangley 01865 725 801 johnprangley@tiscali.co.uk
