CND Campaign Review 2009

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VER the course of the past year we have seen nuclear abolition put firmly at the centre of the mainstream international political agenda. From the aggressive escalation of the Bush years we have seen a significant change in the US administrations approach to nuclear weapons. President Obama is committed to the goal of global nuclear abolition as is President Medvedev of Russia. A reduction of tension between those two countries, together with progress towards major bilateral reductions in warheads, has created a better international climate. Obamas cancellation of missile defence bases has been central to that shift. At times during the year I have experienced a sense of profound relief that global leaders are seeing sense and pulling us back onto safer ground. Obamas Prague speech outlining his vision for a nuclear weapon free world was one such moment. But that relief is more than tinged with concern that these are just good intentions, and we know that they pave the road to hell. So we have to work to ensure the fruition of these intentions, to avoid the hell of nuclear annihilation. Politicians experience many countervailing pressures, designed to throw them off course, and it is our responsibility to ensure that they are fully aware of the increasing demand for nuclear disarmament. Recent polls in Britain have shown a sustained majority for getting rid of Trident, and this has already influenced the government to some extent. Brown has held back on the next stage of Trident replacement (even though the MoD claims this hasnt really happened), and he has spoken of three subs instead of four. Obviously this is not good enough, but nevertheless it is a chink in the armour of the nuclear status quo. We need to press forward our advantage and put a stop to the whole system. The arguments are clear. At a time of economic crisis why spend over 76 billion on weapons of mass destruction? But the fact is, we wouldnt want them if they were free! They are illegal, immoral and make us less secure by promoting proliferation. And the idea we should just get a different cheaper system is frankly ridiculous. So our task is clear: get out there, make the arguments, across the political spectrum, across all walks of life. And build on what you are already doing so well. This Review just gives a small snapshot of the remarkable work done by CND members and supporters thank you for your commitment in 2009, and I look forward to working with you in the year ahead.
CAMPAIGN REVIEW 2009
Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament

CND campaigns non-violently to achieve British nuclear disarmament for scrapping the Trident nuclear weapons system and preventing its replacement. CND works to secure a Nuclear Weapons Convention which will ban nuclear weapons globally, as chemical and biological weapons have been banned. We also work to end Britains participation in the US Missile Defence system and with other campaigns internationally against missile defence and weapons in space. Other current campaigns include the prevention and cessation of wars in which nuclear weapons may be used, opposition to NATO and its nuclear policies, and to nuclear power. CND is funded entirely by its members and supporters, and our policies are decided upon by our annual national delegates conference, where our national leadership is also elected. Details of our national offices, and our network of regions and local groups can be found at the back of this Review.
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Mordechai Vanunu House 162 Holloway Rd London N7 8DQ Tel: 020 7700 2393 Fax: 020 7700 2357 enquiries@cnduk.org www.cnduk.org 3
Kate Hudson, Chair CND
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AMPAIGNING against Britains nuclear weapons system, and working for the scrapping of Trident remains our top priority. We continue to pursue both the reversal of the Trident replacement decision and the securing of a Nuclear Weapons Convention. There has been a number of positive developments this year, both nationally and internationally, as opinion at all levels of society is shifting against nuclear weapons; several polls in Britain this year indicate a majority against Trident (see below). A number of factors have contributed to this, including the economic crisis and the new US administration. Both presidents Obama and Medvedev have spoken out for global abolition of nuclear weapons. Indeed, we had the opportunity to convey this message directly this spring, when the G20 met in London. We participated in the Put People First demo, emphasising anti-nuclear and antiwar issues, and jointly organised a demonstration to welcome President Obama to London, with the slogan Yes we can abolish all nukes. We have been striving to build on these factors, to achieve a shift in government policy, and there have been some small indicators of progress. This year began with the launch of a new phase of the No Trident Replacement campaign. The first stage of the replacement process the concept part of the design phase was expected to conclude in the autumn and everything indicated that the MoD was seeking to press ahead to the next stage this was the so-called Initial Gate decision point. The key aim of our campaigning prior to the autumn was to prevent the government nodding this through during the summer recess. Imagine our delight in July when the government postponed this until after the
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nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference next May! Since then there have been various claims that there has been no change of policy, but nevertheless the Initial Gate decision has not been announced so far. So in this new context, in which the Prime Minister has also suggested having three Trident subs instead of four, we produced new materials linking No Trident Replacement strongly to the demand for a Nuclear Weapons Convention (see the
Resources pages 10-11). Campaigning for such a convention has had an increased profile, including our participation in the International Campaign for the Abolition of Nuclear Weapons (ICAN). This reinforces the message of our ongoing petition and will be our key focus in the run-up to the Review Conference. To strengthen this message to government, we have produced lobbying postcards, addressed to the Foreign Secretary, urging Britain to back a Nuclear Weapons
Majority against in every single poll

YouGov/People Magazine July 2009 65% thought that the money spent on buying a replacement for Trident should be spent on other things including NHS nurses or more affordable homes. ICM/The Guardian July 2009 54% of people overall believed that Britain should no longer have a nuclear deterrent. (63% of 18-24 year olds) YouGov/Left Foot Forward poll September 2009 63% believe the government should not replace Trident ComRes/The Independent September 09 58% agreed that Given the state of the countrys finances, the Government should scrap the Trident nuclear missile system.
Convention at the NPT Review Conference. We also had a strong presence in New York in May, for the NPT Preparatory Committee meeting; our delegation included two Vice-Chairs Jeremy Corbyn MP and Professor Dave Webb and high- profile speakers joined together at our fringe meeting. Our Annual Conference in October included an International Day attracting speakers from around the world to discuss preparations for the Review Conference. This autumn we also held a national demonstration in Plymouth at the Devonport Dockyard, where Trident submarines are refitted, to protest against plans to make Plymouth home to a major nuclear waste processing site and dump for rotting radioactive submarine hulks. We are continuing to use all non-violent methods to press the government and other political parties to cancel Trident. Finally, the year ends well with CND and Compass (centre-left pressure group), bringing together a coalition of over 100 leading figures from across British public life to call for the governments PreBudget Report to halt Trident replacement and re-deploy the resources saved to more socially useful areas.
009 saw a real surge in campaigning at Devonport, Plymouth where the Trident subs undergo refit. As well as an ongoing
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campaign against Trident and its replacement, Plymouth CND initiated a new campaign Scrap the Dump in opposition to plans for Devonport to become the processing and dumping site for radioactive waste from obsolete submarines. This has been supported by trade unions and local green movement campaigners. Working together with national CND the group organised a very lively national demonstration which attracted hundreds of people including members of Kent Area, London Region,
Southern Region, Yorkshire and Greater Manchester & District (GM&D) CND groups and other CND and peace campaigners besides. There has been sustained opposition this year to work at the Rolls-Royce Raynesway factory in Derby which designs and produces the Trident submarines nuclear power reactors (see photo opposite). East Midlands CND, with support from Trident Ploughshares activists and South Cheshire and North Staffs CND, has organised monthly protests at the site including a large circus-themed one in May with around 40 people, and a vigil with readings on Hiroshima Day. In June, the local press also featured an article about the temporary Peace Camp set up outside the entrance of the factory. In October, Eastern Region CND activists joined in a coordinated action with others from around the UK to 5
Members of Kingsbridge Peace Group and Tower Hamlets CND (left) joined the Stop the Nuclear Dump demonstration in Plymouth
blockade Aldermaston. They locked themselves onto old cars with banners on them saying Scrap Cars Scrap Trident! (see photo page 5). GM&D CND further raised the profile of the Trident Replacement issue right across the North West holding street stalls, speaking at meetings, lobbying MPs, running student workshops and getting lots of local press coverage throughout the year. The mammoth posters they use for their public events are very attentiongrabbing, particularly when the links are made to welfare spending with slogans like Rochdale needs nurses not nukes! Other groups held important public meetings in their areas regarding nuclear weapons and Trident issues including Sussex Peace Alliances meeting in Brighton in May, Surrey Peace Action Networks meeting in Dorking in November and Lancaster District CNDs meeting in Lancaster in December. Cumbria and North Lancs CND members have also been vigorously collecting many hundreds of signatures for the No Trident Replacement petition across the region. Lancaster District CND alone collected more than 300 at its stall at the annual Green Party Christmas Fair in November. As for lobbying MPs, SCANS CND have made very good progress with a supportive MP in their area who, in response, has made particularly valuable comments in parliament relating to suspension of the Trident replacement programme. 6
N advance of the Labour Party Conference, Labour CND worked to try and guarantee debate on both the Trident issue and the war on Afghanistan. Members ensured that all Constituency Labour Parties were sent a model contemporary issue, that is a submission for discussion of the issues, plus additional supporting arguments. Labour CND also helped organise the well-attended joint fringe meeting with CND and Labour Action for Peace at the Conference. Christian CND held two vigils at Aldermaston during the year. At the Easter Celebration at Tadley Gate, members had a procession around the base and were joined by a journalist from Hiroshimas local newspaper, the Chugoku
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Labour CND AGM
Shimbun who was very keen to inform her readers about the UK anti-nuclear weapons movement. At CCNDs advent vigil in November a liturgy and prayers were read, hymns were sung, and candles lit to witness peace there. CCND has also been giving presentations in schools on topics such as the Just War tradition and nuclear weapons, following an introductory Peace Ed session in 2008 from CNDs Peace Education worker, Anna Liddle.
Action
Lobby your MP to sign new EDMs 144 and 380 which support negotiations for a Nuclear Weapons Convention and oppose Trident replacement. Use the online tool at www.cnduk.org/parliament Remember to send one of the new postcards to the Foreign Secretary Have one last drive at getting signatures for the petition theres a new internet version at www.cnduk.org which you can use to automatically email everyone you know
Send all signed paper copies of the petition to CND by March 2010.
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PPOSING US missile defence continues to be important. In January we hosted a European Conference, drawing together parliamentarians and activists from across Europe. Together we have made a strong case against the US missile defence system, both in the European parliament and at grass roots level. We have made it a priority to work with campaigners from across Europe, and have had a close and fruitful relationship with Ne Zakladnam, the No Bases movement in the Czech Republic. We were delighted when they celebrated a number of setbacks for the proposed US radar base near Prague, especially major defeats for the governing party because of the radar plans. The US administrations decision to abandon its plans for central Europe was a great moment. Whilst we will be working hard to defeat the new range of proposals for missile defence, we are nevertheless pleased that people-power had such a significant impact in the Czech Republic. Here in Britain, May was a Month of Action against missile defence, giving focus to our campaigning during the European elections and building support for our national demonstration in June at Fylingdales. A number of hustings took place, highlighting the need for a nuclearfree Europe and an end to missile defence. Keep Space for Peace week is always a good time to highlight missile defence and the dangers of weapons in space, and this year was no exception a number of events took place at sites linked to missile defence.
Parliamentarians and activists joined together at CNDs European Conference in January The national demonstration at Fylingdales in June
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EADING UP to the European Elections in May, and focusing on the issue of US Missile Defence, Yorkshire CND held a number of special stalls across the region and a hustings event in Leeds with candidates from the Conservatives, Greens, Labour, Liberal Democrats and No2EU, Yes to Democracy. Some of the candidates at the London Region CND-organised hustings, quizzed about their stance on the US
Missile Defence issue, had already become accomplished at the art of avoiding questions, but most did sign the No Trident Replacement petition. Yorkshire CND also worked with national CND to organise a national demonstration at the US radar base Fylingdales in June. The protest was the largest for many years with hundreds of protestors coming from all over the country, including from GM&D, Merseyside, London Region, and Kent Area CND. A rally was followed by a march to the base entrance where CND Chair Kate Hudson presented the Base Commander with a letter calling on the government to acknowledge public opposition to US Missile Defence. A minutes silence was then held to remember
all the people killed in war and as the result of nuclear weapons. As part of Keep Space for Peace Week in October, around 50 campaigners and the local Lib Dem MEP protested at Menwith Hill at an event organised by Yorkshire CND and the Campaign for the Accountability of American Bases (CAAB). Later in the week the group also organised a very interesting talk at Leeds Metropolitan University by Professor Noel Sharkey, a robotic warfare expert from Sheffield University . Finally, in Southern Region CNDs area, members from Oxford CND, Oxfordshire Peace Campaign and Kidlington Peace Group organised a march and picnic at RAF Croughton, the US communications base which supports many US military bases and war operations. 7
LL British combat troops have now been withdrawn from Iraq, but the consequences of the illegal war and occupation continue, most tragically for the Iraqi people. CND has continued to push for a full public inquiry, and has worked with Peacerights and Public Interest Lawyers to make our views heard by the Chilcot Inquiry. We have made clear our view that the government must be prepared to publicly identify and allocate responsibility and criminal liability. We also asked Inquiry Chairman Sir John Chilcot to ensure that the Inquiry includes an investigation of: the legal advice in relation to the decision to go to war; whether or not the public was misled about the reasons for war; the consequences for British troops of the failure to adequately plan; the treatment of prisoners; and the use of indiscriminate weaponry and tactics such as high level airstrikes and cluster bombs. We have continued to cooperate with the Stop the War Coalition (STW) and the British Muslim Initiative (BMI) on issues of shared concern. These have included organising the anti-war section on the Put People First Demo in March, on the occasion of the G20 meeting, together with a Peace yes we can, demo marking President Obamas visit to London. These three groups also joined together with the Palestine Solidarity Campaign to organise a series of protests during the war on Gaza in the early part of 2009, and the continuing siege in May. We have attempted to draw attention to the dangers presented by Israeli nuclear weapons and threats presented by the escalation of tensions in the region. On October 24th, together with STW and BMI, we jointly organised a national demonstration in central London, calling for troops to be withdrawn from Afghanistan. Again we are expressing the majority view on these issues: a recent British poll showed that 71% think troops should be withdrawn within a year. 8
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ANY CND group members came from all over the country to swell the numbers in London at the national demonstrations against the war on Gaza at the start of the year, and the Troops Home from Afghanistan demonstration in October. In their own regions they continued to campaign on these issues too. In Southern Region CNDs area, Faringdon Peace Group organised successful public meetings on the Palestine/Israel issue, conflict resolution, non-violent direct action, and the erosion of civil liberties. They also linked up with the West Bank village of Arura with an important visit in autumn. Sussex Peace Alliance members took part in vigils and other events relating to the Gaza conflict. At the start of the year, in response to the Gaza conflict, GM&D CNDs Chair spoke on numerous platforms across the
region focusing on NATO and Israeli nuclear weapons. Members also ran workshops during the Convention of the Left conference in January, supported the Gaza aid convoy, and joined daily vigils outside the BBC to protest against their refusal to televise an emergency aid appeal for Gaza. Regarding the war on Afghanistan, GM&D CND organised a rally in Manchester marking the 200th soldiers death. The group continues to support protests organised by a newly-formed, anti arms-trade group Target Brimar which campaigns against a local company making viewing systems used for targeting in Apache attack helicopters deployed against Gaza and Afghanistan. In South West Region CNDs area, Plymouth CND members actively supported the local PSC and Stop the War groups to mount a significant campaign in support of Gaza and Palestine. Mass vigils, stalls, and a 300-strong march in
CAMPAIGN REVIEW 2009 Armistice Day on selling the Peace Pledge Unions White Poppies For Peace. Callers to Radio Nottinghams talk show publicised the poppies and 500 were sold from stalls all around the city. People of all ages bought the poppies to show their opposition to the war in Afghanistan and Trident replacement. Two army cadets, having sold red poppies in the Market Square, signed the petition, bought white poppies and put them on their uniforms. Sussex Peace Alliance, as part of the Network for Law Accountability and Peace, helped organise a 2-day Conference The Citizen and the Law of Armed Conflict in September to encourage more thoughtful and fruitful dialogue with MPs and government officials on issues relating to law and peace issues.
Lance Corporal Joe Glenton is facing court martial for refusing to return to Afghanistan. It is distressing to disobey orders, but when Britain follows America in continuing to wage war against one of the world's poorest countries, I feel I have no choice.
Hetty Bower, the country's oldest anti-war demonstrator, aged 104. I have walked on every march against us going to war. At my age there is not very much I can do but while my legs can carry me I am going to march.'
Plymouths city centre drew in many University students, alongside representatives of the Mosque and local Palestinian community. Plymouth CND supported the students in hosting a series of popular lectures. Members of the group also led meetings about tensions in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iran, highlighting the crucial factor of nuclear weapons. At the start of the year some Eastern Region CND campaigners involved in Lakenheath 8 were tried in Ipswich crown court after they locked themselves to the gate of RAF Lakenheaths Special
Munitions Store to stop the continued bombing of Iraq and Afghanistan with cluster bombs and other weapons in 2006. Although, they were found guilty, the case helped to gain important media coverage about how US bases in the UK are involved in these wars. Additionally, Channel Four news interviewed and reported on research by Eastern Region CND revealing how USAF Lakenheath had sold Dime bombs (containing a carcinogenic tungsten alloy) to Israel which it then dropped on Gaza. In the East Midlands, Nottingham CND focused campaigning around
TUDENT CND played an active role mobilising hundreds of students and young people for the national demonstration in October. Student CNDs Convenor also addressed the rally in Trafalgar Square along with other important speakers. Earlier in the year, Student CND worked hard to mobilise student opposition to the Gaza conflict. In July, Student CNDs Convenor visited Gaza to gain experience of the devastating impact of Israels use of white phosphorous and how the war and ongoing siege has impacted on the lives of young people. Her film footage and photos of the destruction have been very valuable in raising students awareness of the consequences of chemical warfare. In spring, Christian CND visited 13 different embassies in their Around the World for Peace walk to the Nuclear Weapon States London Embassies and those of the New Agenda Coalition. For the first time, CCND was welcomed into the US Embassy! At the NPT PrepCom in New York CCND held silent vigils every morning for the first week opposite the UN building. The CCND leaflet was translated into several languages and was much appreciated by delegates. 9
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HIS YEAR our anti-NATO campaigning has had a higher profile, owing to NATOs 60th anniversary summit held in Strasbourg in May. While NATO members saw it as a cause for celebration, we and many other campaigners across Europe saw it as a cause for protest. We joined together in a European-wide No to NATO coalition to organise a counter-conference and demonstration in Strasbourg at the time of the summit. The demonstration was the largest anti-NATO protest for two decades and CND members were also involved in successful non-violent direct action. Our particular role has been to highlight NATOs possession of nuclear weapons including US nukes stationed in Europe and its nuclear-first use policy. We continue to work with campaigners across Europe, both to secure removal of US nukes now extremely unpopular in many host countries and to help coordinate actions at the forthcoming NATO summit in Lisbon next year.
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CND joined in a European-wide No to NATO coalition to organise a counter conference and demonstration at NATOs 60th anniversary summit in Strasbourg
AMPAIGNERS from Cumbria and North Lancs CND and Greater Manchester & District CND travelled to Strasbourg to join in the peaceful protests against NATO. Eastern Region CND activists managed too, along with hundreds of others, to blockade one of the routes into the NATO conference for several hours. The activists non-violent direct action tactics worked: a successful blockade with no violent response from the police! Mobilising ahead of the demonstration, also gave groups the chance to raise the profile of NATOs nuclear weapons policies. GM&D CND for example, spoke on various platforms and organised workshops including at Stop the War meetings, and Teach-Ins at the University of Manchester and Manchester Metropolitan University. 10
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(left) Eastern Region members were part of a successful blockade of the NATO conference in Strasbourg and (right) GM&D CND joined the anti-NATO protests in Edinburgh where Rae Street addressed a rally
The main speaker at London Region CNDs Annual Conference in April was political activist and Oxford historian Mark Almond on 60 Years on, is NATO making the world safe?. The group also organised regular public meetings throughout the year, one of which was on
Obama, NATO and Missile Defence. In November, groups including GM&D CND travelled to Scotland to join the anti-NATO protests in Edinburgh, where Rae Street addressed the rally on the nuclear weapons connection.
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HE government continues to promote new nuclear power stations at home and abroad. Meanwhile, we continue to produce information about the dangers of nuclear power and its links with nuclear weapons. In particular, we emphasise the fact that nuclear power is not the answer to climate change a widely-put about myth. Caroline Lucas MEP, a CND Council member, is the star of a short video on CNDs website where she makes the case against nuclear power clearly. We strongly made this argument at The Wave Climate Change demonstration in December. We have also made submissions to government inquiries on nuclear power, supported local protests and participated in the green NGOs group.
S PART OF the Southern Region group, Abingdon CND held a public meeting in November on the Links between nuclear power and nuclear weapons. At London Region CNDs public meeting the question was whether nuclear power was the answer to global warming; Dr David Lowry explained comprehensively that it was not. GM&D CND has also continued to campaign on this issue holding street stalls and speaking at Nuclear-Free Local Authorities meetings and governmentorganised consultations. East Midlands CND members from local group Leicester CND held a joint photo opportunity with Friends of the Earth and Make Poverty History in advance of the Copenhagen summit on climate change this winter. Their slogans linked debt relief, arms trade, Trident, green jobs and cutting carbon emissions. The East Midlands CND stall at the Derby Eco-Fest, focusing on the issue of nuclear energy and climate change, attracted a lot of attention. Almost 100 signatures for the No Trident Replacement petition were also gathered and their entire stock of CND
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badges and flags sold. Many anti-nuclear campaigners were angered by the Bishop of Carlisles blessing of local nuclear power sites. Cumbria and North Lancs CND joined others in a peaceful protest outside the Cathedral in October. Eastern Region CND has been very active campaigning against new build at Sizewell nuclear power station. Their twoday camp outside the power station to remember Chernobyl in April was especially useful in engaging local people. The camp included a demonstration at the gates and a multi-faith remembrance service for all those affected by the terrible disaster. In October, The Sizewell Blockaders, who included several Eastern Region CND members, were tried at Lowestoft Court for a blockade they carried out in July 2008. Although, the blockaders did not get a chance to argue that Sizewell has broken the law several times over health and safety issues, the five defendants were still found not guilty of trespass as it could not be proven that they were in fact trespassing.
Campaigning at Sizewell
Action
Say no to new nuclear power stations
Please make submissions to two important government consultations on nuclear power by 22nd February 2010. One is a new National Policy Statement that bypasses previous planning procedures see the Department of Energy and Climate Changes website at https://www.energynpsconsultation .decc.gov.uk/ The other is about the governments Justification regulations on whether the benefits of nuclear power outweigh the potential health detriments see http://www.decc.gov.uk Tell the government we dont want any more dirty, dangerous and expensive nuclear power stations. Look out for a short guide in the New Year on the important points to make.
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Festivals, fairs and conferences

OR the first time in many years, we hosted a fringe meeting at Conservative Party Conference, as CND Chair Kate Hudson debated with Shadow Defence Minister Dr Julian Lewis MP, on the future of Britains nuclear weapons. At the Liberal Democrat Conference, Kate debated with Lib Dem Defence leader Nick Harvey MP, on whether we need an alternative to Trident, and at Labour Party Conference, a full panel of speakers discussed the need to scrap Trident. This year we increased our participation at trade union conferences from five to nine, including Trades Union Congress, where we held a stall and a successful fringe meeting entitled Trident the real financial scandal. Overall, there was a great deal of interest in the No Trident replacement campaign and we collected lots of signatures for the petition and distributed many trade union-specific leaflets. Our presence at this years Glastonbury Festival was extremely successful. We handed out around 13,000 copies of our full-colour magazine, Festival Campaign, which included contributions from Damon Albarn and Tony Benn. Comedian Marcus Brigstocke took to the Pyramid Stage on behalf of CND. We collected over 1,000 letters to Gordon Brown demanding a parliamentary debate before any further Trident replacement decisions. Speaking to audiences of thousands of people our Press Officer represented CND at the World Conference against A&H Bombs at Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
EVERAL CND groups have especially prioritised engaging with students and young people in 2009. Cumbria and North Lancs CND members, for example, have ensured CNDs presence at Freshers Fairs in their region. Lancaster District CND, in cooperation with the local Quaker community, set up peace-issue discussions in local schools and worked with CNDs 12
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Peace Education worker to arrange for her and Bruce Kent to have a lively workshop with local sixth-form students. Kent Area CND has supported its local Kent University Student CND group. The students held a popular stall at the Freshers Fair. One of their members, involved in student radio on campus, interviewed Kent Area CNDs Chair for a radio documentary. West Midlands CND was invited to talk at a Birmingham conference for sixth formers called Envision Day organised by Envision, an education charity aiming to broaden teenagers horizons. Members also spoke at other events including Leamington Spa Peace Festival, and at a Birmingham Trades Council meeting. Music has featured prominently in many events. Merseyside CNDs third Peace and Ecology Festival in Liverpool saw local bands and soloists entertain spectators with much spirit. They were joined by poets, and
(left to right) Marcus Brigstocke at Glastonbury; Julian Lewis MP debates with Kate Hudson at the Conservative Party Conference; Lancaster and District CND stall at Hiroshima and Nagasaki commemoration; Nottingham CND stall selling white poppies; Rochdale & Littleborough Peace Group
speakers from Wallasey Peace One Day, Liverpool Friends of Palestine and Liverpool Socialist Labour Party. On another occasion, Merseyside CND organised for the Peacemakers Band (described as 15 strong and having a worldbeat vibe with a big splash of folk), to play a very noisy benefit gig which lots of young people attended. Film nights have also helped reach new people this year. Introduced by Francesco Calogero, Pugwashs former Secretary General, GM&D CND ran a wellattended viewing of a new Pugwash film at the University of Manchester. Merseyside CND held three different film nights to show two classics, When the Wind Blows, and Not Forgotten the Men who wouldnt Fight (on Remembrance Day), and The Age of Stupid a newer film
CAMPAIGN REVIEW 2009 Southampton CND members, part of Southern Region CND, regularly monitor nuclear submarine visits to their city. In 2009, members mounted a protest with good local media publicity and arranged for the independent nuclear engineer John Large to speak to their public meeting when the MoD reduced the emergency planning zone from 2km to 1.5km. Three CND campaigners managed to win one hour slots on the Plinth in Trafalgar Square as part of Antony Gormleys living artwork. Wallasey CNDs member from Merseyside promoted Peace One Day during her hour in July. Leicester CNDs member from East Midlands performed yogic sun salutations and spoke about the bombing of Hiroshima. Finally, Yorkshire CNDs member treated onlookers to a performance on her steel drums. Thanks to members from Merseyside CND, Yorkshire CND, Blackpool CND and Nottingham CND for helping to run CND stalls at the major trade union conferences.
Photo: Vandanumu Desmond Tutu visited Southampton University Student Union in February and was given one of CCNDs new Fairtrade cotton bags, emblazoned with their logo
imagining the impact of climate change on a future world. GM&D CND was very pleased at the outcome of the Movements for Peace exhibition they helped organise at the Salford Museum & Art Gallery. All of the exhibitions complementary schools workshops were fully booked and very good feedback was received from the pupils and teachers. Especially important has been the chance to follow up the exhibition with a tour of its Peace Tree artwork, accompanied by the CND 50th Anniversary panels, at 20 venues across Greater Manchester, including Manchester Cathedral. The Peace Tree, a beautiful cloth sculpture made by a local artist, shows the strength and vitality of the peace movement with its many off-shoots springing from deep roots. Visitors to the sculpture, especially children, are encouraged to pin special leaves onto it with their own peace message. CNDs message reaches people at festivals and fairs throughout the UK thanks to stalls and activities run by CND local and regional groups. For example, Exeter CND attended the Exeter Respect Festival, Eastern Region CND with the Theatre of War, had a great spot at the Waveney Greenpeace fair, Merseyside CND was at International Womens Day events and May Day celebrations, and Norwich CND held a busy stall at the Norwich Peace Camp. West Midlands CND had stalls at various summer festivals including Ludlow, Kings Heath, Moseley, Wolverhampton Trades Council May Day, Bishops Castle. At Birminghams first
Veggie Pride day, a WMCND representative was filmed talking about the importance of nuclear weapons disarmament for the festivals YouTube video. Brightons Peace Festival saw Sussex Peace Alliance members take part in a colourful procession (battling against the wind) starting from the Palace pier. Reaching Hove Lawns, participants formed a human CND symbol which was followed by a recital of the UN Declaration of Human Rights. GM&D CND ran a stall at the People and Planet conference in Manchester and organised for more than 100 volunteers to attend the Glastonbury, Big Chill and Green Man festivals where they ran the secure lock up service and distributed hundreds of CND flyers and postcards. In summer too, Hiroshima and Nagasaki commemorations give CND groups a very important opportunity every year to remind people about the terrible effects of nuclear weapons. This year London Region CNDs annual Hiroshima Day event at the commemorative cherry tree in Tavistock Square attracted some 150 people plus speakers including the local MP Frank Dobson and the Mayor of Camden. Sussex Peace Alliance members had events all across the region. In Brighton the Mayor joined them and in Lewes CND supporters floated paper peace boats on the river Ouse. Southern Region CND members held a stall and exhibition in Oxfords city centre, floated candles on the Thames, and made a Peace Pilgrimage from Reading to Aldermaston.
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HIS summer Youth & Student CND has been raising funds and awareness in all weathers at Glastonbury, Latitude, Reading and Leeds festivals. Members joined forces again with the Workers Beer Company (Battersea and Wandsworth TUC) to volunteer behind the bars. They also helped distribute CNDs special Festival Campaign and ran their own property lockup at Glastonbury, looking after everything from a synthesizer to a stuffed dog. More than 40 activists attended the Students for Peace and Justice National Activist Dayschool in March at the University of Sheffield. Organised by Student CND working with Yorkshire CND, students discussed how to make progress on campaigning for peace and justice on their campuses. An impressive line-up of speakers included CND Chair Kate Hudson and key representatives from the Scientists for Global Responsibility, the Stop the War Coalition, the Campaign Against the Arms Trade, the NUS Black Students Campaign and the Palestine Solidarity Campaign. 13
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PRING saw a successful conference on Trident Replacement held in Glasgow City Chambers and funded by the Nuclear Education Trust. As well as hearing the arguments against Trident, we also heard from Commodore Tim Hare, former director of the Ministry of Defences Nuclear Planning who is in favour of the replacement. Dr Nick Ritchie of Bradford University however pointed out that there is a range of options which the MoD might consider between scrapping Trident tomorrow and replacing it with a similar system.
Song and debates Summer began with Scotlands for Peaces colourful march against Trident through Glasgow followed by a Sing out for Peace event in Kelvingrove Park with dancing and folk music. In August events in 13 towns and cities marked the anniversaries of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. In October Bruce Kent spoke at a series of meetings across Scotland, including several student meetings and a fringe meeting at the Scottish National Party conference. Debates on nuclear weapons were held at St Andrews and Aberdeen Universities. And during the year we printed postcards bearing a Peter Brooke cartoon and encouraged supporters to send these to their MPs. No to NATO When, in November, the NATO Parliamentary Assembly met in Edinburgh we helped organise a successful reception in the Scottish Parliament. This brought together delegates attending the assembly from many countries to meet representatives of civic Scotland and international campaigners. After a tour around the Parliament there was a discussion, chaired by Bill Kidd MSP, on NATO and nuclear weapons. Parliamentarians from Germany pointed out that their government has called for the removal 16
of US nuclear weapons. Delegates from Iceland, Norway and the Netherlands all argued that there was an urgent need to make concrete moves towards disarmament. The following day Scottish CND supported a march and rally against NATO. Scottish CND has continued to conduct research into nuclear safety issues. In April, Channel 4 News was able to use some of the findings in an important report on major failures in nuclear waste handling at Faslane. Also, documents obtained by Scottish CND under the Freedom of Information Act showed how an accident in the Faslane shiplift could result in the detonation of all the missiles on a Trident submarine and the dispersal of plutonium from all the warheads. Working Group Scottish CNDs Chair, Alan Mackinnon, and Vice-Chair, Isobel Lindsay, have been members of the Working Group on
Scotland for Peaces colourful march against Trident took place in Glasgow
Scotland without Nuclear Weapons which was set up by the Scottish Government. As part of our contribution, Scottish CND has drafted briefing papers on nuclear safety issues. Along with the Scottish Trade Union Congress we have produced a revised report on the economic implications of scrapping Trident. We have also presented specific proposals on how the Scottish Government could be an advocate for disarmament. The Working Group recommended a series of actions, and on 18th November the Scottish Government published their response. This reaffirms their opposition to nuclear weapons and takes up some of the recommendations, such as requesting that Faslane be placed under the regulatory authority of the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency and the Nuclear Installations Inspectorate. Isobel Lindsay welcomed the report as a useful starting point for action within the limitations of devolved powers.
O ADD TO the hopes for change heralded by the election of Obama, this years economic crisis has also allowed others, from unlikely quarters, to call for nuclear reductions. For CND Cymru, work started with an encouraging, open letter to Gordon Brown about Trident. Some changes currently taking place in Wales bode ill for justice and peace though. The Welsh Assembly Government continues to promote Aberporth as a UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) techno park; Westminster plans for the publicly-funded (13 billion), privately-run military training college at St Athan are advancing. New nuclear power stations are planned for Wylfa, Hinkley Point, Oldbury and elsewhere in Britain any and all of them on our back doorstep. Wales Peace Institute Thanks to CND Cymru Chair Jill Evans MEP, CND Cymru officers were hosted by the Flemish Peace Institute in February. Such an independent body in Wales could inform and advise government and scrutinise policies around peace and justice issues, while considering Wales stance and role in a militarised, nuclear armed world. Meetings and information sheets followed. CND Cymru members quickly collected 1,500 signatures on a petition currently in the first stages of official consideration by the National Assembly for Wales. Action No matter how much is achieved, there is always more to be done. CND Cymru has kept up the pressure against Trident replacement and for a Nuclear Weapons Convention, lobbying, writing and sending information to all MPs and AMs. Trident should be an issue for the Assembly as it affects everyone in Wales morally, environmentally, health wise and economically. Jill Evans was one of many from Wales who took part in the spring Aldermaston demonstration. Planning objections and consultation submissions were made over the St Athan
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CND Cymru members collected 1,500 signatures on a petition for a Peace Institute in Wales, currently being considered by the National Assembly for Wales.
Afghanistan, marking the Right to Refuse to Kill in May, Hiroshima/Nagasaki commemorations in August and the promotion of a week of peace events across the country in September. In Wales, CND Cymru consistently supports Pobl Atal Wylfa B, the Welsh Anti-Nuclear Alliance and we are active members of Cynefin y Werin. Desktopping Peripheral campaigning work continues daily letters of support sent to international organisations, and events and joint letter signing to heads of state organised. Campaigning material and information was provided to groups, individuals and institutions. Two editions of heddwch have been printed and campaigning mailings have gone out to members. Congratulations to Jill Evans on her reelection as MEP in May. Thanks to all CND Cymru officers, members and our colleagues and friends beyond Wales for all their hard work and support over the past year. 2010 sees a key moment for all campaigning for nuclear disarmament; we look forward to the challenge of seizing this special opportunity. 17
project and Parc Aberporth (where UAVs are tested). CND Cymru lobbied and objected to plans for the new Wylfa nuclear power station. All leaders and chairs of unitary authorities were invited to join Mayors for Peace with a limited level of success. Other activities have included protests against the attacks and killing in Gaza and
Protesting at Parc Aberporth
Photos: Jill Gough
HIS YEAR, CNDs Peace Education already having an excellent reputation - became even more widely recognised and respected. We held stalls at a number of different conferences including the three major teachers union conferences at Easter, the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), the National Union of Teachers (NUT) and the National Association of Schoolmasters and Union of Women Teachers (NASUWT), as well as at the Education Show at the NEC in Birmingham. At these four events alone we distributed 570 secondary school packs and 630 of our new primary school activity booklets and collected hundreds of interested teachers contact details. All in all, the number of pack requests has soared this year, especially after we were added to the government-funded and highly regarded Global Dimension website, which helps teachers address international and development issues across the curriculum.
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Students from Greenshaw High School in Sutton interview peace veteran Bruce Kent as part of a day of interactive workshops at the LSE. Photo: Nigel Stead/LSE
engage in peace and conflict issues. Many other schools were visited in 2009 sometimes as many as 6 or 7 a month! This is why it is crucial to build up a School Speakers Network so that no requests have to be turned down. Their Past, Your Future The London School of Economics holds CNDs archives, including posters, badges and many interesting materials. In November, with funding from the Big Lottery, they held an exciting event relating to the Their Past, Your Future project which aims to connect young people with veterans. As part of this, we ran a day of interactive workshops introducing 15 to 17 year olds from Greenshaw High School in Sutton to peace veterans. The young people had a wonderful day interviewing long-standing peace activists, visiting the archives and looking at the design of CND material over the years. It was an enlightening experience for all involved! 2009 has been a brilliant year for the development of CNDs Peace Education work. We hope that in 2010 we will continue to thrive, especially in the lead up to the NPT Review Conference. We need to show our young people that there are solutions to the global issue of nuclear Contact Anna Liddle on peace education@cnduk.org or (01274) 730 908 for more information and materials.
Sadakos Cranes Our new primary school activity, based on the story of Sadako Sasaki and the paper cranes for peace, was released in March and has been a great success. Beautifully illustrated by Miriam Cragg, our Peace Education Intern, the first print-run of 700 booklets was gone within weeks, and several thousand more were ordered. Teacher training Sessions for trainee teachers on how to address peace and nuclear issues in the classroom were held at five universities. They were very popular and one teacher commented: I knew very little about CND prior to Annas visit but the way she presented kept me engaged throughout and I learnt a great deal not just about CND but about general teaching skills too. Local Group work During 2009, local groups have been keen on making CND Peace Education more prominent in their areas. Training sessions have been run in Kent and Surrey/Sussex 18
to increase peoples confidence in going into schools. There has not yet been enough time to promote the network fully in every area, but it is great to know that there are trained volunteers ready to answer requests. Hopefully more groups will help to organise training in partnership with sympathetic student groups. Other local groups are keen to send out packs to their local schools, and we can help with drafting cover-letters. National Quaker Week In October, we helped to organise a Peace Week in Quaker schools. This brought local state schools together and helped young people to successfully explore and
NOTHER successful year of coverage has seen both our campaigning activities and responses to world events carried by wide sections of the media. On the busiest days, the demand for fresh spokespeople to appear on 24 hour news channels can almost outpace our ability to shuttle people from studio to studio. In the space of just 12 hours, at the time of the mooted suggestion that there would be a reduction in the Trident replacement fleet, we provided three different studio guests for Sky News, two for the BBC News Channel as well as several more for radio, news agencies and international media. Our message hasnt been restricted to more traditional outlets either. CND has regularly featured on TalkSport and other commercial radio stations, we had two quotes in three weeks worth of the Sunday tabloid The People, and have even had coverage on US rightwing television network Fox News. By December, The Guardian had mentioned CND in over 80 stories and we continue to enjoy very frequent coverage in the Morning Star and Tribune. Most recently, the launch of our joint Rethink Trident campaign saw favourable coverage by both The Independent and the Daily Mail. We have also sought to make the most of the political opportunities presented by cultural coverage of CND and our symbol. When the US Presidents daughter Malia was pictured wearing a T-shirt adorned with a CND symbol, our comment that we hoped shed push her dad in a more positive direction was picked up by outlets ranging from the Daily Mirror to Hello magazine. CND also continues to gain extensive coverage internationally, with frequent requests for comment from European and Middle-Eastern media. The Japanese newspaper Akahata, with a circulation of 1.6 million has featured interviews with both Vice-Chair Dave Webb (see above) and Press Officer Ben Soffa, in addition
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to covering our Hiroshima commemorations and other events. We have also branched out into newer forms of publishing CND comment, with guest-posts placed on widely-read blog sites and 500 followers receiving our Twitter updates, with photos being sent to them live during protest events. Extensive quotes from CND Chair Kate Hudsons blog have also been printed in specialist military publications, such as Warships International Fleet Review. The global radio network for UK armed forces, BFBS, regularly conducts interviews with CND. The generous support of members allowed for our full page adverts to
reach 1.2 million readers of The Times, The Guardian and The Independent during the party conference season in addition to our No to NATO ad on the weekend of NATOs 60th anniversary. Once again, the work of local and regional CND groups in getting stories into the regional media has been vital in presenting our issues within a local context. CND groups do an excellent job of generating coverage of their events and views, and we can always provide contacts and assistance from the CND office if needed. 19
Resources
Whether you want to lobby your MP, get a letter in your local newspaper or hand out useful information at a festival or street stall, CND campaigns materials are regularly developed and updated to ensure you have the right message to hand at the right time to influence and empower people.
comprehensive Q&A stresses the links between nuclear power and nuclear weapons proliferation. Our leaflet summarises this information. No US Missile Defence To campaign against UK involvement in the US Missile Defence system you can use our leaflet, updated briefing, and Q&A. NO to NATO Our leaflet and briefing can help increase awareness of the dangers of nuclear-armed NATO. Other new briefings Devonport: No to Trident, No to a nuclear dump Devonport, Plymouth is where Trident subs undergo maintenance and refuelling. Now there are new plans for the dockyard to also be where dangerous radioactive waste from obsolete nuclear powered subs is cut up and stored. With this in mind this year weve produced a new briefing to inform and enlighten the debate.
No Trident replacement Continuing to stress the theme of cost and security in our No Trident Replacement campaign, a special new design with the slogan: Times are hard dont waste our money on nuclear weapons has revitalised our No Trident replacement materials. New A3 posters, leaflets and postcards bear this latest design. Postcard The new postcard urges the Foreign Secretary to support negotiations for a Nuclear Weapons Convention in advance of the NPT Review Conference next year.
Weapons Convention petition. We will hand it in at the 2010 NPT Review Conference in New York as the UK contribution to a global call for nuclear disarmament. Use the automatic system on a new online version to email everyone you know about it: visit www.cnduk.org. Please send all hard copies of signed petitions back by the end of March 2010. No Nuclear Power As well as explaining why nuclear power is dirty, dangerous and expensive, our
Briefings The MoD had planned to make decisions on the design phase of the Trident replacement process in autumn 2009 (at the so-called Initial Gate stage of the project). In readiness for this, we produced a new briefing, the No Trident Replacement Update which examines the technical details of the planned timescale and budget within the context of national and international developments. To reflect a suggested delay to this design process we duly updated this Update! For more information and arguments against Trident and its planned replacement read our popular Trident Q&A which has also been recently updated. Petition We are urging all supporters to make one final big drive over collecting signatures on the No Trident Replacement Yes to a Nuclear 20
Join the letter-writing team

CNDs letter-writing team makes certain that nearly every month throughout the year important policy makers are repeatedly informed and encouraged to take action on important nuclear weapons and peace-related issues. There are currently around 170 people in the team, over half using email. Letter-writers are contacted regularly most months with a topic, suggested by current developments and campaign priorities. Background information and possible points to make are included. Our letter-writers write when they can and when appropriate; not everyone is expected to write every time. But every individual, personal letter can make a real difference. Amongst other things, this year the letter-writers wrote to both Gordon Brown and the Foreign Secretary urging them to reconsider Trident replacement and start negotiations towards a nuclear weapons convention. To join the team contact Kate at systemsofficer@cnduk.org or call the national office, indicating whether you want to receive information by post or email. Please join us. The more letters we write, the more influence well have!
Nuclear Weapon States profile This new briefing gives the numbers of nuclear weapons possessed by each different state plus data on delivery systems, modernisation and disarmament initiatives and positions on first-use. Trade Unions Affiliate your branch, region or national trade union by using our improved Trade Union leaflet. Other materials For useful information on the history and global situation of nuclear weapons take a look at our report Achieving a nuclear weapon-free world. Leaflets are available too, which give information about Hiroshima and present the case against nuclear weapons, call for scrapping our current Trident system, and generally describe CNDs work. CND briefings, Q&As and reports can be downloaded from the Information pages of our website. Leaflets and postcards can be ordered from our online webshop. Alternatively call the CND office on 020 7700 2393. Many thanks to ExServices CND for funding the printing of our briefings.
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Officers elected Oct 09 Chair: Kate Hudson Vice-Chairs: Jeremy Corbyn MP, Sarah Cartin, Dave Webb Treasurer: Linda Hugl Thank you to Sophie Bolt who was CND Vice-Chair for five years. CND National Council Directly elected Pat Allen, Daniel Blaney, Sophie Bolt, Jenny Clegg, Tom Cuthbert, Ben Folley, Myra Garrett, Gawain Little, Caroline Lucas MEP, Pat Sanchez, Tony Staunton, Rae Street, Jim Taggart, Carol Turner, Katy West Nations, Regions and Areas CND Cymru: John Cox (VP), David Bradley, Jill Gough Scottish CND: Adam Beese, Janet Fenton, Alan Mackinnon Cumbria & N. Lancs: Dick Allwright East Midlands: Ian Cohen, Richard Johnson, Mark Ure Gtr Manchester: Philip Gilligan Kent Area: Marilyn Sansom London Region: Isobel McHarg, Jim Brann, Nicholas Russell Merseyside: Gina Shaw Southern Region: Michael Waugh South Cheshire & N. Staffs: Joan Winfield South West Region: Peter Le Mare, Tom Milburn, Michal Lovejoy Sussex Peace Alliance: Christine Coulouris West Midlands CND: Nasima Ali Yorkshire CND: Helen John, Joel White Specialist sections Christian CND: Bob Russell Labour CND: Joy Hurcombe Student CND: Fiona Edwards Youth and Student CND: Michael Carty Vice-Presidents Pat Arrowsmith, Tony Benn, John Cox, Joan Horrocks, Bruce Kent, Alistair Mackie, Alice Mahon, Paul Oestreicher, Walter Wolfgang, Rebecca Johnson (from December 09) Staff and volunteers Staff at Holloway Road Sam Akaki: Parliamentary Officer Joy Annegarn: Membership, Finance Kate Charteris: Membership and Database Officer; Eve Cuthbert: Finance and Network Manager; Sian Drinkwater: Campaigns Officer (from July 09) Ben Folley: Campaigns Officer (until June 09); Sue Longbottom: Designer; Mell Harrison: Group Development Officer; Anna Liddle: Peace Education Officer; Dawn Rothwell: Campaigns Officer (Research and Information); Rebecca Sage: Office & Personnel Manager (until November 2009); Luke Massey: Office & Personnel Manager (from November 2009); Ben Soffa: Press Officer; Beckett Vester: Fundraiser (from September 2009); Chris Wood: QPSW Campaigns Officer (from September 2009) Many thanks and good luck to Ben Folley and Rebecca Sage National and Regional staff CND Cymru: Jill Gough Scottish CND: John Ainslie Gtr Manchester CND: Jacqui Burke, Doug Weir London Region CND: David Polden Yorkshire CND: Denise Craghill, Hannah Tweddell Other regional offices are run by volunteers Specialist sections Christian CND: Claire Poyner (part-time). Other specialist sections are run by volunteers from home. Volunteers at Holloway Road Humay Alekberova, Pat Allen, Pat Arrowsmith, Jim Brann, Kitty Cooper, Sue Davis, Dave Esbester, Tamas Foldvari, Camila Garces-Bovett, Sas Joyce, Bruce Levy, Gina Mackenzie, Eileen Maclean, Stuart Minto, Luba Mumford, Mary Ogbogoh, Becky Ridgewell, Rosemary Rogers, Annette Russell, Ellen Sheffield, Stuart Stephenson, Andrea Szilagyi, Jean Taylor, Jim Thomas, Ian Triggs, Tim Wardle, Tony Watkins, Frank Wood, Muriel Wood, James Wright Interns Richard Hawting; Tom Howie; Anna Misterska; Miriam Cragg Thank you to all those who volunteer their valuable time and energy
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Keep up to date! CNDs e-Campaign bulletins For the most up-to date details about CND actions sign up to our regular email bulletins by entering your email address on our website home page (right hand box at the top). Campaign magazine With opinion pieces, news updates, and details about CND activities, keep informed by subscribing to CNDs Campaign magazine. All members receive the summer edition. You can also subscribe to the spring and autumn issues by emailing membership@cnduk.org
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Appeals HANK YOU so much to everyone who responded to our appeals this year, all of which were very successful. Over 100,000 has been raised and donations are still coming in at the time of writing. With your help we were able to fund a huge amount of work and have full page adverts in The Guardian, The Independent and The Times containing letters from Bruce Kent to Gordon Brown and David Cameron. Your generosity and commitment also enabled us to hold our extremely successful International Conference in October as well as printing thousands of postcards to send to local MPs and to the Foreign Secretary, keeping the pressure on to stop Trident replacement plans and negotiate a Nuclear Weapons Convention.
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we can send you a copy of our information pack A Legacy for Peace. Nuclear Education Trust NET continues to fund all of CNDs excellent Peace Education work and makes a significant contribution to the briefings and information sheets that CND continually prepares. NET has also funded initial peace education work in Scotland during 2009. At the start of 2009, NET funded a conference on the legal issues of Trident in Scotland, jointly organised by Edinburgh CND and the Acronym Institute, which was well received by participants which included Scottish MSPs. Further afield, NET supported translation work on an Israeli website, Armagedon http://armagedon.org.il/ dedicated to informing Israelis of the nuclear weapons held by their state. Closer to home, NET has begun funding work on a website detailing all aspects of trident replacement and developments at Aldermaston, as a resource for campaigners everywhere www.tridentreplacement.net. Other beneficiaries of small NET grants were the Nuclear Submarine Forum, Artists & Education, Leeds Metropolitan University, Bradford University and BASIC. www.nucleareducationtrust.org
CND Direct Debit More and more of our members are choosing to support us by Direct Debit. This is really helpful for us, as getting regular gifts means that we can more easily plan for future campaigning. Additionally, supporting us by Direct Debit is much easier for us to process than standing orders, so it saves us money in administration costs. If you already have a Direct Debit set up thank you! If not, but you think you might like to, you can do it on our website or give us a call on 020 7700 2393 and we will send you the relevant form. Do remember that a Direct Debit will not cancel any Standing Order you may already have set up with us - you will have to cancel that with your bank. CND Membership Rates 24 Waged Individual 8 Concessionary Merchandise sale now on! We sell a wide range of T-Shirts, badges, posters and other desirable, CND-themed goods at our online shop, which you can reach through our website. There is a Sale now on, so many of the items are reduced, 22
like our hand-made ceramic badges (inspired by the original 1958 Aldermaston March ceramic badge) which you can get for just 2 (reduced from 5), and our No Trident Replacement TShirts, available for just 8.50. So snap up a bargain, and you can help raise awareness of the cause while simultaneously looking fabulous.
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Events planned for 2010

General Election in Spring As the general election approaches we are working to make sure that Trident is a major issue in the election campaign. We are targeting Prospective Parliamentary Candidates, to ensure they are all contacted about Trident. It is vital that all candidates are approached by voters in their constituencies too so please use the new email lobbying tool on our website to help get in touch with your candidates. We are also producing an election pack, with information about party policies, and guidance on organising hustings and local press work. NPT Review Conference in May We will be sending a delegation to New York, to join thousands of peace activists to press for action on nuclear disarmament. This is a very important opportunity so join our delegation, or organise an event or a media angle locally. Following the NPT, there will be an international day of action in June, to coordinate our international movement response. Further details to follow. No Trident and Troops out of Afghanistan national demonstration, March, London Organised by CND, Stop the War Coalition and British Muslim Initiative: further details to follow. Keep in touch with CND events and activities by signing up to email bulletins send an email to enquiries@cnduk.org and well add you to the list.
Aldermaston Big Blockade,15th February

CND is supporting the blockade of AWE Aldermaston, which is busy preparing for a new generation of nuclear bombs. Blockaders and supporters all welcome, bring banners and placards! CND will be gathering at the Main Gate. Please bring your friends and relations too. 7am start. Find out about overnight accommodation and transport email chris@cnduk.org
CND Annual Conference and International meeting Making Disarmament Happen

Saturday 9th-Sunday 10th October 2010, London
In 2010, CND national conference and AGM will incorporate an International meeting on the theme of making nuclear disarmament happen. The outcomes of the NPT Review Conference will be considered in the context of the next steps towards global abolition. Conference gives CND members the opportunity to vote on policy and campaigns for the coming year, meet CND council members, staff and other members and to build links within the organisation. The international meeting is an added dimension and will bring together international activists to discuss common strategies and action. The AGM will be held on the morning of Sunday 10th October and will include officer hustings and ballots for directly elected council membership. Venue to be confirmed up to date information and all conference forms can be found on our website use the drop down menu under About, which is on all pages. Registration fees (including international meeting) 12 per individual; 40 per group of delegates of CND membership organisations. Attendance at the AGM is free of charge. Key deadlines Nominations: 7th July (directly elected) Resolutions: 12th July. Groups will receive a mailing in early April; all members will receive full details in the summer edition of Campaign.
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CND supports and gives grants to the work of the following autonomous campaigns:
Aldermaston Womens Peace Camp(aign)
Autonomous campaigns
HE early part of the year was dominated by our successful appeal against the High Court decision on new Aldermaston byelaws. Otherwise, weve been actively opposing planning applications and have maintained our monthly camp through bad weather and frequent police and highways-related harassment. We may not be able to say exactly where well be at any one time but we will ALWAYS be found somewhere next to Aldermastons perimeter fence (very rarely at Burghfield) on the second weekend of every month. We took the Trident replacement opposition message to summer festivals and have recently started leafleting more locally. The year has also been a busy one direct actionwise. We took part in joint blockades and protests in April and June and have enabled and joined in other joint protests at Aldermaston.
High Court Appeal victory Our successful and highly publicised appeal against the previous High Court ruling on the Aldermaston Byelaws was made in February. The court ruled that banning camping was unlawful which, added to our previous Judicial Review victory that reclaimed the right to tie things onto the fence, has rendered the new Ministry of Defence byelaws ineffectual. It has effectively reestablished the right to peaceful protest at Aldermaston, including our Womens Peace Camp. The ruling also resulted in a lot of press coverage, and we received a stream of emails from individuals congratulating us on the victory a victory not only for the right to protest and to hold peace camps, but also an example of how a few committed women can make a real difference by peaceful protest and using the courts 24
appropriately. Most importantly, it means we can carry on being there at least once a month to actually see whats going on. All the more important with the New Build Programme now actually shifting on to plans for a new war-head production line.
Outside the High Court following AWPC victory, February 2009
New website Autumn has been celebrated by launching our fantastic new website (still www.aldermaston.net) which is linked to the new TridentReplacement.net a publicly available on-line database of documents such as news items, academic and campaigning articles, and government publications relating to the replacement of the UK's Trident nuclear weapons system. The website encourages women to come to the camp (read the camp blogs for inspiration and a laugh). You can also sign up for alerts on when to write objections to planning applications, such as the expected new Enriched Uranium Facility which will have a crucial role in the production of the next generation of
nuclear warheads. There you can also find details of the Trident Ploughshares Big Blockade at Aldermaston on the 15th February 2010 (see page 23) and, in advance and to prepare, our womens action training on the 9-10th January. This is a great opportunity to explore whether you want to get involved in direct action or hone your plans with other women. Come and visit us, for an hour or a day, or stay over and participate in maintaining our monthly peace camp at Aldermaston. For more information please visit: www.aldermaston.net/
T has been another extremely busy year for CADU. In February we held a photo exhibition and workshop in Holyrood, before the submission of a motion on uranium weapons by the Scottish Greens. This
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CAMPAIGN REVIEW 2009 Coordinator for the International Coalition to Ban Uranium Weapons (ICBUW). CADU remains the secretariat for ICBUW and, as the profile of the issue of uranium weapons has risen, so has the workload. This rising profile has attracted funding from the Norwegian Government for research projects in Iraq and the Balkans and support for an ICBUW Researcher based in the CADU office. After a lengthy recruitment process, Dave Cullen got the job and in September became ICBUWs first full-time worker. In October, CADU hosted a weekend workshop for European ICBUW members to coordinate campaigning ahead of crucial 2010 United Nations First Committee talks next September. To mark the International Day of Action Against DU in November, CADU joined demonstrators at the arms manufacturer Brimar (www.targetbrimar. org.uk) and launched a photographic competition in memory of veteran activist Richard Crump. Top Crumps has attracted entries from campaigners across the world. At the time of writing, CADU is on its way to Geneva for another round of lobbying with states. For more information please visit the CADU website: www.cadu.org.uk affected the area. However, as yet, it is too early to say whether this resumption will lead to convoy movements picking up in tempo. Convoys on the road This year warhead convoy movements between AWE and Coulport were monitored by Nukewatch in January/February and September/ October. Nukewatch also suspects that another convoy was on the road in early July. Convoy training exercises took place in February, June, July, and October. A range of new types of convoy vehicle has come into service over the course of the year. They include new motorcycles and new armoured control vehicles for the MoD Police Special Escort Group, and new escort minibuses for the Fleet Protection Group Royal Marines. Refurbished warhead carrier vehicles are expected to enter service before the end of 2010. Can you help Nukewatch? Nukewatch relies on information from members of the public who have spotted the nuclear warhead convoy when it is on the road to help us track its movements. If you see a convoy please ring one of these numbers as soon as possible: Di: 0845 45 88 364 or 07880 557035 Jane: 0845 45 88 367 or 07778 267833 Roz and Mark: 0845 45 88 365 or 07972 096499 We need to know what you saw, when you saw it, where, and what direction the convoy vehicles were travelling in. Nukewatch members are always happy to visit local peace groups to talk about the warhead convoy and our work. Please contact us on one of the telephone numbers above. For more information please visit the Nukewatch website: www.nukewatch.org.uk 25
(top) Veteran activist Richard Crump (bottom) The Top Crumps photographic competition has attracted entries from campaigners across the world.
was followed by an exhibition sponsored by the Nuclear-Free Local Authorities in May in Manchester Central Library. As Belgiums law banning uranium weapons entered into force in June, CADU launched the UK Uranium Weapons Network. This now comprises 11 NGOs, including CND, Medact and Quaker Peace and Social Witness. The search is underway for funding for a Network Coordinator. August was taken up with fundraising and outreach work at the Big Chill and Green Man festivals. Throughout the year we have been redeveloping the CADU website and producing bumper editions of CADU News, reflecting the accelerating international campaign. Peaceworker Dave Cullen and Development Worker Doug Weir have travelled widely speaking on uranium weapons, including internationally for Doug in his role as
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Warhead safety at AWE Burghfield VER the last 12 months nuclear warhead convoys have been seen much less frequently than usual, owing to serious faults with facilities at the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) Burghfield. Nukewatch believes that only one new or refurbished warhead was processed at AWE and only four taken apart over the period between April 2008 and April 2009. AWE Burghfield has recently been given permission to restart live operations again (assembly and disassembly of the warheads). They were stopped in 2008 after 1,000 safety shortfalls were discovered and devastating floods
Contacts
Regions and areas
Bristol & West Region CND 47 Somerset Road, Knowle Bristol BS4 2HT 0117 971 5451 bristolcnd@blueyonder.co.uk Cumbria & N Lancs CND 13 East Road Lancaster LA1 3EE 01524 33991 r.allwright@lancaster.ac.uk East Midlands CND 43 Cobden Road Chesterfield S40 4TD tel: 01246 235723 matthews@greenbee.net moyra_jean@yahoo.com Eastern Region CND The Flint House, Dunburgh Rd, Geldeston, Beccles NR34 0LL 0845 337 0282 mellcndeast@cnduk.org www.easterncnduk.org Kent Area CND 78 Priory Hill, Dover CT17 0AD; tel: 01304 225078 07976009510 pambrivio@btinternet.com London Region CND Mordechai Vanunu House 162 Holloway Road London N7 8DQ tel: 020 7607 2302 david.lrcnd@cnduk.org www.londoncnd.com Gtr Manchester & District CND Bridge 5 Mill, 22a Beswick St, Ancoats Manchester M4 7HR tel: 0161 273 8283 gmdcnd@gn.apc.org www.gmdcnd.org.uk
Regional and local activity is essential in getting our message heard. Contact your nearest group to find out how you can get involved.
Merseyside CND 52 Mount Pleasant Liverpool L3 5SD tel: 0151 702 6974 mcnd@care4free.net www.mcnd.org.uk Mid Somerset CND 12 Neales Way Evercreech, Shepton Mallet Somerset BA4 6LA msomcnd@aol.com Norwich CND Forge Bungalow , The Street, Shotesham All Saints, Norwich NR15 1YL tel: 01508 550446 davida.higgin1@homecall.co.uk South Cheshire & North Staffs CND Unit B, Groundwork Enterprise Centre, Albany Works Moorland Road, Burslem Stoke-on-Trent ST6 1EB scanscnd@burslem.demon.co.uk 01782 829961; 07778 913528 www.scanscnd.org.uk Southern Region CND Flat 12, Eliot House 483 Portswood Road Southampton SO17 2TH tel: 023 8032 8335 South West Region CND The Peace Shop 31 New Bridge Street Exeter EX4 3AH cndsouthwestregion@yahoo.co.uk Surrey Peace Action Network 67 Summerheath Road Hailsham BN27 3DR 01737 771007 reigateandredhillcnd @hotmail.co.uk Sussex Peace Alliance 83 Reigate Road Reigate RH2 0RE geowcpuk@gn.apc.org 01323 844269 Tyne & Wear CND 1 Rectory Avenue, Gosforth Newcastle upon Tyne, NE3 1XS tel: 0191 285 7260 gvickers@broadgate47.freeserve. co.uk West Midlands CND 54 Allison Street Birmingham B5 5TH tel: 0121 643 4617 wmcndall@gn.apc.org www.wmcnd.org.uk Yorkshire CND 2 Ash Grove Bradford BD7 1BN tel: 01274 730 795 hannah@yorkshirecnd.org.uk sarah@yorkshirecnd.org.uk www.yorkshirecnd.org.uk Parliamentary CND Mordechai Vanunu House 162 Holloway Road London N7 8DQ tel: 020 7700 2393 sama@cnduk.org Labour CND 11 Pembury Road Worthing BN14 7DN 01903 206 588 joyhurcombe@ntlworld.com www.labourcnd.org.uk Student CND 32 Bow Connection 85 Fairfield Road London E3 2QF info@studentcnd.org.uk 07900 922 766 Youth & Student CND Mordechai Vanunu House 162 Holloway Road London N7 8DQ tel: 07891 768196
National offices
CND Cymru Y Drain Gwynion, Heol yr Eglwys, Talywaun Pontypool NP4 7EF tel: 0845 313 8414 heddwch@cndcymru.org www.cndcymru.org Scottish CND 15 Barrland Street Glasgow G41 1QH tel: 0141 423 1222 fax: 0141 423 1231 scnd@banthebomb.org www.banthebomb.org Irish CND P.O. Box 6327, Dublin 6, Eire tel/fax: 00 353 1 872311944 irishcnd@gmail.com http://indigo.ie/~goodwill/ icnd.html
Peace Camps
Aldermaston Womens Peace Camp tel: 07969 739 812 info@aldermaston.net www.aldermaston.net Faslane Peace Camp Permanent. A814, Shandon, Helensburgh Dumbartonshire G84 8NT tel: 01436 820901 faslanepeacecamp@hotmail.com Menwith Hill Womens Peace Camp Contact Yorkshire CND for details.
Specialist sections
Christian CND Mordechai Vanunu House 162 Holloway Road London N7 8DQ tel: 020 7700 4200 ccnd@cnduk.org
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CAMPAIGN REVIEW 2009 Enfield Peace Campaign 020 8364 2606 Exeter CND 01392 431447 info@exetercnd.org Faringdon Peace Group 01367 710308 Hackney & Islington CND 020 8533 5838 patrick@allen3664.fsnet.co.uk Hall Green CND 0121 778 2672 Haringey CND 0207 607 2302 david.lrcnd@cnduk.org Headingley & Kirkstall CND 0113 274 1011 dave@webbjeff.freeonline.co.uk Hemel Hempstead CND 01442 230 285 Hereford Peace Council 01432 342 623 brianrands@btinternet.com Horsham Peace Alliance 01403 251 276 lhugl1@btinternet.com Huyton CND huyton.cnd@merseymail.com Isle of Wight CND 01983 855 359 vectispax@gn.apc.org Kettering CND 01536 743994 brenda.mccraith@talktalk.net Kingsbridge Peace Group 01548 550344 sandyandshirlee@phonecoop. coop Kingston PeaceCouncil/ CND 020 8898 4850 evans39@gotadsl.co.uk Labour Action for Peace 07788 725188 colinbastin@btinternet.com Lancaster District CND 01524 33991 contact@lancaster-districtcnd.org r.allwright@lancaster.ac.uk Leicester CND 01162 705604 cndmiduk@yahoo.co.uk Lewes and District CND 01273 473912 susan2.murray@talktalk.net Lewisham & Greenwich CND 020 8857 1095 info@lgcnd.org.uk Lutterworth CND 01455 552519 Maghull & Lydiate CND 0151 526 7293 Maidenhead & Cookham CND 01628 522331 Marple & District CND 0161 427 1191 Medway CND 01634 360415 medwaycnd@blueyonder.co.uk Mid-Herts Peace Group 01707 331643 v_weston@hotmail.com Mitcham CND 020 8648 9037 Musicians Against Nuclear Arms (MANA) 0208 455 1030 mana_admin@onetel.com North Cumbria CND 01228 524351 Northumbrians For Peace 01434 604747 northumbrians_for_peace@hot mail.co.uk Nottingham CND 0115 981 2034 d.h.lunz@btopenworld.com enquiries@notthinghamcnd. org.uk Orpington CND 01689 837848 sheila.triggs1@btinternet.com Oxford CND 01865 242919 oxfordcnd@btinternet.com Peace Action Durham 0191 386 6313 pad@ribble-consultants.co.uk Penzance CND 01736 787056 pete@plumpeace.co.uk Plymouth CND 01822 832815 me@michal.org.uk Prestwich & Whitefield CND 0161 798 6565 pauldeaville02@yahoo.co.uk Quaker Peace & Social Witness 020 7663 1067 disarm@quaker.org.uk Redbridge CND 020 8989 7425 Reigate & Redhill CND 01737 771007 reigateandredhillcnd @hotmail.co.uk Rickmansworth & Chorleywood CND 01923 777754 Rochdale & Littleborough Peace Group 01706 370712 philipgilligan@lineone.net Saddleworth Peace Movement 01457 872859 ken@councillorkenhulme.co.uk Salford CND 0161 7935122 barrywoodling@yahoo.co.uk Salisbury CND 01722 321865 dksealey@btinternet.com Sheffield CND 0114 296 7596 sheffieldcnd@hotmail.com South Somerset Peace Group 01460 67368 Grace@insideeurope.fsnet.co.uk Southampton CND 02380 229363 Southend & District CND 01702 558682 jjwest@uk2.net St Albans CND 01727 863911 stalbanscnd@btinternet.com Sydenham & Forest Hill CND 020 8699 8597 Tavistock Peace Action Group ginnydavies@onetel.com 01822 615960 Tower Hamlets CND 020 7515 4681 johngoringrowe@googlemail. com Wallasey CND 0151 638 4666 0151 638 3967 barb.hardcastle@googlemail. com; janmike@care4free.net Watford CND 01923 249 551 maria.green35@btinternet.com West London CND 020 8743 4189 griggshampan1@ukonline.co.uk Wimbledon Disarmament Coalition 01246 235723 www.wdc-cnd.org.uk Woking Action for Peace 01483 768228 mary.holdstock@ntlworld.com
Abingdon Peace Group 01235 526 265 sallyreynolds@btinternet.com Bath CND 01225 312 574 monica_cnd@hotmail.com Bedford CND bedfordcnd@yahoo.co.uk Birkenhead CND 0151 201 2273 cath.page@ntlworld.com Blackpool & Fylde CND 01253 899742 mail@doskachess.co.uk Bolton CND/Stop the War 01204 391 305 Brentwood CND 01277 216 712 jilldimmock@hotmail.com Bromley & Beckenham CND 020 8460 1295 Buxton Against War 01298 27042 mertlehill@hotmail.com Cambridge CND 07752 143683 Central Manchester CND 0161 969 1724 heideconnell@yahoo.com Cheltenham CND 01242 577671 morgan@phonecoop.coop Chesterfield CND 01629 580852 Chippenham CND 01249 651565 Coventry Peace House 02476 663031 Crawley CND 01293 542853 Croydon CND & Peace Council jimclug@hotmail.co.uk East Lancashire CND 01254 887017 michael.hindley@pop3.poptel. org.uk East Surrey CND 020 8668 3090 Eastbourne for Peace and Liberty; 01323 844 269 geowcpuk@gn.apc.org
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