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SUMMARY:Defend The Right To Protest
DESCRIPTION:From the Thatcher government assault on miners at Orgreave to the current government’s bans and attacks on juries and anti-genocide activists being denied bail and a fair trial\, our right to protest is under attack. \n\n\n\nUnite Community Leeds\, Wakefield and York have direct experience of how an increasingly authoritarian approach by governments has curtailed our right to free speech. Our members have been arrested as “terrorists” and when resisting the far right on our streets. As active trade unionists who are often campaigning on the street we know how important it is to resist. While some restrictions on Trade Union rights have been eased\, many still remain. Our union was fined £265\,000 in March for breaching a High Court injunction during the Birmingham bin strike. We cannot allow this to continue\, this strike was about workers protecting pay\, jobs and conditions. Come along and hear about what is happening and what you can do to help resist. \n\n\n\nSpeakers include: \n\n\n\nThe Orgreave Truth and Justice Campaign\, Defend Our Juries and Heba Muraisi who was on hunger strike in prison recently.
URL:https://yorkshirecnd.org.uk/event/defend-the-right-to-protest/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260829T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260829T200000
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SUMMARY:Nuclear Justice Now campaign launch event (London - venue TBC)
DESCRIPTION:Between 1957 and 1962\, the UK and the US conducted 33 nuclear tests in Kiribati\, with lasting consequences for affected communities and the environment. Yet\, almost 70 years on\, significant questions about the UK’s responsibility and the legacy of these tests remain unanswered. \n\n\n\nThe campaign brings together affected communities\, UK parliamentarians\, academics and campaigners to amplify voices\, uncover evidence and press for greater accountability. \n\n\n\nDate: Tuesday 29th September 2026Time: 6pm-8pmLocation: Central London location TBC \n\n\n\nPlease save the date. Further details\, including speakers and registration information\, will follow shortly.
URL:https://yorkshirecnd.org.uk/event/nuclear-justice-now-campaign-launch-event-london-venue-tbc/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260815T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260815T150000
DTSTAMP:20260810T145520Z
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SUMMARY:Together for Calderdale - launch event w/ picnic
DESCRIPTION:Join us to celebrate our diverse community! \n\n\n\n🗓️ Saturday 15th August📍 People’s Park\, Halifax🕐 12–3pm \n\n\n\nWith everything going on right now — the far right on the rise\, services being cut — we wanted to do something that puts community first and celebrates our diversity. A picnic\, in the park\, with your neighbours. \n\n\n\nHosted by Together for Calderdale\, with Calderdale Stand Up to Racism\, Halifax Friends of Palestine\, Calderdale Extinction Rebellion\, Halifax Unity\, Mums on a Mission\, Huddersfield TUC\, Calder Valley Jews and many more to be announced. \n\n\n\nPlease share widely! 💛
URL:https://yorkshirecnd.org.uk/event/together-for-calderdale-launch-event-w-picnic/
LOCATION:People’s Park\, Park Road\, Hopwood Lane\, Halifax\, HX1 2TS\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260809T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260809T120000
DTSTAMP:20260629T092908Z
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SUMMARY:Leeds - Nagasaki Memorial Ceremony
DESCRIPTION:PARK SQ\, LEEDS\, LS1 2ND(south side of the Headrow near Leeds Town Hall)All are welcome10.30 Assemble\, music from ‘Hands Across’11.00 Welcome: Colin Archer\, Leeds CND11.02 Two minutes silence11.04 The Last Post (trumpet solo by Shannon Gateley)11.05 Laying of memorial wreath and reading of the 2026 Nagasaki PeaceDeclaration: Lord Mayor Councillor Stephen Holroyd11.10 Reading of the 2026 Hiroshima Declaration: Councillor Andy Rontree11.15 “Sun Rises” by Konrad Kinard11.20 Readings of poetry and prose (open to all)11.25 Speakers: Menwith Hill Accountability Campaign;Tim Devereux\, Movement for the Abolition of War;Hugh Hubbard\, Sam Legg\, Yorkshire Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament11.40 Music from ‘Hands Across’11.45 Conclusion
URL:https://yorkshirecnd.org.uk/event/leeds-nagasaki-memorial-ceremony/
LOCATION:Park Square\, Leeds\, Park Square\, Leeds\, LS1 2NU
ORGANIZER;CN="Leeds Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament":MAILTO:leedscnd@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260808T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260808T170000
DTSTAMP:20260728T113513Z
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SUMMARY:Hiroshima/Nagasaki vigil - Skipton
DESCRIPTION:A silent vigil in front of Skipton Town Hall on Friday the 7th of August from 4pmto 5pm to remember the dropping of Atomic bombs on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.  \n\n\n\nAll are welcome – for all or part of the time – please join if you can.
URL:https://yorkshirecnd.org.uk/event/hiroshima-nagasaki-vigil-skipton/
LOCATION:Skipton Town Hall\, High Street\, Skipton\, BD23 1AH
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260808T143000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260808T153000
DTSTAMP:20260713T145523Z
CREATED:20260612T155256Z
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SUMMARY:Hiroshima&Nagasaki vigil - Calder Valley
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://yorkshirecnd.org.uk/event/hiroshimanagasaki-vigil-calder-valley/
LOCATION:Wavy Steps\, Packhorse Bridge\, 11-13 Old Gate\, Hebden Bridge\, Yorkshire\, HX7 6EN\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260808T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260808T130000
DTSTAMP:20260612T155412Z
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SUMMARY:Hiroshima&Nagasaki vigil - Huddersfield
DESCRIPTION:More info TBC
URL:https://yorkshirecnd.org.uk/event/hiroshimanagasaki-vigil-huddersfield/
LOCATION:Market Place\, Huddersfield\, Market Place\, Huddersfield\, Yorkshire\, HD1 2AN\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260808T110000
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SUMMARY:Grassington - Hiroshima/Nagasaki Vigil
DESCRIPTION:A vigil for Hiroshima & Nagasaki. \n\n\n\nBanners\, poetry\, speeches & placards welcome. Leaflets available to hand out.
URL:https://yorkshirecnd.org.uk/event/grassington-hiroshima-nagasaki-vigil/
LOCATION:Grassington Square\, Grassington\, Skipton\, Skipton\, West Yorkshire\, BD23 5AQ\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260806T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260806T140000
DTSTAMP:20260731T101436Z
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SUMMARY:Hiroshima Day - Sheffield
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a vigil and songs outside the Anglican Cathedral in Sheffield City Centre.
URL:https://yorkshirecnd.org.uk/event/hiroshima-day-sheffield/
LOCATION:Sheffield Cathedral\, Church Street\, Sheffield\, S1 1HA
ORGANIZER;CN="Sheffield Creative Action for Peace":MAILTO:scraptridentnow@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260806T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260806T130000
DTSTAMP:20260713T144622Z
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SUMMARY:Hiroshima Day - Bradford
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the 81st anniversary Hiroshima commemoration in Bradford. \n\n\n\nThe event will include: \n\n\n\nReading of the Mayor of Hiroshima’s letter. \n\n\n\nPoetry \n\n\n\nLaying of the wreath \n\n\n\nSinging
URL:https://yorkshirecnd.org.uk/event/hiroshima-day-bradford/
LOCATION:Norfolk Gardens\, Bradford (behind the Town Hall)\, Hall Ings\, Bradford\, Yorkshire\, BD1 1UH\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260806T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260806T140000
DTSTAMP:20260714T094218Z
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SUMMARY:Peace Picnic (Bradford)
DESCRIPTION:Pack your favourite sandwiches for PeaceJam’s picnic\, jam-packed with family friendly activities exploring ‘what peace means to you’. \n\n\n\nYou can take part by:\n\n\n\n\nJoining the children’s peace scavenger hunt\n\n\n\nAdding your message to the World on the nuclear disarmament banner\n\n\n\nDecorating the communi-tree with a message of peace and unity\n\n\n\nWeaving your thoughts into the paper peace picnic blanket\n\n\n\nCreating your own placard for peace\n\n\n\n\nAbout Hiroshima Day\n\n\n\nAt 8.15 am on 6 August 1945\, Hiroshima in Japan was the first military target of a nuclear weapon in history. Most of the city was destroyed and by 1946 as many as 166\,000 people died as a result of the attack and its effects. Hiroshima Day remembers the terrible consequences of nuclear weapons and promotes the vision of a peaceful future. \n\n\n\nAbout PeaceJam UK\n\n\n\nPeaceJam UK uses inspiration\, education and action to empower young people to take positive action in themselves\, their community and the world through the teachings of Nobel Peace Laureates.
URL:https://yorkshirecnd.org.uk/event/peace-picnic-bradford/
LOCATION:The Beacon – Wibsey Park\, Wibsey Park Ave\, Wibsey\, Bradford\, BD6 3QD\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260804T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260804T200000
DTSTAMP:20260728T111939Z
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SUMMARY:'Gentle\, Angry Women' film screening and Q&A (Sheffield)
DESCRIPTION:Gentle\, Angry Women’ is an award-winning documentary film exploring the legacy of the Greenham Common Women’s Peace Protests. This special screening will be followed by a Q&A with the film’s director Barbara Santi\, delving deeper into the story behind the documentary._____ \n\n\n\n‘Gentle\, Angry Women’ is the latest documentary film by award-winning Cornish film company Awen Productions. The story follows three young women as they retrace the march to Greenham Common\, forty years on from the first Women’s Peace Protests. \n\n\n\nThe film has just won the Celtic Media Festival Torc Award for History (Screen) and director Barbara Santi believes that\, in light of current conflicts\, the message of Gentle\, Angry Women is more relevant than ever. \n\n\n\n“In a time when young people are grappling with climate crisis\, global conflicts\, and technological isolation\, they need to see how previous generations of ‘gentle\, angry women’ faced seemingly impossible odds and refused to give up. This history belongs to them\, and they have a right to claim it.”    \n\n\n\nFollowing a sold-out premiere\, the film is currently touring venues across the UK and will be heading to Sheffield in August.  \n\n\n\nGentle\, Angry Women will be screening at Showroom Cinema\, Sheffield on Tuesday 4th August at 6pm. The film screening will be followed by a powerful pre-recorded Q&A with Director Barbara Santi\, delving deeper into the story behind Gentle\, Angry Women.   \n\n\n\nPoppy (16) joins her peers Xanthe (17) and Evie (19) on the 110-mile march to Greenham Common to uncover its lost legacy. \n\n\n\nAlong the way\, they meet the Greenham Women who spent years at the peace camp\, hearing their stories and prompting intergenerational conversations about the world today. The young women are passionate about a range of environmental and social justice issues\, from Black Lives Matter\, to climate change\, women’s rights\, and animal activism. Gentle\, Angry Women provides a platform for connection and dialogue concerning the key issues of our time. \n\n\n\nAudiences have found the film to be an inspiring watch. \n\n\n\n“A really humbling story of collective women’s activism and a roller coaster of emotions for the audience.” \n\n\n\n“Powerful\, poetic\, and unapologetically bold.” \n\n\n\nThe protest at Greenham Common lasted for 19 years and was one of the largest women’s movements in British history. Despite this\, many people have never heard of Greenham Common\, including the young protagonists in Gentle\, Angry Women. Even the film’s director Barbara Santi herself admitted that she didn’t previously know much about the protests. \n\n\n\n“I belong to the generation that should have inherited and passed on these stories\, yet failed to do so\,” she admits. “I’m working to repair that broken chain of women’s collective memory.” \n\n\n\n“Every woman deserves to know her own history – yet an entire generation has been robbed of the knowledge that thousands of women once lived for years in makeshift camps\, facing arrest and ridicule to prevent nuclear war.”                   \n\n\n\nAs well as highlighting the vital role of women in the Greenham Common Peace Protests\, the film has created pathways for young women in the production of the documentary itself\, allowing them to thrive in technical production roles. \n\n\n\nSanti believes that giving a platform to uplift women emulates the ethos of the film itself. \n\n\n\n“The film champions small acts of defiance and community building as powerful forms of resistance. At its heart\, this is a film about hope – about finding strength in gentle anger and discovering that the most profound changes often begin with the smallest\, most personal acts of courage.” \n\n\n\nTickets and further information about the film\, including the trailer\, can be found on the Folklife Films website\, under ‘Gentle\, Angry Women’.
URL:https://yorkshirecnd.org.uk/event/gentle-angry-women-film-screening-and-qa-sheffield/
LOCATION:Showroom\, 15 Paternoster Row\, Sheffield\, Yorkshire\, S1 2BX\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260716T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260716T200000
DTSTAMP:20260709T150425Z
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SUMMARY:TransAtlantic Nuclear Free Alliance (TNFA) "ATOMIC TIES: WHY WE CAN'T HAVE ONE WITHOUT THE OTHER" (webinar)
DESCRIPTION:How does nuclear energy fuel the weapons complex?Join Us to Explore the Link Between Nuclear Weapons & Nuclear Power
URL:https://yorkshirecnd.org.uk/event/transatlantic-nuclear-free-alliance-tnfa-atomic-ties-why-we-cant-have-one-without-the-other-webinar/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260708T000000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260708T235959
DTSTAMP:20260629T105444Z
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SUMMARY:30th anniversary of the ICJ Advisory Opinion on the Legality of the Threat or Use of Nuclear Weapons
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URL:https://yorkshirecnd.org.uk/event/30th-anniversary-of-the-icj-advisory-opinion-on-the-legality-of-the-threat-or-use-of-nuclear-weapons/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260706T200000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260706T210000
DTSTAMP:20260629T105305Z
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SUMMARY:‘SMR production at Rolls Royce in Derby’ – East Midlands CND webinar
DESCRIPTION:Join East Midlands CND and guest speaker Dave Cullen from BASIC for a webinar to explain and discuss how Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) are being produced at Rolls Royce in Derby. \n\n\n\nJoin the meeting directly by clicking here. \n\n\n\nFor any queries please contact nottscnd@gmail.com
URL:https://yorkshirecnd.org.uk/event/smr-production-at-rolls-royce-in-derby-east-midlands-cnd-webinar/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260704T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260704T190000
DTSTAMP:20260618T162101Z
CREATED:20260505T143837Z
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SUMMARY:Independence from America Day
DESCRIPTION:A day of information about what goes on at the base and why we should be concerned – speakers\, music\, stalls and refreshments. \n\n\n\nPROGRAMME (DRAFT) \n\n\n\n3pm Assemble at Kettlesing Millenium Village Hall \n\n\n\n3.10pm Welcome by Hazel Costello\, Chair of MHAC. \n\n\n\n3.15pm What is happening at Menwith Hill? Led by Professor Dave Webb (Chair of Yorkshire CND) \n\n\n\n3.45pm Visit to the Main Gates of Menwith Hill by those who want to go. \n\n\n\n4pm *Reading of the Declaration of Independence from America. \n\n\n\nMoira Hill and Peter Kenyon \n\n\n\nReading of a letter to the Officer Commanding Menwith Hill. \n\n\n\n4.15pm Return to Kettlesing Millennium Village Hall. \n\n\n\n4.30pm Park Against the Dark. Led by Jim Scott. \n\n\n\nPARC Against DARC is the campaign which has set up to oppose the US military building a giant 27 dish DARC radar array in Pembrokeshire in Wales with the stated purpose of militarily dominating space. DARC (Deepspace Advanced Radar Capability) is part of AUKUS and Northrop Grumman have been awarded the contract to build 3 DARC sites globally.DARC poses great risks to health\, environment\, tourism and security.With growing political and public support as well as increasing public awareness the campaign aims to stop the US/MOD’s planning application for DARC in its tracks.Please visit www.parcagainstdarc.com for more information. \n\n\n\n5pm Refreshment Break and opportunity to see the stalls. \n\n\n\n5.30pm What is happening in Space? Led by Carla Ibled \n\n\n\n“Dr Carla Ibled is a Career Development Fellow in International Political Economy at Durham University. Her research on neoliberal networks’ activism has led her to study how these networks have been involved in long-term lobbying campaigns for the commercialisation of outer space. She published a report about this (“Star Wars: Why the Left Should Protect the Status of Space as Humanity’s Commons”) with the British think tank Common Wealth in April 2025.” \n\n\n\n5.50pm Commoners Choir Led by Jane Morland \n\n\n\nA strange yet open and inclusive choir that meets in leeds. We come from all over the place\, and try to act more like a band or a gang than a choir. we sing our own songs\, about the world immediately around us\, about inequality\, hope. \n\n\n\n6.05pm Surveillance matters Led by Martin Schweiger \n\n\n\n6.15pm Open Microphone \n\n\n\n6.30pm Konrad Kinard \n\n\n\nKonrad Kinard (musician\, producer\, performer)  bolted from Texas \, where he was born\, as quickly as he came of age.  He worked and lived in New York before finally escaping the US completely. He has lived and worked in Montreal\, London\, Berlin\, and now Leeds. He has worked with Rhys Chatham\, Arthur Russell\, La La La Human Steps\, Bettina Koester(Malaria)\, Fiona Templeton\, Glenn Branca\, Slash Orchestra\, Zero Ping\, and the Woodentops. He assisted the Belorussian duo\, Naviband\,for the English release of Girl In White. Additionally he has served as a producer for music and performances in Europe and the US. As well\, he has created Sexiland\, a Berlin dance club in the‘90s\, and in the 2000s\, Stranded In Neverland ( SIN Bar) Performance Space\, also in Berlin. In London\, he presented Bisplitters and The Butterfly Lounge. His music is a fusion of Americana\, Experimental\, Folk\, Jazz and Rock\, often engaging in timely topics. His latest album release is just that. War Is Family (Surviving the Cold War and the Unraveling of an Imagined America) is a spoken word and music ‘radio drama/opera’ about growing up in Texas in the Cold War years. Excerpts from this album will be presented. \n\n\n\n7pm Closing Words and thanks
URL:https://yorkshirecnd.org.uk/event/independence-from-america-day/
LOCATION:Kettlesing Millenium Village Hall\, Crag Ln\, Kettlesing\, Harrogate\, HG3 2LB
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260702T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260702T133000
DTSTAMP:20260629T143923Z
CREATED:20260629T143922Z
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SUMMARY:Report Launch: FROM HARM TO JUSTICE: A Needs-Based Assessment of Nuclear-Affected Communities in Kazakhstan and Policy Pathways for Implementing Articles 6 and 7 of the TPNW
DESCRIPTION:In June 2026\, the Qazaq Nuclear Frontline Coalition (QNFC) published a policy paper “From Harm to Justice: A Needs-Based Assessment of Nuclear-Affected Communities in Kazakhstan and Policy Pathways for Implementing Articles 6 and 7 of the TPNW”. \n\n\n\nThis policy paper is shaped by lived experience\, community knowledge\, and a shared commitment to nuclear justice. It is not a conventional policy paper written solely from institutional or academic distance. Developed with care and responsibility towards every human being\, animal\, ecosystem\, and the Qazaq steppe that has endured the lasting scars of decades of nuclear detonations\, this paper is written with our land\, water\, collective wellbeing\, and future generations in mind. \n\n\n\nAuthored by Aigerim Seitenova and Yerdaulet Rakhmatulla\, co-founders of the Qazaq Nuclear Frontline Coalition (QNFC)\, the рaper examines the devastating humanitarian\, environmental\, and intergenerational consequences of Soviet nuclear detonations in Kazakhstan and explores pathways for implementing Articles 6 and 7 of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) on victim assistance and environmental remediation. \n\n\n\nDeveloped on a grassroots basis with limited resources and informed by nuclear-affected community – members from Semey (former Semipalatinsk) and Pavlodar\, this research deliberately departs from conventional models in which external institutions assume primary authorship and direction. The policy paper includes key findings on the needs of affected community members\, drawing on survey findings\, focus groups\, and interviews\, to identify persistent structural gaps relating to healthcare access\, compensation mechanisms\, disability recognition\, environmental remediation\, socio-economic insecurity\, and access to information. It also produces policy recommendations to advance policy proposals directed at the Government of Kazakhstan\, TPNW States Parties\, international organisations\, academia\, civil society organisations\, nuclear-affected communities\, nuclear-armed states\, and states relying on nuclear weapons within their security doctrines. \n\n\n\nThe recommendations seek to strengthen survivor-centred\, participatory\, and rights-based approaches to victim assistance and remediation efforts\, while supporting broader goals relating to accountability\, human security\, and the elimination of nuclear weapons.The event will also feature an opening video from Moruroa e Tatou\, marking the 60th anniversary of the first nuclear detonation in Mā’ohi Nui\, which took place on 2 July 1966.  \n\n\n\nDate: 2 July 2026 \n\n\n\nTime: 12:00–13:30 UTC | 5:00–6:30 PM Astana | 2:00–3:30 PM CEST | 8:00–9:30 AM EDST \n\n\n\nFind the meeting in your time zone here. \n\n\n\nOnline via Zoom \n\n\n\nRSVP to join the discussion  \n\n\n\nThe event is free and open to the public\, but please RSVP to confirm your attendance. Please note this is an online only event.
URL:https://yorkshirecnd.org.uk/event/report-launch-from-harm-to-justice-a-needs-based-assessment-of-nuclear-affected-communities-in-kazakhstan-and-policy-pathways-for-implementing-articles-6-and-7-of-the-tpnw/
ORGANIZER;CN="ICAN":MAILTO:info@icanw.org
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260625T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260625T203000
DTSTAMP:20260624T154228Z
CREATED:20260609T131025Z
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SUMMARY:Book launch: 'No To Nuclear' (CANCELLED)
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special book launch with author and founder of the US-based non-profit Beyond Nuclear\, Linda Pentz Gunter. \n\n\n\nLinda is visiting Leeds on her UK tour promoting her new book: ‘No To Nuclear. Why Nuclear Power Destroys Lives\, Derails Climate Progress and Provokes War’. \n\n\n\nNuclear power is everywhere in the news. We are told it’s needed to solve climate change\, to keep electricity bills down and to deliver jobs; even that it’s “green” and “homegrown” energy. Promoters claim the new reactors will be cheaper and safer\, and have solved the radioactive waste problem. But is any of this true? \n\n\n\nIn this new book\, published by Pluto Press in March 2026\, Linda Pentz Gunter debunks the nuclear myths. But she also puts the human face on the story\, looking at the negative impacts of nuclear power and nuclear weapons on human rights\, and the welfare of animals and nature…
URL:https://yorkshirecnd.org.uk/event/book-launch-no-to-nuclear/
LOCATION:Imagine Leeds: Climate Action Hub\, 9 Blenheim Ter\, Woodhouse\, Leeds\, LS2 9HZ
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SUMMARY:'85 Seconds to Midnight: A Physicist's Argument Against Rearmament' - Q&A session with author Carlo Rovelli
DESCRIPTION:Join CND for a Q&A session with author and physicist Carlo Rovelli in conversation with Sophie Bolt\, CND General Secretary. \n\n\n\nThe global bestselling author\, philosopher and physicist\, Carlo Rovelli\, is a strong supporter of CND and has written ’85 Seconds to Midnight: A Physicist’s Argument Against Rearmament’ – an urgent intervention against rearmament.
URL:https://yorkshirecnd.org.uk/event/85-seconds-to-midnight-a-physicists-argument-against-rearmament-qa-session-with-author-carlo-rovelli/
LOCATION:The Green House\, Ethical Property\, 244 – 254 Cambridge Heath Road\, London E2 9DA
ORGANIZER;CN="Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament":MAILTO:enquiries@cnduk.org
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260621T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260628T190000
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UID:23805-1782039600-1782673200@yorkshirecnd.org.uk
SUMMARY:Calderdale Palestine Week
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URL:https://yorkshirecnd.org.uk/event/palestine-week/
ORGANIZER;CN="Halifax Friends Of Palestine":MAILTO:halifaxfriendsofpalestine.gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260620T113000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260620T170000
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SUMMARY:International Anti-War Conference
DESCRIPTION:We are hurtling towards more wars and greater global instability at an alarming rate. The governments of Europe are responding with massive rearmament programmes and increasing moves towards conscription. Both must be resisted as a matter of urgency. \n\n\n\nThe follow-up conference to the Paris Peace Conference held in October 2025 will be in London on 20 June 2026 and could not come at a more critical moment. \n\n\n\nRead the call/statement about the conference.
URL:https://yorkshirecnd.org.uk/event/international-anti-war-conference/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260619T203000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260619T223000
DTSTAMP:20260610T102016Z
CREATED:20260610T102015Z
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SUMMARY:Threads - Leeds screening
DESCRIPTION:Young lovers Ruth and Jimmy decide to get married after Ruth unexpectedly gets pregnant. But their quiet lives in Sheffield\, England\, are threatened when the Soviet Union and United States go to war. After a nuclear attack destroys a NATO base 20 miles from Sheffield\, the town falls into chaos. Ruth and Jimmy are separated as the fallout spreads. Ruth must struggle to survive alone in the post-apocalyptic landscape. \n\n\n\nThreads is an important and understandably devastating response to the (nuclear) state of Britain in the 1980s. It is arguably the bleakest film ever to be broadcast on the BBC and remains as powerful and terrifying as ever. \n\n\n\nBleak Week: Cinema of Despair is presented in partnership with the American Cinematheque and Prince Charles Cinema.
URL:https://yorkshirecnd.org.uk/event/threads-leeds-screening/
LOCATION:Hyde Park Picture House\, 73 Brudenell Rd\, Leeds\, Yorkshire\, LS6 1JD\, United Kingdom
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DTSTAMP:20260507T170444Z
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SUMMARY:Bradford Peace Forum
DESCRIPTION:Join us at the first meeting of the Bradford Peace Forum\, a new network of people from across the Bradford District who are campaigning for peace and justice locally\, nationally or globally. \n\n\n\n5.00 – 5.15: Welcome and refreshments \n\n\n\n5.15 – 5.45: Updates from all groups attending \n\n\n\n5.45 – 6.15: The current conflict in DR Congo \n\n\n\n6.15 – 6.55: Know your rights training \n\n\n\n6.55 – 7.00: Date and facilitators for next meeting. WhatsApp group sign up \n\n\n\nThe Peace Forum aims to strengthen the local peace movement through discussion\, networking and sharing information about events. We come from different traditions and backgrounds but are united by our common aim of peace and justice for all. \n\n\n\nThe Forum intends to host an in-person meeting twice a year with a speaker/discussion and the opportunity for groups and individuals to say what they’re currently involved with\, and also a WhatsApp community with an announcements group and a chat group. \n\n\n\nThe first meeting will be facilitated by three members of the Bradford Women in Black group\, and supported by Commonweal. \n\n\n\nLocation: Bradford Mechanics Institute\, Kirkgate\, Bradford\, BD1 1SZ \n\n\n\nBooking is essential. To book a free place please visit the Ticket Tailor link here
URL:https://yorkshirecnd.org.uk/event/bradford-peace-forum/
LOCATION:Bradford Mechanics Institute\, Kirkgate\, Bradford\, BD1 1SZ\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260609T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260609T203000
DTSTAMP:20260603T105530Z
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SUMMARY:‘Welfare not War: End the War on Iran’ – CND webinar
DESCRIPTION:The blockade of the Strait of Hormuz is already having serious effects on global energy prices and supply chains. As fuel and transport costs rise\, the cost of living will increase for millions of people\, while governments continue to prioritise military escalation over public welfare. \n\n\n\nJoin us for an urgent discussion on the growing crisis\, the dangers of further conflict and why we must campaign for diplomacy\, peace and investment in people’s needs instead of war. \n\n\n\nWith guest speakers Khem Rogaly\, Common Wealth; Lindsey German\, Stop the War; Dyfrig Jones\, UCU; Nick Dearden\, Global Justice Now; and Sophie Bolt\, CND.
URL:https://yorkshirecnd.org.uk/event/welfare-not-war-end-the-war-on-iran-cnd-webinar/
ORGANIZER;CN="Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament":MAILTO:enquiries@cnduk.org
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