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Nuclear weapons and the climate crisis – 2 global threats, where’s the overlap?
Nuclear weapons and the climate crisis – 2 global threats, where’s the overlap?
Join the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament for talks and a Q&A on 2 global threats facing this generation. Dr. Phil Webber (Scientists for Global Responsibility) will speak on the cost and effects of nuclear weapons. This will be followed by Prof. Andy Sterling (University of Sussex) on the links between nuclear power, nuclear weapons and militarism and what this means […]
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Peace Day – Leeds
Peace Day – Leeds
You’re invited to a peace-themed day at Open Source Arts to explore what peace means for you and for others, alongside a celebration of the Autumn Equinox 2023! Join us for 2 film screenings (one for children and one for adults), yoga for children and for adults, creative activities, opportunities for discussion of the themes of peace as well as […]
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The People’s Assembly – York
The People’s Assembly – York
In 2019, Extinction Rebellion York hosted a People’s Assembly that led to the declaration of a climate emergency in York. Together, hundreds of York’s citizens voted for mandates that we presented to the council to influence local environmental policy. After years of uncertainty and inaction, we’re reviving our People’s Assembly to give the citizens of York a voice on local […]
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CND Benefit Gig: catbandcat & friends
CND Benefit Gig: catbandcat & friends
The gig comes just before #keepspaceforpeace week, and forms part of our freshers plans for September & October. So why not come along to learn more about our campaign and the militarisation of space, alongside a night guaranteed to get your body groovin'! **************************************** catbandcat - 9:30pm One of Manchester's newest, brightest, and most eclectic bands. "Orchestral EDM" is how […]
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The Mistake (play)
The Mistake (play)
One of the successes at last year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe, this urgent new play by Michael Mears explores the events surrounding the catastrophic ‘mistake’ that launched our nuclear age. 1942. On a squash court in Chicago a dazzling scientific experiment takes place, which three years later will destroy a city and change the world – forever. Two actors, one British, […]
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Militarising space and the nuclear threat – CND webinar
Militarising space and the nuclear threat – CND webinar
The race to dominate space is heating up with colossal sums of money being spent by billionaires and multiple governments - including Britain - in their bid to control and monetise the skies. Much of this effort involves militarising space - with military satellites, ground-based stations and new technologies such as armed drones, becoming increasingly common. What does this militarisation […]
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Abolishing Nuclear Weapons and Fossil Fuels: What will it take?
Abolishing Nuclear Weapons and Fossil Fuels: What will it take?
Following a webinar on May 7th which brought together leading organizations and activists working on the two crucially important issues of climate change and nuclear war, this forum will allow for more in depth discussion on how the climate and nuclear weapons movements can work together to save the planet from these existential threats before it is too late. Merging […]
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Working with the climate movement: CND groups workshop
Working with the climate movement: CND groups workshop
CND invites our groups and active supporters to join us for this online workshop to discuss how we as anti-nuclear campaigners can work with the climate movement. With COP28 taking place November 30th-December 12th, this is a crucial time for our campaigns to come together. The climate threat and the nuclear threat are fundamentally interlinked and it will strengthen all our goals […]
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Social Peace Workshop
Social Peace Workshop
Join Cooperative Hull at The Minerva Pub on Tuesday 17th from 6-8pm. 6-7pm For those who can't stick around, our regular social is an opportunity for Cooperation Hull regulars and newbies alike to chat, make connections, and find your place in our movement. 7-7:20pm For those who can we urge you to stay for a timely and insightful talk by […]
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Uniting for Peace Annual Conference “Are we already in World War III? Can a Roadmap for Peace Change Culture of War to Culture of Peace”
Uniting for Peace Annual Conference “Are we already in World War III? Can a Roadmap for Peace Change Culture of War to Culture of Peace”
Chair: Rita Payne, President Emeritus, Commonwealth Journalists Association Speakers: Vijay Mehta, Chair, Uniting for Peace, Author, How Not To Go To War, Board Member, GAMIP (Global Alliance for Ministries and Infrastructures for Peace) (UK) Medea Benjamin, Political Activist, Co-Founder of CodePink, Author, War in Ukraine (USA) Tony Robinson, Editor, Pressenza – An International News Agency and Author, Coffee with […]
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Are we already in World War III? Can Roadmap for Peace Change War to Peace
Are we already in World War III? Can Roadmap for Peace Change War to Peace
In an era marked by geopolitical tensions, proxy conflicts, and global challenges, the question arises: Are we already embroiled in World War III? This pressing concern serves as the focal point of an upcoming conference that aims to explore the current state of international affairs and investigate whether a roadmap for peace can effectively rescue us from the brink of […]
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The annual Olof Palme Peace Lecture
The annual Olof Palme Peace Lecture
Join the Peace Museum for the annual Olof Palme Lecture, which this year will be held in the Bury Theatre at the Royal Armouries Museum. This year's lecture will be given by Clive Barrett, Chair of the Peace Museum in Bradford and a peace movement historian. Clive will draw on imagery and objects from the Peace Museum’s collection to explore […]
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Breaking Open Conversations on the Arms Trade
Breaking Open Conversations on the Arms Trade
The World Peace Foundation's program, Revitalizing Debate on the Arms Trade (RDAT), seeks to invigorate debate and policy about the arms trade through integrating the trade into other areas of policy, research, and activism. In this panel, we explore initial RDAT findings from the following speakers: Nico Edwards - ESRC-funded International Relations PhD student at University of Sussex, and active […]
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CND Policy Conference
CND will meet for our Policy Conference on Saturday 28 October, in Manchester and online. There will be extra time this year to discuss the thorny issues facing us, and those who would prefer not to make the journey can join online from the comfort of their homes. This year we are reinstating our conference fees, but unchanged at the […]
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BIG UP festival of art and social change
In the wilds and winding streets of West Yorkshire, a diverse ecology of community arts and social change work is thriving and flourishing, creating and instigating. This work can sometimes be overlooked, which is where BIG UP steps in and plugs in the amp. In building networks between creatives, social change-makers and audiences, the aim is to make the voices […]
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Festival for Survival
Festival for Survival
One Planet: Twin Threats. Festival for Survival is a gathering exploring the link between nuclear weapons & climate change. Scotland Must Act. War has scarred the 21st Century and the world is careering towards an even more precarious position. The rising potential for nuclear calamity fuses with another existential threat: human-induced catastrophic climate change and ecocide. These threaten the very […]