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As history rolls forward, the past recedes – and with it our collective memory of certain achievements, and in our…

At time of writing, we do not yet know if there is a lasting agreement of any kind between the…

At time of writing, the biennial NATO military exercise ‘Cold Response 26’ is taking place from March 9 to 19.…

On 31st January 2026 the UK/Ireland Nuclear Free Local Authorities (NFLA) ceased to exist after over 45 years of promoting…

On February 5, the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START), which set the upper limit for strategic nuclear warheads…

The following speech was read by Dave Webb (Leeds CND) on 9th August 2025, to commemorate the lives lost in…

A debate rages around the practical use of nuclear weapons as deterrents.   'Ukraine wouldn't have been invaded if they…

Global Network Statement on Golden Dome Donald Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’ proposal is a continuation of Ronald Reagan’s SDI (Strategic Defense…

UK Higher Education is in crisis with around 90 universities making redundancies and department closures, thousands of jobs have been…

By Noah Hudson, law student and activist from West Yorkshire Earlier this month, New York was host to the 3rd…

For the 79th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima & Nagasaki, the following commemoration events will be taking place in…

by Dave Webb The Israeli offensive into Gaza in response to Hamas killing over 1200 Israelis and taking over 200…

Over 300 students and staff took part in the walkout at York University last week, but why would they walk…

by Dave Webb The Star Wars movies make it quite clear who the good and bad guys are. The bad…

Do you find it difficult to keep track of all the important peace events throughout the year? We've put together…

By Dylan Barker-Duggan I arrived late Friday evening and Saturday started very early, meeting with other Youth for TPNW delegates…

Given the current global situation, and the heightened risk of the use of nuclear weapons, we feel it is all…

Yorkshire CND welcomes the recent overwhelming decision by the East Riding of Yorkshire Council to withdraw South Holderness from further…

By Dave Webb, 9 December 2023 Every Tuesday at 6pm, rain or shine, a small group of protestors stand outside…

By Dylan Barker-Duggan The second day of the ICAN Academy commenced with an enlightening exploration of Peace Memorial Park. Participants…

Extended version of a speech given by Dave Webb in Leeds, at the rally for Palestine, 18th November. The Campaign…

By Dylan Barker-Duggan   Last month, I visited Hiroshima to attend the Hiroshima-ICAN Academy.The event was jointly hosted and organised…

Recording now available 7pm Friday 10th November 2023 A webinar organised by The Green Party Peace, Security and Defence Policy…

Yorkshire CND was extremely disappointed to hear of the loss of Fabian Hamilton as shadow minister for “Peace and Disarmament”…

6th and 9th August will mark the 78th year since the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The following commemoration events…

The final day of the G7 Youth Summit opened with time for reflection and discussions with other participants on what…

Following the fascinating panels and film on the first day of the G7 Youth Summit, the second day gave us…

Report by Sam Legg (Yorkshire CND's Events & Campaigns Coordinator) Last month, I visited Hiroshima to attend the G7 Youth…

"Yorkshire CND expresses solidarity with students at Sheffield University who are being harassed over an anti-arms trade protest that they…

Viewpoint by Jackie Cabasso, Executive Director of the Western States Legal Foundation The year 2022 has been a nightmare for…

by Tom Unterrainer listen here: https://youtu.be/TA2SB4F92xk The 22 January marks the second anniversary of the coming in to force of…

Recent headlines about a ‘major breakthrough’ in nuclear fusion also hit the headlines in December. Many reports misleadingly suggested that…

Dave Webb, Chair of Yorkshire CND, responds to the first space launch attempt from the UK, which took place this…

"Oh, it's beautiful" A review written by Dylan Barker-Duggan Rogue One stands out as a characteristically different movie than any…

Can music save the world? Recently we had a discussion with Greg Saunier from Deerhoof, ahead of their upcoming show…

Information document: Bike ride for peace   Bike for Peace will have a bike ride in Northern England from 26.…

We are pleased to announce a new report, co-written by Yorkshire CND's chair Dave Webb. “The militarisation of space endangers…

Following reports that the US Department of Defense has added the UK to a list of NATO nuclear weapons storage…

It's with great sadness that we mourn the loss of our Vice-President Bruce Kent, a great human being and a…

The Secretary General of the United Nations António Guterres has proposed a ceasefire, urged a negotiated settlement, and met with the President…

The possible return of US nuclear weapons to RAF Lakenheath after 14 years has been condemned by the Campaign for…

Did you know that major UK banks and pension funds have invested £32 billion in companies producing nuclear weapons? That…

Watch back CND's 'What would a nuclear war look like?' webinar. In light of the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine,…

Watch back this CND, NFLA and Nukewatch online webinar discussing nuclear convoys. Convoys carrying nuclear bombs often travel along Britain’s…

Across the region, CND and peace groups joined the global Ukraine In Peace call out to oppose Russia's war. Peace…

Yorkshire CND strongly condemns the Russian invasion of Ukraine We call for immediate de-escalation before it is too late War…

To: Priti Patel, Home Secretary Please publish an urgent plan outlining how the UK will offer safe and legal passage to…

Opinion piece by Kate Hudson, CND General  Secretary As the crisis in Ukraine escalates, the risk of nuclear war comes…

As bellicose rhetoric increases, CND calls for dialogue, de-escalation and a new approach to security: “Tensions between NATO and Russia…

Labour CND statement Keir Starmer has chosen the moment of mounting tensions over Ukraine to announce that ‘Labour’s commitment to…

Dave Webb (Chair, Yorkshire CND) writes (7 Feb. 2022): We have just received the very sad news that Dave Knight…

Scrap the Trident nuclear weapons system and invest in our NHS instead! The UK government  is increasing the number of…

To mark Leeds City Council passing a resolution last year in support of the UK Government signing the UN Treaty…

A tree has been planted in Park Square, Leeds to mark the historic resolution passed by Leeds City Council to…

The 24th October marks the start of United Nations Disarmament Week. Whilst there are well established campaigns asking Councils to…

This report, written by journalist and campaigner Barnaby Pace, is an incisive intervention into both the current state of knowledge…

Warhead convoy movements monitored A warhead convoy left AWE Burghfield in mid July and travelled to RNAD Coulport over a…

An opinion piece by Prof. Dave Webb, outlining why the global peace and anti-nuclear movement marks Keep Space for Peace Week…

Blog post by Kate Hudson, General Secretary of National CND. If anyone thought that talking of a ‘new cold war’…

Thanks to all for coming along to last week's Regional Campaigners Meeting. Below are just some of the action points…

Across Yorkshire this last weekend, there were multiple events held by several local peace groups paying their respects to the…

An opinion piece by Prof. Dave Webb in response to speculation over the weekend of a further US radar station…

The entering into force of the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) gifts anti-nuclear and peace campaigners…

On Saturday May 15th at 2pm Sheffield Creative Action for Peace laid a white poppy wreath at the Cenotaph in…

In March, the UK government published their ‘Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy’, titled ‘Global Britain in…

Last Wednesday, over 20 peace activists from Grassington, Huddersfield, Keighley, Leeds, Sheffield, Calder Valley and more, came together to work out what campaigners can do…

In response to Boris Johnson’s government increasing the UK nuclear arsenal by up to 40% and the Tories refusing to…

Nukewatch Press Release -- 20th March 2021 In the week in which the UK published its Integrated Defence Review with…

As we saw at the vigil for Sarah Everard, the right to protest needs to be fiercely protected. And if…

ICAN UK Press Release 16 March 2021 Today’s announcement of a dramatic increase in the UK nuclear arsenal reverses Britain’s…

The Government's 'Integrated Review' document, due for release at noon tomorrow has been leaked. The news is worse than any…

This morning John Healey MP, Labour's Shadow Defence Secretary gave a speech to RUSI on 'Labour's core principles on defence…

Agenda 5.05 - Dave Webb welcomes participants 5.10 - Discuss the minutes of last year’s AGM 5.20 - Treasurers’ Report…

Less than a month since nuclear weapons were made illegal in international law, last Friday, Yorkshire CND brought together peace…

We'll keep this page updated as more comes in: Bradford https://youtu.be/YTpJr9xCEuI Bradford CND had to postpone their 'Light in the…

This Friday campaigners across the globe will be celebrating the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons entering into force,…

On the 13th January, Leeds City Council made history by pledging its support for the 2017 UN Treaty for the…

The best way we can say goodbye to the tragic year that was 2020 is by making sure we make…

Comment piece by Mélina Villeneuve originally posted on the deD_UCATION website. This piece was written prior to the ratification of…

https://youtu.be/Dl5A99cyxXY Our reclaiming Peace and Justic Webinar, drew together the links between movements for peace with those of anti-racism and…

Boris Johnson’s announcement of an increase of £16.5 billion to the Ministry of Defence over the next four years, once…

Opinion piece by Professor Dave Webb, Leeds CND In 2019 the Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced a £30 million military…

Marking Remembrance Day by reaffirming our commitment to work to end all wars. Contributions included: Joy Leach on the Fiddle…

In 1958, Black American civil rights activist and leader Bayard Rustin spoke to thousands of peace campaigners as they were…

Campaigners across the region are celebrating tonight a huge boost to our efforts. Just after 9.30pm Honduras became the 50th…

Fly me to the moon, but don’t put reactors there By Linda Pentz Gunter (from 'Beyond Nuclear') Not content to…

Click here to watch livestream At 12.00pm on Saturday 26th September, a small gathering assembled online to commemorate the International…

An event to mark the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons in Leeds this Saturday is to…

In 1999 the United Nations General Assembly declared that World Space Week should be held from October 4-10 every year.…

A small (30-40 people) slowly gathered in Park Square to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the bombing of Nagasaki. As…

On the International Day Against Nuclear Tests, 29th August, members of Calder Valley CND got together in the rain to…

Today (29 August) is the UN International Day against Nuclear Tests. Since nuclear weapons testing began on 16 July 1945,…

26th August 2020 Press Release From Calder Valley CND for Peace & Justice Peace activists in the Calder Valley received…

https://vimeo.com/445822643 A short video of Sheffield Creative Action for Peace's (SCRAP) Hiroshima & Nagasaki 75th anniversary commemoration on the 6th…

Across the Yorkshire region, campaigners, communities and local authority figures, including politicians and faith leaders, have taken action to remember…

An event to mark the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Bradford this Saturday is…

At 11am today, Keighley Peace, Justice and Environment Network held a vigil commemorating the lives lost in the Hiroshima and…

In the past month three more countries have signed or ratified the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons,…

A video of our End of the Nuclear Age Webinar, which was recorded live on the 23rd July 2020. In…

This film was made by Stephen & Jamie Garnett Music: “Live in Peace” by Helen Yeomans performed by Bradford Voices…

National CND hosted a discussion on 20th July 2020 with Professor Andy Stirling and Dr Phil Johnstone, in conversation with…

  At 12.15pm today the Mirror Pool in front of Bradford Town Hall was the site of a unique socially…

PRESS RELEASE Giant human peace symbol in Bradford’s Mirror Pool marks nuclear milestone At 12.15pm on this Thursday (16th July),…

Press Release On the 8th August, Bradford CND will be joined by Naz Shah MP for Bradford West, Councillor Doreen…

Opinion piece by Dr. Steven Schofield Like millions of people in May 2020, I am at home adjusting to the…

Many of our local groups will have been planning to organise special events to mark the 75th anniversary since the…

Yorkshire CND is proud to be working with Build Back Better, a coalition which campaigns for a new deal that…

Opinion piece by Dr. Chris Butler, Shipley CND Here in the middle of May we are still struggling to cope…

The carbon footprint of British military spending is 11 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent, a new report launched today…

Webinar bringing together key activists from the US and the UK to discuss the latest news and views on ‘star…

Trident and Its Replacement Just to recap -  Trident is the UKs only nuclear weapons delivery system. It consists of…

Healthcare not Warfare This year the Global Days of Action on Military Spending (GDAMS) are taking place from April 10th…

  These are extremely challenging times for all of us, but there is also tremendous hope for better days ahead…

Campaigners celebrated at Sheffield Town Hall today as Olivia Blake, MP for Sheffield Hallam, became the third city MP to…

Written by Prof. James Dickins for Leeds Coalition Against the War What’s happened? On Jan. 3, 2020, outside Baghdad airport…

On the 18th July, Penny Mordaunt, the Defence Secretary at that time, outlined a new £30 million space programme for…

NATO is planning to hold its biggest war exercise in 25 years next year. Called Defender 2020 it will involve…

CND hosts an international conference from the ‘No to War – No to NATO’ colition: The New World Disorder This…

CND AGM and Strategy Conference 2019 This year’s CND AGM & Conference was held on 19-20the October in a wonderful…

Songs for Peace is our annual Remembrance Day peace commemoration. Come join your voice with the Commoners Choir, with Tony…

Keep Space for Peace week - the week of actions called by the Global Network against Weapons and Nuclear Power…

For information on the DSEI and why we are taking action against it see our No Nuclear Day Campaign page.…

Sent by Jane Lee of Keighley Peace Justice and Environment Network The annual vigil to mark the anniversary of the…

By Paul Rogers. Originally published on OpenDemocracy.net Republican presidents always want ‘small’ nukes for use, not deterrence. What’s worrying is…

A recent article in the Guardian (“What you need to know about PFAS, the chemicals in pizza boxes and rainwear”,…

Article by Iain Overton republished from OpenDemocracy.net The Court of Appeal in London has ruled today that the UK government’s…

The annual Independence from America event, Thursday 4th July, 4pm-8pm. Organised by Menwith Hill Accountability Campaign, with support from Yorkshire…

There is a major mobilisation to protest Donald Trump's official State Visit to the UK on the 4th of June,…

Francis Daehoon Lee is touring the UK on behalf of People’s Solidarity for Participatory Democracy, a South Korean NGO, to…

CND will be mobilising nationally for a 'No Nuclear Day' at the Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) at London's…

The Campaign to build UK support for the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) continues a pace,…

Timmon Wallis, national coordinator of NuclearBan.US and author of The Truth About Trident has produced this excellent briefing for campaigners…

We had some excellent speakers for our Hope in the Age of Trump meeting in Leeds, for those who weren't…

January 22, 2019 - From Counterpunch Darth Trump: From Space Force to Star Wars by Karl Grossman   Beginning to fill…

While the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) continues to gather pace, with 69 signatory countries to…

Events are taking place across the region to mark the centenary of the end of the first world world, the…

The plan was to walk the paths around the base We met in two cars at the Hole of Horcum…

During the Second World War the UK allowed the US free access to a number of RAF airfields. US forces…

Early this morning a group of Trident Ploughshares activists from across the UK (including Yorkshire ;-) ) converged on Burghfield…

CND Press Release CND Conference 2018 in Bristol this weekend condemned Donald Trump’s INF (Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces Treaty) withdrawal…

Two companion articles have drawn attention to UK military bases in the Persian Gulf and in Cyprus (used in the…

Come join us for CND conference in Bristol this October! Our annual conference, Towards a nuclear-free future: building change from the…

Trump has announced plans for a Space Force — a separate military service which would ensure US ‘control and domination’…

Events were held across Yorkshire between the 4th and 9th August to mark the 73rd anniversary of the atomic bombing…

Events will be held across the region to mark the anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. This…

Trident Ploughshares organised an afternoon at the Houses of Parliament.   June 2018. On Wednesday 20th campaigners from Yorkshire CND…

This is the second in a series of short articles about important UK bases in strategic parts of the world…

Write up by Bill Walton of an event was arranged jointly by Leeds CND and Leeds Green Party and chaired…

Global Day of Action on Military Spending (GDAMS) Leeds CND Stall in Dortmund Square - by Dave Webb We decided…

In the early hours of April 14th four British Tornado GR4s and a number of Typhoons were scrambled from the…

by Mohamed Elmaazi Britain and its ‘Allies’ have helped arm warring Syrian factions, fuelled conflict, spurned refugees. Now they want…

We'll keep this page updated with new demonstrations as we hear about them. Please let us know of anything happening…

Interesting article in The Thinker by Calder Valley CND member, Michael Prior.

We’re travelling down to AWE Aldermaston, Britain’s nuclear weapons factory to celebrate the 60th Anniversary of CND’s first mass demonstration.…

Analysis of figures released in response to Freedom of Information requests by Drone Wars UK indicate that the UK has…

Anniversary Media Coverage in Yorkshire "After 60 years, CND is back where it started... in Bradford" Yorkshire Post 13th January…

10th January 2018 - Just when you thought things could only get better - they got a whole lot worse!…

  New temporary exhibition opening on Friday 12th January 2018 at Bradford Peace Museum - 10 Piece Hall Yard, Bradford BD1…

On 2nd November 1957 J. B Priestley, perhaps Bradford’s most famous son, published an article in the New Statesman entitled…

Fantastic article by Rebecca Sharkey in the New Statesman on the Global Ban Treaty: https://www.newstatesman.com/2017/10/british-attitudes-nukes-are-american-attitudes-guns

  All welcome to this annual peace event. Songs led by Tony & Rahel, and with many thanks to Glyde…

Speakers:  Prof Nick Ritchie, Senior Lecturer in international security at the Department of Politics, University of York. Juneseo Hwang from…

There was a great turnout in Leeds City Square yesterday for our celebration of the opening  for signatures of the…

Every day this week the ExCel Centre in London has seen demonstrations and blockades, as peace campaigners try to disrupt…

Over the past few years, tackling climate change and the nuclear has gotten closely associated that a nexus approach has…

Just after 4pm UK time today, the UN in New York voted on a treaty to prohibit nuclear weapons, supported…

Today at 4pm CET the UN Nuclear Ban Treaty will finally be presented. ICAN have done this handy guide to…

Yorkshire CND will be at this meeting to talk about the anti-nuclear day at DSEi. Do come along to find…

Yorkshire CND has a minibus going from Bradford / Leeds to Menwith Hill for the annual Independence from America Day…

The first draft of the United Nations treaty to prohibit nuclear weapons was released in Geneva, Switzerland, on 22 May. Elayne Whyte…

From Dave Webb in Finland There was a small but effective protest against the military exercise Arctic Challenge in Rovaneimi.…

A General Election has been called for Thursday 8 June 2017. This is a chance for us to send a…

Day 4 Report from Dave Webb Yesterday was quite extraordinary. There has been a buzz right from the start of…

By Dave Webb. Today the conference covered Topic 2 and around 30 states made statements of around 2-3 minutes each.…

The UK has quietly revoked the compulsory jurisdiction of the ICJ over issues relating to nuclear weapons, making direct reference…

After years of hard work behind the scenes by campaigners and non-nuclear countries, the United Nations finally begins talks on…

With Milan Rai (Editor of Peace News) and Ali Tamlit (Plane Stupid) Saturday 8 April, 11.00-3.30pm, 2 Ashgrove, Bradford BD7…

We're delighted to announce that the brilliant Rob Newman will be returning to Bradford's Playhouse with his latest musings upon…

Greetings from Stockholm where I have been taking part in a one day conference on “Making the North a Zone…

Ask your MP to sign EDM 877 calling for a Trident Inquiry What we know. In the last four years…

The following was originally posted by Carl Lundgren on the Bronx County Green Party site. It is an excerpt from…

(Shadow) Minister for Peace & Disarmament, Fabian Hamilton MP, will discuss what his unprecedented role entails, and what he sees…

We will be having our Annual General Meeting, including a review of the 2016's activities, elections to officer positions and…

This article by Rebecca Johnson underlines the importance and ground-breaking nature of the recent vote for a nuclear weapons ban…

Convoys carrying nuclear bombs often travel along Britain's roads. This report, commissioned by the Nukes of Hazard project of which…

Sheffield CND Meeting October 19th 2016 Members Present: Anne, Bernard, Jonathan, John, Kath (Apologies: Beryl, Lesley) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Advance warning that…

First published on the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) website. Brussels/Strasbourg. European Union’s legislature takes clear stance on…

We are delighted that after her popular appearance in Sheffield, Andrea Needham has agreed to return to Yorkshire next month…

Open meeting to discuss the implications of the nuclear convoys which pass through the Wetherby area on the A1 several…

Sheffield CND Meeting September 21st 2016 Members Present: Anne, Bernard, Beryl, Jonathan, John, Kath Apologies: Lesley ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Summer has been…

During the final session of the UN working group on nuclear disarmament in Geneva on August 19th, 107 nations expressed…

We are delighted and honoured to welcome to Bradford some Hibakusha, survivors of the Atom Bombs that were dropped on…

The NSA’s British Base at the Heart of U.S. Targeted Killing by Ryan Gallagher Published in The Intercept The narrow…

On October 1st, CND are organising a major protest simultaneously at RAF Fylingdales on the North Yorkshire Moors and at…

Hiroshima Memorial Day, August 6th, 2016, in Bradford August 6th 2016 was the 71st anniversary of the dropping of the…

I thought that a couple of weeks in sunny Sardinia would enable me to briefly forget about the criminal parliamentary…

Warsaw is a beautiful city which has been restored after being totally destroyed by Nazi troops during the Warsaw Uprising…

Yesterday the board of EDF (the French State owned nuclear company) agreed by a narrow margin to go ahead with…

Sheffield CND Meeting July 20th 2016 Members Present: Anne, Bernard, Beryl, Jonathan, John, Kath Apologies: Lesley ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ As well as…

Paul Rogers - Published 21 June 2016 on OpenDemocracy.net The United Kingdom parliament has taken a historic decision over the…

Steve Hucklesby As debate in the UK is pre-occupied with renewal of Trident there is an apparent lack of awareness…

Leeds First thing in the morning campaigers scaled the scaffolding of the Majestic opposite Leeds train station, causing much interest…

Bradford - Saturday 6th of August - 12-3pm 12pm Assemble for Remembrance by the Hiroshima Memorial in Norfolk Gardens (behind…

New report out from National CND: Click here for full report It's often argued that Trident and its replacement provide…

Let's chalk about Chilcot! Join us at the bottom of Briggate, at six o'clock for a public discussion about the…

The Tory government have moved the Trident vote forward to this Monday, in the hope of exploiting the Labour Party's…

This article from the Independent looks at the implications of Britain leaving the EU on the plans to renew Trident…

Keep Space for Peace week 2019 The week of actions called by the Global Network against Weapons and Nuclear Power…

Please come along this Saturday to the annual demo at Menwith Hill US spy base. Not to be missed! If…

MPs may vote as early as the 18th of July on whether or not to replace Trident, the UK's nuclear…

Yorkshire CND joined the blockade of AWE Burghfield (the UK's nuclear bomb factory) on the 8th & 9th of July.…

Persuading Britain to spend billions on Trident is like convincing a tramp to buy a bazooka Frankie Boyle Read the…

Today, 12th May 2016, CND has issued a new briefing which documents their new estimate of the cost of the…

UPDATE: We'll meeting at the Harrogate Taps (Harrogate train station) from 1pm, with the cycle setting off at 2pm. We'll…

Trident Ploughshares have called a month long blockade of AWE Burghfield (where the next generation of Britain's Trident nuclear weapons…

April 2016 Meeting of Sheffield CND Present: Ann, John, Jonathan, Kath Apologies: Beryl and Bernard As will become apparent, there…

A world war has begun. Break the silence. 20 March 2016 I have been filming in the Marshall Islands, which…

As a newly affiliated CND group, the University of York CND society has been working hard to engage students at…

Report from March 2016 meeting of Sheffield CND Present: Jonathan W, Kath C, Bernard O, Lesley M, John B, Anne,…

The current Labour defence policy review being conducted by Emily Thornberry's represents a vital opportunity to have an open discussion…

The Global Day of Action Against Military Spending 2016 will be on April the 18th this year. Last year we…

We'll be bringing our mock Trident missile to Hebden Bridge again at 11am in St George Square, then on to…

As part of an international day to highlight the increasing use of drones in areas of conflict around the globe,…

On the 10th of March, Brian Quail from Glasgow walked out on a pedestrian crossing in a residential area of…

Sheffield CND Meeting February 17th 2016 Agenda Items Kath will be standing down as Secretary, and the role will be…

10am-5pm Saturday 12th March - Carlton Hill Quaker Meeting House 188 Woodhouse Lane, Leeds LS2 9DX Facebook event:  https://www.facebook.com/events/446333205552691/ To…

Bradford Stop the War says No to War, No to Trident and No to the Racist Backlash. Join us to…

Biggest CND demo in decades! In freezing cold weather, tens of thousands of people filled the streets of London on…

Burns Supper Night promises to be a fun and energetic night out. Phoenix Ceilidh Band are providing the Ceilidh entertainment,…

Richard Burgon was one of the new wave of Labour MPs that campaigned openly on an anti-trident platform at the…

Join us for a fun and energetic night out in Shipley, Ceilidh dancing and a Neeps and Tatties supper. To…

With the decision on Trident fast approaching, Yorkshire CND is supporting a new initiative the Public Interest Case Against Trident…

We are super excited to be able to give more details of our evening of poetry and music with 'John…

National Demo in London - Sat 12th Dec Coach from Bradford/Huddersfield, leaving 7am/7.30,  £10 / £20  Contact Roger Keely rogerkeely45@hotmail.com,…

Unfortunately, earlier this month MPs failed to heed lessons learned from previous catastrophic engagements in the middle east, and voted…

The following article, by Paul Ingram of the British and American Security Council (BASIC) outlines the government position on Trident…

All welcome to this discussion on Trident with key speaker Rachael Maskell, MP for York Central.  Organised by York University…

Don't miss this great chance to get all your Christmas pressies in an ethical way, and supporting Yorkshire CND at…

SHEFFIELD CND MINUTES Oct 21st 2015 Agenda Items The Drones Campaign – Jon & Kath reported back on the Scones…

Tuesday 3rd November,  7pm  The Victoria Hotel, 28 Great George Street, LS1 3DL Leeds. Organised by Green Party and Left…

We are very pleased to host Bruce Gagnon (Founder and Coordinator of The Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power…

Politicians are finally waking up to how unpopular nuclear weapons really are among voters, this huge progress is the result…

Extra bodies are needed at this week's regular CAAB demo at Menwith Hill, from 6-7.30pm.  A film crew will be…

Join us for a sizzling Day of Dance - even if you are a beginner you can try out one…

By Dr. Steve Schofield Introduction Is a new arms race inevitable? Compared to the cautious optimism at the end of…

At CND our time is spent trying to raise the Trident issue... well, this week it is on the front…

Written by Kate Hudson We’ve been on a roller coaster over the past few weeks. We are in the extraordinary…

Speech given by Ingeborg Breines, Co-President of the International Peace Bureau, in Helsinki on the 5th of September 2015, at…

26th September is the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons.  Yorkshire CND is encouraging local groups to…

Geneva, August 24, 2015. The International Peace Bureau (IPB) is delighted to announce its decision to award the annual Sean…

From Kate Hudson's Blog, 13th September 2015 We are delighted to congratulate Jeremy Corbyn on his resounding electoral victory as…

Our friends across the Pennines at GM&D CND are in full scale mobilisation for the arrival of the Tory Party…

The UK government published a National Security Strategy ('A Strong Britain in an Age of Uncertainty') and a Strategic Defence…

Walking along beside the river in Hiroshima on the evening before the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombing. An amazing…

Dave Webb (co-convenor of YCND)  is on an 'Okinawan Study Tour' as part of the Global Network's annual meeting and…

There's a good article by Richard Norton-Taylor on nuclear weapons, 70 years on from when the US dropped 'Little Boy''…

The annual 4th of July Independence from America day demonstration at Menwith Hill US spy falls on a Saturday this…

The total collapse of the NPT Review Conference in May serves to demonstrate that waiting for nuclear disarmament through the…

By Prof. Dave Webb - Chair of CND / Co-convenor of Yorkshire CND As the Nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty Review…

Today we had a short notice demonstration in the centre of Leeds in solidarity with William McNeilly, aged 25, who…

A Trident submariner has blown the whistle on massive safety and security concerns aboard the UK's nuclear-armed submarines. Able Seaman…

Looking at the minutes from several of the local CND groups in the region recently, we're guessing that most of…

Want to vote out Trident? Well there are plenty of options for you in Leeds. In the breakdown of the…

A report from Dave Webb live from the Non-Proliferation Treaty in New York... The delegates and ambassadors of the nuclear…

Today Leeds CND waved goodbye to nuclear weapons in our part of the international global wave to mark the beginning…

People gathered to take part in the Global Wave in Rotherham, pictured below, Calder Valley (pictured above), Leeds, and at…

Anti-Trident activists enter Leeds firm as part of global action, to protest its involvement in nuclear weapons production Today, activists…

Come and join us to take action on the Global Day of Action on Military Spending (GDAMS). People across the…

Join the NHS not Trident bloc on the March for the NHS, this Saturday (28th), in Leeds.  Meet at 11am…

Veteran peace and justice campaigner Sylvia Boyes, 72, from Keighley, was imprisoned on Wednesday by Leeds Magistrates Court for refusing…

Please come along to the inaugural meeting of the new Upper Valley Peace Group, 7.30pm Wednesday 11th March at Hope…

We'll be heading down to the 2nd of March 'Burghfield Lockdown' to join campaigners from around the country as well…

Commonweal Lecture 2015 Tuesday 17th February 6:00 pm John Stanley Bell Lecture Theatre Richmond Building University of Bradford Ernest Rodker…

Action AWE and Yorkshire Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament will be hosting a Non-Violent Direct Action workshop in Leeds. The training…

Yorkshire CND Structure Yorkshire CND is a membership organisation, and you can become a member of Yorkshire CND without necessarily…

Last nights debate and vote on the future of Trident was a disaster for democracy, particularly in Yorkshire, where not…

Published 13/1/2015  By Rob Edwards on http://www.robedwards.com and The National Alarm over nuclear bomb convoy driving through Glasgow in bad…

Yorkshire CND is delighted to host Angie Zelter - 21 LESSONS LEARNED FROM LIFELONG ACTIVISM After over 100 arrests across…

7-9pm. Oxford Place Methodist Centre, Leeds, LS1 3AX PUBLIC MEETING - ALL WELCOME Speakers: Bill Adams (Regional Secretary of the…

CND welcomes the government’s decision to attend a landmark conference on nuclear weapons in Vienna next week. The decision is…

Join us for a mass protest in London against government plans to spend £100 billion replacing the Trident nuclear weapons…

By Rob Edwards // 24th November 2014  Sunday Herald and on Rob Edward Website. Westminster has agreed a £37 million deal…

Guest Speaker: Maya Evans Co-Coordinator of Voices for Creative Non-Violence UK Maya is one of the nine protestors who,during the…

By David Lowry: Published 13th November 2014 Why is the government planning to ratify a treaty which appears to breach…

Beautiful photos from YCND members in London on armistice day, each poppy was made by hand made, remembrance that doesn't…

Saturday 22nd November – Peace & Craft Fair, fundraiser for Yorkshire CND Victoria Hall, Saltaire.  For stall bookings contact denise@yorkshirecnd.org.uk.…

The two military communications bases at Menwith Hill near Harrogate and Fylingdales in the North York Moors, are key components…

We are very excited that Robert Newman has agreed to do a benefit in aid of Yorkshire CND and DASH…

This autumn, powerful world leaders will make their voices heard at the NATO gathering. We must make sure that the…

By Noam Chomsky // 6 August 2014 // If some extraterrestrial species were compiling a history of Homo sapiens, they…

There have been a number of vigils, actions and demonstrations locally in Yorkshire in support of Gaza and against the…

There will be Hiroshima and Nagasaki Day events in Bradford and Leeds - please see our upcoming events page for…

March and Rally to Stop the Massacre in Gaza - Free Palestine 12noon, Saturday 26th July Assemble outside the Israeli…

Saturday 19th July - National emergency Demo against the bombing in Gaza - London. http://www.cnduk.org/get-involved/events/item/1948-national-demonstration-for-gaza-free-palestine Local Demonstrations in Yorkshire York…

Friday 11th July - Wool against Weapons Knit-In and symbolic Yorkshire scarf unfurling in Leeds, outside Leeds Art Gallery on…

Ambassador Matthew W Barzun, the US ambassador to the UK will be in Bradford to talk about US foreign policy.…

To mark the last day of Bruce Kent's No Faith in Trident Tour, CND have organised a mass lobby of…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCUNZGQvDjg We were so inspired by Tyneside's Wool Against Weapons knitters visiting the Angel of the North, we thought we'd…

To mark the last day of Bruce Kent's No Faith in Trident Tour, CND have organised a mass lobby of…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCUNZGQvDjg We were so inspired by Tyneside's Wool Against Weapons knitters visiting the Angel of the North, we thought we'd…

Hurray for bikes! Hurray for Yorkshire! Come and join us as we celebrate the 'Grand Depart' in style. We've taken…

On Monday 19th May, workers arriving at the construction gate at AWE (Atomic Weapons Establishment) Burghfield were met with a…

Recognising the urgency of stepping up our anti-Trident campaigning in these next two crucial years before the decision about replacing…

15th May - Sheffield CND Vigil in Barkers Pool from 5-6pm on Conscientious Objector's Day, 15th May. All welcome.  Please…

Join our 'Knit-in' in Bradford's Centenary Square On Friday 11th of April (12-2pm) radical knitters and crocheters from across the…

40th DAY OF DANCE SAT 26TH APRIL This is a fantastic community event as well as a major fundraiser for…

Friday 11th April – CND event in Bradford to mark the Global Day of Action against Military Spending.  Centenary Square,…

Yorkshire CND will have our People's Budget stall and a speaker on the platform at the Huddersfield TUC Budget Day…

Saturday 8th March - Lib Dem Conference Demo in York Yorkshire CND will have our People's Budget stall, and  a…

Wool Against Weapons is the new campaign that CND is supporting. If you haven’t heard, Wool Against Weapons is a…

Leeds Training poster Facebook Event - https://www.facebook.com/events/651219418271373/?ref=5  

Wednesday 22 Jan 2014 6 – 7.30pm – A Century on the Edge – from Cold War to Hot World,…

Tactics against Trident - Strategy & Training Day (free) 18th January 2014    11am - 4pm    (LUNCH PROVIDED) Wharf Chambers, 23-25…

Due to an oversight on the part of the Civic Hall when the room was booked (apparently the BBC have…

Saturday 18th January 11am-4pm (NOTE CHANGE OF DATE)  Tactics against Trident Wharf Chambers 23-25 Wharf St, Leeds, LS2 7EQ Yorkshire…

Saturday 14th December – Yorkshire CND Annual General Meeting noon – 2.30pm, Portland Building opposite Leeds Civic Hall, Room CC…

For more details contact hussainsam03@gmail.com or Yorkshire CND middlesbrough poster  

Wed 6th Nov – 5-6pm Meeting of Bradford / Student CND Peace Group After an initial get together we agreed…

Press Release 28th October 2013 Responding to claims that the US spy base at Menwith Hill, North Yorkshire, may have…

West Yorkshire's premier pre-Christmas ethical, fairtrade and organic shopping event. 86 stalls in the magnificent Victoria Hall, Saltaire. Craft stalls…

Saturday 19th October:  Day of Dance, Victoria Hall, Saltaire. This Saturday is one of Yorkshire CND's main fundraising events, and…

1.  Saturday 5th October - Fylingdales, North Yorkshire Yorkshire CND will be visiting 'RAF Yorkshire CND are organising a demonstration/…

Keep Space for Peace Week Yorkshire CND are organising a demonstration/ base walk / vigil at RAF Fylingdales on Saturday…

Manchester, Sunday 29th September CND will be forming an anti-trident bloc on this huge demonstration.  The aim is to get…

Saturday 19th October:  Day of Dance, Victoria Hall, Saltaire. This Saturday is one of Yorkshire CND's main fundraising events, and…

Don't Attack Syria demonstrations have been happening across the region, and below are details of the national demo in London,…

“The bomb was not only dropped on the citizens of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. It was dropped on the whole humanity.”…

Celebrating Bradford's cultures of Peace 6th - 14th August (open 11am - 5pm daily) Fabric Art Gallery, 33a Broadway, Bradford…

How much more power will the secret services accumulate before we begin a serious debate about the usurping of  democracy…

Come to Yorkshire CND's talk to commemorate George Orwell's birthday - why Big Brother is still relevant, particularly in light…

Six peace activists, representing “Disarm the Drones” have become the first activists in Britain to be arrested and charged for…

'War with Iran? Nonviolent alternatives: eyewitness reports on an art & peace delegation to Iran'   June 11   Brian Jackson House, 2…

"Independence from America" demonstration RAF Menwith Hill (Main gate) - July 4th 2013 - 5-9pm The annual July 4th independence…

On Sunday 19th May, a Peace Pilgrimage left Iona, in Scotland.  The pilgrims will be making their way - on…

Burghfield, Berkshire, UK, Tuesday 7th May 2013 This morning at 7.30am a group of peace campaigners (including a Yorkshire contingent!) …

This is the web site of the Yorkshire Region Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament. We are currently updating the content so…